I have been in New Zealand for almost 35 years now and today I am reading what a New Zealander, living in Germany, says (NORTH & SOUTH magazine, February 2011):

“New Zealanders are able to think outside the box and be flexible.

Germans love a good rule to stick by.

New Zealanders have a great ability to adapt and give things a go.

Germans may hold back because they don’t think they’re qualified or allowed to do something.” – Hamish Morrison, Owner of an art gallery in Berlin

 I wish I would have known that when I arrived in New Zealand for the first time!