Is there any differences between the British or Kiwi man?

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Just that really…

Posting here for traffic. Anyone who has had any experience with Kiwi man? Generally speaking are they different than the British guys?

Are they more polite, generous and chilled?

Yes, they have different accents. They have a different cover on their passport. And they watch the water go down the plug hole in a different direction.

I find New Zealand men's accents really annoying. Think Murray from Flight of the Conchords
I've been to NZ a few times and done my research.

Eye rolling at Pakeha and Māori comments. It’s like the poster was that specific and like anyone here in the UK would have some insights into differences; if any. Pakeha is a nationality?!

Kiwis are more reserved I would say. Great, family and honest guys. My one is and my friends’ husbands are at least. Of course not everyone is like that!

I heard they're all locked up. Or maybe locked down. So there may be access difficulties.

That isn’t true.

Kiwi are Kiwi (Kiwi is a Māori word and there is no a in Māori) in that they are New Zealanders.

Like every other country, there is an array of ethnicities amongst New Zealanders. Some identify as Māori, some as Pākehā (white NZr), Other large ethnic groups are Samoan, Tongan, and Pasifika in general (Tuvalu, Cook Islands, Fiji), Indian and Chinese. From there it falls into “other” which could be anywhere at all. Pākehā does not mean non-Māori. And in general, people are not described in terms of deficit.

English men on a whole are more gentlemanly, considerate and still have elements of old fashioned values which I really appreciate.

Funny

Pākehā isn’t a nationality, it’s an ethnicity.

I'm reading a lot of these replies with a David Attenborough accent in my head 😅

@TwentyOneTwentyTwo 🤣🤣🤣🤣

English men on a whole are more gentlemanly, considerate and still have elements of old fashioned values which I really appreciate

Not from my experience. I find southern men far more respectful.

Kiwi men (and women actually) tend to be more direct and blunt in my experience. What you see is what you get, my kiwi friends (non Māori) tend to be brutally honest - don’t ask a question unless you’re prepared to hear the truth back.

My Māori friends tend to be slightly gentler in their approach, but are also much blunter & to the point than my European friends.

The old fashioned dyed in the wool pakeha kiwi bloke can be somewhat old school in his ways, think early 1980s in attitude.

Like everywhere and everyone though, there’s no one size fits all, and I’ve met some utter ball sacks in both hemispheres!

Aye, a kiwi is pretty hairy on the outside....hope this helps! 😜

I'm married to a British Born Kiwi male. Best of both worlds but what accent does he have @mbosnz ?

That's a deceptively simple question, lol! Because I can't 'hear' the accents of my family members. However, apparently he is no longer picked by his accent as being Kiwi, whereas I, apparently, have one of the broadest accents ever heard. . .

he is no longer picked by his accent as being Kiwi I'm sorry for your loss 😩
Its my second favourite accent.

Been to UK and NZ Kiwis are definitely fuzzier on average because you have to account for the fruit and the birds too 😀

Hear! Hear!

Do not let him get away.

I’m a kiwi married to an Englishman. Kiwi men generally more outgoing and friendly : to make a MASSIVE generalisation. I found as a kiwi living in London my friendliness was sometimes mistaken for flirting, much to my horror.

@Winkydink that’s exactly what I thought…
im just going to try to put this in the back of my mind…

what happens, happens…

he is genuinely very nice though, I feel like even if there is nothing romantic he would make an amazing friend ... just comes across as someone who was raised well and genuine.

So yup, I don’t think he fancies me…I messaged him today about some kinda work related stuff . I asked him how he was doing and sent a detailed message about the issue ( it had to be detailed to avoid confusion e the problem)

i asked him at the beginning how he is… he got back to me with a nice but very short message and didn’t ask back how I am…

im a bit gutted … clearly he is a nice guy but has no interest in me ☹️