+224 People who aren't from Australia or NZ: You can't tell the difference between Aussie accents and Kiwi accents. People who ARE from Australia or NZ: You can't believe that some people confuse Aussie and Kiwi accents, amirite?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

i'm nz. i never even knew people had trouble distinguishing between the two accents. well, shows how ignorant i am of the rest of the world . . .

by Anonymous 13 years ago

HAha, I couldn't believe it either, but apparently it's true. I'm an Aussie btw.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Ha. Kiwis get super pissed if you tell them they sound like an Aussie. Also, since I'm Kizzie (Kiwi-Aussie FTW) I get people in Australia tell me I sound Kiwi, and when I'm in NZ people say I sound Aussie. Can't win, I guess.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Wtfff, how the hell do people get our accents mixed up!? (I'm also an Aussie)

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I know, but apparently to Americans (and other people from other countries) we all sound the same.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

What's a kiwi accent?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Kiwi = slang for someone from New Zealand (the Kiwi is a flightless bird unique to New Zealand). The most obvious way to tell the difference in the accent is to listen to the 'i' sound. Aussies and most English-speaking countries: 'i' sound is like 'ee', such as in 'music'. Kiwi accent: 'i' sound is more of an 'eh'. For example, when a New Zealander says 'six', it actually sounds like 'sex'.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Uhhh sorry, how many times have you heard someone say "museec"?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

You just mixed up the NZ and Australian accent. When Australian's say six it sounds like sex. As ActionMan said, New Zealander's say it like 'sux'.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

You know what's even worse? When people confuse Kiwi accents with Apple accents. Like Wtf you know? And don't even get me started on those Banana accents, jesus titty fucking christ.

by Anonymous 12 years ago