Can we be clear that these 4 homes were probably within 15km of each other. They are Suburbs in Auckland City. On the North Shore, which is probably considered the richer part of Auckland.
> but in this modern age using an outdoor clothesline is a sign of poverty
I don't know about the rest of the world, but even in 2017 it's still very common in NZ to hang laundry outside. Most people own houses with a back yard.
My parents no longer live in Auckland, the house they live in has a huge front yard and back yard, even tho they own a washer and a drier, mum prefers to hang washing outside, because it prevents the clothes from shrinking from the heat of the drier, and I quote (cos I rang her today to clarify why she dries her clothes outside) "it prevents burning the smell of soap into the clothes so they don't smell like soap"
> While you were living in a below-average income neighborhood, most likely working for a living while your neighbors lived on free welfare, you found them stealing from you?
Those Suburbs are on the North Shore, the 'poor' / 'low income' suburbs are in South / West Auckland. I doubt you would find many people at all on the north shore who are on the dole.
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Look, New Zealand is a beautiful country, with amazing people, it's my home. But our government sucks, and is pretty corrupt despite what the corruption index tells you. Every 3 years we change government, and its full of promises, and they never deliver. There is so much the government could do to make it worth while for Kiwi's to stay in the country, let alone convince people to move there to start businesses or work. But they continue to hinder the country. I left 11 years ago, and every time I go back it's more and more depressing in Auckland.
Can we be clear that these 4 homes were probably within 15km of each other. They are Suburbs in Auckland City. On the North Shore, which is probably considered the richer part of Auckland.
> but in this modern age using an outdoor clothesline is a sign of poverty
I don't know about the rest of the world, but even in 2017 it's still very common in NZ to hang laundry outside. Most people own houses with a back yard.
My parents no longer live in Auckland, the house they live in has a huge front yard and back yard, even tho they own a washer and a drier, mum prefers to hang washing outside, because it prevents the clothes from shrinking from the heat of the drier, and I quote (cos I rang her today to clarify why she dries her clothes outside) "it prevents burning the smell of soap into the clothes so they don't smell like soap"
> While you were living in a below-average income neighborhood, most likely working for a living while your neighbors lived on free welfare, you found them stealing from you?
Those Suburbs are on the North Shore, the 'poor' / 'low income' suburbs are in South / West Auckland. I doubt you would find many people at all on the north shore who are on the dole.
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Look, New Zealand is a beautiful country, with amazing people, it's my home. But our government sucks, and is pretty corrupt despite what the corruption index tells you. Every 3 years we change government, and its full of promises, and they never deliver. There is so much the government could do to make it worth while for Kiwi's to stay in the country, let alone convince people to move there to start businesses or work. But they continue to hinder the country. I left 11 years ago, and every time I go back it's more and more depressing in Auckland.