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Thread: What's wrong & what's right with NZ?

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    [QUOTE=jonbuoy;1129343893]Good: Easy lifestyle, not much in the way of red tape to get things done, beautifull scenery, great roads, new empty country, great people, no class system.

    Roger that, lifestyle-wise. This place has potential, but.... culturally we are a bit conservative, staunch, uninteresting and intellectually backward huh? Also, we really need to stop wearing ugh boots and polar-fleece trackie pants to town asap.

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    Quote Originally Posted by T.G.W View Post
    Agreed, what's the old saying... "In sport, and outta court"
    Yeah, Marc Ellis, Hugh McGahan, Brent Todd and some former All Blacks...what he said.

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    Quote Originally Posted by popelli View Post
    the system in nz also allows payment to cover mortgage outgoings, the system in the uk does not they expect you to sell your house and live off the proceeds before they will pay out the dole once the 6 months copntribution based allowance ceases
    You're talking shite. If you've been out of work for 13 weeks, the UK dole pays the interest on your mortgage for up to 2 years.

    Right: Low cost of living. Anyone from any background can succeed.
    Wrong: 67% of Australia's GDP per capita. Tall poppy syndrome when fellow countrymen actually do succeed.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Voltaire View Post
    Yeah, Marc Ellis, Hugh McGahan, Brent Todd and some former All Blacks...what he said.
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    Quote Originally Posted by svr View Post
    [Roger that, lifestyle-wise. This place has potential, but.... culturally we are a bit conservative, staunch, uninteresting and intellectually backward huh? Also, we really need to stop wearing ugh boots and polar-fleece trackie pants to town asap.
    It is a lot better than across the ditch. We are far far too Americanised, graffiti everywhere, and the climate is better there (for me at least). Much better social justice over there, the maoris are doing an amazing job of keeping there culture alive while integrating into society.

    Bad: No good jobs for me and my fiancee there yet, economy is not going as well as Aus.

    James

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    [QUOTE=svr;1129344768]
    Quote Originally Posted by jonbuoy View Post
    Good: not much in the way of red tape to get things done,
    (I think I weeeeed a little)

    Oh how I LOLed.


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    Right: its New Zealand, its unique and it ain't called Godzone for nothing. If you have travelled overseas and seen the filth and poverty (and thats not just in '3rd world' nations) then you can really appreciate how good we've got it.

    Wrong:bitching and moaning. C'mon people! Lighten up, sure we have our problems but its still a bloody fantastic place to live!

    Note to self: try not to bitch and moan when the bike rego is due...(well if thats all I have to bitch and moan about then life ain't too bad!).
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    Quote Originally Posted by Anakist View Post
    It is a lot better than across the ditch. We are far far too Americanised, graffiti everywhere, and the climate is better there (for me at least). Much better social justice over there, the maoris are doing an amazing job of keeping there culture alive while integrating into society.
    James

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    [QUOTE=Swoop;1129346937]
    Quote Originally Posted by svr View Post

    (I think I weeeeed a little)

    Oh how I LOLed.


    Someone has not attempted to cut a tree they own, which is on their own property. Not even going to mention build something.
    Yeah but still not as bad as Europe for paperwork.
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    right they take drunk drivers off the road
    wrong they give you a tecket for doing a mean wheely(every one ales thort it was grate)
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