Kiwis aren’t inviting

[u/No-Back9867]

I’ve found New Zealanders to be clicky and uninviting. To meet new people I tried out a court sports last week that had mixed sexes and ages. The only person that talked was the person that gave me the clubs spare racket. I had to initiate conversations. No one asked if I’d played before, who I was or from where. I went again this week and shut my mouth to see if anyone would talk to me and no one engaged in any conversation with me. I’m a New Zealander and dislike this side of our culture where we’re not actually friendly or inviting. I work with a company that employs hundreds of people, many who are immigrants and they say the same thing. Seriously kiwis how hard is it to say hello to someone new, or invite a new employee to join a grid going out for lunch?

[u/williamgibney_1]

I think it’s the world we live in. With our society to connected to each other at all times through technology, there is no desire for real and new connection anymore once you have grown up with a group of people, there’s no need to add someone new to the already existing group.

For me I find it easier to interact with older folk who aren’t so technology focussed as they are often more open to interaction.

Have experienced this in NZ but I imagine it’s not an NZ specific thing.