Xenophobe's Guide to the Kiwis (engl.) 60 S. (NZ)

By Christine Cole Catley and Simon Nicholson

What makes the Kiwis KIWI: A guide to understanding the Kiwis which explores their views and values with humour and insight.
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Straight laced and straight faced! A good Kiwi bloke plays things down and does not stand on ceremony. The rugby player who scores a try is no longer expected to look as if he is bravely accepting a death sentence but, other than in sport, emotion is not something to be shown in public, and not much in private either. A blokess is allowed more latitude. She is even expected by men to “carry on a bit.”