Kiwi Mate Doing That Extremely Tense And Quiet Style Of Kiwi Sulking

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT

It has been a woeful 72 hours for the Land Of The Long White Cloud.

Not only is the nation of New Zealand currently suspended in a political purgatory with a hung parliament, but they are also now coming to terms with the fact that their days of sporting excellence are behind them.

The weekend started miserably with the minnow rugby union nation of Wales defeating the All Blacks 35-28.

The sheep shagging diaspora have been quick to point out that they 'only sent over their C-side' to play against the Welsh - but that still does not erase the shame that the black jersey now carries into a World Cup year.

This was then followed by the Jillaroos crushing New Zealand 34-10 in the Womens Rugby League World Cup Final.

There was less than an hour between the full time whistle on this match and the next wave of demoralising Australian sporting supremacy.

The Australian men's side then dismantled the Kiwis 32-12.

To make things even more painful, this all happened on the same weekend that India defeated New Zealand by 22 runs in the 5th ODI at Mount Maunganui to win the 5-match series 3–1.

In New Zealand today - and in Australia - and in England - and wherever else these slow talking antipodeans live as expats, there is very visible evidence of a dummy spit.

Kiwi mates and workmates alike have arrived at work today with nothing to say.

Just big sighs and raised eyebrows - like they've been hard done by.

This uniquely Kiwi brand of passive aggressive silent treatment is rarely this compounded by multiple international sporting losses.

The last time that 'Kiwi sulking' was seen at this scale was after the mighty Queensland Reds crushed the Canterbury Crusaders in an electric 2011 home final back when a Super Rugby trophy was just as meaningful as a Bledisloe or RWC victory.

Non-Kiwis have been advised that making fun of their kiwis mates today will only result in this extremely tense and anti-social sulking lasting even longer - with some kiwis known to sulk for potentially weeks and even months.