Originally Posted by Sugo

Im in the cultural capital of Wellington.

Had another nurse today ask me what the red ribbon i was wearing was for?

WTF where has this country been.

BBC website has intelligent discussions on HIV/AIDS educating and informing people. What does New Zealand have on its major news networks?

Jack Shit

I meet around 20-70 people per a day, I wonder how many of you meet that many people and have discussions with them.

I'm not bitter, I have had some lovely times here and met some great people but still I feel sad that so many will not have the chances I had back in the UK. They will not have the opportunities.

I have a good job, get paid well, and live in a nice if not cold place. Ive met someone I love and have a better quality of life but i still get pished off with some of the small minded beliefs of the people here.

Originally Posted by Maz

Oh hell that's nothing! A Yank acquaintance of ours asked where England was in Paris. No joke.... Seriously, you want dumb as far as geography is concerned? Come to the US!

Originally Posted by Sugo

told you it would be like red to a bull, you are the first of the herd. Maybe you would do better as a sheep.

Anyway you will fit in well in NZ.

i dont use capitals for god or kiwi, or nz because im slack at typing, i also dont have much respect for any of the above at the moment,

Im in a really p!ssy mood today, must be the lovely weather, didnt sleep since the first day of summer started with sever rain and winds, our house nearly blew away.

We should have a thread of kiwi'isms
like pointing out others errors, not so they can learn from them but rather so that the person who finds error looks and feels better.

Sad

Originally Posted by Maz

Oh hell that's nothing! A Yank acquaintance of ours asked where England was in Paris. No joke.... Seriously, you want dumb as far as geography is concerned? Come to the US!

Originally Posted by Markk

When I was in the US, someone asked me what state England was in!

Originally Posted by Jack The Lad

Do you say a "mess"?

Originally Posted by Sugo

Domestic abuse does effect me, i have to patch these women and children up then see them go home with the man who did it to them.

Originally Posted by Sugo

Yes I am gay.

Originally Posted by Sugo

oh and im sure all those white blond married people in 1930's Germany had a lovely time under Hitler.

Originally Posted by Sugo

So what if it doesnt directly effect you. Could you live next door to a family where the wife and mother is beaten so badly that she is hardly recognisable, are you saying that that would not have an effect on you.

Originally Posted by Markk

When I was in the US, someone asked me what state England was in!

Originally Posted by Jack The Lad

As someone else as mentions it not NZ unique. From what I gather isnt it quite predominent in the Māori community?


Good for you.

My point was that Xenophobia and Rasicm are similar. And by the way I am dead against rasicm. Treat others as you would want to be treated, irrespective or creed or colour. However I am against others trying to dictate what others should do.


No I couldnt live next door to this kind of stuff. I am the type of person who would say something. I would offer to help the victim.

Originally Posted by Maz

No great surprise! At least Kiwis have an excuse for being insular, living on islands and all that...

Originally Posted by brussels_sprout

I have read studies that say 16% of domestic violence is actually done by the woman ! Of course men are bigger and stronger, but i just want to mention that it is not all one way in every situation.

Originally Posted by Nice Guy

if she had been a bloke I would have punched her in the nose.

Originally Posted by helinuk

When we returned to uk from living in Singapore my kids new school friends asked them if Singapore was in Hong Kong....(no its 6 hrs flying time away.)... so it's not just kiwis who might not know their geography.