Auckland Prejudice

After over a year of anticipation I finally made it to New Zealand! The flight went by easily, probably because there were over 80 movies to choose from, along with a large assortment of TV shows and video games. Every seat had a personal screen on the seat in front of it so you could watch whatever you wanted which was nice.

Getting a ride to the hotel was easy as well, 30 NZ dollars (roughly $20) got me a direct ride to the lobby. After I regained some energy I explored Auckland a little, mainly just walking where my eyes led me. So far it seems like a cool city, but I really haven’t seen too much. Although, something funny did happen to me when I went into a pub to get some lunch. There were four people in this place when I walked in, (the door was open) and as I was looking at the menu on the wall this girl who worked there and was obviously already hammered (at 12:15) came up to me and told me I had to leave because they were closed. I looked around, laughed, and tried my best to determine if she was really joking or not but she just stared at me. So I asked, why? She replied that it was because of my hair. “Because it’s red?” “Yes”. “But there is a Guinness banner outside! Why are you hating on the Irish?” “We are closed”. … REALLY awkward silence filled with this crazy look she kept giving me. “What the hell? Really?” I said. “Yes”. “Ummmm ok I guess I’ll just go across the street then”. “Ok, Bye!”

At first I was kinda pissed, but then I realized how funny it was and am actually glad it happened haha. Hopefully discriminating against redheads isn’t a popular trend in Auckland.