In New Zealand, Tall Poppy Syndrome (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tall_poppy_syndrome)is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tall_poppy_syndrome)is very prevalent.

In New Zealand, Tall Poppy Syndrome (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tall_poppy_syndrome)is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tall_poppy_syndrome)is very prevalent. There's a very strong thread of anti-intellectualism here, especially among the trades. I know a lot of people people who basically think that there's no point in learning anything that's not directly useful to them right now.