Here they are folks, in no particular order, the top 10 things I will miss about NZ.
Number 10-
The Haka.
Nothing strikes fear into the heart of foes like a real Haka. The best thing about it is how much respect it gets. Anywhere in the world you find yourself, the Haka is respected by fans, players and especially the All Blacks* themselves.
Being in a bar with Kiwis, in NZ to watch the All Blacks play was a special feeling.
More on Māori culture here here and here.
Stay tuned tomorrow for number 9.
*I saw my favorite AB coming out of a comic book shop in Wellington. It was so cool. He also walked through my pub one Thursday night. I was covering the bar for a friend who was smoking ( I was on the piss ) and these three guys walked by. Turns out they were All Blacks. I would have let them drink for free all night if I would have known. But oh well. Any New Zealander in America would have made the same mistake if Kobe, Peyton and Derek Jeter walked by. I also saw him play the Highlanders the next night. I tried to get his autograph, but he was to busy being a bad mofo for that.
4 comments:
on the piss?
who was it?
on the piss means drinking.
Ma'a Nonu (my favorite), Cory Jane and I think Mils Muliaina.
Nonu is a crazy fool. He randomly added me on myspace one day, thats right added me not the other way around. He's always posting crazy shit about fucking stuff up.
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