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Re: Why Are You Proud To Be Nigerian? by Chinom(m): 1:19pm On Aug 15, 2014 |
1stCitizen: You simply cannot afford to return. Period. Many qualified, successful and bigger Nigerians have returned. Many Nigerian professionals in US and Europe are applying for bank and telecom jobs in Nigeria. More will return when the private power companies fully take off. How can you return when you're flipping burger in some eatery or hanging from a garbage truck. Naija is not meant for mor0ns like you. Besides, you're more likely to be murdered in The US than in Nigeria. Thought i saw you on CNN looting in Missouri. Poor soul ! |
Re: Why Are You Proud To Be Nigerian? by ebonyjummy(f): 1:34pm On Aug 15, 2014 |
Seriously,I don't knw buh m xoxo proud to be a Nigerian? |
Re: Why Are You Proud To Be Nigerian? by Alfred234(m): 1:38pm On Aug 15, 2014 |
Me proud to be Nigerian? I laff in roman numerals > 1 Like |
Re: Why Are You Proud To Be Nigerian? by Nobody: 1:42pm On Aug 15, 2014 |
Chinom: Hey itchy flea. My blokos is vermin free. Go suck a hairy one some where else. It took me 4 months to land when I jumped from your stupidity to the pit of your IQ. Your perception of those in diaspora suits your class. Every one overseas lives in the US and flips burgers. HHeeeeehheheheh! Your parents deserve a nobel prize for raising a mumu spirit possesed olodo like you. Bank and telecoms jobs my as.re. Where bankers are treated like slaves and sacked at will without emoluments.heheheheheheh! You are a Mutated cockcroach 2 Likes |
Re: Why Are You Proud To Be Nigerian? by maestroferddi: 1:45pm On Aug 15, 2014 |
wildguy: I think the question should be rephrased to "If you are standing in the midst of people from other countries, say France, Germany, USA, UK, Canada, Australia, Switzerland, South Africa, China, India" what about your country would you use to boast to them.You bungled it. As a Nigerian, you should boast in your innate ability to thrive amidst overwhelming odds. You tell them that although they can flaunt their national achievements for now, that Nigeria is an emerging giant - Greatness waiting to happen. Tell them that the future will invariably belong to the brave. Tell them Nigerians model bravery! |
Re: Why Are You Proud To Be Nigerian? by maestroferddi: 1:54pm On Aug 15, 2014 |
1stCitizen:Stay where you are, please. We don't need you in Nigeria. BTW, how old are you? No insult intended... |
Re: Why Are You Proud To Be Nigerian? by abbey621(m): 1:57pm On Aug 15, 2014 |
Chinom: I like the first part of your comment it definitely makes sense but the second part shows you still have much to learn, for example do you know that a person flipping burgers making minimum wage of $7.25 and working full time hours of 32 hours or more makes about $750 after taxes per month, that's about 120,000 naira per month. The job might look demeaning but the pay outweighs what most banks starts new employees with. The biggest problem I have with most Nigerians is that we confuse the nature of a job with it's relevance. I know many Nigerian graduates making less than 120,000 naira a month and yet they boast of working in banks or one misguided profession, never downgrade a fellow human being based on his or her profession without having all the facts! 4 Likes |
Re: Why Are You Proud To Be Nigerian? by 9jalyte: 2:12pm On Aug 15, 2014 |
joywendy:The only thing that will make me hate Nigeria is when it keeps producing people like you. You are a waste to your generation, cus it is obvious that nothing good can come from you. Just compare your comment and those of others. Fool! |
Re: Why Are You Proud To Be Nigerian? by satowind(m): 2:13pm On Aug 15, 2014 |
chino25:Ebonyi state people wit there packagelessness. They should seperate u guys from igbo and gv u guys a new language. Onye Abakaliki |
Re: Why Are You Proud To Be Nigerian? by 9jalyte: 2:15pm On Aug 15, 2014 |
Wonderlands: I can never be proud that I'm a nigeria, this deserted country! May God help us all! And what are you doing in Nairaland. Here is for Nigerians, you can join chadland or sudanland. |
Re: Why Are You Proud To Be Nigerian? by ugoezeik(m): 2:19pm On Aug 15, 2014 |
chuqudy: Because, na here God put me. God no put me for another place. So I like am for Naigeria. Gaskia. We get am for oil. We get am for cow. We get am for climate. Farm boku. No earthquake and tsunami. Yes, becauseHhhhhhhhh bro i bin wan steal dis ur masterpiece but dis nokia torch wey i dey use no gri me copy, na den i com remember say stealing no gud, nahim i kukuma say: fada fgiv ur pikin sin. |
Re: Why Are You Proud To Be Nigerian? by eduxerxes: 2:28pm On Aug 15, 2014 |
Chinom:Behold one of the non-entities that make up Nigeria! 2 Likes |
Re: Why Are You Proud To Be Nigerian? by Nobody: 2:28pm On Aug 15, 2014 |
maestroferddi: Stay where you are, please. Old enough to know how proud you are of the sh.it you face daily in that aberration of a country . May God enable you and your descendants to remain proud of it forever. No insult intended. 2 Likes |
Re: Why Are You Proud To Be Nigerian? by maestroferddi: 2:36pm On Aug 15, 2014 |
abbey621:I am afraid your evaluation/analysis is also skewed. It is not as if I am supporting the vilification of any kind of labour, but someone needs to tell the plain truth. The attitude of most Nigerians overseas is pretty objectionable. It is so easy to see through the blatant pretense and unreasonableness. Why is that the moment some Nigerians get aboard airplanes and find themselves overseas, they would start denigrating their country and acting strange? Do you get to see this silliness among the Indians, Chinese, Pakistanis, Americans, Koreans etc who all have sizable immigrant communities overseas? What is actually wrong with we Africans? Let's take the case of flipping burgers above, would the same person bad-mouthing Nigeria be humble enough to take up the same job in Nigeria with the same remuneration as in the US? The answer to the above is a no. But the moment the Nigerian goes abroad, he would condescend to do an otherwise menial job without complaining. The next thing is to start painting a false picture of life in a foreign country: how he is picking gold off the streets of America. Gullible and hapless people would readily buy the pipe dream and collapse their arrangements in Nigeria to jet off to Eldorado! It is only when the harsh realities of life in an unfriendly environment begin to stare them in the face that they would understand that they were had in the first instance. Meanwhile, the emphasis should have been on hard work and determination from the outset regardless of where one finds themselves. |
Re: Why Are You Proud To Be Nigerian? by maestroferddi: 2:53pm On Aug 15, 2014 |
1stCitizen:I will give you an old African proverb: "It is only a lazyman that would so much indulge himself in the warmth of another man's fire as to forget making his own." Nigeria is a hell-hole, shit-hole bla bla bla... So was China, Germany Japan, South Korea and to some extent India after the Second World War. Where are those nations today? Did the Germans emigrate to the UK and US to serve as second class citizens to their conquerors? Now, you should know the answer to the above. They all stayed put to develop their nations like the Biblical Moses that elected to stick with his people in their Egyptian servitude/bondage than enjoy the pleasures of sin for a reason. Do you really ask yourself what the decades of emigration to other climes benefited Africa? Anyway, it is a genetic thing. The blackman has been deemed notoriously hedonistic. Momentary pleasure is the chief goal... |
Re: Why Are You Proud To Be Nigerian? by abbey621(m): 2:58pm On Aug 15, 2014 |
maestroferddi: I am afraid your evaluation/analysis is also skewed. Once again I will acknowledge the fact that you made some good points but the parts in bold are just ridiculous. 1. Americans are the most critiqing set of people in the world, they sue for anything and are very quick to cry foul play. Trust me I work with them everyday. 2. If a company hires individuals to flip burgers in Nigeria and is willing to pay them 120,000 naira, I can bet you a lot of graduates would jump at the offer, forget the job, it's all about the pay. The reason many Nigerians abroad bad mouth Nigeria is because they have real and credible reasons to do so, let's be honest Nigeria is not exactly the land of milk and honey. I remember a friend of mine who left 9ja over 10 years ago finally decided to visit 9ja only for him and his family to be robbed at gunpoint, he vowed never to return to 9ja, can you honestly tell such a person that Nigeria is worth being proud of 2 Likes |
Re: Why Are You Proud To Be Nigerian? by maestroferddi: 3:34pm On Aug 15, 2014 |
abbey621:You are evidently missing the point. No-one said Nigerians should be docile. Maybe you are confusing assertiveness with rabid negativity and indiscretion. Americans are assertive and vocal but such traits stop at the instance of allegiance and patriotism to their motherland. It is almost inconceivable to see an American casting aspersions on America and her institutions. Wherever they are, they believe that they are the best. Whatever anyone else does, they benchmark America as the reference point. Does the foregoing mean that Americans don't have issues with their country and some of their domestic and foreign policies? The answer is no. They have just been groomed to cultivate a positive disposition to their country. The point I was making on the burger issue is that a typical Nigerian wouldn't devote the same level of hardwork and dedication were he to get the same opportunity in Nigeria. He would pooh-pooh the job and consider it menial but the moment he gets overseas he would do the same job with zeal and gusto. So what we need to inculcate is an attitudinal change that can enhance productivity and personal effectiveness and not fantasy about life in America. There is no land of milk and honey in our material world. Even in the streets of America, there are muggings and armed robberies. We are not saying the authorities should be tardy in providing adequate security of lives and properties, but it is still what I have been saying. That one left Nigeria ten years ago should not mean that one should forget the realities on ground. Even in the sanest of climes, security consciousness is still a very practical attribute. No developed country evolved overnight. Granted there are many grey areas, but quantifiable progress is being made. How many Nigerians would sacrifice what Americans give up to keep their nation at the forefront of global leadership? Let's start asking for what we can do for our fatherland and not necessarily the other way round. If we start doing the above, we shall get there. |
Re: Why Are You Proud To Be Nigerian? by Nobody: 3:47pm On Aug 15, 2014 |
maestroferddi: I will give you an old African proverb: You see why Nigeria will forever remain the way it is or even get worse. This same corrupt mentality you have just displayed. If I may borrow from your genetic analysis, It is only in Nigeria you see what is bad and try to paint in as good....maybe you are right and that is.... the black man will forever celebrate mediocrity to high heavens. Tell me one thing about Nigeria that makes you proud. This is why Nigerians can never revolt over anything abysmal. We suffer and smile. The nations that had bloody revolutions to change the political status quo in their countries were simply fed up with the way thing were going. They condemned and said it the way it was, took to the streets and defied bullets to ensure there was positive change. What do you do? come in here to act divinely patriotic. Carry on. You believe everyone that emigrates to other countries are treated like second class citizens. I can only offer pity to such blissful ignorance. I can only tell you this..... It will be better to be treated like a third class citizen elsewhere than like an animal in your own country. maestroferddi: "It is only a lazyman that would so much indulge himself in the warmth of another man's fire as to forget making his own."LET ME HELP YOU RE-PHRASE YOUR OBSELETE PARABLE. It is only a wise man that takes advantage of another person's fire very far away than make fire in the devil's den The Germans you mentioned somehow formed one of the largest groups that emigrated to what is now called America. I gave up a long time ago when I got well meaning friends abroad, pulled funds together and tried to invest in that country to create jobs and value for us stakeholders only to be cheated by every staff/government officials and a staff murdered in broad day light in a robbery operation that lasted an hour without police intervention.....only for the evil Nigerian police to come later to start demanding for money to do their duties we were being taxed for. Sorry for you....I have nothing to be proud about that country. It took another Nigerian in diaspora to develop drugs to treat ebola. Why did he succeed? Ask yourself? He stayed away from the devils den and got the tools he needed. Is he more intelligent than local scientists? Absolutely NOT!!! However if he was in Nigeria, he would have been frustrated by the entire society(Govt, Police, dishonest relatives and friends, devilish suppliers, evil staff, robbers, kidnappers & ritualists) by now. Please shift go corner and be proud of the mediocrity abound your environment. 3 Likes |
Re: Why Are You Proud To Be Nigerian? by joywendy(f): 3:58pm On Aug 15, 2014 |
9jalyte:lolz, you are kidding right? people like me or people like you who can't mind their business and face the reality of what Nigeria has become over the few years? then keep hating, its none of my business. Only fools insult people who they don't know without any proof to backup their claims. Also look at others and their comment and look at yours and tell me who the real fool is. I guess you should know already, let this be the last time you ever quote me! Nonsense! #smh 1 Like |
Re: Why Are You Proud To Be Nigerian? by NobleG1(m): 4:03pm On Aug 15, 2014 |
Why would any idi*ot be proud of a failed State? Only corrupt politicians, govt. employees, the administration and sycophantic friends of this corrupt administration would be very proud to be Nigerians. 1 Like |
Re: Why Are You Proud To Be Nigerian? by rutibaby(f): 4:14pm On Aug 15, 2014 |
Because I can't deny d fact dat I'm a Nigerian. ... |
Re: Why Are You Proud To Be Nigerian? by adesbreath: 5:57pm On Aug 15, 2014 |
Because here in Nigeria we resolve to murder the whys but for decades and decades we fall hands down by the repetition of our way of lives...we cry we mourn.... we are helpless in our own strength.... we even ask objects for answers.... help us God... 1 Like |
Re: Why Are You Proud To Be Nigerian? by Pasca07: 6:16pm On Aug 15, 2014 |
maestroferddi: You are evidently missing the point.Are u sure u are alright?pls i need perfect answer because with all the gibberish you just spewed out it shows you are sick. I doubt if you even live in nigeria,your assertion is baseless,pls visit all the deadly lebanesse factories in nigeria and see how graduates are suffering with meagre amount of salary which is not less than 17-22 thousand naira per month with 12-13 hours work perday with hard labour 1 Like |
Re: Why Are You Proud To Be Nigerian? by skasski: 6:19pm On Aug 15, 2014 |
Nigerians are smartest people in the world by most tests. |
Re: Why Are You Proud To Be Nigerian? by Pasca07: 6:21pm On Aug 15, 2014 |
1stCitizen:1billion likes for u 1 Like |
Re: Why Are You Proud To Be Nigerian? by maestroferddi: 6:29pm On Aug 15, 2014 |
Pasca07: Are u sure u are alright?pls i need perfect answer because with all the gibberish you just spewed out it shows you are sick.I see. You want to be hired by General Electric as a technical expert... You don't want to be exploited by unscrupulous Asian slave-drivers.. Lofty ideas... Then just take a look at your aptitude. Now whose fault is it that you cannot analyse and comprehend a basic thesis and make a compelling rejoinder? Does it not say something that you allow impoverished Asians to come and lord it over you in your country when you have an innumerable army of compatriots in the diaspora regaling you with tales on how London is situate in outer space and New York is the very capital of utopia? My friend it is time to use your head and stop finger-pointing... |
Re: Why Are You Proud To Be Nigerian? by Pasca07: 6:42pm On Aug 15, 2014 |
maestroferddi: I see. You want to be hired by General Electric as a technical expert...i have already dumped this trash u wrote above inside a waste dusbin. Imagine other countries are living like a king in this entity called nigeria due to the non-challant attitude of our leaders while you as a citizen of the country are threated like animal not even like a third class citizen... Your so called leaders don't even believe in nigeria let alone someone like u....... 1 Like |
Re: Why Are You Proud To Be Nigerian? by maestroferddi: 6:43pm On Aug 15, 2014 |
1stCitizen:Make we no waste too much grammar. Try and get an alternate citizenship and revoke that of Nigeria. By that way, you will be saving us the whining and griping. Those who are keen to actively contribute to the development of Nigeria know what to do and say. They are difference-makers. They are change agents. They are silent achievers. They are involved. |
Re: Why Are You Proud To Be Nigerian? by Mattin(m): 6:55pm On Aug 15, 2014 |
The fact that I hate the Naija Government attitude to the plight of the masses does not mean I hate Nigeria...I will forever love Nigeria till I die! Thou a country full of delusions, irrational behaviour and all forms of atrocities...things will ever get better even thou 'The beautiful ones are not yet born' 1 Like |
Re: Why Are You Proud To Be Nigerian? by Smooyis(m): 7:08pm On Aug 15, 2014 |
Proud ko, proud ni. |
Re: Why Are You Proud To Be Nigerian? by alexiej(m): 7:10pm On Aug 15, 2014 |
errrmmm... who says I'm proud to be a Nigerian? 1 Like |
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