Wind farm
So windy up here it takes your breath away. What do you expect? It's a wind farm.
Used to be sheep, now its wind, eh?
More profitable. Each tower generates enough electricity for 900 houses.
Fantastic.
Or maybe 60 houses. I forget.
Anyway, a lot.
A lot.
Here, I want to take a video of you standing in front of them. Good. Now say something.
Say what?
Say how windy it is.
You probably won't hear because of the wind.
OK. Shout something like, "They're so big!"
If I say that, they'll look smaller.
Oh, OK. Just wave and point at them then.
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posted by Barry Natusch @ 2:51 PM
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NZ is litotes culture, according to one of my communication books. So, I wonder if all the NZers who go up there are saying things like: "They aren't very small", "They're not unimpressive", and "The breeze is a bit strong."
You could be onto something here. There are litotic expressions in NZE like "bit of a worry", euphemisms such as 'collywobbles". But there also expressions that come on pretty strong and go over the top like "rough as guts" and "completely knackered". Maybe the culture accommodates the litotic personality like Colin Meads-type rugby players as well as the John Clark full-on Fred Dagg sort of cocky as well.
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