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I think it's a myth that NZ "punches above it's weight" is all. Show me some empirical evidence if you disagree. I'm a Kiwi too - but living in Aus.
by BrissyCoder 5y ago
I think it's a myth that NZ "punches above it's weight" is all. Show me some empirical evidence if you disagree.
I'm a Kiwi too - but living in Aus.
- ZephyrBlu 5y agoI think there are lower expectations of Aus/NZ because they're relatively small and out-of-the-way countries (Maybe less so for Aussie), so it's surprising how often they seem to excel in things. The obvious examples that come to mind would be sports. NZ excels in Sailing, Cricket and Rugby against much larger countries. Though it could be that in general, Aus/NZ have the same skill distribution as other countries, but they just stand out more because there are lower expectations or highly skilled people are rarer overall due to lower populations.
- BrissyCoder 5y agoI knew someone was going to mention the sailing... suprised no one brought up Lord of the Rings.
- oblio 5y ago> The obvious examples that come to mind would be sports. NZ excels in Sailing, Cricket and Rugby against much larger countries. Those are niche sports, very popular in that part of the world. They're not major sports, though. Cricket is sort of a major sport, but it's also very culturally concentrated. Outside of UK & some former UK colonies, almost nobody plays it/watches it. Does New Zealand have any famous footballers, basketball players, athletes, etc.?
- Intermernet 5y agoEdmund Hillary?
- oblio 5y agoI guess that counts :-)