Are you or your employees "working class"

[Cowmansam]

I’m not sure id want a harem but the option would be quite nice

 

[FonterraFarmer]

Americans, Aussies, Kiwis and the like, departed these shores for many reasons, but equal opportunities and freedom from our privilege/class system must have been high on their agenda. I'm not entirely sure it has worked out as expected for all of them.

That's actually a tricky question to answer....in some way yes but others no but not to the extent that you see it like in Europe or the UK.
Few years back local MP and one of his mates were walking one of the great DOC walks in the South Island during summer, the Routeburn or Heaphy track over 4 or 5 days, while walking it with other people including tourists the spoke to a number of people along the way as you do.
One day our local MP's friend was asked what did he do for a job, to which he replied "Prime Minister", which baffled the person who asked the question because where was his security detail???
I'm fairly sure the guy on the $5 note also was a believer that people should be judged on talent, ability and merit than perceived social standing/status.

 

[glasshouse]

Nz took back all thr big estates 150 yr ago

 

[Ptk44]

It’s quite a useful thing to look like the “farm worker” which I do.
When a motor rolls up and a bloke with a clipboard gets out and asks to see the boss I can quite convincingly say I’ve no idea where he’s gone mate. I only work here.
I particularly like the address “ you there! “ as in “you there, hitch my horse box up”. Followed by “who owns this place then?” To which I can reply “well me actually, and if you don’t mind your manners you won’t be coming back here.” Just because I’m lathered in oil and dust doesn’t mean I’m not worthy of some respect.

I particularly like the address “ you there! “ as in “you there, hitch my horse box up”. Followed by “who owns this place then?”

Would you actually get people talking down to you like that ? Fierce condescending of them?

 

[FonterraFarmer]

Nz took back all thr big estates 150 yr ago

The Pom's were pretty good at taking land.....

 

[glasshouse]

The Pom's were pretty good at taking land.....

And new zealand took it back

 

[Cowmansam]

Used to get them kinds on my old farm boss held a farm ride and every Cheshire wanna be gentry turn up and talk down the nose at you and try boss you about but the lady from the hall up the road was genuine gentry and she couldn’t be nicer same as the old lady now passed who I spent hundreds of hours walking with as a child who got me into running dogs scruffy looking old woman didn’t find out till her funeral she was a born a lady and had given up her title so i think the true upper class tend to be decent hard workers and the pretentious ones are not who are usually second generation money never worked and think there something good

 

[FonterraFarmer]

And new zealand took it back

The curse of NZ history is the majority isn't true apart from the fact we have no indigenous population , we're all immigrants or descendents of immigrants!!!

If you don't like that then get back in your whaka and go home!!!

 

[JeepJeep]

just how does that make them thick?

You Don't get it.

Nothing wrong with having Chimps doing the work. Like I said in my post.

What you'll find when you follow the trail up from the chimp to the main man at the castle is the main man can't string a sentence together let alone be fully responsible for the ideas and success,

And what did I say at right at the end of my post?

 

[JeepJeep]

I had a rep ask me if I was here on YTS. I was about 35 at the time.

Depending on who and from where I've had nodded my head and spoke special to f**k them off on their way.

 

[Kiwi Pete]

My stock are working class, they do all the work around here

 

[JeepJeep]

Too many Tim nice but dim types out there nowadays.

 

[glasshouse]

What do you mean? You can't beat a good education it gives you lots of choices. There's lot's of people on here with a lot of property and they spend all their time complaining. Property works when you cash it in.

If you own enough property it gives you lots of choices too
Like not having to work
i think a posh school education is a hindrance in many ways

 

[toquark]

I was invited to a shoot once by a friend who was in a small walked up grouse syndicate in the borders. When I turned up, I was followed into the yard by this bloke in a 15 year old pickup, not a straight panel on it, two terriers in the back sitting on top of a pile of dead crows. He climbed out looking as rough as a bag. I thought to myself that this must be either a pikey, poacher or local Claud Greengrass coming to suss me out.

Turned out he owned the place, along with another estate in the Highlands. He couldn’t have been nicer, a real character and great raconteur. He filled up on whiskey during the afternoon then wobbled off across the field to the big house in the pickup. It turned out he’d dug a ford across the river allowing him access to the house, purely to save him driving on the road after a days shooting (and drinking).