turkeys

Not saying I am over New Zealand, or that the UK is better, just my decision to go back. But yes, everyone has an opinion on it, even when I am just telling them in conversation. I find though that real friends will not try to impose their opinions and just support you in your decision. Its generally people in passing (or on message boards) who are opinionated.

BEVS

Oopsies guys. Nasty pointy barbs are arising & just when I was thinking it was going so well.

Try and leave the personal hits out of your posts can you please?

DC10

I'm glad you've been here before, Howick. Thought it was just me

BEVS

To make it clear.

subtle or otherwise.

I've been here before too.

Kija

I've not been here

BEVS

I know & I'm glad.

It's not nice and not necessary.

Retire to the KiwiBar and raise a fizzy fire water to my lovely old Hollycat . It's a better place to be than where the bile spouts forth for no apparent reason.

Debbie2NZ

Um, I didn't take Turkeys reply as any sort of personal hit and I don't think he took my remark as a personal hit. He just replied, that's all.

Nice Guy

The first Vinyl record I purchased was 1, 2, 3 by Len Barrie.

That was a jolly good hit in those days.........actually I think I still have it somewhere.........time to get out the gramophone!

Expat Kiwi

I know what you mean, our friends were very supportive when we left and some admitted that they would've done the same if they could, I definitely never felt that they were judging us in any way. Most of them come over here for their holidays anyway so they can see why we left. One good thing is that we're never short of house-sitters

It's not that a given place is "better" or "worse" than another, just that another offers more of what you want. Just like people move town for better opportunities, it doesn't mean they have to hate the old place.

If people on message boards have an issue with what you're doing that's their problem to deal with, you do what's right for you.

Howick

People, this is a forum, I don't know you, you don't know me. Sticks & stones & all that stuff.

There are many pieces written on this forum I don't particularly like....or, agree with. I do what the rest of you should do. Ignore it. For example, I haven't necessarily agreed with some of what Genesis has had to say, or Kevin- but IMO, both have given their comments some context and provided some balance. Good enough for me.

Me old mucca Buzzy, sees Melbourne as some sort of Vienna by the Sea, European styled utopia, and IMO, its all about justifying why she is there, and not here. At least Melbourne's answer to Rush Limbaugh, has a sense of houmour, unlike Lemon Face Leither, who goes apoplectic, spraying mouthfuls of warm Irnbru onto the bedsit desktop, as he furiously types his next peice of negative bilge on the various failing of NZ.......such as 'It doesn't sound like it has a great deal going for it economically'. And he lives in Jockland! AKA Handoutsville.

Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo.

ExKiwilass

Word.

ExKiwilass

Pot, pot calling kettle...

No offence, but...you have generalized (negatively) just as much about Canada, even though you only lived in one part of it, I can only assume so you can justify moving back to NZ. You should take a good look at yourself before you take potshots at others. Even though I didn't like Melbourne as much as Buzzy I can see where he/she is coming from.

Sue

Come on chaps, lets keep things civil. Eh? We can agree to disagree without getting our sharp pointy things out.

Oh and Buzzy is a he

love30stm

Oh dear group hug everyone???

mickey_d