Comments by "Jeff B." (@jeffb.140) on "Five Countries Better than New Zealand for Expat HNWIs" video.

  1. NZ has a much better image internationally than it really it. (Yes, the landscape is fantastic, but ...) The country is full of hypocrisy. It prides itself on civil liberties but there are A LOT of taboo subjects which you cannot really talk about. Basically, you have to agree with the leftist mainstream and their government in public and your work place. A lot of conformism going on. The work ethic is also mediocre at best. I found people to basically cherish their private activities, hobbies, tending to work little with not exactly high quality standards and tending to shut up about the problems in the country, they'd rather go to the pub for a couple of pints (which is ok but not to drown your own frustration with your own situation).
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  2.  @tronwars7130  As a white european who has worked for a while in NZ (not work&travel but a real job), my impression was that the country has some real issues (lack of career opportunity, racial relations, gender relations, "only women are good") and it is not really possible to voice concern publically over these as that would lead to social stigmatisation. So everyone just tends to shut up and try to work as little as possible (As an ambitious guy, I found work ethic to be rather poor) and go out into nature but also to drown frustration in overeating and overdrinking (hence the obesity epidemic). To me this was a shock as I found overseas Kiwis to be rather different, a much more happy and hardworking bunch. Is that somewhat accurate?
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  3. If you are ambitious, NZ is a hell hole.
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  4. NZ is great for travel and holidays but for life? LOL! Mediocre work ethic, horrible incompetent leftist government .. Wouldn't want my children to go to school there.
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  5. NZ is great for holidays but not for work. It's not exactly a priority of the folks living there.
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