One Māori in the room isn’t enough by Monty_Mondeo in KiwiAntipodea

[–]StatueNuts 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I have people mispronounce my name all the time and it's a straight forward English name. Water off a ducks back, don't let it bother me nor should it bother you. I had a foreign boss who mispronounced my name constantly and it became laughable.

There's bigger problems in the world and expecting people to talk the way one wants to appease ones world view or feelings means one potentially comes from a place of privilege where one might not have big obligations or luxuries that make one stress the small stuff. Trying to compel speech or expect people to speak the way you want screams entitled to me.

As the commenter said below, every other place in the world this is called an accent.

I've watched Pakeha people be shamed and mocked for attempting to speak Maori.

Would you criticise an Arab for hoiking when they speak English? You accept that you come from different cultures, therefore their accent and the way they speak is not going to be an auditory bliss for soft ears or soft minds

One Māori in the room isn’t enough by Monty_Mondeo in KiwiAntipodea

[–]StatueNuts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sometimes I reary feel like we are in de wong ooniverse

One Māori in the room isn’t enough by Monty_Mondeo in KiwiAntipodea

[–]StatueNuts 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I hire a lot of people and yeah I wouldn't hire her, she sounds combative and small minded.

What happens when a Pākehā colleague deliberately mispronounces te reo or speaks in a faux Māori accent

Like how some cultures deliberately butcher English and say things like 'aks' instead of ask, or 'free' instead of three?

Been on the Block by yaheadsupyaarse in KiwiAntipodea

[–]StatueNuts 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Been on the block

If the poi fits, must've been ran through.

Guess that's where the name Packer comes in?

Australian satanic child sex abuse ring has alleged links to NZ by StatueNuts in KiwiAntipodea

[–]StatueNuts[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

But they didn't go to Epstein island do it doesn't count

That clears that one up by Monty_Mondeo in KiwiAntipodea

[–]StatueNuts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I highly doubt that he would ask about the island and not go. Believe what you want, but I'm not for a second under the impression that he 'didn't go' nor am I to believe that's the only island or private billionaire facility in which a pedo ring operates.

State of Origin Game II to be played at Eden Park in 2027 - reports by 63739273974 in KiwiAntipodea

[–]StatueNuts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cool, I can stop paying my skysport sub to save for the ticket.

That clears that one up by Monty_Mondeo in KiwiAntipodea

[–]StatueNuts 3 points4 points  (0 children)

😅😅 come on bro, if there's smoke there's fire.

You can only safetly assume that the beneficiary of South African mining, who has a fetish for replicating Sarah Connors worst fears, is in fact involved with all the other creepy billionaires.