I know I will be the foreigner in NZ and most people reading this forum are foreigners. Just was wondering, if you've been living there for more than a year, if you still think of Kiwis are foreigners, or if you feel that you have been assimilated completely. (Sounds a bit Borg like that, for Star Trek fans). So are they you and are you they? and happy happy you shall be? Do you feel you stand out like a sore thumb when you speak and don't sound like a Kiwi?