The audacity of Josephine Franks

Just who does Josephine Franks think she is? A Pom, living in New Zealand for just four months, and there she is, bold as brass, up on the Stuff website lampooning GodZone – what temerity.

The Brit complained she had come 18,000km to escape Ed Sheeran. NZ is a land of tolerance – some people like Ed's music and that's okay. We're so tolerant we even take in whingers.

She also asked how much of an average person's life is spent waiting at a pedestrian crossing in NZ? The first ever traffic signal was installed in London in 1868. You started it, we just perfected it.

Also, we don't have average people in NZ – we're onto a winning thing living here and that's probably why you chose to join us.

You may have a point about feijoas. But a colleague ate 12 yesterday at a sitting. They have a big fan base. They sure beat the hell out of deep-fried Mars bars, spotted dick, toad in the hole and mushy peas.

We discuss weather because it's worth discussing – balmy summers on sandy beaches and winters with snow for skiing. Not just one season of grey drudgery. I suspect that's another reason why you're here.

Anyhow Josephine, despite your whinging before the wheels of your plane barely hit the tarmac, welcome to New Zealand. Because that's the kind of people we are.

I Goldsmith, Bureta.


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whinging poms

Posted on 18-06-2017 12:45 | By phoenix

There are also planes leaving Gods own. Your choice


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