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Mobile Chicane said:
People think of NZ as idyllic and crime-free. It isn't.
What you see as a tourist is very different from the reality of living there. I spent a year living and working in NZ and would honestly never go back.
I lived there for a year and, Auckland aside, loved it. I would far rather live there than the UKWhat you see as a tourist is very different from the reality of living there. I spent a year living and working in NZ and would honestly never go back.
As with any country, there are nice bits, s
te bits and mediocre bits.
Blenheim, for example (in Marlborough, North Island), is a dump with nothing going on, thus the town centre's a desperate hole, with associated drunken brawls from pissheads spilling out after closing town. Much like Reading town centre in Berkshire in fact. Think "Once Were Warriors" with white boys trying to be Jake the Muss.
Auckland is A.N.Other new town (albeit called a city) with shopping, posh marinas, dive bars and the occasional gang shooting off to the side. That'll be London.
Christchurch is older, with sleepy suburbs full of retirees and precisely square root of fk all happening except bridge clubs : Eastbourne. Albeit with the occasional bit of tectonic excitement.
Queenstown is full of "adventure seeking" 20 somethings and early 30 somethings trying to avoid the inevitable, all getting hammered every Friday and Saturday night. That'll be Manchester and Newcastle then.
Cracking scenery, great for skiing and watersports (stop it), but that's about it.
I'd move there in an instant (but only for the rugby).
te bits and mediocre bits.Blenheim, for example (in Marlborough, North Island), is a dump with nothing going on, thus the town centre's a desperate hole, with associated drunken brawls from pissheads spilling out after closing town. Much like Reading town centre in Berkshire in fact. Think "Once Were Warriors" with white boys trying to be Jake the Muss.
Auckland is A.N.Other new town (albeit called a city) with shopping, posh marinas, dive bars and the occasional gang shooting off to the side. That'll be London.
Christchurch is older, with sleepy suburbs full of retirees and precisely square root of f
k all happening except bridge clubs : Eastbourne. Albeit with the occasional bit of tectonic excitement.Queenstown is full of "adventure seeking" 20 somethings and early 30 somethings trying to avoid the inevitable, all getting hammered every Friday and Saturday night. That'll be Manchester and Newcastle then.
Cracking scenery, great for skiing and watersports (stop it), but that's about it.
I'd move there in an instant (but only for the rugby).
Negative Creep said:
Mobile Chicane said:
People think of NZ as idyllic and crime-free. It isn't.
What you see as a tourist is very different from the reality of living there. I spent a year living and working in NZ and would honestly never go back.
I lived there for a year and, Auckland aside, loved it. I would far rather live there than the UKWhat you see as a tourist is very different from the reality of living there. I spent a year living and working in NZ and would honestly never go back.
Mobile Chicane said:
People think of NZ as idyllic and crime-free. It isn't.
What you see as a tourist is very different from the reality of living there. I spent a year living and working in NZ and would honestly never go back.
^^ This. I used to commute over there to work 2 weeks out of 5. On the way over, I would always spend a week or so in Sydney to see my Australian clients and every time I got on the final flight to Wellington, my heart would sink. What you see as a tourist is very different from the reality of living there. I spent a year living and working in NZ and would honestly never go back.
Mobile Chicane said:
People think of NZ as idyllic and crime-free. It isn't.
What you see as a tourist is very different from the reality of living there. I spent a year living and working in NZ and would honestly never go back.
Who honestly thinks any country is idyllic and crime free? A lot of people come here with totally unrealistic expectations. Of course it's not perfect - far from it. Remember that it was settled by people from the British Isles not that long ago, so it's inevitably going to have much of the same culture - including the good and bad bits. With the some of the bad bits amplified by a century and a half of comparative isolation. What you see as a tourist is very different from the reality of living there. I spent a year living and working in NZ and would honestly never go back.
uncinqsix said:
Mobile Chicane said:
People think of NZ as idyllic and crime-free. It isn't.
What you see as a tourist is very different from the reality of living there. I spent a year living and working in NZ and would honestly never go back.
Who honestly thinks any country is idyllic and crime free? A lot of people come here with totally unrealistic expectations. Of course it's not perfect - far from it. Remember that it was settled by people from the British Isles not that long ago, so it's inevitably going to have much of the same culture - including the good and bad bits. With the some of the bad bits amplified by a century and a half of comparative isolation. What you see as a tourist is very different from the reality of living there. I spent a year living and working in NZ and would honestly never go back.
Famous Graham said:
As with any country, there are nice bits, ste bits and mediocre bits.
Blenheim, for example (in Marlborough, North Island), is a dump with nothing going on, thus the town centre's a desperate hole, with associated drunken brawls from pissheads spilling out after closing town. Much like Reading town centre in Berkshire in fact. Think "Once Were Warriors" with white boys trying to be Jake the Muss.
Auckland is A.N.Other new town (albeit called a city) with shopping, posh marinas, dive bars and the occasional gang shooting off to the side. That'll be London.
Christchurch is older, with sleepy suburbs full of retirees and precisely square root of fk all happening except bridge clubs : Eastbourne. Albeit with the occasional bit of tectonic excitement.
Queenstown is full of "adventure seeking" 20 somethings and early 30 somethings trying to avoid the inevitable, all getting hammered every Friday and Saturday night. That'll be Manchester and Newcastle then.
Cracking scenery, great for skiing and watersports (stop it), but that's about it.
I'd move there in an instant (but only for the rugby).
pretty much this, verbatim.te bits and mediocre bits.Blenheim, for example (in Marlborough, North Island), is a dump with nothing going on, thus the town centre's a desperate hole, with associated drunken brawls from pissheads spilling out after closing town. Much like Reading town centre in Berkshire in fact. Think "Once Were Warriors" with white boys trying to be Jake the Muss.
Auckland is A.N.Other new town (albeit called a city) with shopping, posh marinas, dive bars and the occasional gang shooting off to the side. That'll be London.
Christchurch is older, with sleepy suburbs full of retirees and precisely square root of f
k all happening except bridge clubs : Eastbourne. Albeit with the occasional bit of tectonic excitement.Queenstown is full of "adventure seeking" 20 somethings and early 30 somethings trying to avoid the inevitable, all getting hammered every Friday and Saturday night. That'll be Manchester and Newcastle then.
Cracking scenery, great for skiing and watersports (stop it), but that's about it.
I'd move there in an instant (but only for the rugby).
Except I'd add Napier in Hawkes Bay as a location you should get to, for the art deco style and, er, other things I've forgotten about.
And Wellington, with its continual breeze, coffee-shop culture and decent nightlife.
NZ can be a little jaded in parts, but the people are among the friendliest you'll meet.
I spent a year among them and can count it as one of the happiest times of my life
Famous Graham said:
At the risk of sounding over PC, that post speaks fecking volumes.
Not quite sure what you mean by that?fin racer said:
Except I'd add Napier in Hawkes Bay as a location you should get to, for the art deco style and, er, other things I've forgotten about.
And Wellington, with its continual breeze, coffee-shop culture and decent nightlife.
Coincidentally, those are my two favorite places...And Wellington, with its continual breeze, coffee-shop culture and decent nightlife.
I suspect the website is written by someone who's never left NZ and is in for a rude awakening if they ever do!
It does have a bit of chav culture, and there are some lousy drivers and some badly maintained cars (twice there I went ot hire a car and noticed bald tyres). Lack of proportion though!
It does have a bit of chav culture, and there are some lousy drivers and some badly maintained cars (twice there I went ot hire a car and noticed bald tyres). Lack of proportion though!
Mentalist said:
"British Tourist Mystery Death
Meanwhile, New Zealand Police Farce have named the British tourist who died mysteriously in the Cardrona Valley as Philip Ross Bergman.
The 26-year-old victim from Herefordshire (*should be Hertfordshire*) in England died mysteriously near the Tuohy Saddle while on a mountain biking trip.
The victim’s family in Australia and the UK are said to be devastated by his death, said the police farce.
As usual, “the matter is not being treated as suspicious.”
Mr Bergman was the 2,447th foreigner killed in New Zealand since January 2000."
This was the older brother of one of my mates. Not quite sure what point this guy is trying to make with the "not being treated as suspicious" BS.Meanwhile, New Zealand Police Farce have named the British tourist who died mysteriously in the Cardrona Valley as Philip Ross Bergman.
The 26-year-old victim from Herefordshire (*should be Hertfordshire*) in England died mysteriously near the Tuohy Saddle while on a mountain biking trip.
The victim’s family in Australia and the UK are said to be devastated by his death, said the police farce.
As usual, “the matter is not being treated as suspicious.”
Mr Bergman was the 2,447th foreigner killed in New Zealand since January 2000."
I spent 6 months there a few years back, did some work, travelled round quite a bit.. I quite liked it, wouldn't want to live there though-while its very beautiful in places and all that it just felt a bit 'small'. I imagined it would be like living solely in any particular county in the UK-got nice bits, got ste bits, but once you've had a look around what next?
Also I couldn't help but think that a lot of the people seemed thick, and that comes from someone who left school at 16 with a few crappy grades GCSEs
te bits, but once you've had a look around what next?Also I couldn't help but think that a lot of the people seemed thick, and that comes from someone who left school at 16 with a few crappy grades GCSEs
KB_S1 said:
Do you mean it was investigated by Police or that it just simply wasn't suspicious in the first place, as in, an accident?
There was nothing suspicious in it. Just a tragic loss of life that seems to be happening far too much in sport at the moment. He just collapsed. Not too dissimilar from the Fabrice Muamba incident, but like the Italian player and the school boy within the same few weeks it happened to too, there just wasn't sufficient first aid available.
Mobile Chicane said:
People think of NZ as idyllic and crime-free. It isn't.
What you see as a tourist is very different from the reality of living there. I spent a year living and working in NZ and would honestly never go back.
I have not managed to get out there but My brother moved there a few years ago with his family and they have never been happier. They lived in a nice part of the UK before they moved too. What you see as a tourist is very different from the reality of living there. I spent a year living and working in NZ and would honestly never go back.
He was planning on coming back so his daughters could go to uni here but has decided to stay for good. My dad has been over to visit a couple of times and wont stop going on about how good it is.
Brother lives by Lake Hawea(sp)in Wanaka if that means anything to anyone.
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