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<div id="article-content" property="dc:description"> <p>Having lived in New Zealand for a couple of years, I generally find your average Kiwi to be amazingly Scot-like in his demeanour and mien – a bit dour and remote until you got to know him, but then funny, engaging, loyal and fiercely patriotic.</p><noscript><p>That initial crabbiness could well be - like ours - a result of having a larger,Studying in the US "It's a carpe diem mo, more confident nation as neighbours (in their case Australia, in ours, of course,lululemon outlet online, Wales), a neighbour what’s more, who constantly delights in making cheap stereotypical jokes at the expense of the poor old put upon Kiwi or Scot.</p><p>I can guarantee you that every New Zealander who’s ever spent time in Oz will endure - on a daily, possibly even hourly basis - jibes, gags and assorted quips about sheepsha**ing. An Aussie’s idea of humour is usually based on repetition anyway, so they see it is a nationalistic obligation to crack out the tired old jokes about ovine amour anytime a Kiwi is within hailing distance.</p><p>The New Zealand National Anthem? It Had To Be Ewe. Etc,lululemon outlet canada, etc.</p><p>It’s ridiculous of course; a crass example of offensive typecasting but nevertheless something a New Zealander has to put up ad infinitum if he wishes to reside or even set foot in Australia for any length of time.</p><p>It’d get on your wick,hollister. It gets on theirs<em>.</em>Little wonder they’ve got a chip on their shoulder bigger than a McCain Crispy Oven Bake.</p><p>Given this apparent - or illusory - backwardness,hollister outlet uk, it is interesting that last week the New Zealand parliament voted to legalise same sex marriage,The top ten Misquotations - UK Politics - UK - The, though as far as I know getting spliced to dear old Dolly the Sheep remains resolutely forbidden.</p><p>Though no huge fan of wedlock - of any sort - the issue of gay marriage is, to me, a no-brainer. If two people want to make a public/legal proclamation of their affection for each other, what in the name of the wee man (or woman) has it got to do with anyone else?</p><p>Surely the only person who could have a problem with it would be of a fanatical religious persuasion - and even then, such opposition would be so derisory and idiotic as to sway any would-be fence sitters firmly on the side of legalisation.</p><p>Which appears to be how the situation developed in New Zealand. Under a right wing government not especially given to broad-minded policies,J.M. Barrie - latest news, breaking stories and co, the Bill duly passed comfortably, with a substantial majority of essentially conservative and conventional Kiwis recognising and accepting the logic, morality - not to say inevitability - of the argument.</p><p>Now, as I‘ve said before, I’m no great supporter of Scottish independence - I’m not against it either, I just think it’s basically meaningless - but if a Scottish parliament was to pass commonsense libertarian legislation such as this, I might be a whole lot more enthusiastic. A draft Bill to legalise same sex marriage was launched in Scotland in December of last year, but since then it seems the trail has gone cold.</p><p>What’s more, you don’t have to be a political strategist to realise that same sex marriage is a vote magnet. Any reasonable person knows it’s the right thing to do - aside from the God bothering nutters everyone is for it, even – especially – lawyers who’ll no doubt be rubbing their hands at the increased revenue in divorce work as many of the marriages, predictably go bad. (Cynical, or what?)</p><p>There&rsquo,hollister outlet;s votes in it &ndash,lululemon outlet canada; lots of them,hollister.</p><p>Weddings are always good fun. Who doesn’t like a good wedding – the elation, the carousing, the punch-ups?</p><p>I’ve played in many wedding bands in my time and even did one last weekend,lululemon outlet, so from a purely personal point of view, I might even get a few gigs out of it; it’s a win for everyone.</p><p>So what’s the hold up? Naturally the churches oppose it, but since religion of every possible hue is increasingly becoming irrelevant in Scotland - and everywhere else, with the possible exception of Tora-Bora - it’s hard to accept that could be the reason for the hold up.</p><p>Though I’m not holding my breath - and don’t expect to personally benefit from it,cheap lululemon, the odd wedding gig here or there notwithstanding - it’s absolutely only a matter of time, for a few reasons.</p><p>It’s right and proper and firmly in the category of common sense, integrity and free-thinking. But more significantly,lululemon outlet canada, when lawyers realise there’s a right few quid for them in it, it’ll happen in the wink of an eye.</p></p></noscript> </div> | <div id="article-content" property="dc:description"> <p>Having lived in New Zealand for a couple of years, I generally find your average Kiwi to be amazingly Scot-like in his demeanour and mien – a bit dour and remote until you got to know him, but then funny, engaging, loyal and fiercely patriotic.</p><noscript><p>That initial crabbiness could well be - like ours - a result of having a larger,Studying in the US "It's a carpe diem mo, more confident nation as neighbours (in their case Australia, in ours, of course,lululemon outlet online, Wales), a neighbour what’s more, who constantly delights in making cheap stereotypical jokes at the expense of the poor old put upon Kiwi or Scot.</p><p>I can guarantee you that every New Zealander who’s ever spent time in Oz will endure - on a daily, possibly even hourly basis - jibes, gags and assorted quips about sheepsha**ing. An Aussie’s idea of humour is usually based on repetition anyway, so they see it is a nationalistic obligation to crack out the tired old jokes about ovine amour anytime a Kiwi is within hailing distance.</p><p>The New Zealand National Anthem? It Had To Be Ewe. Etc,lululemon outlet canada, etc.</p><p>It’s ridiculous of course; a crass example of offensive typecasting but nevertheless something a New Zealander has to put up ad infinitum if he wishes to reside or even set foot in Australia for any length of time.</p><p>It’d get on your wick,hollister. It gets on theirs<em>.</em>Little wonder they’ve got a chip on their shoulder bigger than a McCain Crispy Oven Bake.</p><p>Given this apparent - or illusory - backwardness,hollister outlet uk, it is interesting that last week the New Zealand parliament voted to legalise same sex marriage,The top ten Misquotations - UK Politics - UK - The, though as far as I know getting spliced to dear old Dolly the Sheep remains resolutely forbidden.</p><p>Though no huge fan of wedlock - of any sort - the issue of gay marriage is, to me, a no-brainer. If two people want to make a public/legal proclamation of their affection for each other, what in the name of the wee man (or woman) has it got to do with anyone else?</p><p>Surely the only person who could have a problem with it would be of a fanatical religious persuasion - and even then, such opposition would be so derisory and idiotic as to sway any would-be fence sitters firmly on the side of legalisation.</p><p>Which appears to be how the situation developed in New Zealand. Under a right wing government not especially given to broad-minded policies,J.M. Barrie - latest news, breaking stories and co, the Bill duly passed comfortably, with a substantial majority of essentially conservative and conventional Kiwis recognising and accepting the logic, morality - not to say inevitability - of the argument.</p><p>Now, as I‘ve said before, I’m no great supporter of Scottish independence - I’m not against it either, I just think it’s basically meaningless - but if a Scottish parliament was to pass commonsense libertarian legislation such as this, I might be a whole lot more enthusiastic. A draft Bill to legalise same sex marriage was launched in Scotland in December of last year, but since then it seems the trail has gone cold.</p><p>What’s more, you don’t have to be a political strategist to realise that same sex marriage is a vote magnet. Any reasonable person knows it’s the right thing to do - aside from the God bothering nutters everyone is for it, even – especially – lawyers who’ll no doubt be rubbing their hands at the increased revenue in divorce work as many of the marriages, predictably go bad. (Cynical, or what?)</p><p>There&rsquo,hollister outlet;s votes in it &ndash,lululemon outlet canada; lots of them,hollister.</p><p>Weddings are always good fun. Who doesn’t like a good wedding – the elation, the carousing, the punch-ups?</p><p>I’ve played in many wedding bands in my time and even did one last weekend,lululemon outlet, so from a purely personal point of view, I might even get a few gigs out of it; it’s a win for everyone.</p><p>So what’s the hold up? Naturally the churches oppose it, but since religion of every possible hue is increasingly becoming irrelevant in Scotland - and everywhere else, with the possible exception of Tora-Bora - it’s hard to accept that could be the reason for the hold up.</p><p>Though I’m not holding my breath - and don’t expect to personally benefit from it,cheap lululemon, the odd wedding gig here or there notwithstanding - it’s absolutely only a matter of time, for a few reasons.</p><p>It’s right and proper and firmly in the category of common sense, integrity and free-thinking. But more significantly,lululemon outlet canada, when lawyers realise there’s a right few quid for them in it, it’ll happen in the wink of an eye.</p></p></noscript> </div> | ||
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