Integrating into a foreign society

[Deano]

Kiwis I find are pretty racist but not of the intentional kind -

I find that pretty rich coming from a Brit - most Brits I know hate the French and the Germans with a vengeance.

And if a Muslim is able to wear a Burqa during a trial or for a NZ photo driver's licence, shouldn't a rastafarian be able to smoke a joint without fear of arrest...I doubt it.

[Jackrat]

I work with a South African and an Iraqi,both top blokes.
They've both had similar negative exspereinces here as I had when I first moved to OZ.Little things like not having your Qualifications recognized,only being able to get employment in certain industrys,constant BS jokes that are anything but funny after the tenth time.
I have no problems understanding why some folks have a hard time intergrating,some of us don't make it easy.
I heard OZys saying they HATED FUCKIN KIWI'S a number of times,I've heard similar things said within ear shot of imigrants here.
I had one guy spit the dummy big time because I got a promotion he considered his,the fact I'd worked for the same company 12 years(BHP)and he'd been with them 2-3years didn't come into it,He was Australian and I was JUST ANOTHER FUCKING KIWI.
We're pretty much the same.
We wonder why they don't intergrate,Why would they ?

[Motu]

I used to know an East German - he jumped the wall when it was still up,left knowing he would never see his family again.He couldn't work at his trade in New Zealand,but he was as happy as Larry,no matter what happened to him in New Zealand he was better off.