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Blog entry A

What is it to be a New Zealander?

Being a New Zealander is to be a nice person, and worry about other people. They can easily start talking with you, for example when you are shopping. They will ask where are you from, what are you doing in NZ, for how long you will stay, and probably they will recommend you some places to visit or to go to eat. 

They are very relaxed, at least in school, where they don't have many tests and homework. In their daily life one example of this is that they don't care about traffic, which is really bad, especially in the morning and in the evening.

They really worry about nature. An example of this is that I never saw rubbish in the street, or in the public areas of the city. 

To be a New Zealander is to accept other cultures and integrate them to your daily life. A very good example of this is Auckland, where there are many different cultures (Asian and European mainly), and they live really well in the city. Scots College was also a good example of this, having students from many parts of the world. They are really proud of Maori culture too, their past and their legacy, and they respect the and integrate them to society. An example of this is that the Governor General of New Zealand is Maori.

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Blog entry B

What cultural elements called your attention? What is similar to and what is different from our Chilean culture?

The cultural elements that called my attention where many things. One of them was the fact that they don't eat a big lunch, and that their main meal is in the evening (like at 6 or 7 pm), being very similar to our lunch time, with similar dishes to ours. Another thing that called my attention was the fact that they drove to the other side of the road. I all ready knew that they drive that way, because they where a British colony, but it was still odd to look to the other side of the street when crossing it, or to watch a car with no driver.

The security they have is also very good, and it doesn't get even close to ours. Homes in NZ do not have fences, and if they do they are not to tall. The same happens with "security systems", because they just have an alarm system. They also love rugby, and when there's a match, the whole family watch it together. One last thing that is different is the way they greet each other. They just shake hands, and if they are familiars or very close friends, they kiss.

The similar things between our culture are daily things like the way we eat and the manners we have. The school was very similar to Mackay, having the same two programs (IB and national) except that in Scots they can choose which of the two programs do. 

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