# I'm a Yankee Kiwi Doper, I'm a Yankee Kiwi Boy! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 18, 2004, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-yankee-kiwi-doper-im-a-yankee-kiwi-boy/245855 "2004-05-18T22:48:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2004, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-yankee-kiwi-doper-im-a-yankee-kiwi-boy/245855/1 "2004-05-18T22:48:37Z")
Yes, I hopped the big bird and now live in Nelson, NZ. Mundane and pointless enough? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2004, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-yankee-kiwi-doper-im-a-yankee-kiwi-boy/245855/2 "2004-05-18T23:08:50Z")
Nelson is a lovely spot. I’m sure that you’ll enjoy living there. ---
**Author:** ![calm\_kiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@calm\_kiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/calm_kiwi)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2004, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-yankee-kiwi-doper-im-a-yankee-kiwi-boy/245855/3 "2004-05-19T02:43:53Z")
> [@Ilsa\_Lund](#): > > Yes, I hopped the big bird and now live in Nelson, NZ. > > Mundane and pointless enough? 🙂 Kiaora and welcome aboard 🙂 Are you here for good? What prompted this move? How long have you been here? Are we treating you nicely? ---
**Author:** ![Rabid\_Squirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Rabid\_Squirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rabid_Squirrel)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2004, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-yankee-kiwi-doper-im-a-yankee-kiwi-boy/245855/4 "2004-05-19T02:50:44Z")
Hey, another person in the South Island! Break out the party poppers! Nice beaches, shame about the current weather. I hope you enjoy rugby, 'cause that’s all you’re going to be hearing about for the next 3 months. ---
**Author:** ![calm\_kiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@calm\_kiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/calm_kiwi)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2004, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-yankee-kiwi-doper-im-a-yankee-kiwi-boy/245855/5 "2004-05-19T02:55:02Z")
> [@Rabid\_Squirrel](#): > > Hey, another person in the South Island! Break out the party poppers! > > Nice beaches, shame about the current weather. I hope you enjoy rugby, 'cause that’s all you’re going to be hearing about for the next 3 months. Don’t lie to the foreigner! You will be hearing about rugby always and forever, well except for the short cricket break (but thats even worse). ---
**Author:** ![jastu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/43a26b/32.png) [@jastu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jastu)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2004, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-yankee-kiwi-doper-im-a-yankee-kiwi-boy/245855/6 "2004-05-19T03:34:48Z")
Welcome **Ilsa**. I’ve only been here just over a year myself, knew nothing about rugby, having come from South Australia but love the game now. Went to my first Blues match a couple of weeks back, unfortunately their last for the Super 12…go Crusaders! Eagerly awaiting the All Blacks season now. ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2004, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-yankee-kiwi-doper-im-a-yankee-kiwi-boy/245855/7 "2004-05-19T05:22:32Z")
I’m here for a while, not forever. I’ll be going to graduate school, then maybe back to the States. If I see anymore scenic landscapes and beautiful views, I’ll be sick. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![calm\_kiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@calm\_kiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/calm_kiwi)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2004, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-yankee-kiwi-doper-im-a-yankee-kiwi-boy/245855/8 "2004-05-19T09:39:16Z")
> [@Ilsa\_Lund](#): > > I’m here for a while, not forever. I’ll be going to graduate school, then maybe back to the States. If I see anymore scenic landscapes and beautiful views, I’ll be sick. 😉 Yep that’s NZ. So scenic it will make you chunder 😃 Chances are you probably just chundered on a LOTR’s back drop too. Hey who said this was a real country? I notice you didn’t say we were being nice to you! I may take umbrage. ---
**Author:** ![j\_sum1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8baadc/32.png) [@j\_sum1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j_sum1)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2004, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-yankee-kiwi-doper-im-a-yankee-kiwi-boy/245855/9 "2004-05-19T10:16:36Z")
:waves a big welcome to the temporary kiwi: ---
**Author:** ![Primaflora](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@Primaflora](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Primaflora)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2004, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-yankee-kiwi-doper-im-a-yankee-kiwi-boy/245855/10 "2004-05-19T10:21:57Z")
Graduate school in Nelson? surely not. Just avoid my SIL and her revolting husband, they’re worse than the scenic vistas I assure you. So Ilsa, how does it work? Are you an Australian, a Yankee or what? Where did you do your college years? ---
**Author:** ![Low\_Key\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ed655f/32.png) [@Low\_Key\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Low_Key_1)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2004, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-yankee-kiwi-doper-im-a-yankee-kiwi-boy/245855/11 "2004-05-19T15:09:02Z")
I can’t wait until I’m in NZ. I will be spending my next year (July '04-June '05) there studying. Still need to fix money/visa/plane ticket. From what I keep hearing about NZ, I’m worried that I may never want to leave…