On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 11:38:04 +0100, Dave Frightens Me
<deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> wrote:

    >On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 14:17:09 +1300, Daisy <[email protected]>
    >wrote:

    >>What gets me in New Zealand that this country is ranked 20! We have
    >>very low unemployment and a high standard of living.
    >>What criteria do these UN researchers use?
    >The number of people that want to live in another country perhaps?
    >Kiwis do exceedingly well in that area.

Good point.

I read a book by an American ex-pat now living outside Auckland. He
waxed eloquent about all things NZ: stunning landscapes; easygoing
people; no poisonous animals; stable economy; progessive culture and
recreational funsies. But he also mentioned the Kiwi habit of fleeing
the islands at the first available opportunity. Few Kiwis leave for
good, but according to this writer most NZers enjoy getting away very
much, even if it's just a shopping jaunt to Sydney.

I suppose if I spent 30-odd years having traveled no further than NZ,
I'd want to ramble, too. I've traveled and lived all over North
America - a sizable continent - and I continue to yearn for foreign
shores.

- TR