What does it mean to be a New Zealander?

[terbang]

I'm a born New Zealander though I trace my forebears to Scotland. When living up there, I was asked in earnest by a pom as to how I saw myself. A Scotsman who was back home or a New Zealander living in Scotland. The easy reply came straight out, a New Zealander of course. It shocked me that I could have been mistaken for or could have passed as one of them. As I wander around a bit, I am left with the impression that, no matter what the circumstances, we still hold our country of birth in a special standing, it sort of goes right to our core.

[Animal]

Negativism? Realism? Identifying issues to create a groundswell in order to work at fixing them? It's hard to tell peoples intent from words on the internet isn't it.... so no i wont shut the fuck up bahahahahahaaaa

And there's the difference...
Your motivation is to create a groundswell to encourage change, and fixing the things that are wrong. Others simply bitch for want of something to do, but are either unwilling or too apathetic to want to fix anything... or too busy contributing to the country's decline. It's the latter mob that should STFU.

[Dave Lobster]

It's the latter mob that should STFU.

Or be kicked out.

[Ocean1]

To me it means gumboots, No8 wire, good ol' kiwi ingenuity, climbing mountains, building boats and splitting atoms.


But I'm fookin old.


Apparently.

[Usarka]

And there's the difference...
Your motivation is to create a groundswell to encourage change, and fixing the things that are wrong. Others simply bitch for want of something to do, but are either unwilling or too apathetic to want to fix anything... or too busy contributing to the country's decline. It's the latter mob that should STFU.

I will buy you a beer.

[Animal]

I will buy you a beer.

When I get back home, I'll take you up on that offer - and repay the compliment.

Animal (formerly CADanimal)

[skidMark]

I must be a true nzer...i have a figure 8 of number 8 wire in my elbow see!

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/at...2&d=1120127770

when i got home the hospital and showed the old man that x-ray....

"i could've done that in the garage with welding wire"

[Skyryder]

We all hit the jackpot by being born in NZ or getting to live here. It's just that the jackpot is not as big now for the new born as it was when I was born.

Skyryder