Sweetums wrote:
It's not our fault the only notable thing New Zealand has done was be a movie set
From an earlier thread..... Quote:
New Zealand
Population (2007 est.): 4,115,771
Land area: 103,734km.sq. (39 people per sq km.)
Labour government, led by Helen Clark who could kick Bush's **** with one hand in her pocket.
Free health care.
Social security for the unemployed, disabled, elderly.
3.4% unemployment.
Free public schools.
Our integration with the Maori. (shaky to start with, but all good now)
Hugely beautiful environment that is accesible to all.
Climate is benign.
Loads of water. For drinking, agriculture, power. No chance of running out.
Surrounded by thousands of miles of Ocean that tends to cut down on our illegal immigration and helps immensely with bio-security.
New Zealand is the fourth most peaceful country in the world, according to the Global Peace Index released by Britain's Economist Intelligence Unit. Link
Even tho theres only 4 million of us, and we are a zillion miles from anywhere we have had some amazing pioneers, inventors and explorers to call our own....
Invented forensic science
Invented plastic Surgery
First country to have universal adult suffrage.
Tony Britten. Classic backyard inventor.
Invented the Jet-boat.
Invented flying.
Invented rocket propulsion..
Edmund Hillary. Say no more.
Won the Battle of Britain.
Won WWII almost singlehandedly.
Invented nuclear physics.
Discovered DNA.
Invented the disposable syringe.
Invented the referees whistle.
We churn out world class yachtsmen, rugby players, cricketers, swimmers, runners, golfers, rowers without resorting to cheating......
We love animals, especially whales and dolphins.
Our marijuana is world class.
So are our beers and wines.
And our national airline.
And our film industry.
Fishing too. Especially trout.
And golf courses.
Yup. We rock!
Have a nice day. Smiley: cool
Other than that. Yeah, not much.
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