Which generation?

A rant.

Telecommunications cost a fortune here.
Public transport is thin on the ground. I tried to book a bus to a major tourist destination, only to discover no buses go there on weekends.
Watching TV is excruciating, almost as bad as the USA at peak times with 5 minutes of programme alternated with 5 minutes of adverts.
On Saturdays, many shops close for the afternoon.
CDs and DVDs cost a lot, there is no Fopp equivalent.
Newspapers dedicate very little space to world news. The world news covered includes important stories such as a Cambodian man being kicked to death by a cow he was trying to shag.
The last two points could arguably be addressed by the internet. Except internet access in many places is fairly dismal.

In a few weeks I reckon these could be things I find charming about New Zealand. At the moment I simply find them frustrating and irritating.

Now I've got that off my chest, I can move on to learning to enjoy NZ whilst still missing home and SE Asia.