tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29559369.post115933712290006801..comments2023-06-11T06:28:55.065-07:00Comments on Tia: Foot LoseTiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03522195965279580830noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29559369.post-1159746866562815052006-10-01T16:54:00.000-07:002006-10-01T16:54:00.000-07:00I'm glad to read that you sound wonderful. Your w...I'm glad to read that you sound wonderful. Your workplace sounds ideal, as does the country. Just today my husband and I were arguing over the American dream. I found Auckland very snobbish, but your NZ experience sounds quite the opposite.Bobealia...https://www.blogger.com/profile/15713026993668872520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29559369.post-1159569103578938842006-09-29T15:31:00.000-07:002006-09-29T15:31:00.000-07:00OOOOOOOOH I am so happy that you are seeing a posi...OOOOOOOOH I am so happy that you are seeing a positive place of work girl. That is fabulous!<BR/><BR/>Tell us more!Sarah Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11708153254275607308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29559369.post-1159415316280662252006-09-27T20:48:00.000-07:002006-09-27T20:48:00.000-07:00It sounds like a very progresive place, Tia.It sounds like a very progresive place, Tia.kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29559369.post-1159405451600005692006-09-27T18:04:00.000-07:002006-09-27T18:04:00.000-07:00is there a slot for a psychologist?lolaldois there a slot for a psychologist?<BR/><BR/>lol<BR/><BR/>aldoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29559369.post-1159395646127232772006-09-27T15:20:00.000-07:002006-09-27T15:20:00.000-07:00ahh of course - box of fluffy ducks... sorry, D le...ahh of course - box of fluffy ducks... sorry, D learned lots of coffee lingo for the new job, and I was thinking of the fluffy they sell for kids... <BR/>"A small espresso cup filled with milk foam, sprinkled with chocolate powder and a big marshmallow."<BR/>Yumm...<BR/><BR/>...maybe I should eat breakfast.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01690159972412894518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29559369.post-1159393063544064762006-09-27T14:37:00.000-07:002006-09-27T14:37:00.000-07:00"Box of fluffies" = "box of fluffy ducks" (similar..."Box of fluffies" = "box of fluffy ducks" (similar to "box of birds")<BR/>Prescription costs - it is only $3 if you have a Community Services Card which you can apply for if your income is low. For the rest of us it is $15, but if you have a lot of prescriptions in one year, it drops to $3 after the first ten or fifteen or something.<BR/>Health care - it may be better than the US, but people complain because it is a lot worse than it used to be. There has been a great big stink about people getting dropped from waiting lists , i.e. they will never get a publicly funded operation, for conditions that in some cases leave them in great pain and unable to work. The result is that they end up on government benefits, costing the government more than it would have cost to fund the operation in the first place. It is getting more and more necessary to have health insurance, but not everyone can afford it, and it probably doesn't come with one's employment as often as it does in the US.<BR/>"Partners" - it is quite OK to say husband. Partner has often been used to mean "we are not officially married but we have a long term relationship" - not just for "gay". Most civil unions are for gay couples, but some heterosexual couples choose a civil union too.<BR/>Quite a few doctors here do display their certificates on the wall :)<BR/>I hope you don't get too disillusioned with NZ, getting to see the steamy side! Fortunately we are not all like that!Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08236329216260906624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29559369.post-1159388783745471312006-09-27T13:26:00.000-07:002006-09-27T13:26:00.000-07:00Oh, by the way, I would love to link to your blog....Oh, by the way, I would love to link to your blog. Just leave a comment on my blog if that is okay.<BR/>http://whitehawke.blogspot.comRulanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05342969780347974827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29559369.post-1159386142588201722006-09-27T12:42:00.000-07:002006-09-27T12:42:00.000-07:00fluffies = marshmallows, I think. Glad to see you ...fluffies = marshmallows, I think. <BR/><BR/>Glad to see you are settling in!!<BR/><BR/>As you said, being a social worker will make it different since you help where there are difficulties. But the help is needed, and they must be really glad to have you on staff.<BR/><BR/>Sorry about all the on and off rain this week. I think it made it up your way too...Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01690159972412894518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29559369.post-1159384830082233712006-09-27T12:20:00.000-07:002006-09-27T12:20:00.000-07:00Gidday from this here kiwi. sissy b. sent me here....Gidday from this here kiwi. sissy b. sent me here. Welcome to New Zealand.<BR/><BR/>wow Is med care that bad in the States? whoa I had thought that most countries were as good, if not better. Shows how little I know. Hope you get the chance to enjoy our beaches.<BR/><BR/>God bless.Rulanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05342969780347974827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29559369.post-1159364758901311902006-09-27T06:45:00.000-07:002006-09-27T06:45:00.000-07:00Great to read of your new adventures Tia, hope you...Great to read of your new adventures Tia, hope your feet get happy real soon.Jenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686985033339478927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29559369.post-1159362388755155622006-09-27T06:06:00.000-07:002006-09-27T06:06:00.000-07:00Fascinating observations, Tia. What a wonderful wo...Fascinating observations, Tia. What a wonderful workplace. It sounds like it's free of the usual hypocrisies and pretentions. And the health care. You're right, when you have no health care and suffer because of it, free health care sounds like a real gift. Here, as you know, middle class Anericans are losing the right to succeed and have any dream at all. It's comforting to know that a country like NZ exists on this troubled globe. Keep sending us messages of hope from down under, dearest.Stephen Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17767676630877766717noreply@blogger.com