Ask a stupid question, it seems, and you can fairly expect either a stupid answer or to be mocked mercilessly. Replying that it's in the South Pacific near Australia, she was initially met with a blank stare and then "So you've got Melbourne Australia, Sydney Australia, New Zealand Australia - cool! When one asked where New Zealand was, another replied "Don't be stupid, it's right there", pointing at Italy, the country they were in. Robbie Smith took the 'ask a silly question' approach when a woman asked him how long the trip across the bridge between New Zealand and Australia would take. Dawn Shadwell, a Kiwi living in London, says she was one told: "I know where [New Zealand] is!

Source: Stuff February 15, 2019 00:11 UTC