If you asked anyone who lives outside of Tamaki Makaurau to give sure-fire ways that someone is from Auckland they will have many answers in a heartbeat.
Here are the top 5 ways you know someone is an Aucklander.
- Dress Differently to the rest of NZ
This is one of the most telltale signs, JAFAs or Aucklanders like to put effort into looking more presentable than the more casually dressed Kiwi.
- Will always choose milk alternatives
If they go to a coffee shop and ask for either oat, almond, coconut or soy milk in their coffee, you can be pretty certain they are from Auckland or lactose intolerant maybe.
- Can’t understand why shops are closed by 5 pm in other parts of the country
When I first moved to Auckland from small-town NZ I was shocked and also grateful that most shops were open after 5 pm, so if you are in any other part of NZ and someone complains about the shops being closed early, you can be certain they are Aucklanders.
- They wear shoes on the beach
Yucky but true, I have seen many Aucklanders wear shoes on the beach and it makes me slightly uncomfortable, you definitely won’t see that anywhere else.
- They will most certainly tell you they are from Auckland
This right here is the most definite 100% surefire way to know, if you strike up a conversation with them, it will take less than 30 seconds for them to tell you they are from Auckland.
