KASSIE MACKAY | Culture
OH, THOSE BIG CITY LIGHTS
One long-term Palmy resident is rubbing his eyes today, as he tries to recover from a dazzling trip to the far north metropolis of Hamilton.
David ‘Dave-o’ McGregor, 19, could not believe his luck when his employer secured a contract for a big job on a Hamilton office redevelopment. He was first to put his hand up for the three week stint in the ‘Tron, and was in shock when the boss said ‘yes’.
“Mate. It was my first time outta Palmy and I gotta tell ya, it’s a different world up there.”
When asked to recount some of the highlights from his trip, McGregor pointed to the prevalence of high profile fast food chains like Taco Bell, and the fact that Hamiltonians appeared to stay up well past 9pm.
Life in Kirikiriroa, it seemed, worked to a different schedule.
“Honestly mate, we’d clock off at 4 and the sparkies would have us down at this place they called a gastropub. I dunno how to describe it, it’s like beer and more…Then all the missuses show up and take us out for cocktails!”
McGregor likened the northern excursion trip to a European Contiki tour that his cousin Damo did back in 2009.
“Damo says in Spain they’re just up all night and drinking wine and stuff. Like, we didn’t have wine and it wasn’t all night but those places were serving drinks till about 10.”
With the office refurb now complete, it’s time for McGregor to return to normal life back in heart of the Manawatu. When asked how he’s recovering, McGregor said he was looking forward to the long weekend.
“I think I’m still a bit jet lagged so I’ll probs just do a siesta all day Monday.”
More to come.
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