The truth is, I create products (over last 10 years) and put them on on a world stage, and I get praised. 2 years ago, my products were so good they got bought out by Ning (www.ning.com).
Every now and then, I showcased them locally and I may have even reached out for some help (thinking, my Kiwi comrades will support me) and I find I get ridiculed and mocked. Its like if I step out world wide, it brings back appreciation. If I step out in NZ, I get this kind of attitude... "Sit back down brother... you're just like us. Come back down to mediocrity and small mindedness. Dont try and do anything amazing, I can see your weaknesses... because us Kiwis are more 'discerning' and I can see all your faults." Im sure others would agree. On Mar 18, 10:44 am, Keri Henare <[email protected]> wrote: > "Tall Poppy Syndrome" makes it sound like a national condition rather than a > minority of dick-heads who exist in any population. I definitely believe > that nobody should ever refer to themselves as being victims of Tall Poppy > because it means that you probably think that the Carly Simon song is about > you. > > Kind regards, > Keri Henare > --------------------------------------------------- > [e] [email protected] > [w] kerihenare.com > [m] (+64) 021 874 552 > > PLEASE NOTE: I check my email 3 times per day and will respond at these > intervals. For anything urgent please ring me. > --------------------------------------------------- > > On 18/03/2010, at 10:38 AM, Bruce Clement wrote: > > > The truth, in my opinion, is somewhere between Paul's and Keri's statements. > > > Yes, there really is a Tall Poppy syndrome, fueled by both the media > > and ordinary people. For example an outstanding sportswoman may be > > able to throw a disc or a ball of metal further than anyone else in > > the country, but let her have one bad day and they are demanding her > > retirement. We've all seen similar things happening in business and > > politics as well. > > > Then there are the people who are really not very good, but have an > > inflated view of their abilities. When they are with a small group who > > are only peripherally involved in their field, or perhaps are involved > > but are even worse than they are it's easy for them to start believing > > they are better than they are - the big fish in the small pool effect. > > When these people come out into the real world and meet the real > > experts they should take advantage of the opportunities that meeting > > real experts gives. Many do, but others look for conspiracies or > > similar effects to explain why their genius isn't recognised ... > > claiming that it's a tall poppy syndrome is a convenient excuse. Let's > > call it the Myrtle The Turtle Syndrome. > > > Bruce > > > On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 9:25 AM, Paul Bennett <[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> Keri, > > >> I (respectfully) disagree. > > >> Once I got out of NZ I realised pretty quickly that "tall poppy syndrome" > >> really does exist back here. > > >> Broadly speaking, NZers in general do seem to have a culture / mentailty > >> that anyone who sticks out and "tries to be better" than anyone else needs > >> to be "taken down a peg or two". We really don't celebrate and emulate > >> success as much as people do in some other countries and cultures. This > >> brings pro's and cons but, in my opinion it certainly does exist - in fact, > >> in a way, your previous post actually reinforces it. > > >> Regards, > >> Paul > > >> On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 9:15 AM, Keri Henare <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>> I'm still a believer that "Tall Poppy" syndrome is just something claimed > >>> by people who think too highly of themselves. > > >>> Kind regards, > >>> Keri Henare > >>> --------------------------------------------------- > >>> [e] [email protected] > >>> [w] kerihenare.com > >>> [m] (+64) 021 874 552 > > >>> PLEASE NOTE: I check my email 3 times per day and will respond at these > >>> intervals. For anything urgent please ring me. > >>> --------------------------------------------------- > > >> -- > >> NZ PHP Users Group:http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug > >> To post, send email to [email protected] > >> To unsubscribe, send email to > >> [email protected] > > > -- > > Bruce Clement > > > Home: http://www.clement.co.nz/ > > Twitter: http://twitter.com/Bruce_Clement > > Google Buzz:http://www.google.com/profiles/aotearoanz > > > "Before attempting to create something new, it is vital to have a good > > appreciation of everything that already exists in this field." Mikhail > > Kalashnikov > > > -- > > NZ PHP Users Group:http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug > > To post, send email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe, send email to > > [email protected] -- NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nzphpug+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject.
