Things I like about NZ, part 1

Everyone calls everyone's girlfriend, boyfriend, etc. their "partner." (Maybe even spouses get that, too?) That term gets too infrequent usage in the US. It's the only relatively common term that doesn't presuppose gender or sexuality, or anything else for that matter. And while it might seem kind of unromantic, I like to think of it in the Bonnie and Clyde sense of "partner in crime," taking on the world, etc. So the connotation works for me.

Score 1 for the Kiwis. I haven't decided if I'll start posting under things I don't like about NZ. I'll definitely post things I find unique, though. Starting next time.