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I am really interested in the idea of moving to New Zealand.I am wondering what daily life is like there?I am from Staten Island(New York City)so I am used to always having something to do.Will this be different in New Zealand?Will it be a big culture shock for me?Also,are American brands/items sold in New Zealand?
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I immigrated to Auckland from the States so I have experience with the change in culture. I grew up in Boston and then lived a couple years in DC so I can compare city life in the US to city-life here. I never experienced any culture-shock and I don't know of any Americans who did. It seems to be tougher for the British immigrants I know to adjust.
Moving from most parts of NYC to NZ would be a major change, but Staten Island is not that different in density and population from Auckland. Auckland has 1.4 million people spread out over a large area. It has all the stuff you'd find in the US to do. There are malls everywhere, movie theatres, clubs and pubs, nice cafes and restaurants etc. On the surface it will seem just like the US. But here are the biggest changes you'll probably begin to notice within a a few weeks of living here:
Malls and other shops close very early, like 5 or 6PM, even on a Saturday. There are no family chain restaurants like Uno's, Bertucci's etc. that you find all over in the US. Restaurants are very expensive, in fact food in general is much more expensive than in the US and the portions will be half the size. People don't dress up unless it is a special occassion. It is perfectly acceptable to be barefoot in public places. If you arrive in winter you might think the kids you see barefoot at the supermarket or mall on a cold rainy day are poor; they aren't. They all have shoes, they just don't wear them. Kids are allowed to go barefoot to elementary school and adults regularly walk around shoeless as well and this is not seen as redneck or strange at all. At most cafes and less fancy restaurants you are expected to order and pay up front first. Service is very slow by US standards but no one rushes you to move on and free up the table. You do not tip anyone in NZ, not waiters, not taxis.
As far as things to do goes, that won't be an issue. Kiwis do go to bed early and shut the shops early but there are plenty of evening activities. I go to pub quizzes a couple nights a week. Drinking during the work-week is much more acceptable here. Most work-places have friday night drinks often right in the office. I'm a teacher and still can't believe our staffroom here has a fridge dedicated to booze for friday afternoons.
Everyone in NZ gets 4-weeks paid holiday by law, so there is much more holiday culture. There are lots of beach-side camp-grounds with rows of little cabins where families go for a week or two every summer. Most of the city shuts down from late December to start of Feb while everyone takes a vacation. It's all part of the more laid-back way of life.
If you move to a rural NZ town there would be some serious culture shock I'm sure, but no different to the shock you'd have moving to a small town in upstate NY. Wellington supposedly has more culture than other cities in NZ but the weather there is awful. Honestly it makes Seattle look good. It does have a real San Fran vibe to it but it is much smaller than what your used to.
I immigrated to Auckland from the States so I have experience with the change in culture. I grew up in Boston and then lived a couple years in DC so I can compare city life in the US to city-life here. I never experienced any culture-shock and I don't know of any Americans who did. It seems to be tougher for the British immigrants I know to adjust.
Moving from most parts of NYC to NZ would be a major change, but Staten Island is not that different in density and population from Auckland. Auckland has 1.4 million people spread out over a large area. It has all the stuff you'd find in the US to do. There are malls everywhere, movie theatres, clubs and pubs, nice cafes and restaurants etc. On the surface it will seem just like the US. But here are the biggest changes you'll probably begin to notice within a a few weeks of living here:
Malls and other shops close very early, like 5 or 6PM, even on a Saturday. There are no family chain restaurants like Uno's, Bertucci's etc. that you find all over in the US. Restaurants are very expensive, in fact food in general is much more expensive than in the US and the portions will be half the size. People don't dress up unless it is a special occassion. It is perfectly acceptable to be barefoot in public places. If you arrive in winter you might think the kids you see barefoot at the supermarket or mall on a cold rainy day are poor; they aren't. They all have shoes, they just don't wear them. Kids are allowed to go barefoot to elementary school and adults regularly walk around shoeless as well and this is not seen as redneck or strange at all. At most cafes and less fancy restaurants you are expected to order and pay up front first. Service is very slow by US standards but no one rushes you to move on and free up the table. You do not tip anyone in NZ, not waiters, not taxis.
As far as things to do goes, that won't be an issue. Kiwis do go to bed early and shut the shops early but there are plenty of evening activities. I go to pub quizzes a couple nights a week. Drinking during the work-week is much more acceptable here. Most work-places have friday night drinks often right in the office. I'm a teacher and still can't believe our staffroom here has a fridge dedicated to booze for friday afternoons.
Everyone in NZ gets 4-weeks paid holiday by law, so there is much more holiday culture. There are lots of beach-side camp-grounds with rows of little cabins where families go for a week or two every summer. Most of the city shuts down from late December to start of Feb while everyone takes a vacation. It's all part of the more laid-back way of life.
If you move to a rural NZ town there would be some serious culture shock I'm sure, but no different to the shock you'd have moving to a small town in upstate NY. Wellington supposedly has more culture than other cities in NZ but the weather there is awful. Honestly it makes Seattle look good. It does have a real San Fran vibe to it but it is much smaller than what your used to.
I have a sore throat, what's the best way to cure it?
Q. I drink water, and i drank some honey tea whatever thingy, and it feels so sore. Hurts when i swallow. Can anyone tell me how to get rid of it. I've had it for 3 days now.
Thank you so much :) God Bless You
Thank you so much :) God Bless You
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Yes gargle with warm salty water but please ensure that the salt you use is pure celtic sea salt..... not the commercialised "nice white" table salt that has been processed with a ghastly amount of chemicals such as aluminium (to make it flow) and chlorine (to make it nice and white).. real sea salt is greyish or pinkish in color and you can get it from any good health food store for around $6.00AUD per 500gm bag.... it needs to be refridgerated to keep it fresh too.... simply put a teaspoon full into a glass of warm or room temperature water and stir up and gargle with it every couple of hours.
Also squeeze a fresh lemon into a mug and top with an inch of cold water and then fill with hot water and sip on that. Lemons are rich in vitamin C which is a powerfull antioxidant and will quell the pain dramatically. Have two mugs if you have to. Or ... if you're brave ..... slice a lemon into quarters and suck on each quarter (rinsing your mouth afterwards to protect the enamel on your teeth). ... Yum, I love lemons. Good for alkalising an acid tummy or quelling the pain from acid refux too.
Or squeeze fresh oranges and drink the juice. Only the fresh juice though, not the processed packaged highly refined loaded with nutritionally void processed sugar kind though. Avoid processed sugar while you're trying to recover as it will only leach precious minerals and nutrients from your system.... actually, avoid processed sugar anyway.
Another brilliant way to knock the wind out of a sore throat or cold or flu symptoms is to buy yourself some olive leaf extract from the health food store or pharmacy..... take Olive leaf Extract in a liquid form two or three times daily just before food..... 30ml each time..... works a treat for me.... and i use it for my grade school children too.... my eldest just went to camp and came back with a sore throat and very sore raw lips and mouth.... within 3 days of taking 30ml of olive leaf twice daily his symptoms have all but vanished.... buy the natural flavored variety as the flavored ones contain less concentration of the active ingredient oleuropein... Olive leaf extract has been used as a natural antiotiobic for thousand years, but is only recently that scientific research has shown that its active ingredient oleuropein, has the ability to fight a broad range of infective microorganisms.... Oleuropein has been found to be effective in fighting bacteria, fungi, yeasts, parasites and viruses in laboratory studies.
http://www.oliveleaf.co.nz/story.shtml
And drink lots of fresh filtered water to help flush out the germs and avoid milk and dairy as it is mucous producing.
bless
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Yes gargle with warm salty water but please ensure that the salt you use is pure celtic sea salt..... not the commercialised "nice white" table salt that has been processed with a ghastly amount of chemicals such as aluminium (to make it flow) and chlorine (to make it nice and white).. real sea salt is greyish or pinkish in color and you can get it from any good health food store for around $6.00AUD per 500gm bag.... it needs to be refridgerated to keep it fresh too.... simply put a teaspoon full into a glass of warm or room temperature water and stir up and gargle with it every couple of hours.
Also squeeze a fresh lemon into a mug and top with an inch of cold water and then fill with hot water and sip on that. Lemons are rich in vitamin C which is a powerfull antioxidant and will quell the pain dramatically. Have two mugs if you have to. Or ... if you're brave ..... slice a lemon into quarters and suck on each quarter (rinsing your mouth afterwards to protect the enamel on your teeth). ... Yum, I love lemons. Good for alkalising an acid tummy or quelling the pain from acid refux too.
Or squeeze fresh oranges and drink the juice. Only the fresh juice though, not the processed packaged highly refined loaded with nutritionally void processed sugar kind though. Avoid processed sugar while you're trying to recover as it will only leach precious minerals and nutrients from your system.... actually, avoid processed sugar anyway.
Another brilliant way to knock the wind out of a sore throat or cold or flu symptoms is to buy yourself some olive leaf extract from the health food store or pharmacy..... take Olive leaf Extract in a liquid form two or three times daily just before food..... 30ml each time..... works a treat for me.... and i use it for my grade school children too.... my eldest just went to camp and came back with a sore throat and very sore raw lips and mouth.... within 3 days of taking 30ml of olive leaf twice daily his symptoms have all but vanished.... buy the natural flavored variety as the flavored ones contain less concentration of the active ingredient oleuropein... Olive leaf extract has been used as a natural antiotiobic for thousand years, but is only recently that scientific research has shown that its active ingredient oleuropein, has the ability to fight a broad range of infective microorganisms.... Oleuropein has been found to be effective in fighting bacteria, fungi, yeasts, parasites and viruses in laboratory studies.
http://www.oliveleaf.co.nz/story.shtml
And drink lots of fresh filtered water to help flush out the germs and avoid milk and dairy as it is mucous producing.
bless
x
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