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Originally Posted by jimjamuser
Standard of living : The US ranks around 30th in the world in the World list of the standard of living. There are separate categories for "infant mortality", which tells you about Health care. There are many other categories, but its PURPOSE is to provide a yardstick to measure or compare various countries. It is very informative. The Scandinavian countries are at the top. I believe that Canada is about # 11. Not sure where New Zealand is - I have not looked at that list in about 6 months. Had no reason to.
Liberals and car accident : If New Zealand is a liberal country, then I would LOVE to live there. So smart! As to they take away a person's driver's license for 2 years because they were caught driving badly, I would also LOVE that mentality towards driver safety. A teenager in the US that CAUSED a traffic accident SHOULD have their license taken away for 2 years. Then, they would NEVER forget it - which may stop them from driving drunk in their future life and KILLING someone. I would NOT like to be killed by a bad driver, would you? A liberal, country of GOOD drivers - what's NOT to like? Go New Zealand, you rule!
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You get “points” for tiny infractions. Such as stopping a little too close to an intersection. Going a tiny amount above the speed limit in a school zone. Not coming to a full stop at a stop sign. I’m not talking about major things, like DWI, totally reckless speeding, etc. The government is a nanny state in New Zealand.
A large number of people want to leave New Zealand to go to Australia because the wages/costs increase their standard of living significantly.
A tiny two bedroom, one bathroom condo costs about $500K and a tiny home costs over $1M. The equivalent home could be found for about $250K.
The food costs were at least double, maybe triple.
But New Zealand and Australia are great places to visit. But be prepared to spend a lot of money on that trip!