Maori harmed by immigration...

[vamr]

I am talking about an historically established Culture.........what do overseas people most associate with the 'culture' of NZ?

And of course there would be more Chinese living here than Maori's given the rate of immigration compared with the rate of Maori population rise but I was talking about the culture not the numbers of people.

Ah yes, "authenticity" or the search for it.

I'd imagine, by now, the numbers of second and third generations Chinese living in NZ would have become significant enough for the "Immigrant" label to be no longer applicable to a large portion of that denominator.

The plastic tikis of Rotovegas are hardly the "embrace" you call for. Sort of on par with putting a monkey in a zoo to educate the masses of the nobility of the animal.

[Dave Lobster]

what do overseas people most associate with the 'culture' of NZ?

The same as S Africans.. working in bars in London.

[scumdog]

But be aware, I'm taking notes of all you Maori bashing fools, when my empire is big enough to stage a forced military style take over of New Zealand (which could be done by lunch time...) you will all be exiled.

Exiled??
Where to, Hawaiiki???

Be no Maori there though eh?

[Ixion]

Otago .

[mstriumph]

......what do overseas people most associate with the 'culture' of NZ?

.......

sheep?






do i get a major prize? do i? do i? huh? huh??.......

[SwanTiger]

Exiled??
Where to, Hawaiiki???

Be no Maori there though eh?

I haven't decided that yet, but you wouldn't be one of those I'd exile, simply because you're the police man of the village people - if you know what I mean.

[SixPackBack]

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[scumdog]

I haven't decided that yet, but you wouldn't be one of those I'd exile, simply because you're the police man of the village people - if you know what I mean.

Well, nice to know I have SOME mana!!

[oldrider]

All this talk of "Maori bashing etc".

I asked my self the serious question:

Am I racist?

Answer:

Absolutely, when it suits me to be, I can be anything at any time if it suits the situation.

Am I ashamed of that?

No, not at all but it is not very often that such emotions overtake my rational sense of reason but if pushed I will grasp at anything to fight back with.

I try to control such behaviour, not to be PC, it's just that there is little to be gained by such uncontrolled outbursts.

I guess the child in me still gets out of control now and then and I say silly things.

Even if I don't say them I am still guilty of thinking them but it isn't going to cause world war three if I slip up because I feel I have been provoked too far, it only happens now and then.

So am I a racist?

Yes damn it, yes.

I bet we all are sometimes, if we are honest about it! Very un PC, John.