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Started by Katie J, September 03, 2015, 01:00:09 PM
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Quote from: lemon_ice on September 06, 2015, 07:59:31 PMHi! I'm from New Zealand too, but I probably have a different/more positive opinion about living here than some of my fellow country folk who have posted, please don't take offence anybody I think this is a pretty great little country to live in if you're transgender I've been treated really well, with almost zero crap from anyone. I have travelled extensively, and from what I've seen there are serious issues of inequality pretty much everywhere you go, but I think NZ is still a pretty cohesive society by comparison to most. I have relatively modest qualifications but I've never had much of an issue finding a reasonable job; I mean, let's face it, you'll need some skill if you're going to get a reasonable job no matter where in the world you live. Contrary to what others have said, we do have reasonably good employment protections, MUCH better than the USA at least, but maybe not quite as rigorous as what Australia has, but still pretty good. And the stuff about power prices and infrastructure etc., I don't really agree with that, we have some fantastic geothermal fields and we have been quietly bringing quite a few geothermal power plants online over the last 20 years, to the point where we have closed our last coal fired station this year, and we're starting to close some of the few gas fired stations we have, due to them not being competitive with geothermal. As for general infrastructure, we're a small population that is mostly spread out over a large area, so there are limitations on what's practical, but I think it's generally appropriate for our needs I live in the big evil Auckland too! I find it totally fine, I've lived all around NZ and there are always pros and cons everywhere. I wouldn't want to try and buy a house in Auckland, but there is a lot to like otherwise, lots of cool ethnic restaurants, fun events and interesting things to do, really good medical support for whatever ails you :p I have epilepsy and I'm obviously transgender There's a ton of specialists here that can be kinda hard to access in some of the provinces.. I really like it all up, it's pretty with lots of bays, beaches and islands, it's also a volcanic field with about 50 small extinct volcanoes which are usually parks, and provide a bit of interest on the skyline, I'm also a geology nut One thing I really like about NZ compared to other places is our cruisey "yeah, nah" outlook..lol. Basically most people in NZ do not have particularly strong opinions on anything aside from sport; it's also very secular too. I felt quite exhausted during my travels around the USA with SO many people with SO many extreme opinions about all kinds of crazy crap! Especially the freakily high occurrence of crazy intense religious people... that's something you don't really ever see here, fine with me too!!! All up, I think it's a great choice if you can get residency and all that Come hang out and we can go to the beach!!Claire
Quote from: Lady Smith on September 06, 2015, 11:54:27 PMI completely agree with you about Kiwis Claire. In my time living where I am now in the Waikato I've had absolutely no problems with anyone not accepting me, - well apart from a tiny handful of nutters who belong to one of the small fringe christian churches here in town, - but I just ignore them.In general I haven't a clue whether or not anyone around here knows I'm TG because I get treated the same as anybody else.
QuoteI know that there are Starbucks down there (current barista) so I am not too concerned about finding a job at the moment