kiwitt
Road to War Modder
Sheep jokes are so old ... they are hardly worth mentioning, these days.
Ask a Kiwi/New Zealander?
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amadeus
Apply directly to the forehead
Why did your ancestors choose New Zealand and not Canada, Australia, the U.S., etc.?
Well... some were already there; and had been for a good thousand years. So there wasn't much choice in that. Half of that lot fought with the Company and the other half fought against it and the other lot. Which to this day makes for interesting family gatherings on that side.
Tigranes
Armenian
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1. Do you have any Russian blood? Why that Russian flag, is it just Civ related? Is there any Russian-speaking community in NZ?
2. What are the attitudes about the immigrants in general, and what are the immigration laws in particular? Do you have to be from UK to be welcomed? Do you see any influx of immigrants, to begin with?
3. What is the general popular attitude about the religion (I mean piety level) ? Is it as bad as in UK, or more or less okey as in US?
4. Are there any good research universities in the birthplace of Rutherford? By the way, do you guys consider him British or Kiwi?
2. What are the attitudes about the immigrants in general, and what are the immigration laws in particular? Do you have to be from UK to be welcomed? Do you see any influx of immigrants, to begin with?
3. What is the general popular attitude about the religion (I mean piety level) ? Is it as bad as in UK, or more or less okey as in US?
4. Are there any good research universities in the birthplace of Rutherford? By the way, do you guys consider him British or Kiwi?
muhtesem insan
Amateur Revolutionary
Gallipoli? How important it is for New Zealanders? It is believed here that it's really big there.
classical_hero
In whom I trust
If you look at his signature, you will see he is playing a game as the Russians, hence the avatar.
Tigranes
Armenian
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Well, one does not necessarily rule out another. NZ and Russia are so unrelated that there has to be some inspiration for a Kiwi to play Nicolas
(not the most famous monarch in Russia, by the way).
Rashiminos
Fool Prophet
None taken. Some of us hate it just as much as you do.
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Have you ever been mistaken for an Australian?
classical_hero
In whom I trust
Can you give me links to those quotes?
kiwitt
Road to War Modder
1. Do you have any Russian blood? Why that Russian flag, is it just Civ related? Is there any Russian-speaking community in NZ? - Playing Russia in a forum game
2. What are the attitudes about the immigrants in general, and what are the immigration laws in particular? Do you have to be from UK to be welcomed? Do you see any influx of immigrants, to begin with? - Prefer people with skills and/or money, but we take all sorts, including me - A Dutch-born Kiwi.
3. What is the general popular attitude about the religion (I mean piety level) ? Is it as bad as in UK, or more or less okey as in US? - Christians have been declining every year, however, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, etc has been increasing. Atheism is also increasing. But if you are talking about Christianity in particular, that is more relaxed in general.
4. Are there any good research universities in the birthplace of Rutherford? By the way, do you guys consider him British or Kiwi? - We consider him a Kiwi. As to Universities - don't know.
Gallipoli? How important it is for New Zealanders? It is believed here that it's really big there? - Still very important and recognised every April 25 - Anzac Day
2. What are the attitudes about the immigrants in general, and what are the immigration laws in particular? Do you have to be from UK to be welcomed? Do you see any influx of immigrants, to begin with? - Prefer people with skills and/or money, but we take all sorts, including me - A Dutch-born Kiwi.
3. What is the general popular attitude about the religion (I mean piety level) ? Is it as bad as in UK, or more or less okey as in US? - Christians have been declining every year, however, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, etc has been increasing. Atheism is also increasing. But if you are talking about Christianity in particular, that is more relaxed in general.
4. Are there any good research universities in the birthplace of Rutherford? By the way, do you guys consider him British or Kiwi? - We consider him a Kiwi. As to Universities - don't know.
Gallipoli? How important it is for New Zealanders? It is believed here that it's really big there? - Still very important and recognised every April 25 - Anzac Day
Optical
The Fall of the Eleventh
We're pretty hospitable to everyone. I'm not familiar with the immigration laws or ststistics, though.
That depends if you're talking about in general, or at high school where I spend most of my time...
There's no independent university at all in Nelson, but University of Canterbury have a campus there. We tend to take as much credit as we can get for Rutherford.
It's considered to be a really important event and the commemorations are really big, but in general it's confined to the time around Anzac Day (25 April).
I've never left New Zealand, but if I did I think I probably would.
Simon Darkshade
Mysterious City of Gold
What has been the media reaction to the cricket Test series thus far? And, as a bonus, will Chris Martin ever make a Test fifty?
kiwitt
Road to War Modder
Meh ! ... I don't follow cricket.What has been the media reaction to the cricket Test series thus far? And, as a bonus, will Chris Martin ever make a Test fifty?
classical_hero
In whom I trust
What sort of Kiwi are you? I thought every time they had it one over the Aussies, they would be gloating. What about rugby?
CELTICEMPIRE
Zulu Conqueror
Do you know any Maoris?
kiwitt
Road to War Modder
Don't follow that either ... except the RWC.
My sporting interest was in motor-racing, but when they made all the cars the same as opposed to different makes and models here in AUS and NZ with the V8 Supercars, I lost interest in that too. Group A Motor Racing were the best days for me.
Only in my role as a CAB interviewer where I help them with their problems they come in with.
warpus
Sommerswerd asked me to change this
What is Christchurch looking like these days? Has the city been fully rebuilt now? Is the cathedral back?
kiwitt
Road to War Modder
Most of the rubble has been taken away and the CBD look like empty lots.
The rebuild is being held up by continuing after-shocks and slow insurance payouts and slow new insurance policies for new buildings.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch-earthquake/news/headlines.cfm?c_id=1502981
warpus
Sommerswerd asked me to change this
That's a shame. Chch was hit hardest in the earthquake, right? Are any other towns struggling to rebuild?
kiwitt
Road to War Modder
Yeah ... Lyttleton as well. Heritage buildings are simply been knocked down as they are too costly to preserve.
