There is no such thing as a pretentious Kiwi, we just are. As Sir Edmond Hilary replied when asked why he scaled Mt Everest, "Because it was there". When your grandmother sports a tattoo on her face you kind of grow up not giving a fuck about social norms. Life is to be lived not to be fought.
The problem with this place is too many people care what other people think of them, and by default get seriously butt hurt if anyone should suggest their point of view is retarded. Take ownership of who you are and stop worrying about other people.
What's the opposite of a prick? A limp noodle perhaps? That would be fitting considering Albion couldn't fuck his way through a steamy Roman bathroom.