http://kiwivagabond.com/wordpress/the-olympics-from-across-the-ditch/ A musing on New Zealand, Kiwiana and it's re discovery from far out in space. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:24:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 http://kiwivagabond.com/wordpress/the-olympics-from-across-the-ditch/#comment-21 Graham Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:20:23 +0000 http://kiwivagabond.com/wordpress/the-olympics-from-across-the-ditch/#comment-21 Well said John. Well said. This well captures the kiwi perspective and stance I think. Well said John. Well said. This well captures the kiwi perspective and stance I think.

]]> http://kiwivagabond.com/wordpress/the-olympics-from-across-the-ditch/#comment-17 John Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:34:01 +0000 http://kiwivagabond.com/wordpress/the-olympics-from-across-the-ditch/#comment-17 I like your comments as it certainly initiates some debate within ones self. I do stand on the throne of being proud of 'kiwi' acheivements and especially our sporting ones. Its because they do put us on the world stage. Other than that we have our Sir Ernest Rutherford. Now he is famous. It just seems that as 'kiwis' alot of our inventions or things that we are good at that are not sport, get lost in the big wide world. We don't have Henry Fords or famous politicians like US Presidents, or famous gansters or buildings, or a space program. We do have kiwis that work in some of these places around the world but they are absorbed under the banner of the country or company they work for. So at least our sport puts us out there and as a result I become a little 'one eyed' at such occasions as the Olympics, even a little 'teary eyed' with joy for our little home nation. The dose of humility is accepting a loss but being proud of the effort that has been made to even get there and compete with other nations. For having done so we all get to witness the efforts of others from around the world and hopefully that will broarden our view and stir us to ponder the many cultures of our planet. I like your comments as it certainly initiates some debate within ones self. I do stand on the throne of being proud of ‘kiwi’ acheivements and especially our sporting ones. Its because they do put us on the world stage. Other than that we have our Sir Ernest Rutherford. Now he is famous. It just seems that as ‘kiwis’ alot of our inventions or things that we are good at that are not sport, get lost in the big wide world. We don’t have Henry Fords or famous politicians like US Presidents, or famous gansters or buildings, or a space program. We do have kiwis that work in some of these places around the world but they are absorbed under the banner of the country or company they work for. So at least our sport puts us out there and as a result I become a little ‘one eyed’ at such occasions as the Olympics, even a little ‘teary eyed’ with joy for our little home nation. The dose of humility is accepting a loss but being proud of the effort that has been made to even get there and compete with other nations. For having done so we all get to witness the efforts of others from around the world and hopefully that will broarden our view and stir us to ponder the many cultures of our planet.

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