NZ Pros and Cons
Aug 16th 2012, 5:01 pm
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Re: NZ Pros and Cons
Dumbledore. Great post and I agree 100% with all your cons.
Aug 16th 2012, 8:07 pm
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Don't come to Nelson unless you are sandfly proof. Summer you need the day long protection. Same for the sun and the wind really.
You're talking with someone who spent their whole life by the water. Sea and rivers.
As for the other stuff about Bmth . Well. You know what. That's me , my family and friends you are talking about there love.
It may not float your boat of course but it is blue flag, clean & 5 miles long.You just have to move away from the usual BH tourist spots to find great space ,which is not hard at all.
You wanna see Mapua of a summer.
Actually. Don't.
You're talking with someone who spent their whole life by the water. Sea and rivers.
As for the other stuff about Bmth . Well. You know what. That's me , my family and friends you are talking about there love.
It may not float your boat of course but it is blue flag, clean & 5 miles long.You just have to move away from the usual BH tourist spots to find great space ,which is not hard at all.
You wanna see Mapua of a summer.
Actually. Don't.I'm sorry BEVS if I offended you. I was having half a crack at the great British stereotypes of beaches. I didn't mean for you to take it personally
Aug 16th 2012, 11:46 pm
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Re: NZ Pros and Cons
Too true BEVS. Whatever floats your boat. Bournemouth beach doesn't do it for me after seeing heaving crowds when it's hot. Jostling with thousands of people with the ever present smell of chip fat and chsvs drinking copious amounts of alcohol doesn't float my boat. I also hate beaches with piers....ugggh. But that is just me. Give me Tunnel Beach, Aramoana, St Clair, Warrington, Karitane beach anyday. Strangely we didn't frequent the beaches when we were younger (or rarely did) we spent most of our time at lakes and rivers.
Hardly any sandflies down south (or at least they don't like my blood). All the things you state are equally prevalent in the UK (and worldwide probably) too BEVS. Some people are allowed to prefer NZ beaches, and/or UK beaches. I have never had to use insect repellant in NZ other than on the west coast. Totally personal preference
Hardly any sandflies down south (or at least they don't like my blood). All the things you state are equally prevalent in the UK (and worldwide probably) too BEVS. Some people are allowed to prefer NZ beaches, and/or UK beaches. I have never had to use insect repellant in NZ other than on the west coast. Totally personal preference
. At the end of the summer they used to hold a lights festival in the gardens, do they still do that Bevs? My favourite part of it was Hengistbury Head
My other favourite beaches are in west Wales, Devon and Scotland, places like Freshwater West and Mellon Udrigle
I know a few that don't get crowded and are wild, beautiful places where you can cockle to your heart's content and then retreat to a local inn for a real ale and warm by the fireside. Some of those beaches are accessed by country lanes where you can pick wild elderberries and blackberries in the autumn and sloes for Christmas gin.
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Aug 17th 2012, 7:08 am
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Some of the beach's on the west coast of Scotland up towards Oban are incredible.
A big con has to be the distance away from family. I skype my family every day so they can say hi to the kids. How does everyone cope. Do you visit home or have people visit you each year?
A big con has to be the distance away from family. I skype my family every day so they can say hi to the kids. How does everyone cope. Do you visit home or have people visit you each year?
Aug 17th 2012, 7:15 am
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Re: NZ Pros and Cons
pros - scenery, empty beaches, clean air, clean water, good coffee.
cons - crime, xenophobia, feeling ostracised as an expat, high cost of living, low wages, long way from family and home, lack of culture or short history, nouveau riche materialism, crime, dangerous drivers, slack attitudes, small sections with big houses, bad taste architecture, conversation consists of 'mortgages, beer, rugby, sport' and gossip. Earthquakes. Last and not least - poor, slow and corrupt medical system.
feeling like you dont belong.
Why is everyone leaving?
cons - crime, xenophobia, feeling ostracised as an expat, high cost of living, low wages, long way from family and home, lack of culture or short history, nouveau riche materialism, crime, dangerous drivers, slack attitudes, small sections with big houses, bad taste architecture, conversation consists of 'mortgages, beer, rugby, sport' and gossip. Earthquakes. Last and not least - poor, slow and corrupt medical system.
feeling like you dont belong.
Why is everyone leaving?
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Aug 18th 2012, 9:20 am
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Re: NZ Pros and Cons
pros - scenery, empty beaches, clean air, clean water, good coffee.
cons - crime, xenophobia, feeling ostracised as an expat, high cost of living, low wages, long way from family and home, lack of culture or short history, nouveau riche materialism, crime, dangerous drivers, slack attitudes, small sections with big houses, bad taste architecture, conversation consists of 'mortgages, beer, rugby, sport' and gossip. Earthquakes. Last and not least - poor, slow and corrupt medical system.
feeling like you dont belong.
Why is everyone leaving?
cons - crime, xenophobia, feeling ostracised as an expat, high cost of living, low wages, long way from family and home, lack of culture or short history, nouveau riche materialism, crime, dangerous drivers, slack attitudes, small sections with big houses, bad taste architecture, conversation consists of 'mortgages, beer, rugby, sport' and gossip. Earthquakes. Last and not least - poor, slow and corrupt medical system.
feeling like you dont belong.
Why is everyone leaving?
Struggling to find too many positives to add.
Socially, its a disaster. If it wasnt for the other expats, it would be truely dire around here. Dull. Nowhere that you really want to go when it comes around to the weekend. Im now think Im lucky to have been brought up in the UK with broader outlook and experiences.
I cant think of one reason why you wouldnt try somewhere else in the Uk before you ever tried NZ. Its like living in a corridor.
To add to Rix's list of cons - housing is appalling for the most part, damp, cold and noisy; Justice system, ha ha. Fancy a nice night out in a country pub with interesting locals? Ha ha forget it. Do you love listening to really really loud cars all day and night - youll love it here then.
