Conversing with Kiwis

We had our first visitors last month and it made me realize how far we've come with the language. Here are a few examples of our interactions with the native peoples. (Some have been recycled, apologies if it's old news to you)

Ordering a muffin:

Me: "What kind of muffins today"

Kiwi: "Spinach fetter or beery"

Me: "Beery?"

Kiwi: "an spinach fetter"

Me: "What kind of beer?"

Kiwi: "BEERY, strawbeery, bluebeery, raspbeery"

Me: "Spinach fetter please"

Patient after hysterectomy:

Kiwi: "Win can oy have six?"

Me: "What?"

Kiwi: "Win can oy have six?"

Me: "What?"

Kiwi: "Win can oy have six?"

Me: "Six what?"

Kiwi: "SIX"

Me: "Sex?"

Kiwi: "Yis, win can oy have six?

Me: "Sex weeks"

I was just walking down the corridor (hall) and overheard a patient/employee interaction:

Patient: "What?"

Employee: "Audiology is right here"

Patient: "Where?"

Employee: "This is the audiology department!"

Patient: "What?"

Employee: "YOU ARE IN THE AUDIOLOGY DEPARTMENT"

Patient: "Ok"

No one here knows what a gynecologist is, either:

Me: I’m an OB/GYN.

Kiwi: What’s that?

Me: A gynecologist

Kiwi: What’s that?

Me: A gynaecologist

Kiwi: What’s that?

Me: An obstetrician

Kiwi: What’s that?

Me: I deliver babies

Kiwi: A paediatrician?

Me: Never mind