I suppose the funny thing I've noticed about Australia is the signage for walks. If you are in a (national) park and intend to go on a walk, for example, the sign will say that the walk will take 30 minutes and it is of moderate difficulty. Yet when I go on these walks, it might take me 15 minutes and its pretty easy. I don't think this has anything to do with my fitness or any personal quality but there's bizaare catch-all quality that exists in Australia, and I've experienced this on multiple walks. Likewise if you take a bend in the road, the recommended speed might say for example that you should do it at 45 km/hr, yet you could easily do it at 65 km/hr and be very safe from killing yourself.
However, I noticed when I went to NZ, that if a walk is estimated to be 30 mins in length and of moderate level, then it will be!
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Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:28 am Post subject:
Rio wrote:
If you are in a (national) park and intend to go on a walk, for example, the sign will say that the walk will take 30 minutes and it is of moderate difficulty. Yet when I go on these walks, it might take me 15 minutes and its pretty easy.
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However, I noticed when I went to NZ, that if a walk is estimated to be 30 mins in length and of moderate level, then it will be!
Can we deduce from this that New Zealanders are -- or at least are expected to be -- more fit than Australians?
If you are in a (national) park and intend to go on a walk, for example, the sign will say that the walk will take 30 minutes and it is of moderate difficulty. Yet when I go on these walks, it might take me 15 minutes and its pretty easy.
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However, I noticed when I went to NZ, that if a walk is estimated to be 30 mins in length and of moderate level, then it will be!
Can we deduce from this that New Zealanders are -- or at least are expected to be -- more fit than Australians?
Hmmmm, maybe but I think its more due to Australia's generally over-cautious approach to anything in life. "When in doubt, regulate" - that's Australia's motto.
If you are in a (national) park and intend to go on a walk, for example, the sign will say that the walk will take 30 minutes and it is of moderate difficulty. Yet when I go on these walks, it might take me 15 minutes and its pretty easy.
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However, I noticed when I went to NZ, that if a walk is estimated to be 30 mins in length and of moderate level, then it will be!
Can we deduce from this that New Zealanders are -- or at least are expected to be -- more fit than Australians?
Hmmmm, maybe but I think its more due to Australia's generally over-cautious approach to anything in life. "When in doubt, regulate" - that's Australia's motto.
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