Whinging NZ

**vifferman** · 14th March 2008, 10:09

Originally Posted by Ocean1

I blame the parents.

So does my autistic son.

I think he needs a life coach. Someone who gets paid to put up with his shit.

**Finn** · 14th March 2008, 10:13

Originally Posted by YellowDog

There is no place you could go to in the world and say there are no issues with society and government.

Yes there is, Monaco.

While it's nice to observe that there is still a glimmer of patriotism left in NZ, accepting mediocrity is why the little island is in the shit and getting much worse.

When you say NZ isn't so bad, you're thinking about riding through the twisties and eating pies with your mates. Saying NZ is better than a lot of other countries is true but irrelevant because we live here... for now. This country has significant problems and a very bleak future. We've missed the boat. The country that could have been...

**Ocean1** · 14th March 2008, 10:14

Originally Posted by vifferman

So does my autistic son.

I think he needs a life coach. Someone who gets paid to put up with his shit.

Well that's different innit, part of the job description. See paragraph 173, clause 34(f) re "teenagers, the consequences of sex."

**scracha** · 14th March 2008, 10:14

Originally Posted by vifferman

or maybe I just said exactly what I meant, how I meant it

how would you know and why would you bother guessing? what a pointless post

Cause I've hearth that phrase 100 times from what I'm guessing is "your kind". Bit if you're not then I sincerely apologise.

Originally Posted by vifferman

In summary, a life coach is a tosser who tells other tossers how to aspire to non-tosserdom.

Sounds like a fuggin awesum job.

Originally Posted by vifferman

read on the other thread that Bikern1mpho wants to come to NZ to practice her skills...............

Only cos she read the "depressed thread" and concluded she's have plenty of work.

**boomer** · 14th March 2008, 10:15

Originally Posted by yod

or maybe I just said exactly what I meant, how I meant it

how would you know and why would you bother guessing? what a pointless post

you've never met me and know nothing about me and you come up with that comment?

how would you know and why would you bother guessing? another pointless post

what is it with people?

Your persona on the net says it all mate. 'nuff said; and i'm obviously not the only one to notice it.

**Ixion** · 14th March 2008, 10:18

Originally Posted by Jim2

Oo no we didn't pay and we managed to get that particular principal to move on. Never let yourself or your family become a victim. Am I paranoid? Yes. But children have been flagged as "significantly different from their peers", so we have to be paranoid.

Why do they think that a bad thing?

**The Pastor** · 14th March 2008, 10:23

everyone complains, its not limited to NZ.

**Daffyd** · 14th March 2008, 10:23

Originally Posted by Ixion

Why do they think that a bad thing?

I'm guessing it's cos they wont allow themselves to be as easily brainwashed as thet should.
Pupils who think for themselves are no longer acceptible in our education system.

**James Deuce** · 14th March 2008, 10:24

Originally Posted by Ixion

Why do they think that a bad thing?

I don't know. I've asked that question directly and get "social isolation" as a response. Meanwhile the "socially isolated" kid is leading 13 redskins on a dragon hunt, right outside the window.

**yod** · 14th March 2008, 10:35

Originally Posted by scracha

Cause I've hearth that phrase 100 times from what I'm guessing is "your kind". Bit if you're not then I sincerely apologise.

guessing....says it all really

but thanks all the same

Originally Posted by boomer

Your persona on the net says it all mate. 'nuff said; and i'm obviously not the only one to notice it.

says what?

lets hear your assumptions

**vifferman** · 14th March 2008, 10:47

Originally Posted by scracha

blah bah blah, and etc etc etc and I can't read and dunno how to use the quotey thingo

Hey - scracha!
If you're going to use the quote function, make sure you do it properly - only one of your quoted quotes was from me!

**ManDownUnder** · 14th March 2008, 10:55

Originally Posted by Jim2

I don't know. I've asked that question directly and get "social isolation" as a response. Meanwhile the "socially isolated" kid is leading 13 redskins on a dragon hunt, right outside the window.

Oh my god ... thinking for themselves???

THERE'S the problem - they're not going to fit in ... not in NZ...

**Swoop** · 14th March 2008, 10:59

Originally Posted by Jim2

They've never acknowledged that the only beneficiaries of that Free Trade agreement are China, thanks to a massive trade imbalance in China's favour. Which will never change because we don't produce anything China wants.

Not quite true. China is now able to receive our "exported" raw materials that will processed in their factories, sent back to us and used to fill our rubbish dumps.
Scrap metal prices show this...

**James Deuce** · 14th March 2008, 11:29

Originally Posted by Swoop

Not quite true. China is now able to receive our "exported" raw materials that will processed in their factories, sent back to us and used to fill our rubbish dumps.
Scrap metal prices show this...

I've never seen meat turned into scrap metal. The Aluminum is Australian.