Kiwi expat laughed as he mentioned the things New Zealand has better than Australia: green grass and beaches
A Kiwi woman living in Australia has reignited the age-old debate over which country is better: Australia or New Zealand.
Radio producer Luisa Dal Din listed the things she thinks her home country of New Zealand is better than Australia, including the friendly people, the scenery, the green grass and even the beaches.
Australian Jack Archdale hit back at Luisa, saying New Zealand has nothing to offer other than Lord of the Rings and that the beaches Down Under are the best in the world.
The pair had a playful debate about it The inspired unemployed podcast and divided Kiwi and Aussie listeners.
“When I came from New Zealand I noticed that everyone in New Zealand is so much friendlier,” Luisa said.
Luisa Dal Din is from New Zealand, but lives in Australia. She listed the things she thinks are better in New Zealand, from the people to the green grass and even the beaches
‘Also the scenery, have you seen Queenstown and Wanaka? Beautiful green, really good grass. Have you seen the grass in New Zealand? It’s very green.’
She added that New Zealand has icons like musicians Ben Lummis and Dave Dobbyn, who none of the podcast hosts or guests had ever heard of.
‘Allow me to refute a few points, you have Lord of the Rings, that’s all. One of your arguments is that you have green grass. Hey boy, we have lawns here too,” Jack argued with a laugh.
He also refuted her previous statement that New Zealand’s beaches are similar to those of Australia
“You said the beaches are good, oh yeah, everyone likes to go on a beach holiday to New Zealand, you wouldn’t dare come to Australia for a beach holiday,” Jack joked sarcastically.
‘We have the best beaches in the world.’
Luisa and Jack Archdale (right) debated whether New Zealand or Australia was better. Jack dismissed Luisa’s claim that Kiwi beaches are superior and laughed at her love for Kiwi green grass
Jack also said he always looks at how many ‘hot’ people are around when he walks around Australia, compared to New Zealand where he says he doesn’t see any attractive locals.
Kiwis and Australians alike agreed with Luisa’s claim that the grass is literally greener in New Zealand.
‘GRASS IS VALID. Moved from Australia to NZ and the grass is so soft AND the Coromandels are so beautiful!’ said a woman.
‘All family members who move to Australia talk about how much they miss the grass at home. Lou is on to something,” one New Zealander replied.
“Aussie grass is rough and fades about ten shades to almost yellow if you water it regularly every day, so VALID,” wrote a third.
Even more Kiwis jumped on board to defend their beloved country.
‘New Zealand is so much better than Australia. The only thing Australia has better is wages,” said one.
‘Australia is boring and brown. Come on,” another commented.
“Sorry but I also thought a beach holiday would be perfect in Aussie, mate couldn’t last 20 minutes, had to go back to hotel for some air con,” a third commented.