‘Land of s*** cheese, lack of dryers’: Baffling things tourists discover about New Zealand
Tourists love New Zealand. But there are a number of things they are baffled by when they arrive here. Photo / Getty
New Zealand is known as paradise for tourists to visit.
From our stunning beaches to thrill-seeking adventure centres and our glistening snow-covered mountains, Aotearoa is always high on the list for holidaymakers.
We often hear that Kiwis are some of the most laid-back people in the world and will go above and beyond to make tourists’ and foreigners’ time here in our land that much better.
But there are a number of things tourists are baffled by when they come to New Zealand, and Kiwis sometimes aren’t aware of it.
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Taking to social media, one Kiwi asked tourists:” What’s a product you’re baffled we don’t sell in New Zealand from your home country?”.
And the answers threw up a range of topics from food and drink, to habits and even how society works Downunder.
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Bland cheese
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A number of tourists were stunned at the lack of cheese options in our supermarkets, and in particular flavoursome cheese.
One of the complaints was despite being a nation that has a strong dairy industry, our cheese is bland.
“Was in Paris at a street market. The lady on the cheese stall looks at my All Black shirt and in perfect English says…. ‘Ah, New Zealand eh? Land of Shit Cheese’.”
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