DXBtoDOH

Which one. And why?

(assuming to live and assume you have your ideal job).

littlejimmy

NZ. No question. Nicer scenery and fewer poisonous spiders and other fauna.

scrubbedexpat141

Only been to one city in one of them but it was pretty sick.

Kiwi's seem better people though, on the whole....but NZ is apparently the Wales of the Southern hemisphere, so I'd probably end up in Australia. It appears that more Kiwi's go there than Aussies to Auckland / Wellington / Christchurch etc so must be better.

Millhouse

neither.

Dorothy

Which one do you qualify for a visa to?

IKnowNothing

It depends on the sport you follow I guess, if it's Cricket I'd move to NZ, Rugby I'd move to Aus - that way at least the English (that I'd be supporting) had a chance of winning.

Bo-Jangles

There's much that is different from one city to another, far less from one country to the other. Much depends on you and what you like and want to compromise on. There's many reasons to like / or not like one or the other and a bit like Goldilocks trying to find the right porridge; ones a bit too hot, one's too cold and the other too wet.

Auckland = Wet and warm
Wellington = Windy
Christchurch = Earthquakey
Dunedin = Cold

Taking a punt for example that coming from the middle east, you might enjoy the heat, expat life and the money then I would say Australia.

I think you might find NZ a bit stodgy, home baked and low-budget by comparison.

DXBtoDOH

Before I edited my original post I had written: No, "neither" does not count as an answer, Millhouse.

I *knew* you were going to post that response

DXBtoDOH

I have no current plans to move to either country nor is it likely to happen (at least in the foreseeable future).

But if I were to ever emigrate somewhere permanently it would be one of the two.

Australia is more modern and a bit more connected to the rest of the world but I love the more relaxed and off the beaten path charm of New Zealand. It also helps that I have good friends there. I'd love to be on the South Island somewhere. Maybe Wanaka. I'd be trekking every weekend and the coffee!

Australia obviously has the bigger and better economy, which is the real reason the Kiwis move to Australia and not the other way around. But Kiwis are better people altogether. Too many Daves and Sheilas in Australia.

But would I miss the modernity of Australia and properly big cities?

Millhouse

Well if I was forced I’d go with Auz mostly for the weather and development. I wouldn’t actually want to do that though as they are totally different to their marketing image and are a bunch of overweight uptight whiners.

IKnowNothing

That gamble incessantly (look at all the casinos aka one armed bandit halls there), and they're usually drunk.

And that's just the white folk, don't get me started on the Abos.

DXBtoDOH

You didn't have to answer...

Most places rarely live up to the hype. Lots of white trash in Australia and oddly enough, proud to be white trash. But there's no Melbourne or Sydney in NZ.

littlejimmy

Sounds like my kinda place...

ARRROOOGGA ARROOGGGA! FISHING ALERT! DO NOT TAKE THE BAIT!

Millhouse

I generally try not to get drawn into pointless what if type discussions but how could I resist you.

scrubbedexpat141

Never seen anything like it. Mind blowing how dickhead-ish they are over drinking and smoking yet allow every poor ****ed to throw thousands at pokey machines without restriction.