marblep

Gosh, the threads have been interesting.

But a few of you have a terrible view of the average NZ'er.

We are like you UK'ers, we come in all shapes and sizes. Some of us have degrees, some of us don't. Some like rugby, some like football, some like BBQs. Some are vegeterian.

We've even got rocket scientists. And artists and musicians.

Please stop putting your bad experiences on every NZ'er. We are not a backward race.

concretepump

well said , some of my best friends are kiwi,

Persephone

And I married one

AndyEvs

You are right of course, change "all" to 'most' and bingo! Only kidding! That would be like describing all poms as whingers!

simonsi

Interesting, my first reaction on seeing the thread title was "how insulting, who has gone and intimated that! Of course they aren't...."

BEVS

Quite!

When face to face , isn't it a person by person basis . It is for me and him.

When in a rugby crowd though, it's the experience of being within that crowd.

When on the road, it's the overall impression of the drivers around you.

I suppose the overall view you gain will come from the overall experiences you have.

jmh

As a fellow kiwi I hear ya!

I lived in the UK for 24 years and all that time lived in London. Most of the people I met were through work and they were often well educated, well travelled and in demanding jobs.

When I got married my husband's family were from rural Devon. My God it was like stepping back into the 1950's. I couldn't believe it. Even the ones who were my age seemed old fashioned and outdated. But I never thought of any of them as thick. They went to school, got a job at the local co-op, got married and had kids. So they may not have been worldly and educated but they were nice people who welcomed me into their homes and families. It would have been wrong to judge them against my own life experiences. And who says a smart-arse Londoner knows any better anyway (they probably said behind my back )

I read some of the stories on this board with astonishment. It is not a NZ that I recognise, but hey, I live in South Auckland which has a very diverse population, many of whom have lived overseas. In my line of work I meet factory workers and CEO's of global companies. It's amazing how different we all are.

TommyLuck

Me too ... Which makes her a fool, but not stupid

BEVS

..and bless yer socks. It must be frustrating to read on Brit boards like this one how some overseas people peg NZers as a whole. Feel the same sort of frustrations when hearing certain stock phrases about the UK and the English. About the Irish for that matter - my Mum having been Irish.

To be honest, you'll read the same sort of thing across much of BE. Don't think we'll be entering the 'Age of Aquarious' any time soon.

I'm sending you your first lot of BE karma as that's all I have to send.
You seem fine to me.

scottishstacey

Yeah it seems to be on most forums tbh. I havent saw many about kiwi's but ive saw loads of stereotypes about australians - they are dumb, no class or culture, sexist etc. All from brits. Can see why it gets annoying. I feel the same about things said about scots, when i was researching about scottish independence i came across a lot of bad stuff!

You'll always get ones in any country who tar everyone with the same brush

Sherlock Holmes

I'm part Scots. I love Scotland. I find the Scots to be most friendly. And they have good cause not to be sometimes. I've only ever been there in Summer.

But when I saw the snow height indicator rods at the bottom of Glen Coe, I figured it can snow a lot in winter. So I couldn't live there. English people retire to Scotland and then complain about getting snowed in.

Research.

scottishstacey

It snows a lot up north around inverness, aviemore - places like that. Where i live doesnt usually get much. Last time we had really bad snow was 2010. We seem to escape it most of the time

Glad to hear you found us friendly

Snap Shot

Oh this thread is going to be a belter when it really gets going ! How long before the mods close it down.....place your bets !

My husband is a kiwi. Unfortunately so is my sister in law. Nuff said.

Scottish people ? Salt of the earth. My best friend at school was Scottish, from Inverness as it goes. I remember good times there. I've also had holidays to Glasgow, Loch Awe, Ayr, Oban, some of the islands, Aberdeen, St Andrews, Stirling, all very nice.

BEVS

Probably coz it's

BEVS

My Mum was Irish . My Dad was English. THeir friends were German & Italian That weren't easy for me as a kid.