New Zealand Immigration Rejects Woman's Application Due to Obesity
Submitted by FatherOfAsh on Wed, 09/17/2008 - 13:49.
Yes, you read that right. A woman who applied to immigrate to NZ was rejected because of concern that her obesity would lead to a significant drain on the country's health resources. Wow! You can read the article here: http://weirdnewsfiles.com/weird-news/weird-world-news/woman-kicked-out-o...
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I've heard of airlines
I've heard of airlines charging for two seats on the plane for obese people, but I've never heard of a country barring you from living there because of your weight! Wow ... that's scary. Does NZ have socialized health care?
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Socialized Health Care
Oh, yes, NZ absolutely does have such. And hobbits too. I now know to put my move on hold until I lose some more weight. ;)