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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]New Zealand

It has some phenomenal scenery but it is a loooong way to go to see nice views.

Many activities are geared towards young backpacker types (bungee jumping, anyone?)

I found many Kiwis to be a bit standoffish - in part maybe cultural but perhaps also due to foreign tourists everywhere.

They are cordial but not necessarily warm especially if their business has anything to do with tourism.  It seems like it's all about the bucks which is typical for touristy places.  But even getting "off the beaten path" it's amazing how often you run into other tourists; especially Chinese groups.

NZ has done a great job of marketing the country.  Overly so, IMO.

If I were able to go that far again I'd spend all my time in Australia and skip NZ.  
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I'm having hyperventilations reading your post.  :lol: [/quote]

Are you going to NZ? I went many years ago. The locals do have a "coolness" about them in that they aren't very warm. That's just their personality. I thought the views were great though![/quote]

A lot of Kiwis are pretty reserved and have dry humor. I think a lot of people of British decent are that way.

But no matter where you are, if you're a tourist and only meeting people providing tourist services you're not going to get to know the people and culture that well. -NP[/quote]

PP here.  I traveled all over for almost a month.  Took all kinds of public transport, stayed in local lodgings, went to local pubs, visited areas I thought were not going to be touristy, etc.   Still left without feeling like I had any real kind of connection with the NZ people, no matter how brief.  Closest I came was a public bus driver who was quite friendly and talkative during a bus ride through a remote area.

The friendliest, funniest and most engaging people I met in New Zealand were … Australians![/quote]

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