New Zealand

Dialect

Along the two islands that makes New Zealand,the population speaks the language that the colonists left of heritage, the English.

The colonists established the english during the 19th century, influence his language as the Australian English, English in southern England, Irish English, Scottish English and Māori does.
This dialect of NZ is also the "the newest native-speaker variet[ies] of the English language in existence" Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_English
Dialect is defined as a:
"Variety of a language that is distinguished from other varieties of the same language by
 features of phonology, grammar,and vocabulary, and by its use by a group of speakers who are set from others geographically or socially"

Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/dialect

Some of the typical words that we can find here in New Zealand are "How is going?", when you greet someone; "choice", that means "very good"; "skus", that means "too cold"; "as good as gold", used for a positive answer; "chemist", the drugstore, and many others words and phrases we can hear in our trip. Some other words that comes from the British English: Barber's, Dentist's and grocer's.

Also is very typical to hear a variation in the pronunciation. They pronounce the sound /e/ as /i/. For example, when they say 'bed' they pronounce it as 'bid'. Moreover, instead of pronounce 'red' the say 'rid'.

Besides, New Zealand has 3 official languages: Maori, English and Signs language. 
In add to Maori speaking, they are some typical words that New Zealanders use very much, such as "Kia ora", that means "hello"; "Aotearoa", that it means " the long white cloud", that refers to the New Zealand country. 

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Wellington, the capital

New Zealand Culture

The New Zealander has respect and knowledge about their past. 

They feel that they have Maori blood, and they are proud of that. In some way, it's not like Chile where we are progeny of the Mapuches, but sometimes we refuse and make racism on them.

Even more, everywhere you go you find things written on English and Maori. For example in the TePapa Museum, all the explanations that they have are in both languages. Also you can appreciate Maori's architecture inside their most importants buildings, such as the Governor's House

The Governor is the one who represents the British Queen in New Zealand, and in fact actually he is Maori.

Do we have Mapuches leaders in the government of Chile? Unfortunately the answer is no.

Is this attitude the one who makes New Zealanders tolerant in front all the others cultures that travel to the islands. For them see some black or asian people is normal.  In Chile we look them in a strange way.

In other words they are empathetic with people who cames from other countries. 

They accept what is different compare for what is common for them. Is thing is what in Chile doesn't happen.

What is to be a New Zealander?

Being a New Zealander it is a synonym of being kind.

They respect each other, and for that reason they accept all the different cultures that they have in their two islands. When you walk in the street you can see a lot of Asian, black, Turkish and Islam people walking around in peace, like any other civilian, without suffering any type of discrimination or racism.

They are used to see people from a different religion and culture.

The New Zealander is characterized as an open-minded person, who is tolerant about the way the others are.

Even more there are no thieves, because it is in their culture to not steal anything. If you lose something, and someone finds it, he will probably try to give it back to you. 

For example, in the supermarkets they have plates full of candies and cereal, where you are able to have some and eat it without paying. But they simply don't do that. They get some, pay for it and then after all this, they eat it.

Also it can be seen that they have a very structured daily routine and specific eating times.
Actually they are punctual, the same as the means of transportation (example: the bus or the train)