Sunday, 30 June 2019

NZ Day


T-shirts galore.  And more

Half the family turned up for coffee in their New Zealand t-shirts today.  They are always a popular choice.




Elli's has a Silver Fern down one side, a well known (in NZ) symbol of the country



K was wearing his old and beloved rugby style T-shirt
That's the silver fern again with New Zealand written underneath





Poppi has three mosaic kiwis
The kiwi is our national symbol, a flightless bird with a long beak who lays a gigantic egg, and only comes out at night


Luli has the ever popular I 'heart' NZ



Son-in-law is wearing a t-shirt with the map of NZs 2 islands, North and South



Cool kiwis crossing Abbey Road



There we were with our NZ t-shirts and in came a 
catamaran flying a faded NZ flag

I went over to talk to them as they were tying up and asked them if they had sailed all the way from New Zealand.  One of them had, starting out 5 months ago.  They were obviously busy so I didn't hold them too long, especially after one of them asked if I was an Australian.






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14 comments:

  1. JayCee30 June 2019 at 11:00

    Ha, ha! Presumably he was not a kiwi himself if he couldn't tell the difference in accent?

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  2. local alien30 June 2019 at 11:54

    Well he sounded like a kiwi and damn well should have picked it up. I've still got a very strong kiwi accent. One of his mates told him off!
    Idiot

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  3. peppylady (Dora)30 June 2019 at 16:59

    I didn't know fern was a symbol for New Zealand. A t shirt day. I bet there were some interesting ones.
    Coffee is on

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    1. local alien1 July 2019 at 01:55

      You'll see the silver fern at sporting events. NZ athletes wear black usually with a silver fern on the front

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  4. angela30 June 2019 at 17:08

    Well are are like siblings so yeah Aussie kiwi doesn’t matter lol

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    1. local alien1 July 2019 at 01:54

      As my Australian family in Perth always tells me. I should be proud of both countries. Well, I am, but roots are roots!

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  5. northsider 30 June 2019 at 22:55

    Love the Kiwis walkking across Abbey Road t shirt.

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    1. local alien1 July 2019 at 01:56

      That's the best t-shirt but unfortunately it only comes on small girl sizes.

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  6. Cathy30 June 2019 at 23:30

    Ouch - that would've hurt:)
    Maybe it was all the sea water in his ears hampering his hearing.
    You should said six to him then he'd have known which nationality you were (says she ducking)

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    1. local alien1 July 2019 at 01:53

      Ha ha. Sex? Yees! I've got used to the English mocking my accent, but one of my own?

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  7. wisps of words1 July 2019 at 09:07

    A Silver Feather.... What a lovely symbol. Happppy NZ Day, a bit late.

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    1. local alien1 July 2019 at 10:32

      Every day is NZ day around here. Expats, and their children, just love their himeland

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  8. A Brit in Tennessee1 July 2019 at 09:22

    A lovely collection of t. shirts all so symbolically displaying their love of homeland.
    People often ask me if I'm Australian, I just reply "close" :)
    Have a lovely week !
    ~Hugs,
    Jo

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    1. local alien1 July 2019 at 10:33

      Your accent must have changed over the years. You must have a Tennessee twang by now!!

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