New Zealand stop doing this to me, or am I just a worry wart

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mean_World_Syndrome

You have this.

EDIT- No it's real. We had a lecture at University on it. I've been meaning to tell you, but you've blocked me on all your other accounts.

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Picola

still not over your concern eh?

well you don't really make a very good point by saying you are aware that there's just as much crime in Australia as there is in NZ and providing us with those examples then saying that doesn't worry you but stories of crime that occur in NZ do...???
statistically NZ is a safer nation than Australia
going out after dark anywhere in the world requires people to be cautious, I've never heard a kiwi say to me "i can't go out after dark" that's ludicrous, i feel perfectly safe walking around the block to the dairy/ the neighborhood shops in the dark and i'm a girl! would i walk around the city centre, amongst drunk lunatics on my own in the wee small hours of the morning, well possibly not but again thats just common sense. I used to bike home from the video store i worked at, at 11pm at night and i never felt unsafe.

i think you need to get over it, or stop reading so many newspapers, no offence

Amy

NZ media is to blame for this, yes NZ has crime but so does every other nation on the planet. Im kiwi living in sydney, and i will always feel safer in NZ. i think its that NZ doesnt have much other news to report on apart from crime and they seem to think that it gives good ratings. Not to say that it shouldnt be reported but if they could put a little bit more variety into their news it would be better.

There are break and enters every day in aus & nz. Nz is such a tiny country that little things end up being HUGE. I would have no problem walking down the street of my home town (hawera) in the middle of the night but wouldnt dream of doing it here in sydney. NZ is definitely safer than alot of countries out there, its just being reported on more and more intensely

The Wizard.

Wow! you know more than I do,and I've lived here for 43years.But I tell you one thing to set your mind at ease.There is a crime committed here every four minutes.And you won't read about all of them.What's your problem? There are over 4 million people here,and like all countries we have crime.I think your far to occupied with whats wrong with New Zealand.There are lots of good people here doing great things.
If you can't be proud of been a Kiwi,then don't bother.We won't mind.

Pagrus

You are dead right.
NZ has become a very bad and dangerous place to live.
Every day there are rapes, serious assalts and murders.
Just look on www.yahoo.co.nz and every day there is a great list of heinous crimes.
If you don't have to come to NZ visit a safer country like Australia.
At least they have laws and appropriate consequences.
A concerned Kiwi

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