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happeningthang
Joined: 26 Apr 2003
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| Satori wrote: |
I think the key conflict would be...
jandals or flip-flops? |
You joining up with England now?? No Australian calls thongs "flip flops". |
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Big_Bird
Joined: 31 Jan 2003
Location: Sometimes here sometimes there...
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| Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 7:01 pm Post subject: |
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| happeningthang wrote: |
| Satori wrote: |
I think the key conflict would be...
jandals or flip-flops? |
You joining up with England now?? No Australian calls thongs "flip flops". |
It's confused many a poor Brit when flip flops are refered to as thongs! Thongs, to Brits, are a rather adventurous variety of undergarment. |
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The Man known as The Man
Joined: 29 Mar 2003
Location: 3 cheers for Ted Haggard oh yeah!
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| Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 1:53 pm Post subject: |
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| The Man known as The Man wrote: |
I tired that-about kiwis, australians pigs and swine-that post didn't make the cut |
I see your two-year Ag college certificate has given you an exceptional grasp of the Unglish language. |
The odd typographical error when tired-you cannot grasp that because you are smart. |
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Zoidberg
Joined: 29 Mar 2006
Location: Somewhere too hot for my delicate marine constitution
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| Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 3:04 pm Post subject: |
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Somehow I don't think that the people of one sovereign nation would support the idea of becoming a mere state of another sovereign nation, which is how any merger would work due to the relative sizes of our populations.
The tri-lingual and treaty of Waitangi issues would be problematic. I don't see how a merger could take place without pressure coming for at least some Australian Aboriginal languages becoming official, and a similar treaty with the connected compulsory members of parilament, when the native people of one state have them. And this kind of egalitarianism is something that most Australians aren't into, so they'd most likely say no.
The current situation is fine, although maybe visa free travel would be cool. But why change it if it's working? |
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gang ah jee
Joined: 14 Jan 2003
Location: city of paper
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| Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 3:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Zoidberg wrote: |
| The current situation is fine, although maybe visa free travel would be cool. But why change it if it's working? |
Don't you mean 'visa free travel is cool?' |
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Zoidberg
Joined: 29 Mar 2006
Location: Somewhere too hot for my delicate marine constitution
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| Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 3:34 pm Post subject: |
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| gang ah jee wrote: |
| Zoidberg wrote: |
| The current situation is fine, although maybe visa free travel would be cool. But why change it if it's working? |
Don't you mean 'visa free travel is cool?' |
Cool. I wasn't sure if it was or not, since I've never been to NZ. But yeah, then if visa free travel is in, then why change anything, current situation is sweet.
Personally, I'd be happy if Australia was politically more like NZ, you know, progressive, as opposed to regressive, run by some sort of muppet. But a merger is dumb. |
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cerulean808
Joined: 14 Mar 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 7:19 pm Post subject: |
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gang ah jee
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| Don't you mean 'visa free travel is cool?' |
From the NZ embassy in Australia:
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Key points:
� Most New Zealanders with a valid New Zealand passport can travel to Australia without applying for a visa before they leave. New Zealanders who have criminal convictions or a serious medical problem should check with the Australian Consulate-General before they travel.
� New Zealanders can live and work in Australia, but cannot obtain Australian social security unless they have Australian permanent residence. New Zealanders who moved to Australia after February 2001 have to formally apply for permanent residence and pass the points test.
� New Zealanders are eligible for free emergency hospital treatment in Australia, but those without a Medicare card have to pay the full cost of any non-hospital treatment such as the cost of pharmaceuticals or doctors visits.
.Generally New Zealanders who live in Australia can obtain a Medicare card to cover or subsidise non-hospital costs. New Zealanders visiting or moving permanently to Australia should get travel insurance to cover these costs until they can get a Medicare card.
� New Zealanders can become Australian citizens without giving up their New Zealand citizenship. They have to obtain Australian permanent residence first, and must live in Australia as a permanent resident for at least two years before they can apply for citizenship.
� New Zealanders can generally use their New Zealand drivers licence in Australia for the first three months after they arrive, provided it has not expired or been suspended. After three months New Zealanders normally have to apply for a drivers licence from the authorities in the State or Territory where they live.
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What I want to know is why the infantile attitude New Zealanders south of the Bombay Hills have towards Aucklanders? |
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