etiquette things that visitors to Aotearoa New Zealand might not know

it is extremely rude to refer to a barista in your local cafe as "the barista" you must say "my barista"

in American literature, people nod at one another when they pass in the street - massive faux pas here in NZ. we do the opposite of nodding. there are hundreds of ACC claims every year from people greeting other people too awesomely

under no circumstance in NZ should you ever say "toilet" or "lavatory"

acceptable alternatives include "the shitter" "the pisser" "whare paku" "the dunny" "yuck" (as in, I'm going to the yuck) or the classic "torlet" (it's a noun though, not a location, i.e. "I'm goin torlet")

it's not very polite in Aotearoa NZ to ask "how are you?" intrusive, invasive, nobody wants to answer that. instead try "you all good cunt?" or "what's the haps, fanny flaps" both of these are perfectly acceptable. further alternatives include "what's up bitch" or "haaz it garn"

standard english has silent letters in some diagraphs, trigraphs, & even dipthongs. but in NZ english we have silent words. for example, "what the" and "are" will usually be silent. examples include:

"-fuck you doing??"
"-fuck you going??
"-fuck you up to??
"-fuck, bro??"

when you go to someone's house in some countries, it is polite to compliment the host on the lovely meal. in NZ, in my experience anyway, it's considered impolite if you don't poke at something on the plate and say "fuck's this fancy shit?" in return the host laughs nervously.

just like it's rude to talk on a train in Japan, it is rude to speak to someone you know in a supermarket. it is good manners to stop in your tracks when you see them, avert your eyes, go the other way, and peep down every aisle throughout your trip to make sure they're not in it

if you do speak to them, follow the above procedure from then on, finishing up as soon as poss with "well, I'd better let you go!"
they'll say "no no, I'd better let YOU go" then you say "alright, well, see you in the next aisle!" you both force a hearty laugh. MANNERS

in Aotearoa if you tease someone for saying "I'm going to sit on the deck" bc it sounds like "dick" it's actually legal to punch you in a gland, as that was only funny the 1st time someone teased us about it (nearly 190 years ago). in summary: VERY funny then. VERY dangerous now

in NZ, when you get off a bus ,it is rude if you don't say "thanks driver"
when you get off a train, it is rude if you don't knock out the cunt that's hanging around sunnyvale train station trying to touch you up, follow you to your car at the park'n'ride or grab your handbag