Nerine

Yes, they should start with banning terms such as "whinging pom" and "Bl***y Asian"

I_Will_Freckle

It doesn't sit well with the image of a welcoming country in need of migrants' skills, does it?

Nerine

No. Both terms are degrogatory and distasteful.

I may have never had someone call me whinging pom to my face but it obviously goes on. I have however, heard the "Asian" term bandied about quite freely even by kids in NZ, and have heard adults repeating incredibly racist statements such as un-vaccinated Koreans were responsible for bringing disease into the country.

With such sentiments entire communities are dismissed and de-personalised with a single comment.

Campbells

I guess you can change the outlook of people offering " negative" input on the forum by offering a

tell us the negatives but also how to fix it

Jedi mind tricks

Nerine

That's just the old "don't bring me a problem unless you also tell me the solution" trick.

I_Will_Freckle

To be fair, I've heard the same sentiments from UK GPs!

Campbells

maybe the ingnore button is pressed in again

Ted Logan

You mean you have never heard that in Oz.

I_Will_Freckle

Yes - they should be banned here too.

Nerine

Absolutely.

southerner

Makes sense - usually the problem is evident, the solution is not.

Campbells

Are we trying to fix Australians problems in this thread too

I thought this was a New Zealand problem & solution thread

I guess I am just being negative again

Campbells

Well not always the case mate

I have started a few threads on this forum regarding evident problems in NZ but most folk ( including you ) blasted me and in most responses told me that the UK and Australia has problems also and the problem is my negative character.

As you can see the thread is already gone the way of pointing fingers to Australia

Nerine

No, it doesn't make sense

Very often it's used a lazy device to prevent people from raising an issue.

Nerine

(ring any bells? )