afe66:

 

Dial111: I moved to chch from Auckland and the people I work with seem to have a strong hate for Auckland with no valid or real reason why, All I get is "aaah it's full of yuppies who drive big fancy 4WD's and drink fancy coffee with their designer dogs and look down on the rest of the country" ok you described a populous of people from a few suburbs, the rest of Auckland is just like you.

Is it small town syndrome?

 

 

 

Not really but the ongoing coverage about auckland this, auckland that, gets rather tedious after a while for those who dont live there.

 

Yes housing is crap, but not we dont want change anything that changes things, oh have we mentioned how crap housing is.

 

Similar to roading. Yes our roads are crap not we dont want to pay to fix roads/petrol tax, oh have we mentioned how crap roads are

 

We all realise that auckland is the biggest city with the most population but a significant number of people _dont_ live in auckland and it would be interesting to hear from other parts of the country.

 

When you mention this you get this in a sensible way you get showered in accusations of tall poppy syndrome...

 

I have been to Christchurch a bit over the last couple of years (never really been there before that) and it is noticeable how much of a chip on the shoulder some people there have about Auckland. It is only Auckland (not other cities).

I find it quite a Cliquey place, and (some) people seem overly concerned about what schools you attended and where you live.

Also, minor annoyance, the bl**dy cathedral. Just fix it or pull it down already. Stop asking the rest of the country to pay for it too. (I know, I know, they have finally decided to fix it, but lets see who pays for it).