I know what you mean - i constantly get emails and replies from Americans
about shit that is supposed to be happening in NZ - i have no idea what they are talking about - i once held my handkerchief over my mouth for about 5 seconds to be allowed on a bus because the driver packed a sad, and that is it - in lockdown not a single person called me out about anything - not once...i was out and about every day but they are generally too scared to say anything to anyone

everything is exaggerated which created fudporn and becomes part of the problem