tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post6201059805543466084..comments2024-03-29T16:58:01.576+13:00Comments on AmeriNZ Blog: RainArthur Schenckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-54158363116113126932010-12-31T12:39:15.744+13:002010-12-31T12:39:15.744+13:00Reed: Maybe I can help: The reason that the rest o...<b>Reed:</b> Maybe I can help: The reason that the rest of NZers make fun of Auckland is different from their excuse—the weather (which isn't half bad, IMHO). And most don't limit their, um, "joking" to just the weather, but it's one of the most common focuses of jokes.<br /><br />I have theories about the <i>reason</i> for the jokes, some of which I touched on in the post, but the rest I'd best keep to myself. For now, at least.<br /><br /><b>epilonious: </b>Yes, that's it exactly. When I lived in Illinois, there was a HUGE rivalry between Chicago and Downstate. In the Republican collar counties, where I grew up, we hated Chicago as much as the rest of the state, but when I went to University in Southern Illinois, I found out that to them I was from Chicago, too. It changed my perspectives—and banished my antipathy—completely. I eventually even moved into Chicago.<br /><br />So, when I moved to NZ, I had a different perspective on the whole thing, a bit like you must do with all your travelling. It seems kind of silly to me, to be honest.Arthur Schenckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-78637487198697931342010-12-31T03:55:36.460+13:002010-12-31T03:55:36.460+13:00Sounds like the whole "JAFA" thing is ju...Sounds like the whole "JAFA" thing is just the usual regional "taking the piss" that can be found anywhere...<br /><br />I live "Outside the Perimeter" in Atlanta, and that creates all sorts of friction with the ITP folk...epilonioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05532230027733099956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-21299046659404947582010-12-31T00:36:04.039+13:002010-12-31T00:36:04.039+13:00ok, so now I am confused -- I thought Auckland had...ok, so now I am confused -- I thought Auckland had really sweet weather all the time and <i>that</i> was why we were supposed to poke at you all.<br /><br />I'll have to consult with my cultural adviser when people start coming back to work. But shes from Christchurch so...Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08421446913684696278noreply@blogger.com