Posted by alexandra_k on October 19, 2013, at 0:30:52
In reply to Not so fast » alexandra_k, posted by sigismund on October 18, 2013, at 21:21:14
> >though most Kiwis would secretly LOVE to move to either of those places)
> Really? There's no accounting for taste.
I think you are forgetting how glorious the weather is. It really is so very changeable here. You need to take sunscreen, t-shirt, light sweater, heavy sweater, wind break, and a rainproof layer with you if you simply plan to go to the corner store.
> I'm glad they keep it secret.
The official story is that you will never be forgiven for the underarm bowl. And the americans will never be forgiven for excluding us from the defense alliance for our nuclear free policy.
> What was that Piggy Muldoon said about Kiwis moving here en masse about increasing the IQ of both countries? Would it be the same if we moved in and you all moved out, mutatis mutandis?
Those were the good old days where Aussie considered us local to the point of our being able to qualify for welfare benefits upon entry to the country. Lots of people on unemployment decided they would rather be unemployed over on the Gold Coast than unemployed in Invercargill or Dunedin or whatever. It is because of that that the Aussie government tightened up their welfare policy. Which, ur, is why I had to come back to NZ :-(
Bastards.
But yes, the joke was that they found a way to decrease unemployment in NZ while simultaneously raising the IQ of both countries. The answer was: Ship 'em to Australia.
I thought I was always a kiwi at heart... Until I came back here several years ago. We will see how I feel in a few more years... But currently... I am not liking this country. At all. I know Canberra is hardly representative of Australia... Or what I saw of (the university surrounds of) Sydney, Melbourne, Tasmania, or Brisbane... But I liked Australia a great deal, actually. The politics is insane. But I don't see how it is better here. Or anywhere, really.
poster:alexandra_k
thread:1052492
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20130914/msgs/1052539.html