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how is it possible that a nation has such a good collective sense of humor? Seriously, even big companies can do it... in north america the same kinds of companies make ads that come across as contrived, dishonest, pandering and forced more often than not.

Go there, meet the people, it will all make perfect sense. They aren't crazy or all dicks, that makes a huge difference in their society.

I wished I could get fiber here.

Me too

It's no wonder smarter comedy and humor is pretty much a lost art in the USA comedy circuit when most practitioners are the obnoxiously loud & proud, jackassery-as-comedy kind of drivel.

I have family there, and lived in Sydney, Aus for a while and worked with lots of Kiwis, they were great.

I went in the late 80's. Nicest people I've ever met, with Iceland a very close second.
Both made me feel depressed about how Americans act. By comparison, we are a group of uncivil toddlers.

Edit: my favorite story that exemplifies this was from a hot spring we visited with a dozen concrete pools on a hillside, one emptying into the next. Two groups of kids were playfully throwing pebbles at each other from one pool to the next when one, about 12, stood up and in the most calm voice and proper enunciated English said "Excuse me, but I would appreciate it if you would stop throwing stones.", and they all stopped. We just couldn't imagine that working with American kids, they would all target the complainer. It was quite a lesson on how civilized they are, and how far behind American manners have fallen.

Google Fiber is finally available in my neighborhood, but they require sending having someone in my house for the installation, so I have to postpone it until post-apocalypse.

AT&T fiber will do until then, but is $20 more per month.

Yep. What he said. I lived in Brisbane for 2+ years, 1992. Friendliest, kindest people I've ever seen, they seem to go out of their way to make you feel welcome. That's saying a lot - I'm Canadian. From time to time enjoyed convincing traveling Americans that 'Seppo' was a term of endearment, reserved just for them, and which they quickly adopted, proudly proclaiming to their fellow American travelers that "Yes, I'm a Seppo! We're all Seppo's". Kind of says it all.