Most of the world can't tell Kiwi and Aussie accents apart. Australians can, though, and any spotted Kiwis overseas will be subjected to ribbing about fush and

Most of the world can't tell Kiwi and Aussie accents apart. Australians can, though, and any spotted Kiwis overseas will be subjected to ribbing about fush and chups and teen dollars, some of it courtesy of taxpayer dollars: https://youtu.be/3cPs2SzShNc https://youtu.be/3cPs2SzShNc Also, I've heard that the Southland rolled R comes from Scottish, since there was a significant Scot presence there as exemplified by Dunedin (the Scottish name for Edinburgh).