10 reasons why you can't beat Wellington even on a windy day

[yungatart]

They're just locations, you know. Places.

What is it that you don't like about Auckland?

The traffic is a usual complaint, but it becomes meaningless when one is on two wheels.

So, that aside... what don't you like about Auckland?

Where do I start?
It's too big and sprawling, New York is awesome, you can walk around that city...wouldn't want to do that in Aucks.
The weather, it rains heaps and when its not raining , it's about to.
It's humid.
It's full of people who have forgotten that they are human, forgotten how to smile.
The traffic.
The stress.
The ethnic demographic.
Shopping malls.
Prepay petrol pumps.
Remuera tractors.
Tui is more expensive than here.
Motorways.
Cheesecutters.

Is that enough to be going on with?

Sure there are some nice things about Auckland.
Specifically, the view in your rear view mirrors as you head out of town....

[Deano]

Wellington is the arse of NZ. It's a sleepy town overflowing with brain deprived civil servants. It's biggest asset is the fault line.

If Wgtn is the arse, then the Hutt is the genitals, full of carnt's and pricks, but at least the pricks have balls.

But, I'm sure I read that Welly does rate higher than Auck in the tourist stakes (I could be wrong).

Screw commuting in congested traffic - I'm 8 minutes from home to work down here.

And, it's a well known fact that all the fast bikers come from Welly.

Wellington is only joined to the North Island because Auckland said it could.

Come on now Finn - this is a good little debate - keep it real eh ?

[Big Dave]

The stress.

[Number One]

Auckland is like a brash spoiled teenager, all piss and wind....with apologies to Aucklanders, of course!

LMAO can't bling you for that been too free with it in the last 24hours apparently...what's that about anyway?!

[jrandom]

The weather, it rains heaps and when its not raining , it's about to.

Rubbish.

Rainfall data from the NIWA website, in fact, shows that over the period from 1971 to 2000, Wellington received slightly more rain (on average, annually) than Auckland.

So... why do you think it rains more in Auckland when it actually... doesn't?

It's full of people who have forgotten that they are human, forgotten how to smile.

That's pure bollocks. You're just parroting tired old lines about big cities. People are people wherever you go.

The traffic.

Two wheels move the soul!

The stress.

If you're stressed, don't blame the place you live in... I ain't stressed...

The ethnic demographic.

Racist!

Shopping malls.

Yes, it sucks how you're forced to go into them...

Prepay petrol pumps.

I haven't prepaid for a tank of gas in months.

Motorways.

Wellington doesn't have motorways?



To be honest, it strikes me as mean-spirited and pointless to rubbish one town in New Zealand over another. In my experience, when done in seriousness, it's an indicator of a rather unpleasantly smallminded approach to life...

[007XX]

Get him Yungatart......

Anyone keen for some popcorn?

[Deano]

Rubbish.

Rainfall data from the NIWA website, in fact, shows that over the period from 1971 to 2000, Wellington received slightly more rain (on average, annually) than Auckland.

So... why do you think it rains more in Auckland when it actually... doesn't?
.

Cause were further south we get bigger drops per rain event. Auckland gets all the drips.

[jrandom]

Get him Yungatart...

We'll see.

I'd prefer not to have to descend to digs about inbred hick towns and going native on the reservation, but I can fight dirty if need be.



However, I'd prefer everyone to just share the love about this beautiful country we're lucky enough to live in, instead of sniping in very silly fashion regarding perceived shortcomings of one city versus another.

Auckland and Wellington are only an afternoon's ride apart, fer chrissakes! This is not an L.A. vs NYC argument.

[Deano]

Wellington is the arse of NZ.

That would mean that Auckland (and rest of the country) would die if we stopped working.

And that we shit all over the South Island.

[Deano]

but I can fight dirty if need be.

Did someone mention fight ?


Oh oh - we're a little outnumbered folks.

[jrandom]

Did someone mention fight ?

Only if it involves cream pies.

[Deano]

Only if it involves cream pies.

Oh - we have the best cream pies too. Ask Fatjim.

[jrandom]

Oh - we have the best cream pies too.

I dunno; I've been told that mine are hard to beat.

[007XX]

Only if it involves cream pies.

You havin' an American Pie moment again?

Put it down.....slowly....

[jrandom]

You havin' an American Pie moment again?

My dear lady, my life is an American Pie moment.