What’s it like having Godzone all to yourself?
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@MN5 said in What’s it like having Godzone all to yourself?:
@Snowy said in What’s it like having Godzone all to yourself?:
@Old-Samurai-Jack said in What’s it like having Godzone all to yourself?:
@MN5 Asians? It definitely depends on the person but I would suggest Japanese are, on average, better drivers than Kiwis due to the seriously tough driving schools they are forced to go through to get their licenses.
Not on our roads in my experience. I managed a rental car company for about 4 years (30 years ago) and we couldn't get insurance for them. The actuaries didn't like the numbers.
Old school racism and stereotyping at its best
I'm wondering how what @Snowy described is "racial" stereotyping?
Surely it is "people with Japanese passports who rent cars crash them at a higher rate based on actual data" stereotyping.
It's not like he's casually labelling Asians as shit drivers.
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@Snowy said in What’s it like having Godzone all to yourself?:
@MN5 said in What’s it like having Godzone all to yourself?:
@Snowy said in What’s it like having Godzone all to yourself?:
@Old-Samurai-Jack said in What’s it like having Godzone all to yourself?:
@MN5 Asians? It definitely depends on the person but I would suggest Japanese are, on average, better drivers than Kiwis due to the seriously tough driving schools they are forced to go through to get their licenses.
Not on our roads in my experience. I managed a rental car company for about 4 years (30 years ago) and we couldn't get insurance for them. The actuaries didn't like the numbers.
Old school racism and stereotyping at its best
Which came from your post, but the numbers were what they were. The insurers decided not me.
Peripheral vision effects driving skills too. It was certainly an issue in aeroplanes. It's not racism. Some people are genetically better at some things. Live with it.
I didn’t say it was a bad thing
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Beautiful! Just spent the last 6 days in the Marlborough Sounds, based out of Lochmara Bay enjoying everything that part of the country has to offer. From Queen Charlotte track to the Sounds in all it’s beauty, highly recommend to anyone that hasn’t been down there. Was nice not seeing a car for 6 days aswell.
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@Snowy said in What’s it like having Godzone all to yourself?:
@MN5 said in What’s it like having Godzone all to yourself?:
@Snowy said in What’s it like having Godzone all to yourself?:
@Old-Samurai-Jack said in What’s it like having Godzone all to yourself?:
@MN5 Asians? It definitely depends on the person but I would suggest Japanese are, on average, better drivers than Kiwis due to the seriously tough driving schools they are forced to go through to get their licenses.
Not on our roads in my experience. I managed a rental car company for about 4 years (30 years ago) and we couldn't get insurance for them. The actuaries didn't like the numbers.
Old school racism and stereotyping at its best
Which came from your post, but the numbers were what they were. The insurers decided not me.
Peripheral vision effects driving skills too. It was certainly an issue in aeroplanes. It's not racism. Some people are genetically better at some things. Live with it.
Shittings! I was bowing down to your superior knowledge (Japanese drivers in the NZ context) until you wrote this! WTF! Have I misunderstood?
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@Old-Samurai-Jack said in What’s it like having Godzone all to yourself?:
@Snowy said in What’s it like having Godzone all to yourself?:
@MN5 said in What’s it like having Godzone all to yourself?:
@Snowy said in What’s it like having Godzone all to yourself?:
@Old-Samurai-Jack said in What’s it like having Godzone all to yourself?:
@MN5 Asians? It definitely depends on the person but I would suggest Japanese are, on average, better drivers than Kiwis due to the seriously tough driving schools they are forced to go through to get their licenses.
Not on our roads in my experience. I managed a rental car company for about 4 years (30 years ago) and we couldn't get insurance for them. The actuaries didn't like the numbers.
Old school racism and stereotyping at its best
Which came from your post, but the numbers were what they were. The insurers decided not me.
Peripheral vision effects driving skills too. It was certainly an issue in aeroplanes. It's not racism. Some people are genetically better at some things. Live with it.
Shittings! I was bowing down to your superior knowledge (Japanese drivers in the NZ context) until you wrote this! WTF! Have I misunderstood?
Maybe. I remember reading an article years ago basically about genetic evolution. It's not racism as pretty much everybody has their strengths, from Kenyan and Ethiopian long distance runners to Caribbean sprinters. Slow twitch and fast twitch, etc. That is not to say that other people can't / won't develop over the years as well, it is just evolution of certain attributes because those attributes are used more than others.
If Japanese drivers spent years and years on our roads they would be fine too. Peripheral vision can be overcome by turning your head, being aware of blind spots and these days technology (much of which has been conveniently invented by the Japanese).
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@Snowy said in What’s it like having Godzone all to yourself?:
@MN5 said in What’s it like having Godzone all to yourself?:
I love how an off the cuff comment about stereotypes has completely changed the topic of the thread at hand.
Such classic ferning
Yes, and you started it!
( drops mic and walks away to make popcorn )
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Can we get this back on topic please?
I am genuinely interested in what it’s like and your thoughts. Not interested in your thoughts on my wife’s driving.
If the general feeling is that it’s much better because there are less Asians on the roads then I guess that certainly tells me something.
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@MajorRage said in What’s it like having Godzone all to yourself?:
Can we get this back on topic please?
I am genuinely interested in what it’s like and your thoughts. Not interested in your thoughts on my wife’s driving.
If the general feeling is that it’s much better because there are less Asians on the roads then I guess that certainly tells me something.
If it’s any consolation I’ve seen some fucken diabolical driving around Wairoa/Mahia.....loads of unnecessary overtaking just to end up behind a big truck a few hundred metres ahead.
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@MN5 said in What’s it like having Godzone all to yourself?:
@MajorRage said in What’s it like having Godzone all to yourself?:
Can we get this back on topic please?
I am genuinely interested in what it’s like and your thoughts. Not interested in your thoughts on my wife’s driving.
If the general feeling is that it’s much better because there are less Asians on the roads then I guess that certainly tells me something.
If it’s any consolation I’ve seen some fucken diabolical driving around Wairoa/Mahia.....loadsa of unnecessary overtaking just to end up behind a big truck a few hundred metres ahead.
Ummm .... no. What’s NZ really like now? Or is driving quality all that matters?
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@MajorRage said in What’s it like having Godzone all to yourself?:
Can we get this back on topic please?
I am genuinely interested in what it’s like and your thoughts.It's actually really good.
Without getting into driving too much, there are far far fewer campervans blocking up the roads. The holiday season has been much better than in the past even though we probably have more people here (returned Kiwis).
I have yet to have any product supply issues, business wise and personally (I suspect that might come, but so far so good).
I have managed to get bookings for some places that I always wanted to visit (or return to) that was impossible for the last few years. The special prices are great too. Our top resorts may be mostly American owned but they are far more accessible to Kiwis now and they are seriously good. I'm making the best of it.
So yeah it's fantastic. I'm supporting all of our local businesses as much as possible and thoroughly enjoying our country.
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@MajorRage said in What’s it like having Godzone all to yourself?:
your thoughts on my wife’s driving
I'm sure she is very good, some gross generalisations above, but having some basis in fact. I am intrigued as to whether she drove the Caterham?
My wife will not drive the TVR in spite of the fact that I bought it for her.
It is interesting how supportive our community have been of our business and us in general. As @canefan says people seem to have bought into the money go round. I like it.
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I’ve just got back from travelling up and down the north island. Apparently it’s a long wait to get a boat or a campervan as kiwis have been buying them up.
Tourist hotspots like Rotorua, Taupo and earlier Queenstown were less busy than normal.
Great in the short term for locals, but that iceberg of businesses going under is going to hit us sooner rather than later.
Everywhere I went I saw shut down businesses, and to let signs.
Roads still crazily busy in places and saw some absolutely awful driving, so that hasn’t changed.
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I'm feeling happy enopugh that I've booked a long weekend up at Taupo at the end of February. Intend to do totally tourist things rather than treat it as a weekend getaway - so lake cruise, a couple of decent restaurants and a spa afternoon. Original idea was Siem Reap and Laos for two weeks but that went bye bye so made do with 3 days in Taupo for about the same cost
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@booboo Monthly Arrival numbers:
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@SynicBast said in What’s it like having Godzone all to yourself?:
I'm feeling happy enopugh that I've booked a long weekend up at Taupo at the end of February. Intend to do totally tourist things rather than treat it as a weekend getaway - so lake cruise, a couple of decent restaurants and a spa afternoon. Original idea was Siem Reap and Laos for two weeks but that went bye bye so made do with 3 days in Taupo for about the same cost
Ouchee
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@taniwharugby What's the second column?