It's no secret that Australia and New Zealand have a long-standing rivalry when it comes to things like food, sports and claiming certain celebrities as our own.
We're basically like siblings, teasing and roasting each other about nonsensical topics because, well, we can and we enjoy doing so.
So, when Reddit user u/masters-in-phd asked fellow Aussies and Kiwis to share the biggest differences when it comes to their culture and society, it's no surprise there were several tongue-in-cheek answers.
2. "Admiration for the current prime minister."
—u/g000r
3. "I'd say that the Maori culture is very strongly interwoven into NZ society. For example, regardless of your heritage most children learn how to do a Haka at school and use the Maori greeting 'Kia Ora'. In Australia, we try to celebrate Indigenous culture by recognising the place names and history, and it is part of the school curriculum, but the culture itself isn’t as strongly integrated into broader society."
—u/Pennypenngo
"Maori culture has more prominence and respect there [New Zealand] than Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander culture here [Australia]."
—u/kekabillie
4. "New Zealand has a treaty with Maori people."
—u/RobynFitcher
This user is referring to the Treaty of Waitangi, which is described as the founding document of New Zealand. It was signed in 1840 by representatives of the British crown and Māori iwi (tribes) and hapū (sub-tribes).
5. "Chilly bins and jandals."
—u/evergreentt
This is NZ slang. In Australia, these would be called eskies and thongs.
6. "Kiwis can buy beer in the supermarket."
7. "New Zealand (and most other rugby nations) tend to prefer Union, while Australia prefers League."
—u/JoeSchmeau
8. "I think the COVID-19 pandemic has all but obliterated any sense of collegiality between [Australian] states, and it's definitely creating an 'us vs. them' mentality, where 'us' is any given state and 'them' is everyone else. I mean, WA floated the idea of a permanent border closure with NSW — exactly how they think that will happen is beyond me. NZ, on the other hand, benefits from being much more together as a people (though I understand there's a friendly North vs. South Island kind of rivalry). Partly due to their lack of states and territories, partly due to their smaller size of area and population, and partly due to their history."
"Kiwis will always consider themselves New Zealanders first and foremost, Australians I fear are moving to a greater identity with their state, and a lesser identity with their country, a little bit like you see in pockets of the USA."
—u/rob_080
9. "Aussies eat banana cake for breakfast, but they call it banana bread to try and make themselves feel better about it. It's cake, guys."
—u/wendalls
10. "New Zealand is very people oriented. Aussies, not so much."
11. "In NZ, you can buy beef and cheese pies at most bakeries and in Australia they are hard to find. As an Aussie beef and cheese pie enthusiast, this pains me."
—u/sumporkhunt
12. "Petrol price."
—u/Lorrd_Mayor
13. And lastly, "New Zealanders have an unhealthy relationship with sheep."
—u/3matej91
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