Expat Exposed

The Kiwi effect

Voltaire — Wed Feb 08, 2012 2:20 pm

Author: Voltaire

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 2:20 pm

you lot are a bunch of whiny no-good ungrateful gits.

Haven't you heard of the "Kiwi Effect"?

I love it. It's full of, erm, how can I put this?

I'll leave it to you to decide.

A small taste, however.

Quote:"I'm well aware of the Kiwi Effect; I fell victim to it when I came to New Zealand with my family in 1998. When I use the term "fell victim" I mean in a good way"

"Before coming to New Zealand our research suggested we would come to a clean green, nuclear free, beautiful, rugby mad country.When we got here all of those were true...

On OE experience.

Quote:
"We've discovered a rather interesting phenomenon. Most IT companies in the UK have a Kiwi or two doing their OE. They are the shining stars of the department. Typically, they live in a bed sit around the corner, turn up early, work hard, stay late, are very imaginative in what they do, and are the life and soul of any party. Once in a while they'll get together..and make a passable attempt at drinking a pub dry..

It goes on like this for a few more paragraphs, and then another 100 odd pages of pure 100% drivel.
Gobsmacked!

Note : written by pommy migrant.

Unfortunately, I can't copy and paste the doco, but I think it's well worth a look.

Expatforum, Pimp sites and Bullying BS

Webster — Wed Feb 08, 2012 1:46 pm

Author: Webster

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 1:46 pm

Yes it will be. Time for her to step aside and let in the air.

There are at least three other moderators for the New Zealand forum. You could say that's overkill as most replied to posts only get one or two responses.

tourists "lost everything"

L. Brea — Wed Feb 08, 2012 12:47 pm

Author: L. Brea

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 12:47 pm

Well, they should have watched their sh** more closely then, ay. Who would just leave their belongings for someone to steal? Bluddy tourists have MORE THAN THEY NEED anyway! Do they THINK THERE'S NO CRIME here?
Didn't they DO THEIR RESEARCH?
Then they get what they deserve! Sorted....

One law for pedos, one for everyone else

L. Brea — Wed Feb 08, 2012 12:32 pm

Author: L. Brea

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 12:32 pm

If this is contributory at all, I read this recently
http://www.dailypaul.com/20...-really-shut-down

To the People of New Zealand: A Message

Antikiwi — Wed Feb 08, 2012 10:37 am

Author: Antikiwi

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 10:37 am

And honestly, apart from one south african friend who wants to go home, most of my friends were from the uk (I have a few here too), and they weren't the rabid ones who froth at the mouth with anything negative mentioned about nz, they are the ones who are normal. And most are returning home. Who could blame them really.

Ad campaign says Canterbury is like Europe

Antikiwi — Wed Feb 08, 2012 10:34 am

Author: Antikiwi

Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 10:34 am

Canterbury like Europe? I have been to both and Omg lol is all I can say!

Godzone's National Day

Rik — Tue Feb 07, 2012 11:29 pm

Author: Rik

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 11:29 pm

I guess the guy who complained has a point - any humour gets lost of you start pushing people off tube trains or give passers by the fingers, it becomes anti social and hostile - not surprising - it's just the same thing transported from NZ to London, after all it only takes 24 hours to get there - not enough time to change one's personality and social attitudes.

I saw the paper and the photo of the haka, some guys with grotescue facial expressions, stripped to the waist. I did notice there were no brown ones in there, all young NZ european males. There seems to be a real double standard about the Haka. If overseas performers etc are thought to be "taking the mick" or being disrespectful about it - it is soon reported in the media and there are howls of outrage - 'how dare they' - and local Maoris have a strong say and disapprove. But it seems ok to perform the Haka - drunk - which to me would be the ultimate insult if it is so venerated - why don't Maori say something about that?

We seem to really need a pub crawl to celebrate Waitangi Day, probably just shows a lack of imagination. Americans, French etc seem to celebrate their national days in different ways.

It must be part of being "full on" and the "hardening up" process.

WT: NZ in 15 to 20 Years

MOZART — Tue Feb 07, 2012 8:04 pm

Author: MOZART

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 8:04 pm

....people who live in cardbord boxes never thrive....
But mind you, I could imagine the cavemen were a happy bunch too.....

Christchurch. Where's your God now?

Antikiwi — Tue Feb 07, 2012 1:23 pm

Author: Antikiwi

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 1:23 pm

I actually feel sorry for Christchurch, as much as I hated living there and hated the residents (apart from my lovely expat friends I had met there), I liked the nice parts as a town..to see it destroyed was very sad..(we came back to oz 6 weeks before the september quake)..

But..

To rebuild on the same land-mad if you ask me!

New Zealanders Hate Australians

Antikiwi — Tue Feb 07, 2012 1:09 pm

Author: Antikiwi

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 1:09 pm

Why do Nu Zillanders hate us Aussies?

Who knows, but guess what, I'll tell you a little secret-we don't actually care! We just laugh it off get on with and spend our tourism dollars elsewhere..

That country barely rates a mention in our news anyway..

Private forum within Expat exposed

Antikiwi — Tue Feb 07, 2012 12:53 pm

Author: Antikiwi

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 12:53 pm

I actually think that is a good idea, and have thought that for a while.

I don't come back often but when I do I deleted my posts so they can't identify me..

Why are NZers so bad at taking criticism?

Upsidedownsez — Tue Feb 07, 2012 3:46 am

Author: Upsidedownsez

Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 3:46 am

Hi All,

Im looking to rent a room in Christchurch as I am staying at a family freinds house at the moment. I just wanted a heads up if there are any particular recommended agnecies out there? I guess the cheapest/ least fee etc.

It just seems that so far the internet hasnt been so helful with this information so would be hugely grateful if people can suggest.

thanks!

The Bullshit that is NZ Superannuation

L. Brea — Sun Feb 05, 2012 1:08 pm

Author: L. Brea

Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 1:08 pm

@Mozart

Quote:In 1996 a Swiss professor who had lectured political sciences at the Sorbonne who retired to NZ said the following:
‘Never ever apply the right/left/socialism/capitalism definitions that are applicable to Europe to NZ. NZ is different to the rest of the world’.
I will never forget his words.

What else did the professor share? And did the professor have advice or explanations as to why this was the case? I'm always interested in people's theories!

Re: elbow
advancement comes with assertiveness
vs dog-eat-dog,
ruthlessly acquisitive or competitive

I repped up your post because it was thoughtful and interesting, but on second thought I agree with you about the difference between those terms. (about Columbine too - I guess they don't realize that "what property someone's family owns" isn't a descriptor that belongs in the first few lines of a news story in many places - so it says something about what they value, I suppose, and extrapolating from this, what enables their survival)

Hating NZ Today!

L. Brea — Sun Feb 05, 2012 12:16 pm

Author: L. Brea

Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 12:16 pm

PeterArtsound wrote:Why? it's great designs! Moreover it puts those overrated and self congratulating lifestyle designers in New Zealand ('you only can do that in New Zealand!') way at the bottom of the pile!

It makes me hate NZ today BECAUSE I AM STUCK HERE IN NEW ZEALAND and not anywhere near one of those cool bookstores or anything remotely resembling them. Nor can I afford to travel there.

Dotcom refused bail

Voltaire — Fri Feb 03, 2012 7:56 pm

Author: Voltaire

Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 7:56 pm

[sarcasm on]

Dastardly criminal mastermind, Kim Dotcom, who honed his craft of deception after watching 1000s of Hitler inspired videos of the Nazi third reich, has been refused bail, for the 2nd time.

The dangerous denizen of the digital age, Dotcom, has amassed an arsenal of high powered calibre German machine guns in his secret hide-out in Auckland.

The weapon aresnal includes German Heckler and Koch machine guns used by the Israli secret forces.

A connoisseur of military hardware, DotCom has assemembled a German Panzer tank, which he was allegedly going to use for grocery shopping in Ponsonby.

"izzz no good to me now, yah?" Dotcom said.

Sources close to DotCom claim the mega-mind has subjected them to cult-like conditions and brainwashed them into providing the internet with millions of illegal downloaded files.

"I was a zombie", said one unamed source, who acted as DotCom's manager.

"He forced me to watch DasBoot one thousand times".

"Thank god that rogue is finally behind bars!"

Meanwhile, hi-tech USA Navy seals have surrounded Auckland harbour fearing DOTCOM has a team of secret masterminds poised outside Eden remand prison to break him out.

"We're ready for fat-boy", an unnamed Navy seal, who previously was hunting for Osama Bin Laden, said.

[sarcasm off]