"Typical ‘Kiwi’ Sunday”

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30819, 3 August 1965, Page 1

"Typical ‘Kiwi’ Sunday”

(From Our Own Reporter) UMARU, August 2. The typical “Kiwi’s” Sunday is very dull, in the opinion of a Timaru Boys’ High School pupil, whose essay on the subject of “A Kiwi’s Sunday” was described by the examiner as “vivid, well done, and ‘spot on.’ ”

The 15-year-old pupil said that, on a Saturday evening, the typical Kiwi told all his “cobbers” at the pub that he was going to d'S the garden.

plant some seeds, and wash and clean the car the next day. “Somehow, on Sunday morning, he does not feel fit enough to even make the effort of getting out of bed When he finally drags himself out, he wanders round in a daze, with a hang-over. “By about midday, his wife and children arrive home from church, and while she is preparing dinner he gets out his half-gallon and has a few beers.

“After lunch, his famiij persuade him to take them for a drive, but it is against his will, as he would rathei watch Rugby on television. “He takes his family to the river, where they can swim and play, while he lies on his back and savours the lavish sunshine. He dozes,

then falls asleep, and it is after 4 p.m. when he is awakened and told that it is time for them to go home. “By the time they reach town, it is nearing tea time, and his wife cannot be bothered preparing tea, so he has to ‘fork out’ for fish’n’ chips. “He arrives home,” the essay continues, “just in time to catch the end of the Rugby and a summary of the previous day’s race results. “After he has had his tea, he sits back in his private armchair with his slippers on, and watches television until approximately 9 o’clock, when he drags himself to bed and goes to sleep—confident in the knowledge that the next day is a holiday, and that he can go to the local race meeting,” the essay ends.