Aucklanders

[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!

[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.

[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?

[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!

[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.