Quite right too. It should all come down to personal preferences. If your holly grail is $$$$ then avoid NZ and go to China or the ME. However, if you want lifestyle then that's a different matter. I personally would not touch the ME with soaring temps in the summer and the feeling you are a paid guest, or China where the sky is obscured by pollution, and many of the locals are anti -Westerners. In NZ you can live a comfortable, not extravegant lifestyle show affection to your lady on the beach if you wish and have a beer afterwards.. Personal choices....Final comment for all those expat Kiwi's - when your pot of gold is full you'll all come back home.