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thin_veneer_bullshit t1_jdq41n3 wrote

Reply to comment by Apprehensive_Lynx_33 in Joined this forum because of all the people asking me what I’m doing by trgrantham

Yeh as a kiwi I've always noticed that NZers will spend time to save money and the Yanks will spend money to save time. Different mindset I spose..

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Saltmetoast t1_jdq711l wrote

Tbf things cost less in the states. I would rather pay someone to plaster my walls but I can't afford a second mortgage

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RunninglikeNaruto t1_jdq9ok2 wrote

How many kiwis are there in this sub?? Imagine if we all put our hands up and suddenly it was like 95% hahaha I love the self sufficiency and satisfaction I get from it, and money I save!

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Apprehensive_Lynx_33 t1_jeee8ik wrote

I feel like there are more than we all though 😂 ... yeah the money saved is a massive incentive for sure. New Zealand has amazing tradies (for the most part of course) but they charge and arm and a leg.

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combatwombat007 t1_jdqhboi wrote

We have a culture that ingrains the idea that money is infinite and time is scarce so it’s best to trade money to save time because you can always make more money.

In reality, time is also infinite, but not on the scale of one human life, and we’re an individualistic culture.

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age34act12 t1_jdqj0hm wrote

I've never heard this kiwi comment. If a yank called you a kiwi to your face is this considered to be a racist or ignorant statement??? Does that mean NZers are fruits

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thin_veneer_bullshit t1_jdqqplm wrote

The kiwi is the national bird of New Zealand. The fruit is named after it (much later). Typical NZ slang has NZers referring to themselves as Kiwis. Our dear dear cousins across the ditch (aussies in case that not immediately obvious) call us that, where as we call the Aussies ( or bogans). Yanks is abbreviation of Yankees, a affectionate nickname taken from WWI (I believe) when US soldiers served alongside the Brits and her colonial lackeys... I mean subjects. All slang is pretty much affectionate, not meant to be a diminutive or derogatory... mostly.. ;-)

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IronSmithFE t1_jdr1pfy wrote

i appreciate the former more than the latter. you can't always depend on other people to do your work for you.

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Ottoclav t1_jdy65fu wrote

Especially here in New York. I can’t say how many times I’ve heard a friend say that they tried to get a contractor or handy-person to even show up for a quote on a job and got stood up. Personally, I’m from Alaska and a contractor that flakes doesn’t get business, because word of mouth travels quickly.

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Apprehensive_Lynx_33 t1_jeedo4x wrote

Different mindset alright. We all have some free time to do things around the place, and who doesn't enjoy the satisfaction of finishing a project?

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