Santa struggles with Kiwi accent in viral Air New Zealand Christmas ad

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Santa struggles with Kiwi accent in viral Air New Zealand Christmas ad

Postby smallwhite » Sun Dec 03, 2017 7:19 am

"Air New Zealand have released their Christmas video, which lovingly pokes fun at the Kiwi accent - and those who struggle to understand it."

(Watch video before reading article to avoid spoilers)

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/201 ... mas-ad?%3F
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Re: Santa struggles with Kiwi accent in viral Air New Zealand Christmas ad

Postby smallwhite » Sun Dec 03, 2017 8:54 am

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Re: Santa struggles with Kiwi accent in viral Air New Zealand Christmas ad

Postby Ingaræð » Sun Dec 03, 2017 10:19 am

Kiwi humour is great! :lol: Air NZ make some really funny ads and air safety videos.

I have zero problems understanding Kiwis, but then if you've watched Neighbours since it started, you only need to add on a bit of New Zealand TV and voilà! :D

(Is it just me who finds vowel-shift accents - Canadian, South African - totally fascinating?)
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