Aucklanders

[woodybee]

Have just spent the last few days up in Auckland and found them there Aucklanders to be the freindliest folk around. So sod all the folk that call them Jaffas, I think they are the trendiest and friendliest folk in NZ and I have travelled up and down the Islands to say that.

All that crap that folk spout on about Aucklanders is totally unfounded. They can get stuffed if they say nasty things about Aucklanders............. Read my thread on The Coast to Coast and Find out why I hold the Aucklanders dear to my heart now.

Ciao for now, Coast to Coat write up will be done real soon, have to squeeze out some zzzzzzzzzzz'z now:Punk:

[Slyer]

We do try.

[RocKai]

Just which part of Auckland were you riding and what time?

[LBD]

Have just spent the last few days up in Auckland and found them there Aucklanders to be the freindliest folk around. So sod all the folk that call them Jaffas, I think they are the trendiest and friendliest folk in NZ and I have travelled up and down the Islands to say that.

:Punk:

Well I guess if you use Queenstowners as a measuring rod.....:whistle:

I always thought JAFA was an anagram for "Just another Friendly Aucklander"....(Another Tui moment there):oi-grr:

So ...uh ....when were you planning to move north?:bye::bye:

[DarkLord]

Depends which part they are in.

I lived there for 18 months and a lot of them were anything but friendly.

If you want to see genuinely friendly folk, I'd recommend somewhere like Taupo.

[skidMark]

Depends which part they are in.

I lived there for 18 months and a lot of them were anything but friendly.

If you want to see genuinely friendly folk, I'd recommend somewhere like Taupo.

Ahh taupo...babes, track...big lake....sun....snowboarding...

:shifty: mmm do want

[malfunconz]

more auckland envy ......... were people too!

[portokiwi]

:niceone: its true... Aucklanders are nice people :niceone:
I had that Canterbury attitude when I came to Auckland, that changed very fast.
Mind you I never went for the Blues:nono: Back to being a Wellington fan again now,:niceone::bleh::niceone:

[paturoa]

I can explain this, there actualy two Aucklands.

When coming over the Bombays if you need to be in the right lane for the correct Auckland.

The other lane takes you to the shit hole (where I can keep a good earning job) where we have the notable distinctions of having the highest rates in unzud of burgulary, mcycle theft (see Frosty for that) violent crime, fucking tailgaters.. I could go on.

Or .... the arsehole rate is the same anywhere, we just concentrate a whole bunch of them in one place so that their prey is also concentrated. Intermingled in this mess is also the same ratio of the "freindliest folk around" that exists anywhere else.

[MSTRS]

I guess with some 1 Million inmates, the law of averages says there'll be quite a few friendly ones. I guess the laws of coincidence put them all in your vicinity.:bleh::devil2:

[Bass]

Depends which part they are in.

I lived there for 18 months and a lot of them were anything but friendly.

If you want to see genuinely friendly folk, I'd recommend somewhere like Taupo.


Yeah real friendly - lived in Taupo for 2 years and the neighbours kids all called my family Honkies and stole their toys.

As you say, it's individual experiences, eh?

[MsKABC]

Some are a bit toffee nosed, to be sure (generally the ones that live in Auckland City proper), but mostly Aucklanders are just the same as other NZers, except often a bit more "townie". I've lived in/around Auckland now for over 10 years off and on, but funnily enough I still don't consider myself a true Aucklander. I grew up Waikato and that's where I think of as "home". You can take the girl out of mooloo.... :laugh: My husband is born and bred West Auckland and you would never pick him as an Aucklander if you met him on the street! (He doesn't dress well enough for a start! :lol:)

[98tls]

Whats this Auckland thing you speak of?:whistle:

[Burtha]

Lived in Auckland for 7 years, most were great, but not all.
Just like everywhere there is a "wrong side of the tracks" peoples... ie; some right assholes.
Have lived lots of places, great people everywhere, shyte people everywhere.
Best part is, there are more great people out there than shyte people thank goodness!!

EDIT: even in Oz - I know !!!!
:eek:

[PirateJafa]

Have just spent the last few days up in Auckland and found them there Aucklanders to be the freindliest folk around. So sod all the folk that call them Jaffas, I think they are the trendiest and friendliest folk in NZ and I have travelled up and down the Islands to say that.

All that crap that folk spout on about Aucklanders is totally unfounded. They can get stuffed if they say nasty things about Aucklanders............. Read my thread on The Coast to Coast and Find out why I hold the Aucklanders dear to my heart now.

Fuck off, we don't want the hicks finding out or they'll all come here. :niceone:

[Ragingrob]

The other day I was talking to someone from Spain who said "You make me laugh, I thought New Zealanders were cold towards other people".

I reckon those damn Aussies have been spreading rumours or something! :bash:

[Tank]

It never ceases to amaze me that people generalize folk simply because of what city / town they live in.

There are good bastards, and assholes in every part of society - the geographic location has no bearing on it.

Except the in-bread and feral west coasters - and that must be true because Helen Clarke said it.

[Swoop]

My husband is born and bred West Auckland
He would have been proud this morning! An absolutely stunning sunrise on a cloudless, calm morning. Sun trying to peep through the skyscrapers in town and hot air balloons being launched.

Tomorrow I will have the camera with me!!

[Slyer]

Yep, I've been loving the cloudless and coldish days. :)

[Maha]

To be fair and to be honest, I lived in Papatotetoe for 12 months and never had a problem at all. I lived in a two bedroom flat (one of two) and next door got broken into one friday during the day, they never touched my place, and would have had to go around my place to get to the back of next door. I once got home after work and my garage door was wide open...nobody inside, nothing gone, I must have left it open when I went to work. Now for the honest part....the CBD smells like shit!

[skidMark]

It never ceases to amaze me that people generalize folk simply because of what city / town they live in.

There are good bastards, and assholes in every part of society - the geographic location has no bearing on it.

Except the in-bread and feral west coasters - and that must be true because Helen Clarke said it.


Yeah but our mate John State House Key will retract it, like he is retracting every other fuckup labour made. :niceone:

[MsKABC]

He would have been proud this morning! An absolutely stunning sunrise on a cloudless, calm morning. Sun trying to peep through the skyscrapers in town and hot air balloons being launched.

Tomorrow I will have the camera with me!!

I didn't see them today, but saw one yesterday. One of my dogs goes absolutely ballistic at hot air balloons - she runs around in hysterics, barking and looking suspiciously at the sky, it's hilarious!

[Swoop]

I didn't see them today, but saw one yesterday. One of my dogs goes absolutely ballistic at hot air balloons - she runs around in hysterics, barking and looking suspiciously at the sky, it's hilarious!
Strange. People who have been on a balloon ride have said that is a common occurrence... hearing nothing but the burner in the balloon and dogs barking!!

[peasea]

I lived on the North Shore for twenty years and you can shove the whole place up yer arse.

Did I just type that or think it?:whocares:

[Slyer]

North shore for the WIN

[DarkLord]

Yeah real friendly - lived in Taupo for 2 years and the neighbours kids all called my family Honkies and stole their toys.

As you say, it's individual experiences, eh?

Really? that's a shame. :( Can't say I've seen much evidence of that sort of thing around here yet, but as you say, it is individual experiences.

[MsKABC]

Strange. People who have been on a balloon ride have said that is a common occurrence... hearing nothing but the burner in the balloon and dogs barking!!

Friends of ours live at Ohakea airbase, and their dog reacts the same way....to aeroplanes! :lol:

[Bass]

Really? that's a shame. :( Can't say I've seen much evidence of that sort of thing around here yet, but as you say, it is individual experiences.

If I am to tell the whole story, I should say that I think it was just a small patch around the house we were renting at the time.
Good demonstration of what makes generalisations dangerous, eh? - especially when biassed data and small sample sizes are used to draw the conclusions.
In truth, my own experience is that given the chance, people are pretty much the same the world over - surprisingly so IMHO.

[Big Dave]

It never ceases to amaze me that people generalize folk simply because of what city / town they live in.

There are good bastards, and assholes in every part of society - the geographic location has no bearing on it.




Indeed - that actually applies to countries too.
See: Dave's theorem of folks is folks.


Except the in-bread and feral west coasters -

What do they do for a crust?

[peasea]

North shore for the WIN

The North Shore was a nice place twenty years ago, then they came along and malled the crap out of it. 99% of its character is gone, in moved the trendy twats (who couldn't stand a bit of chicken pooh and called for the culling of one of Albany's coolest icons) and the price of a pint went through the roof.

Cruisy live bands in the garden bar of the Albany on a Sunday arvo was a great way to round out a Sunday, you could take the kids too.

I reckon the whole area has lost its soul and direction.

[jaymzw]

The North Shore was a nice place twenty years ago, then they came along and malled the crap out of it. 99% of its character is gone, in moved the trendy twats (who couldn't stand a bit of chicken pooh and called for the culling of one of Albany's coolest icons) and the price of a pint went through the roof.

Cruisy live bands in the garden bar of the Albany on a Sunday arvo was a great way to round out a Sunday, you could take the kids too.

I reckon the whole area has lost its soul and direction.

Agreed sort of..

But is that North Shore's fault?

Development happens everywhere...

And its still got to be 100 X better than the other side of the bridge.....


I do miss those roosters

[alanzs]

When we first moved into Auckland, the neighbours came by with welcome gifts. Very, very cool. :niceone:

[peasea]

Agreed sort of..

But is that North Shore's fault?

Development happens everywhere...

And its still got to be 100 X better than the other side of the bridge.....


I do miss those roosters

Points taken but progress was too fast and the infrastructure burst at the seams, councils can't see past the increased rates revenue etc etc.

The "other" side of the bridge? Ick.

Yup, them roosters were cool.

[peasea]

When we first moved into Auckland, the neighbours came by with welcome gifts. Very, very cool. :niceone:

That happened to us when we moved to our latest NELSON addy.

[Jacko2]

Have just spent the last few days up in Auckland and found them there Aucklanders to be the freindliest folk around. So sod all the folk that call them Jaffas, I think they are the trendiest and friendliest folk in NZ and I have travelled up and down the Islands to say that.

All that crap that folk spout on about Aucklanders is totally unfounded. They can get stuffed if they say nasty things about Aucklanders............. Read my thread on The Coast to Coast and Find out why I hold the Aucklanders dear to my heart now.

Ciao for now, Coast to Coat write up will be done real soon, have to squeeze out some zzzzzzzzzzz'z now:Punk:

Well Done Woody!
Ya gets back what ya put out there.
Funny thing is, most people in Auckland don't actually come from here.

[MSTRS]

What do they do for a crust?

Don't wash? Especially 'down there'....

[scumdog]

Fuck off, we don't want the hicks finding out or they'll all come here. :niceone:

We ain't all THAT silly!!:shutup::shifty:

[idb]

Don't wash? Especially 'down there'....

Ha!
For your information, as today is March 26...it's only 6 more days until bath day!!!
How quickly 12 months rolls around!