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Think very carefully. If you want certain things from life and you have a certain standard in the UK then New Zealand may not be for you.
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That certainly sums it all up quite nicely, Vee. ?:) In fact, I think MB should make
that the tagline of the website! ;)
I know I'll be taking a large cut in pay in NZ, and finding a house may prove difficult. ?But I know that when I move in, I'll know my neighbors--unlike where I live now, where I can count on 2 fingers the number of times I've been in one of my neighbor's houses (or vice versa) in the 8 years I've lived in this neighborhood.
(Lest you think I'm antisocial, I'm not. ?I've surveyed my students on this issue several times, and removing the kid's friends from the total usually yeilds similar results.)
I believe that though my kids will probably still want the latest sneakers and jeans, they won't get ostracised or beated up in school for not having them.
When I say 'Go out and play' they will have a place to go out and play--like I did when I was a kid.
Saturdays and Sundays will be spent in the park or at the beach, which certainly must be cheaper than the mall.
Most importantly of all, I won't have to hear 'terra, terra, terra ... be scared!'
Please don't consider this 'piling on,' Gossage. ?We all have different values, different things we want out of life. ?When I read your posts--after swallowing a bit of anger and your rude dismissal of the way of life of an entire country!--I was actually happy for you. ?You know what you want, and it isn't in New Zealand and you found out sooner rather than later. ?That's a good thing and you've saved yourself much, much misery further down the road.
However, it seems to me that you really never wanted to be in NZ, as it was just a stepping stone to Oz. ?If Oz is what you want, then pour your energy into getting that and let go of your disappointment over NZ.
It sounds like you're on a difficult path, so I say to you with all sincerity, "Good luck!" :)