Despite the very uncomfortable nickname of the All Whites, which I've blogged about before, New Zealand has just defeated Bahrain to advance to its first World Cup since 1982.
Good on 'em.
New Zealand is kinda Australia's Canada. Has a fraction of the population (4 million to 22 million), they sorta sound alike - but have dead giveaway words that bring out their true native land, and the smaller country has a "nice guy" reputation *until* you accuse them of being from the larger country.
Just watch Flight of the Conchords.
I just did the math, and since my mother-in-law is a Kiwi, that makes my two boys one-quarter Kiwi. I gotta cheer for the All Whites.
Ed Note: If my kids are now 1/4 Kiwi, that means they are only 1/4 Australian - and 1/2 American. Just told my wife this and it did not sit well.
So, my New Zealand brethren - see you in South Africa!
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Yeah, but which accent are your kids gonna have?
BTW, the Kiwis need to work on their soundbites. Here's Rory Fallon's quote in the New York Times today:
"I always fancy myself when the boys put the balls in and I have been scoring lately at my club so I just visualised it today and I knew I could do it."
Wow. That might be the gayest quote I've read in the New York Times.
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