cathyc

That's explains a lot you live happily with all the negatives but because most of them don't impact on you you're fine and have very little time for anyone who has to struggle with them. I think the reasons why they don't impact on you are because your life back in Britain was pretty awful and it's all relative to that. You also have enough money put aside to be able to opt out of the world of work and do pretty much as you please. Some of us used to live pretty well back home and were a lot worse off for moviing to New Zealand where we ended up with manky cold houses and crappy jobs

Genesis

Again, no one asked you to come.

I do not go on police forums bashing the service because of the miserable way I was treated by peers and management alike. I have moved on from a part of my life that was not as good as it is now. I have no regrets and would never ever try to put off anyone joining the police.

I get the feeling that some people who have not had a good time in NZ would actively like to discourage people from coming..one openly said it...don't come!!

My home here in NZ was far from wonderful when I bought it. It has taken much time and effort to get where we are now. We have had to invest heavily to get where we wanted it to be.

The caveat is don't emigrate without sufficient funds. We are not rolling in it..for Gods sake I am just a bit older than most of you, you will probably have more money when you are almost 50! Its not a sin you know. And my life was not crap in the UK, the nieghbourhood was and so were all the crowds and the wall to wall, day to day crime.

I have had shed loads of crappy jobs..no one asked/ made me do them..they were part of my life. I don't really like the cleaning job I do each week, but it helps pay the bills. When I get that sick of it I will summat else.

cathyc

But why shouldn't they discourage people from coming if it spares them a lot of pain, money and heartache? look at the poll 40% didn't think they'd stay in New Zealand and that's just people who post on the New Zealand board if it had been on the MBTUK board too then the % may've been even higher. The thing is that these problems are very common for a lot of people and they don't always want to talk about them on this board because of the way they'll get attacked by people like you who delight in winding them up when they're feeling very vulnerable. I only feel able to post about it now and to face up to bullying posters because we managed to get sort out our lives and get out. Your quiet life in a backwater sounds as dull as ditch water to me but you love it, that just shows how we are all so different. You see it as a uptopia but to us it was sheer pergatory.

Genesis

You wonder why I put you on ignore? You call me a bully, you feel sorry for my wife..because I am SUCH a bully. You suggest my home town is a shit place to raise kids and that my life is dull and I am burnt out. You are one exceptionally rude person! And you call me a bully..go away would you???? Work out all that bitterness on me aye?? You and Nerine aren't sisters are you??

crap coffee

I burst out laughing

Genesis

They are very much of the same ilk are they not???

cathyc

What? I don't have any sisters thank you for asking, For heavens sakes Nerine isn't the only person to have moved from New Zealand to Australia you know plenty of people do it and will continue moving. I think you're suffering from an overactive imgaination and seeing ghosts where there are none. But if I see her I'll pass on your best wishes because you obiviously need to have her around. I used to post on another forum a year ago and the people there were mad too is there something in the water in that country?

No I didn't suggest your home town is a "sh-t place to raise kids" I don't even know where your home town is, it could be though you tell me what's it like?

And yes you are a bully
So if I don't like the things you say to me you're telling me to shut up is that right? that feels like bullying to me, do you find it difficult to talk about things calmly or do you always treat people who don't agree with you like this?

Genesis

It IS really good here isn't it? And apparently my life is as dull as ditch water. Bring on that dull, greyness of NZ. I just love it!! Alas some peple get real antsy when they hear of folk enjoying what they did not. Shame.

I wish everyone was happy..alas some are consigned to bitterness (or come over that way). Such is life.

Genesis

Excuse me. Re Palmerston North May 21st 12.53....... your post..."We almost went there...Tim was offered a job there".....waffle, waffle. You then over a number of posts slag off my life, my town and me generally. 'Sounds like a great place to bring up kids' was your dig at Palmy and so on.

Just go away and vent your bile elsewhere.

crap coffee

You know what. BEVS will turn up here soon and say 'this thread closed' something

I gotta go out to get some fresh air rather than spending time on BE forum - It seems that (again) this is a never ending argument (so far I know) I don't bother thinking about such issues any more. It's not worth. better go and making money or studying or cleaning the house or cooking or something else

spoonguy

This board is very pro NZ and an decenting voices do tend to get jumped on pretty quick, where as it seems to be ok to have a go at the UK. I think this is mainly due to the reasons most of the posters moved to NZ.

That said people here are very helpful with immigration issues or giving advice to newcomers.

I'd imagine most people who dont like NZ leave and stop posting on this forum, which in some respects makes the views here a little biased.

I for one like NZ, I wouldnt want to live here forever, I'll probably stay a year or so longer, but then my life in the UK was great, I value my extended family too much to move away perminantly. Maybe its my age but I can find it a little 'dull' here to, but I came here from London for work which is a big change. Most Kiwis my age are trying to do the opposite

There are lots of reasons not to move to NZ and people should be informed of them, its not better than the UK its just different. Depending on why you want to leave the UK it may be for you. Its pretty much as far from the UK as you can get so I'd tend to ask what was wrong with every other country you discounted first

Genesis

If it is seen that I am an agressor I am more than happy to have my account deleted. Let's see if that happens. Quite frankly I am at a stage where I care not one way or t'other.

I have always tried to help others who want to come here, I have been picked on by at least 3 people who hate NZ and turn their jibes at me to seem like I am the one doing the attacking.

I am not.

I await to see if I have my account deleted.

cathyc

You really do have a selective memory don't you or don't you read what people say properly? firstly when many people say their home town they mean the place they grew up in or where they came from which is why I couldn't understand why you'd said I'd called it "sh-t" Secondly you need to go back and read what I said I didn't say it was sh-t that was your description. THIS is what I said

and as for your life I didn't say it was dull as ditch water I said it sounds like it is, there is a big difference
And I was using it to show how different we all are. Do you remember saying this?
So when you say it it's ok but when someone else says the same but from the other side of the fence you get aggresive? You really do need to let other people express their opinions instead of trying to speak over them don't hound us off the board just for daring to be different to you.

crap coffee

Well. Genesis. please don't be too mad. I know you are a very helpful person like Happynz does. (I am not! - I am a crazy mixed up kid - Thanks Yotty for that )

I do respect everybody here on forum. so, whatever reason I try not to criticize anyone here in any case

Sure we can't love everybody, can we?

luckily we don't have to face people here though - It's good about this forum isn't it? but we have freedom of speech!

Genesis

Yawn.