How long have you been here in NZ?
Aug 2nd 2011, 8:36 pm
#48
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Re: How long have you been here in NZ?
Trying to mingle and even have a lovely 1 year old to help me out so we go along to the library and play and dance at wriggle and rhyme, we go to a baby gym and local church music class. So far we have met some amazing ex pats through the website but no kiwi mums. I even walked from near Okahu bay to St Heliers and back 14km and said hello to the other stroller pushers how many said hello back - big fat zero. Its not for trying but I am getting the impression that the kiwi mums I have met are a bit rude and into their own stuff. I did meet a lovely chinese lady that was swimming at kohi beach. But I havent tried since as I am sick of the stoney faces. Maybe its the area.
1. Bored middle aged women (with rich husbands) keeping fit
2. Rude pensioners keeping fit
3. Men with sports cars and personalised reg plates
Aug 2nd 2011, 8:48 pm
#49
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Re: How long have you been here in NZ?
Could be the area, we loved staying down in St Heliers when we first got here but to be honest it seems to be full of pretentious tossers in 3 categories:
1. Bored middle aged women (with rich husbands) keeping fit
2. Rude pensioners keeping fit
3. Men with sports cars and personalised reg plates
1. Bored middle aged women (with rich husbands) keeping fit
2. Rude pensioners keeping fit
3. Men with sports cars and personalised reg plates
hehe
Aug 2nd 2011, 9:08 pm
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Re: How long have you been here in NZ?
Aug 2nd 2011, 9:33 pm
#51
hanging in there
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Re: How long have you been here in NZ?
Could be the area, we loved staying down in St Heliers when we first got here but to be honest it seems to be full of pretentious tossers in 3 categories:
1. Bored middle aged women (with rich husbands) keeping fit
2. Rude pensioners keeping fit
3. Men with sports cars and personalised reg plates
1. Bored middle aged women (with rich husbands) keeping fit
2. Rude pensioners keeping fit
3. Men with sports cars and personalised reg plates
Aug 3rd 2011, 4:27 am
#52
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Re: How long have you been here in NZ?
Could be the area, we loved staying down in St Heliers when we first got here but to be honest it seems to be full of pretentious tossers in 3 categories:
1. Bored middle aged women (with rich husbands) keeping fit
2. Rude pensioners keeping fit
3. Men with sports cars and personalised reg plates
1. Bored middle aged women (with rich husbands) keeping fit
2. Rude pensioners keeping fit
3. Men with sports cars and personalised reg plates
Bored middle aged women?
I'm on my way
Aug 4th 2011, 12:14 am
#55
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Re: How long have you been here in NZ?
I am begining to agree with you, on our visits to NZ I fell in love with the whole by the sea side thing. But to be honest its a bit over rated here. I think there must be nicer places where you dont have to queue to get on the swings, although I am british and I do love a good queue. I have indeed seen these bored middle aged women, rude pensioners and men with sports cars drinking imported beer and eating expensive ice cream. Maybe I have rich husband or personalised reg plate envy. Maybe not.
Aug 4th 2011, 12:36 am
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Re: How long have you been here in NZ?
Hi have to mention this being british we have the common curtesy to wait our turn in a queue it really ******* annoys me when i stand in a queue at the supermarket and someone decides to open up another check out and the kiwis behind just stroll on up. I have on numerous occasions said excuse me but am i invisible, think i was in front of you they look at you as if your the stupid one. Oh and dont get me started on the kiwi road user they have no consideration i never had road rage or supermarket rage till i moved here.
Oh and to answer the question posted
Been in NZ 2yrs, thought i would be here forever, i really miss home (scotland) family and friends, went back in March and realised why i left in first place, but still miss that feeling of belonging. Have 18,21,23 yr old children and a granchild on the way there. Feel im being resented for leaving. Think i would go back in a heart beat, but would have to give up on my marrage as hubby has made it clear he wont go back. Children versus hubby, difficult making the choice. Going to try Auz for a couple of years and hubby going with me (i think) although reluctant. So over it here now, have a few good friends but funnily enough all British or south African. Kiwi friends are mostly work collegues. On that note nothing in my life has changed from UK accept my house is bigger and better. oh and i cant afford the luxury of a nice new car, which i had in the uk every 3yrs. I still do the same shit, work, cook, clean, grocery shop. Days off a joke, hubby works and im stuck at home Gives me to much time to think. Back home on days off i would go and see my kids go out for lunch go shopping, go for a pint etc. or just visit other family and friends. I do get lonley and lets face it since christchurch is MUNTED leaving wont be that difficult and if i dont like auz am going back to scotland.
Aug 5th 2011, 3:57 am
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Re: How long have you been here in NZ?
Been here nearly three years. I was happy when we first got here as it was all new and exciting. Then things settled down and I felt really quite depressed and isolated for about a year. I like it now and feel settled but I think it does take a while for most people to actually feel happy with the day to day life here. It takes a while to make friends and get into it.
