remoak
You might see 'winding up all the naive, idiotic kiwi pilots' as a bit of a sport, but I don't think it's fair when a lot of the people reading this thread are working their arses off in GA, and some of us are trying to provide info that could boost their morale, or even lead them to their first big break (yes, yes, I know, if I consider anything in NZ a big break, I need to get out more, so predictable).
We all get the fact that you don't think much of NZ aviation, and we may lag behind when compared Europe, but the simple fact is, I don't want to live in Europe. I don't think it makes me an idiot to have weighted lifestyle against salary and other factors when making my employment dicisions. I also don't think it's fair to pay someone out for choosing not to pursue airline employment - I'm sure you'd agree that GA flying is the best and most fun you ever did, certainly was for me.