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[MacD]

India is part of Asia.........didn't ya know

Grahameeboy is from UK, where everybody from east of Suez is Asian, as in from the Asian continent.

Not a common usage of the term in NZ.

But then again, everybody from the UK is a Pom.

[MacD]

Why is everyone so scared of Maori language and culture? I don't understand what it is that generates such a huge negative outpouring every time this "issue" pops up. It's a non-issue. The NZ Balance of Payments is an issue.

What he said...

Learning a second language from a young age is an excellent idea, and it is reasonable that it would be Maori in NZ. It doesn't stop you learning another more widespread language such as Spanish or Mandarin and most likely helps significantly.

The days of monolingual English-speaking Kiwis is fast coming to an end anyhow, the majority of people I work/interact with on a daily basis are multilingual, ranging from Welsh, Spanish, German and Greek, to Hindi, Mandarin and Korean speakers.

My schoolboy French doesn't really cut it anymore.

[98tls]

Iam not scared of Culture at all,just sick to death of paying for it.The culture thats costing this country so much reminds me of that spike milligan clip with the fat guy that just kept on eating.....just wish it would hurry up and explode.Personally i dont want to own the country i just want to enjoy what it has to offer.Be nice to think that when i pass away my nearest and dearest can plant me where she sees fit...

[scumdog]

What he said...

Learning a second language from a young age is an excellent idea, and it is reasonable that it would be Maori in NZ. It doesn't stop you learning another more widespread language such as Spanish or Mandarin and most likely helps significantly.

The days of monolingual English-speaking Kiwis is fast coming to an end anyhow, the majority of people I work/interact with on a daily basis are multilingual, ranging from Welsh, Spanish, German and Greek, to Hindi, Mandarin and Korean speakers.

My schoolboy French doesn't really cut it anymore.

I learnt Malay - lot more Malays than Maori in the world.

And a lot less pretentious too.

[MacD]

I learnt Malay - lot more Malays than Maori in the world.

Yes, but did you learn Malay in NZ or Malaysia?

By a numerical argument we should all be learning Mandarin...

[scumdog]

Yes, but did you learn Malay in NZ or Malaysia?

By a numerical argument we should all be learning Mandarin...

I was living in Malaya at the time .... the Malays had no idea that Maori was a language - let alone New Zealand and Maori existed...

[MacD]

I was living in Malaya at the time .... the Malays had no idea that Maori was a language - let alone New Zealand and Maori existed...

Sorry, I don't see your point. You learnt Malay because you were living in Malaya, which is the same as learning Maori in NZ.

Whether Malays knew of Maori or vice versa is/was irrelevant.

Again, if numerical superiority is all that governs what language we should learn, then we should probably give up on English now!

[scumdog]

Sorry, I don't see your point. You learnt Malay because you were living in Malaya, which is the same as learning Maori in NZ.

Whether Malays knew of Maori or vice versa is/was irrelevant.

True that last part.

But I would like to learn the language of a minority (Maori) race IF it was not rammed down my throat, it might be handy.

Malay was not a 'minority' language, hence I 'needed' to learn it and wanted to.

Salamat pagi.

[98tls]

Sorry, I don't see your point. You learnt Malay because you were living in Malaya, which is the same as learning Maori in NZ.

Whether Malays knew of Maori or vice versa is/was irrelevant.

Thing is ive never honestly met anyone thats interested in learning Maorii can understand some of our population wanting to and good luck to them what i dont understand is the rest of it,WTF is wrong with being a New Zealander and being satisfied with the rights that go with it.This never ending woe is me/give us more/you owe us/ bullshit does nothing but make normally open minded folk pissed off.....maybe just maybe if a group of ethnic people went out and started a business which went on to fund a television channel devoted to there affairs then wahoo good on them i would say.Like i said well sick of the gimmee attitude.

[scumdog]

Hmmm, 'Need to spread some reputation.'

You're too skinny it seems for the reputation to stick.

[Mr Merde]

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Salamat pagi.

Salamat marlum

orung geela

(phonetic, I hope)

[scracha]

What he said...

Learning a second language from a young age is an excellent idea, and it is reasonable that it would be Maori in NZ. It doesn't stop you learning another more widespread language such as Spanish or Mandarin and most likely helps significantly.

My schoolboy French doesn't really cut it anymore.

My point was it's pretty much being rammed down our throats in the same way that certain religious groups try and force their morals on the rest of us. Sorry to bust your bubble but learning Maori is about as essential as me learning Gaelic or Latin. I think all kids should be taught a second language, I just don't think it should be compulsory Maori. By all means teach kiddies about both cultures/history & by all means have a fair representation on the goggle box.

[scracha]

Grahameeboy is from UK, where everybody from east of Suez is Asian, as in from the Asian continent.

What you meant is Grahameeboy is from the rest of planet earth, where everybody from east of Suez is Asian.

[Grahameeboy]

Grahameeboy is from UK, where everybody from east of Suez is Asian, as in from the Asian continent.

Not a common usage of the term in NZ.

But then again, everybody from the UK is a Pom.

What is a POM?

We say Japanese, Chinese, Indian cause we know the difference whereas NZer's cannot be bothered to learn so they lump them into a Category.

[bull]

Id like to thank the mainstream media for all the maori bashing that is in our country at present, it seems alot of our population take it as gospel and then carry on spreading it around.
Thank goodness we have Maori Television so at least its viewers will see that maori are an integral part of nz and that not all they do is negative.

Open your eyes - the media portrays what it wants you to think, maybe ask a little bit and get some actual truth about subjects, then youll have both sides of the story to make an educated opinion.