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3. Meeting people for the first time in NZ

Kiwi English

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When We Meet for the First Time We Say Hello

"We do greet you like that we do say kyoda or hello but for the first time meeting if we're really meeting you for the very very first time we'll say tena kweh," she says. "It's a polite version it's a formal version of of kyoda i didn't know that so we would probably say tenakweh to the boss and that's hello to one person." She adds: "One important thing is smiling as well yeah that is really important actually when you shake hands smile like it's not serious oh i have to be serious and i can't smile'

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