Fun Tidbits of New Zealand

The Common Greetings that i have picked up here:
"How's It?" Inflection goes up on "It"
"Hey ya"
"Chyas, Mate" They are saying Cheers but the accent makes it "chyas"
"Good on ya"


DATE: They write the date date/day/year. Today is 30/1/07 here.

CONVERT: How to Convert with the metric system
This is what they use normally:

Celsius to Farehnheit= C=(F-32) x 5/9
The easy way to do this in your head is:
-multiply C by 2
-subtract 1/10 of that number
-add 32

For Example, It is usually 23 degrees Celsius here.
23 x 2= 46
46-4.6=41.4
41.4+32=73.4 degrees Farenheit
23C=73.4 F

Kilograms to Pounds
1Kg=2.2lbs.
I weigh 89kg's here that is
89x2=178
178+17.8=195.81bs
89Kg=195.8lbs.

Miles to Kilometers
The highest speed on a motorway has been 100kms but normally is 80km
1 mile= 1.609 kms
100km/hr=62m/hr
80km/hr=49.7m/hr
(Yeah, they drive a lot slower here... going 70 feels like HEAVEN!


1 meter= 1.09 yards
There are supposed to be 5 meter waves tomorrow!
5 meters is 16.4ft! It won't get that big, but it will be fun too watch!

Keith Drury was one of my Professors in college. Seeing this Sign the other day made me smile!