DD wrote:
ooollllrrrrrry2 wrote:
mikeh wrote: NZ have been doing this for years. There are dual place names recognising Maori culture as a gesture of reconciliation. The sky hasnt fallen in there and people can still use the English name. Big fuss about nothing.
That's certainly true Mike, although that appears to be what the majority of non Maori New Zealanders want and that is probably not the case in Australia. Certainly the majority of comments tend to reflect that.
I've been at/watched sporting contests where non Maori New Zealanders proudly embrace the language and the Haka etc. They love it, no so sure that the feelings are the same in Australia and that's the reality of it.
Do Maori's constantly carry on about white man injustices and stick their hands out for more cash every day? Maybe there is a difference in the way they carry themselves. I've always found Maori's to be very laid back. Do they hang around train stations and threaten and abuse people using filthy language in their homeland?
I was making an observation on what I've seen regarding how New Zealanders engage on language/haka/dual naming etc. A bit hard to say that all New Zealanders don't embrace the Haka, what is the reality/perception in one country doesn't of course mean it should be the same in another.
As for train stations, I'm not in the habit of hanging around them so I wouldn't know what goes on there - no matter who they are.
Perhaps someone else (won't be me) may ask the question via a post of whether Maori's do or don't carry on about the matters/questions you have raised. I can't answer those ones for you.