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An American music artist and photographer living in New Zealand has gone viral after sharing the everyday things we have here that don’t exist in the US.
Haseya, who is also a bartender, took to TikTok stunned at thedifferences between the two countries, highlighting some major objects, food and common acts he would struggle to find or even know about back home.
And his list garnered a strong reaction from Kiwi viewers.
In his first video, he explained how the soft drink Lemon, Lime and Bitters was not a thing in the US.
“This is a super common soft drink [Lemon, Lime and Bitters]... It just doesn’t exist in America.
“L&P is slightly less popular but it’s still a really common soft drink. Every bar in New Zealand will still have a button for L&P on their post-mix gun.”
While some Kiwis were sceptical of the popularity of Lemon, Lime and Bitters over L&P, Haseya explained as a bartender he often serves it more than L&P.
“You have to use an app like Venmo or Cash App. It links with your bank account so you can send someone money but then it takes a fee every time you transfer it out.
“If you just want to bank-to-bank wire someone it’s like between $25 and $50 each time. So yeah, it’s f***ed.”
Kiwis were quick to make fun of the list.
“Yesterday in NZ I transferred $8 into a friend’s account for our share of fish and chips. Had to go through a roundabout to get them,” one claimed.
Others also pointed out how “behind” America was despite being a world powerhouse.
“Why is the US so behind with bank transfers? I’m still so shook!” one wrote.
Earlier this year Konner Marquez, who had recently moved here, revealed electric kettles blew his mind.
American Konner Marquez has noticed a number of differences between the US and NZ, with some Kiwi elements both bizarre and brilliant. Photo / Konner Marquez
“Something I absolutely love about New Zealand as an American is these things - an electric kettle,” he said in the video.
For Kiwis, the appliance is nothing special and found in kitchens around the country. But to Konnor, it was a rarity back home.
“It’s always on your counter and I absolutely love it because in America we have to use a stovetop kettle - we don’t have electric ones - which is always a hassle,” he said, before demonstrating how it worked, for those who may not have known.
