Infometrics economists talk about the changing pattern of migration
OPINION: This month marks 21 years since I moved to New Zealand. And while travelling this summer, I realised it finally didn’t annoy me when someone asked: “Where are you from?”
With borders closed, most tourists are domestic. When someone asked where I was from, and I said Auckland, there weren’t any further questions along the lines of: “No, where are you
really from?”
Some people ask these questions out of genuine interest, and to establish a connection, and you enjoy sharing with them stories of where you were born and grew up. But there are some who use it to establish otherness.