“See Ya” New Zealand
By Lothar. Filed in New Zealand |
New Zealanders do not say good-bye, but say ” see ya ” . The Auckland airport announcements this morning go something like this :
“Mr. Smith, please go to your gate immediately. Your plane is ready for departure, all the other passengers are on board and are waiting for you ! ” We noticed that New Zealanders are very friendly and helpful, but also very direct and to the point. To be ” politically correct ” is a foreign concept here.
One highway sign says : ” Death is for a long time, so what is your hurry ” or ” The fast ones are going to be the dead ones “. There are no Buddhists here and nobody believes in reincarnation. The Maori go back to the magical Hawaiki, the place they came from according to their belief.
We are sitting in an airport business lounge ( Qantas in Auckland ) and are on our way to Perth on the West Coast of Australia. It is 22 degrees C here, 31 degrees in Perth. Back to the summer weather !
We called Sonja in Germany last night. It was 8 PM here and 9 AM the same day in Biberach. We also spoke with Carsten 2 days ago, when it was 12 noon here and 5 PM the previous day in Grenada. It is not that easy to keep track of the time zones. Today we will cross another 4 time zones.