Trying to understand something poorly translated or desperately attempting to fathom the appropriate etiquette is all part of travel. These are a few of our favourite “lost in translation” hiccups. I don’t speak Kiwi You’d think translation errors occur solely when two different languages are in play, but you’d be wrong.
I’ve had my fair share of shockers in New Zealand. Coming from the UK, I should be accustomed to deciphering a dialect but not long after arriving in NZ, I was at a complete loss while listening to a Kiwi. Granted, I was sitting in a busy bar with a loud group, but when my friend told us she’d applied for a new job, I was all ears.
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