What is REALLY uncool about NZ
Jan 5th 2011, 5:09 am
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Re: What is REALLY uncool about NZ
what's uncool?
- standard of driving
- that car insurance isn't complusary
- louds ads on the tv, though I rarely watch it, equally annoying are the blatent product plugs on radio programs outside of the ad breaks
- drivers attitude to cyclists, worse I've experienced anywhere.
- poor standard of housing
- poor access to countryside outside of parks, particularly mtn biking
- variety of cheese poor, and comparatively expensive
- standard of driving
- that car insurance isn't complusary
- louds ads on the tv, though I rarely watch it, equally annoying are the blatent product plugs on radio programs outside of the ad breaks
- drivers attitude to cyclists, worse I've experienced anywhere.
- poor standard of housing
- poor access to countryside outside of parks, particularly mtn biking
- variety of cheese poor, and comparatively expensive
Jan 5th 2011, 5:14 am
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Re: What is REALLY uncool about NZ
There's a slight problem with the harsh sun. You can't switch it off and until the early 70's there was no sun protection so anyone born before that may be the ones paying the price.
Jan 5th 2011, 6:10 am
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In fact I think prior the 70's were the lucky ones. We never took chances with "so called" sun protectors that flooded the market.
We were taught to stay out of the harsh sun and wear sun hats.
Jan 5th 2011, 7:47 am
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There has also been sun protection in NZ. It just hasn't always been slip, slap, sloosh.
In fact I think prior the 70's were the lucky ones. We never took chances with "so called" sun protectors that flooded the market.
We were taught to stay out of the harsh sun and wear sun hats.
In fact I think prior the 70's were the lucky ones. We never took chances with "so called" sun protectors that flooded the market.
We were taught to stay out of the harsh sun and wear sun hats.
That defo ain't the case and their skin shows that to be the case - total.
Jan 5th 2011, 8:09 am
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Chocolate Cake makes some relevant observations about living here in NZ and after all, that is where we live ain't it? We should want these things to improve.
Jan 5th 2011, 10:14 pm
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I take it you are talking about what skin looks like. I am talking about protection from harsh rays prior to the days of slip, slap, slop
Research has shown that skin cancer has increased in bucket loads since Kiwi's had access so called "skin protection" products.
Jan 5th 2011, 10:18 pm
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Believe it or not (and this is a fact), the take up on insurance is roughly the same as the UK, where it is compulsory. If it was here also, just imagine what the price of it would be and do you really think that those who don't have it will start to pay for it? And then what would the penalty be for not having it?
Registration, WOF and a licence are all compulsory and it seems that half of NZ drives around without all three!!
Registration, WOF and a licence are all compulsory and it seems that half of NZ drives around without all three!!
Jan 5th 2011, 11:15 pm
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New Zealand has a higher rate of melanoma than Australia.
Jan 5th 2011, 11:28 pm
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NZ having higher rates of melanoma than Australia
Whilst neither country is particularly safe my perception is that it is taken a lot more seriously here, which may explain the slightly lower figures, though I'm sure the ozone hole has something to do with it as well.
This was in The Australian
This was in The Australian
NEW Zealand has edged out Australia to have the world's worst rate of melanomas, researchers have found.
Richard Martin from the New Zealand Melanoma Unit compared the skin cancer rates between the two countries and found Kiwis had slightly higher chances of suffering the dangerous cancer.
His unpublished research found about 44 New Zealanders per 100,000 were diagnosed with melanomas each year, while in Australia the rate was about 40 per 100,000.
Melanoma is the most deadly form of skin cancer, but not the most common.
“There has always been a kind of rivalry, not terribly good rivalry, between the two countries to know which is the melanoma centre of the world,” Dr Martin said.
The latest figures showed New Zealand's rates were higher, he said.
He said both Australia and New Zealand had skin cancer rates three to four times higher than other parts of the world, because so many light-skinned people lived at warm latitudes.
New Zealand, however, was under a larger part of the hole in the ozone layer, and had less pollution than Australia, which absorbed some UV radiation, he said.
Richard Martin from the New Zealand Melanoma Unit compared the skin cancer rates between the two countries and found Kiwis had slightly higher chances of suffering the dangerous cancer.
His unpublished research found about 44 New Zealanders per 100,000 were diagnosed with melanomas each year, while in Australia the rate was about 40 per 100,000.
Melanoma is the most deadly form of skin cancer, but not the most common.
“There has always been a kind of rivalry, not terribly good rivalry, between the two countries to know which is the melanoma centre of the world,” Dr Martin said.
The latest figures showed New Zealand's rates were higher, he said.
He said both Australia and New Zealand had skin cancer rates three to four times higher than other parts of the world, because so many light-skinned people lived at warm latitudes.
New Zealand, however, was under a larger part of the hole in the ozone layer, and had less pollution than Australia, which absorbed some UV radiation, he said.
Jan 6th 2011, 3:43 am
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I am not convinced that you and I are from the same generation Bev
I take it you are talking about what skin looks like. I am talking about protection from harsh rays prior to the days of slip, slap, slop
Research has shown that skin cancer has increased in bucket loads since Kiwi's had access so called "skin protection" products.
I take it you are talking about what skin looks like. I am talking about protection from harsh rays prior to the days of slip, slap, slop
Research has shown that skin cancer has increased in bucket loads since Kiwi's had access so called "skin protection" products.
If skin cancer has increased in NZ since 40 years back , then it is down to other factors which may well include not using the products available properly ,still not covering up or retreating to shade when needs be and , of course, the business of the ozone layer .
Fair play to schools here though. Kids must wear hats for starters and have sun screen available.
Jan 6th 2011, 4:32 am
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My boy not living here with me 
. That's tough in anyones book.
Jan 6th 2011, 8:13 am
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We are talking of the same era and age. These people certainly didn't cover up properly judging by the damage to their skin, especially their faces and that is both ladies and men. Quite shocking TBH.
If skin cancer has increased in NZ since 40 years back , then it is down to other factors which may well include not using the products available properly ,still not covering up or retreating to shade when needs be and , of course, the business of the ozone layer .
Fair play to schools here though. Kids must wear hats for starters and have sun screen available.
If skin cancer has increased in NZ since 40 years back , then it is down to other factors which may well include not using the products available properly ,still not covering up or retreating to shade when needs be and , of course, the business of the ozone layer .
Fair play to schools here though. Kids must wear hats for starters and have sun screen available.
It is hard to get out of the tan mentality though, I never put suncreen on in Britain, the sun just does not feel hot (either that or I never have any time to sit out in it anymore!!)It's hard to find good suncreen too, I find as I get older I get more and more reactions to it so use suncreen with zinc oxide - helps with prickly heat too!
