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[–] [email protected] 52 points 2 days ago

Jealous. Congratulations

[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 days ago (1 children)

How have you prepared yourself for living upside-down and in the future?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Don't they have kind of suspenders attached to the ground or something?

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[–] [email protected] 46 points 2 days ago (21 children)

Isn't New Zealand currently going through their own slide to the right? The Māori only represent like ~17% of the population over there. New Zealand just elected a conservative coalition.

Seems like you're just moving from one place you (presumably) don't agree with to a new place that also just signed up for shit you probably aren't going to agree with.

I mean it looks beautiful but if your travel is for political reasons I fear you're just heading to a different slice of the same.

Have a safe flight.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

Conservative parties have always been part of liberal democracies. They could sometimes govern responsibly.

But the Republican party under Trump is something completely different. Trump, Musk and friends are there for state capture. You cannot compare them to New Zealand's conservatives

[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 days ago (10 children)

Much of the world is sliding to the right. And much of it is not sliding nearly as far or as fast as the USA.

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[–] [email protected] 64 points 2 days ago (6 children)

It’s nowhere near as bad here in NZ

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 days ago (8 children)

Oh absolutely not. It's a much smaller population and being an island it's got a figurative and literal buffer to the rest of the world.

I have always loved New Zealand. It's like the cooler uncle of Australia minus all the spiders the size of my head.

And it's just a beautiful place. Makes me wanna go frolicking in the mountains with an elf, dwarf and old white guy lol

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago (4 children)
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[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 days ago

Great choice and good luck!

[–] [email protected] 172 points 2 days ago (5 children)

How does one move to New Zealand?

Asking for a friend.

[–] [email protected] 156 points 2 days ago (28 children)

If you're serious then here you go

Take a look at the skills shortages list as well, because if you can get a job in something on that list, you'll have a much easier time. We desperately need Healthcare workers

You will be welcome here for the most part, but I have started noticing some things that are starting to annoy me, and I know I'm not alone, so fair warning:

Please remember why you're coming here. Nothing annoys me more than Americans who move here and then never shut up about how things were better back home. We have no 2a, our stores are small, and we don't tip. I consider those to be GOOD things. Also, even our right wing party (National) would be considered center left over there. (Sadly that seems to be changing)

If you're just looking for what America was 15 years ago, Australia is what you're looking for. That's not a joke either, I mean that very seriously, Australia is a better fit. It's the USA of the southern hemisphere (sorry Aussies, but tell me I'm wrong)

It's a process, but it can be done! Good luck!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (3 children)

We have no 2a, our stores are small, and we don't tip.

These are the only examples you can come up with as to why Americans might "never shut up" about it being "better back home?" I'm having a hard time taking that seriously.

I consider those to be GOOD things.

Well yeah, so would roughly 90% of all Americans. Well maybe the small stores thing from a convenience standpoint I guess?

What I'm saying is I'd like you to elaborate, this can't be the whole story (signed, someone who has seriously given thought to moving to NZ). :)

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 2 days ago (1 children)

My take: Aussies are Americans with British humour.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 2 days ago (8 children)

...and really shitty Internet access.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago

Hell I'm not asking for a friend, I'm asking for myself..... seriously.... how?

[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Wrong. You don't need money if you're attractive because someone else with money will give you theirs.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago (8 children)

so ...

Step one: Have money.

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[–] [email protected] 301 points 2 days ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 days ago (2 children)

How did you know they were a "Miss"?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Because they found themselves in Australia, as opposed to New Zealand. They missed NZ by about 4k km.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 days ago (1 children)

And don't call me Shirley.

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[–] [email protected] 55 points 2 days ago

We treat NZ like another state so this isn't all that far from the truth.

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