tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post114872099380207433..comments2024-03-26T10:03:51.827+13:00Comments on Karl du Fresne: The supposedly Ugly American - an easy targetKarl du Fresnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054853925940134404noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-31406243504934419312009-10-01T00:42:56.222+13:002009-10-01T00:42:56.222+13:00Very good piece.
A similar article could be writt...Very good piece.<br /><br />A similar article could be written about anti-Australian prejudice.<br /><br />As a New Zealand-born person living in Australia, I get irritated by sheep jokes and some humour at the expense of NZ. Most of it, though, is delivered in jest. There is a real affection here for NZ and Kiwis.<br /><br />So I shudder at the petulant criticism of Australia and Australians by some Kiwis, many of whom live in this wonderful country of so many great people. <br /><br />I think the sooner all of us try to stop defining ourselves or boosting our self-worth by lambasting perceived faults in others, the closer we will be to sorting out the major challenge of the age -- how to make globalisation work for all of us.Vaughanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13105760893956912855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-54201746220479676942009-09-18T19:09:55.564+12:002009-09-18T19:09:55.564+12:00The irony to me is when we compare our country to ...The irony to me is when we compare our country to others, the US would tick more boxes - relatively recent colonisation and diversity of ethnicities, with minority groups making up disproportionate disadvantage. Agricultural reliance. Diversity of religion. Language. NZ has more in common with the US than any European country, including the UK.Lindsay Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04437693272797130833noreply@blogger.com