New Zealand’s PM Put Tinned Spaghetti And Pineapple On Pizza And Kiwis Are Going Wild For It
"Finally a Prime Minister who relates to the people."
It’s tough being Bill English. His first problem is his name. As my colleague Sinead put it: “His name sounds like how my dad would refer to a generic Englishman.”
The other thing haunting English is the political ghost of John Key. Key is New Zealand’s former Prime Minister. English took over from him in a surprise transition of power in December last year.
Now Key was an absolute social media fiend.
Bugger. #AmericasCup
— John Key (@RtHon_JohnKey) September 25, 2013
He managed to amass 250,000 Facebook fans, which is pretty bloody impressive considering New Zealand’s population is only about 4.5 million people.
English, on the other hand, has a much more placid online presence, as the New Zealand media regularly points out. He’s socially conservative and he once described himself as “boring”, neither of which help endear him to the crucial youth constituency.
But old Bill is trying to turn that around. Here’s how:
Yep, the actual Prime Minister of New Zealand is so desperate for social media attention he is cooking up pizza with tinned spaghetti and pineapple on it. And bragging about it on Facebook.
Believe it or not, he racked up nearly 8,000 likes and only 73 angry reacts. The Kiwi’s bloody loved it.
“I don’t support your policies (Vote Green bois) but spaghetti on pizza is something i can get behind.”
“Tinned spaghetti on pizza, finally a prime minister who relates with the people.”
“Still less of a mess than things would be if the lefties were in charge of the country lol.”
Bizarrely people seemed more concerned about the presence of pineapple on the pizza than tinned spaghetti.
“Fully support your policies, and I am behind tinned spaghetti on pizza, however pineapple on pizza is a policy I cannot support,” one commenter wrote.
According to English the trick is to drain some of the liquid out of the tin first so the pizza doesn’t get too soggy. Sure, that might make it less gross but it still sounds incredibly disgusting.
English isn’t the only world leader starting pizza-related debates all over the internet. In February Iceland’s President accidentally kicked-off a huge controversy after he “joked” about wanting to ban pineapple on pizza.
What’s worse — a Prime Minister who eats spaghetti on pizza or one that smashes a raw onion?
Why can’t we just have normal politicians?