Whiners welcome
Oct 16th 2006, 2:14 am
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Re: Whiners welcome
Originally Posted by newkiwi
seeing as its a whinging thread, things i dont like about nz are:
its isolated
tv is very very bad
banking fees are expensive
houses have no heating
people can be parochial
difficult to form meaningful friendships with kiwis, easier with fellow immigrants (but there are loads of those)
roads are small and windy, takes forever to get anywhere
economy is small and scope for professional development less than say aus or uk
elections every three years so 2/3rd of the time nothing happens, as politicians jockey for votes prior to election year (no tax cut this year, lets wait and see if we need a white rabbit out of the hat next year if were behind in the polls)
but by far the worst of this place
NZ IDOL .....arrrgggghhh
but there are loads of positives, and looking at the list its not so bad if thats the worse you can say about a place.
its isolated
tv is very very bad
banking fees are expensive
houses have no heating
people can be parochial
difficult to form meaningful friendships with kiwis, easier with fellow immigrants (but there are loads of those)
roads are small and windy, takes forever to get anywhere
economy is small and scope for professional development less than say aus or uk
elections every three years so 2/3rd of the time nothing happens, as politicians jockey for votes prior to election year (no tax cut this year, lets wait and see if we need a white rabbit out of the hat next year if were behind in the polls)
but by far the worst of this place
NZ IDOL .....arrrgggghhh
but there are loads of positives, and looking at the list its not so bad if thats the worse you can say about a place.
TV is crap!!! I love those ultra bad 1950 style adverts! Another thing I hate are the "celebrity" estate agents with HUGE billboards everywhere. NZ IDOL? The worst ever.
I don't watch tv anymore. I wait for DVD TV series. I dunno if TV is such a big deal...I guess it is when its winter and nothing to do.....
Another pet hate of mine is when the media latch on to a kiwi, somewhere succeeding at something (no matter how trivial) and make a HUGE deal of it.
It's like they have to constantly remind us how great being a kiwi is......
Oct 16th 2006, 2:18 am
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Re: Whiners welcome
Originally Posted by Budowsky
TV is crap!!! I love those ultra bad 1950 style adverts! Another thing I hate are the "celebrity" estate agents with HUGE billboards everywhere. NZ IDOL? The worst ever.
I don't watch tv anymore. I wait for DVD TV series. I dunno if TV is such a big deal...I guess it is when its winter and nothing to do.....
Another pet hate of mine is when the media latch on to a kiwi, somewhere succeeding at something (no matter how trivial) and make a HUGE deal of it.
It's like they have to constantly remind us how great being a kiwi is......
I don't watch tv anymore. I wait for DVD TV series. I dunno if TV is such a big deal...I guess it is when its winter and nothing to do.....
Another pet hate of mine is when the media latch on to a kiwi, somewhere succeeding at something (no matter how trivial) and make a HUGE deal of it.
It's like they have to constantly remind us how great being a kiwi is......
Another thing I hate is when you open the door for someone and they just barge past without thanking you, when you let someone into your lane when driving and they don't thank you, and when you buy something in a shop and they don't say thank you.
good manners don't cost nothing do they?
Oct 16th 2006, 2:20 am
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Re: Whiners welcome
Originally Posted by Budowsky
Another thing I don't like is the KIWI inability to take the piss out of themselves and laugh at themselves - which the brits are great at. It's like they are afraid to show weakness or something.
Another thing I hate is when you open the door for someone and they just barge past without thanking you, when you let someone into your lane when driving and they don't thank you, and when you buy something in a shop and they don't say thank you.
good manners don't cost nothing do they?
Another thing I hate is when you open the door for someone and they just barge past without thanking you, when you let someone into your lane when driving and they don't thank you, and when you buy something in a shop and they don't say thank you.
good manners don't cost nothing do they?
I must just be a moaning pommie bastard.....
I also don't like that I can't talk about things I grew up with and talk about. Stuff like Grange hill, Harry enfield, Liverpool football team, the list is endless. That's why most of my mates are brits - common heritage.
Oct 16th 2006, 2:23 am
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Re: Whiners welcome
Originally Posted by Budowsky
I must just be a moaning pommie bastard.....
I also don't like that I can't talk about things I grew up with and talk about. Stuff like Grange hill, Harry enfield, Liverpool football team, the list is endless. That's why most of my mates are brits - common heritage.
I also don't like that I can't talk about things I grew up with and talk about. Stuff like Grange hill, Harry enfield, Liverpool football team, the list is endless. That's why most of my mates are brits - common heritage.
I also hate the number 9 wire philosophy. So called kiwi ingenuity. Erm I better stop. It seems there is shitload I could whinge about.
Oct 16th 2006, 2:53 am
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Re: Whiners welcome
Budowsky...I like and agree with many of your comparrissons, nice to see good and bad side by side... 
Oct 16th 2006, 6:19 am
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Re: Whiners welcome
Originally Posted by Budowsky
I also hate the number 9 wire philosophy. So called kiwi ingenuity. Erm I better stop. It seems there is shitload I could whinge about.
Oct 16th 2006, 6:24 am
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Re: Whiners welcome
Originally Posted by sky
Lol you were on a bit of a roll there weren't you
Easy to do. Must stay positive, must stay positive.....
Oct 16th 2006, 6:27 am
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Re: Whiners welcome
Originally Posted by Budowsky
Easy to do. Must stay positive, must stay positive.....
Oct 16th 2006, 6:34 am
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Re: Whiners welcome
Originally Posted by sky
Yis a lot of it is state of mind isn't it also being here so long you start to forget stuff and can't make those comparrisons anymore.
If I could only take everything I like about both countries and start a new one...
Oct 16th 2006, 7:38 am
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Re: Whiners welcome
Originally Posted by Budowsky
Yeah. Im not quite a brit anymore and not quite a kiwi. Im sort of in between.
If I could only take everything I like about both countries and start a new one...
If I could only take everything I like about both countries and start a new one...
Oct 16th 2006, 8:24 am
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Re: Whiners welcome
Originally Posted by kt0157
OK. Let rip. What are the downs to emigrating to NZ. What don't you like? Want to come back? Why?
How easy is it to get a job?
Exchanging driving licence? Easy?
Signing up to a doctor?
Getting car insurance? How expensive?
Getting credit cards? Do banks whine about local credit history?
Qualifications recognized by Government/employers?
Phone service good? Broadband availability?
K.
How easy is it to get a job?
Exchanging driving licence? Easy?
Signing up to a doctor?
Getting car insurance? How expensive?
Getting credit cards? Do banks whine about local credit history?
Qualifications recognized by Government/employers?
Phone service good? Broadband availability?
K.
Oct 16th 2006, 8:50 am
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Re: Whiners welcome
Originally Posted by Budowsky
I also hate the number 9 wire philosophy. So called kiwi ingenuity. Erm I better stop. It seems there is shitload I could whinge about.
Nowt else though to mention.....
Oh yes.........I hate it when your wife falls over in the street and breaks her arm and has to take 6 weeks off work. Would never happen in blighty!
Bah!
Oct 16th 2006, 8:54 am
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Re: Whiners welcome
Originally Posted by Biddy
Oh yes.........I hate it when your wife falls over in the street and breaks her arm and has to take 6 weeks off work. Would never happen in blighty!
Bah!
Oct 16th 2006, 9:00 am
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Re: Whiners welcome
Originally Posted by SarahB
Well, I have something to whinge about. I probably wouldnt have a bun in the oven if I was still back in blighty!!
Mmmmm alfresco nooky.
Oct 16th 2006, 9:06 am
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Re: Whiners welcome
Originally Posted by Biddy
All that fresh air eh?
Mmmmm alfresco nooky.
Mmmmm alfresco nooky.
LOL....
I wouldnt have even thought about having another bub back in UK. I'm getting too old for a start!!
Oooooh, can you imagine having nooky on the beaches here.... lol.... sand in all kinds of places and sandfly bites could be MOST painful!!