The Kiwi Culture

Today I was exposed to my first, and hopefully my last, incident of gender discrimination. New Zealand is still at heart, a bit of a chauvinist society, usually we describe our culture as having a 'pioneering edge', but in truth, the term chauvinist is much more accurate. And 'blokes' caring for babies still don't fit into the local world view.

So when a 'boy racer' had to stop his souped-up old Chrysler Valliant so I could push Sujins pram across the crossing I was not all surprised to see him roll down his window and hear him shout, 'get off the road ya homo'

On reflection. I'm not sure if it was the pram, the tight jeans or both, but at least he didn't call me GANDDAD!