On Australia and New Zealand

What excites me outdoors
NZ: Whee! Sun!
Aust: Oooh! Shade!

Footwear
NZ: Jandals. Hard to find because who the heck wears flip flops in the rainy spring?
Aust: Thongs. They're everywhere. And I'm immature enough to have to suppress a giggle when a mommy tells her daughter "Now, don't forget to wear your thongs!"

Fast food
NZ: McDonalds. Starbucks. Burger King.
Aust: McDonalds. Starbucks. Hungry Jacks.

Internal relations
NZ: Treaty of Waitangi. Bicultural coexistence. Maori cultural education is easy for tourists to find.
Aust: Aboriginal rights, reconciliation. Past treatment like past treatment of Native Americans AND of blacks in the USA. Beyond their art their culture isn't promoted to visitors.

Giftshop chocolates
NZ: Kiwi oopsies.
Aust: Roo poo. (i.e. chocolate covered almonds)

Giftshop jewelry
NZ: Jade jade jade jade jade jade jade
Aust: Opal opal opal opal opal opal opal

Giftshop toys
NZ: Kiwi birds and sheep. Lots of sheep.
Aust: Kangaroos, koalas and platypuses. (Platypi?)

Possums
NZ: Run the $#@*$&%$ vermin over!
Aust: By law, protected. Score one for possum.