Impact of immigrants on the New Zealand economy

[tmprince]

note to self - Bogan- awesome word ,just wait for the next road rage incident 

[Jannee]

Oh wow, then us city-slickers swopped the racy lifestyle to become hill-billies living in the wop-wops,/boondocks (country-life)   

And enjoying it!!

Seriously though, I guess I have been lucky then where I work.  My directors and colleagues have been great towards me as an immigrant, and I am the first foreigner they have employed.  I think they did have their reservations in the beginning perhaps,  But they have never been nasty towards me for being a SAffer, have never run my heritage or culture down, and have often expressed admiration for me having the guts to move to another country to make a new life.

[Rockhopper]

In case you were wondering -- Some insight and explanation into the word:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogan

I quite like this part...

This term plays on the plant name "bougainvillea", considered a weed in northern parts of Australia because of its prolific growth habit.

 

I guess this would be similar to the South African word - Zeff!

[JAMOMA]

Ditto Jannee

Luke has a great boss and co-workers.

His boss actually helped him move our funiture into our house and he insisted that he takes
two weeks off when we land. The guys at worked phoned every now and then during his
holiday time, just to say that they are missing him at the office, etc.

Good people that have gone out of their way to make it easier for him and us.

They treat him as a person........... not Saffer of Kiwi.

We have also been lucky in this regard then, as we have not yet met any rude kiwis

[Nolan]

we have also not experienced any bad karma towards us yet

[ronaldd]

kiwi or saffer,  the trait of being rude is a human one.  To say you will never meet a rude kiwi might mean that either you are building them up to super human,  or a person who does not have the right to be rude.. which is a human right.  If anyone wanted to be a a hole,  its their right.  What you do with a person who behaves like that is another discussion i think.

[LoveNZ]

Ronnie, welcome back, thought you went back to the RSA....

[robcraignz]

Our experience, in the main, the Kiwis have been supportive and pleasant (more the 'you got guts for what you've done' aspect than any other). Of course there are loads of rude fools and "SA Taxi Driver trained" people on the roads. However, overall, even my work colleagues are great. Wife's company are worried she'll leave when we get PR, cause they think the sun shines only when she's at work  (Ha, you all thought I was going to be crude - sorry to disappoint)

[SaKiwiBoer]

     We know exactly what you meant ....   
Does her work also expect her to do her job standing???     
Enjoy, SAKB.

[robcraignz]

Noooo, they give her a chair, with a flap at the back, whoa best stop there in case DW reads this sometime.

[SaKiwiBoer]

 Whoa, they do?? Sjoe lucky lady. My wife begs for a chair and only gets one on occasion ....      . Cheerio, SAKB.