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“Hey you’re the guy from the Art Gallery!” “That’s me bro, what’s happening here?” “Oh some fire hydrant pipes burst open, they’re trying to stop it.”

“Hey you’re the guy from the Art Gallery!”
“That’s me bro, what’s happening here?”
“Oh some fire hydrant pipes burst open, they’re trying to stop it.”

“Tell me about your pants.” “I got them from Whitianga. I love them, you could use them as a tent.”

“Tell me about your pants.”
“I got them from Whitianga. I love them, you could use them as a tent.”

“You Maori bro?” “No. Im S'moan.” “I detect an accent, where you from?” “Hamburg, German. I’m half German. But yah I’m Samoan.” “

“You Maori bro?”
“No. Im S'moan.”
“I detect an accent, where you from?”
“Hamburg, German. I’m half German. But yah I’m Samoan.”
“

“It’s a beautiful country here, my girlfriend, she wants us to move here from Sweden.” “What do you do?” “I work in I.T.” “Salary’s pretty good here for people in IT right now. Job demand for em are high.” “Yes, I was looking into it. But I don’t...

“It’s a beautiful country here, my girlfriend, she wants us to move here from Sweden.”
“What do you do?”
“I work in I.T.”
“Salary’s pretty good here for people in IT right now. Job demand for em are high.”
“Yes, I was looking into it. But I don’t know.. I hear the money is much better in Australia.”

“What’s the hardest thing about life right now?” “A lot of it is hard, but mostly I miss my family and my friends. In Sudan, everyone in my village know each other and go out of their way to know how you’re doing. Auckland is different. But I’m out...

“What’s the hardest thing about life right now?”
“A lot of it is hard, but mostly I miss my family and my friends. In Sudan, everyone in my village know each other and go out of their way to know how you’re doing. Auckland is different. But I’m out here trying to get this degree you know, make something of myself.”

“Occasion?” “Just having fun pretty much.”

“Occasion?”
“Just having fun pretty much.”

“When the recession hit, I lost my job. But it gave me time to reflect. I had finished my Bachelors in Commerce and my job was in marketing. The time off made me realize I hated what I was previously doing.” “What’d you do next?” “So I enrolled into...

“When the recession hit, I lost my job. But it gave me time to reflect. I had finished my Bachelors in Commerce and my job was in marketing. The time off made me realize I hated what I was previously doing.”
“What’d you do next?”
“So I enrolled into a Media and Visual design course. And now I’m working in visual design on High street. I like what I’m doing now.”

“Can you tell me about the Finnish idea of sisu? What does it mean?” “In Finland the idea of sisu means to never give up, to have courage. Sisu means to keep on going, when bad things happen, you go forward, not backwards. You never give up.” “I like...

“Can you tell me about the Finnish idea of sisu? What does it mean?”
“In Finland the idea of sisu means to never give up, to have courage. Sisu means to keep on going, when bad things happen, you go forward, not backwards. You never give up.”
“I like it. It’s noble.”
“Yes but of course in Finland today we have sisu candy, sisu vitamins, even sisu engineering.”

“What can you tell me about people from Fujian?” “People from Fujian are the Jews of Asia.” “What do you mean?” “Fujian for many centuries was always occupied by the Emperors Armies when they wanted to attack Taiwan, locals were always traditionally...

“What can you tell me about people from Fujian?”
“People from Fujian are the Jews of Asia.”
“What do you mean?”
“Fujian for many centuries was always occupied by the Emperors Armies when they wanted to attack Taiwan, locals were always traditionally mistreated and abused. But they grew accustomed to hardship and difficulty. People from Fujian are extremely hardworking. They have great willpower.”

“So why’d you choose New Zealand?“ "Look at this. We’re from Canada, there is no sunshine like this there.” “Right.” “I love being near water too, we went to .. Raglan, the other day. We did body surfing. I was so Happy, it’s pretty awesome here.”

“So why’d you choose New Zealand?“
"Look at this. We’re from Canada, there is no sunshine like this there.”
“Right.”
“I love being near water too, we went to .. Raglan, the other day. We did body surfing. I was so Happy, it’s pretty awesome here.”

“What things do you miss the most about Punjab?” “I miss the culture, my family and the free time I get. I loved playing soccer for my local town, even just for fun. I just have so much more free time there. Over here we gotta work, work and work for...

“What things do you miss the most about Punjab?”
“I miss the culture, my family and the free time I get. I loved playing soccer for my local town, even just for fun. I just have so much more free time there. Over here we gotta work, work and work for the money.”

Spotted by the entrance of the train station at Britomart Transport Center. 5:21pm on a Monday afternoon

Spotted by the entrance of the train station at Britomart Transport Center. 5:21pm on a Monday afternoon

“What do your parents do?” “My mum does a bit of house work. My dad though.. actually I don’t really know what my dad does. Haha it’s a bit suspicious, I ask him and he just say ‘oh you know, a bit of business here and Korea.”

“What do your parents do?”
“My mum does a bit of house work. My dad though.. actually I don’t really know what my dad does. Haha it’s a bit suspicious, I ask him and he just say ‘oh you know, a bit of business here and Korea.”

“Alright Mr America, how fitting that I should ask you this question in Macdonalds, what are your thoughts on the American Dream, Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness?” “Haha.. well personally for me, it’s like this. I’m on vacation here. I...

“Alright Mr America, how fitting that I should ask you this question in Macdonalds, what are your thoughts on the American Dream, Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness?”
“Haha.. well personally for me, it’s like this. I’m on vacation here. I went to college, got my biology degree, now I have a huge mortgage, but I love what I do, it’s my dream job.”
“What do you do?”
“I grow fish for a living.In Alaska. I work at a hatchery, we feed and monitor fish, when summer comes, we set them free into the lakes.”
“I mean everybody wants to be happy right? I love what I do.”

“I want to work in Public Health.” “I see.. What are your thoughts on the current state of Public Health in New Zealand?” “It’s pretty shocking.”

“I want to work in Public Health.”
“I see.. What are your thoughts on the current state of Public Health in New Zealand?”
“It’s pretty shocking.”