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As a Yank in New Zealand, here are the things that I enjoy: - The people are friendly. Hitchhiking works; particularly on the South Island. - Everywhere is be
by diiq 14y ago
As a Yank in New Zealand, here are the things that I enjoy:
- The people are friendly. Hitchhiking works; particularly on the South Island.
- Everywhere is beautiful. I spend 5 hours in an open-pit coal mine. In NZ, even the coal mines are pretty.
Things I don't like:
- Racism. It's not hateful, but it's omnipresent.
- Sexism. There are boy jobs and girl jobs. This is, apparently, improving; and I haven't seen disparate pay for identical work.
How to come here: Use Helpx.net. Exchange 4 hours of work a day for food and accommodation. Almost any kind of work, in almost anywhere in the country. I've been helpxing for 7 months, hitchhike between hosts, and barely spend a penny.
- lostlogin 14y agoI suspect you encountered racism outside of Auckland? I have been surprised by attitudes in the South Island, where non-white people seemed to surprise the locals.
- diiq 14y agoOh, no; I've seen just as much up North as down South. I'm not talking so much about severe racism; just the more everyday "Maori are lazy, the Asians steal our jobs and our houses, the French are poor workers..." I guess I should call it racial prejudice, rather than racism. "I'm-not-racist-but" racism.
- kaffiene 14y agoOh bullshit. I live in Dunedin where the previous two Mayors were asian. Is that the mark of a racist population?