I was speaking on the phone to someone today and he said after a bit of conversation, are you an Aussie? I said no, and then thought about it and said well, I did just move back from Melbourne where I was living for a year and a half, but .. I should hope that I don't sound like one of them. He said well, it's the way you say 'six', you sound like an Australian when you say it. I laughed and said oh, yeah, I know why. It's because when I was over there I was so conscious of saying it (especially when our codes to customers had so many sixes in them) that each time I said it I had to try and hide the real accent.
It's funny, I remember when I came back to Auckland for a visit during Mother's Day and I was noticing the heavy New Zealand accent on TV, especially the music channels. Even people like Bernice Mene, who is on the Centrum ad, her accent is typical of a New Zealander. I remmeber when I went back to Melbourne and even though I had just been back in Auckland for two days, I started with the accent again and customers were saying, you're a Kiwi aren't you. I had to say yeah, I just got back from Auckland and I think I picked it up again.
Highlights of the week. Well, today we had afternoon tea catered for us which was very nice. The weather here has just been shocking - I've made good use out of my umbrella. It is a bit of a shock to come from Melbourne where it had been so warm to Auckland where it is just so cold. The rain here has been heavy and winds are gusty. It was like the Friday before Christmas last year when I went to the laundromat and got soaked.
Monday I was given my contract at work to sign, I have seven days to return it, I'll probably sign it over the weekend. I should really get my lawyer to look over it. But that's more money to spend isn't it. Other than that, that's pretty much been my week.
Tonight will be the first night that I've gotten to bed before 9.15pm in a long time....
It's funny, I remember when I came back to Auckland for a visit during Mother's Day and I was noticing the heavy New Zealand accent on TV, especially the music channels. Even people like Bernice Mene, who is on the Centrum ad, her accent is typical of a New Zealander. I remmeber when I went back to Melbourne and even though I had just been back in Auckland for two days, I started with the accent again and customers were saying, you're a Kiwi aren't you. I had to say yeah, I just got back from Auckland and I think I picked it up again.
Highlights of the week. Well, today we had afternoon tea catered for us which was very nice. The weather here has just been shocking - I've made good use out of my umbrella. It is a bit of a shock to come from Melbourne where it had been so warm to Auckland where it is just so cold. The rain here has been heavy and winds are gusty. It was like the Friday before Christmas last year when I went to the laundromat and got soaked.
Monday I was given my contract at work to sign, I have seven days to return it, I'll probably sign it over the weekend. I should really get my lawyer to look over it. But that's more money to spend isn't it. Other than that, that's pretty much been my week.
Tonight will be the first night that I've gotten to bed before 9.15pm in a long time....
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