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Re: Helping New Nigerians in Diaspora by Richiy(f): 9:06am On Oct 06, 2015 |
Just do what you can. |
Re: Helping New Nigerians in Diaspora by j4sure(m): 9:08am On Oct 06, 2015 |
Yea its ok |
Re: Helping New Nigerians in Diaspora by InvertedHammer: 9:08am On Oct 06, 2015 |
/ Everything happens for a reason. I will help a Nigerian in diaspora but from a distance. Do you belong to any Nigerian organization? Join one and you will find out why Well off Nigerians run away from the pack. Get a few Nigerians together and the stories become issues of adultery, envy, snitching, etc. that tend to ricochet all the way back to Nigeria. It is the Blacks curse. Once bitten, twice shy. Call me on the phone, I will give you any information needed. But to move you into my house, it ain't gonna happen. / 4 Likes |
Re: Helping New Nigerians in Diaspora by VickyRotex(f): 9:11am On Oct 06, 2015 |
malton: Hmmmmm!!! Amen! |
Re: Helping New Nigerians in Diaspora by lonelydora: 9:12am On Oct 06, 2015 |
Why hide my comment on 1st page? Even in Nigeria here they help their brothers. Imagine an Indian bringing his illiterate brother as "Coating Specialist" when it's ordinary paint jobs he does. And to add insult to injury, our mumu police will still blow siren for them. 2 Likes |
Re: Helping New Nigerians in Diaspora by Nobody: 9:12am On Oct 06, 2015 |
Re: Helping New Nigerians in Diaspora by babyfaceafrica: 9:13am On Oct 06, 2015 |
InvertedHammer:so true..the bad ones has infiltrated the good ones |
Re: Helping New Nigerians in Diaspora by rothmas21(m): 9:13am On Oct 06, 2015 |
Great Write up ... |
Re: Helping New Nigerians in Diaspora by malton: 9:16am On Oct 06, 2015 |
VickyRotex:Amen. Thank you! 1 Like |
Re: Helping New Nigerians in Diaspora by redcliff: 9:16am On Oct 06, 2015 |
tpiah01: God bless you for your counter write up although its just one line but trashed everyother paragraph the op just wrote...I am sure he has never travelled out before or helped someone who has backstabbed him/her in the process. |
Re: Helping New Nigerians in Diaspora by Pidggin(f): 9:17am On Oct 06, 2015 |
Why leave your country in the first place mttchewww |
Re: Helping New Nigerians in Diaspora by rothmas21(m): 9:20am On Oct 06, 2015 |
Dreamcome2ru: Well Said!!!! Galatians 6:9 And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart Hebrews 13:1 Let brotherly love continue. 2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels 1 Like |
Re: Helping New Nigerians in Diaspora by ogb5(m): 9:22am On Oct 06, 2015 |
Op nice write up. But you can only write this because you still reside in Nigeria. It is nice that you wrote that some Nigerians can put you into trouble with the authorities if you try to help them. That is really the fear among many Nigerians abroad. You can invite a Nigerian over, try to assist him/her settle in and before you know the guy tries the Nigerian mentality of trying to beat the system and you start having trouble with police. No one wants police at his door when abroad. People still help just that one has to be careful while helping so that you don't put yourself in trouble. We currently have 2 cases right now. Two Nigerian girls came over to do little jobs based on assistance from other Nigerians. One chose to steal a cellphone and has been repatriated after weeks in detention, the other one chose to come in pregnant even when unmarried and hence failed pre-employment medical tests. If only we can be more abiding, helping will be less stressful for everyone. |
Re: Helping New Nigerians in Diaspora by kemijohnson(m): 9:26am On Oct 06, 2015 |
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Re: Helping New Nigerians in Diaspora by Nobody: 9:35am On Oct 06, 2015 |
I did my part |
Re: Helping New Nigerians in Diaspora by claremont(m): 9:42am On Oct 06, 2015 |
I think it's only fair to say that we should help people as much as we can regardless of their background. I always hear my African colleagues say ''Help your own, ignore the rest''; but how does that make the world a better place?! It's like saying I shouldn't render help to someone simply because he is not from my background. 1 Like |
Re: Helping New Nigerians in Diaspora by LastProphet: 9:46am On Oct 06, 2015 |
STOP ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO MIGRATE, LETS FOCUS ON FIXING OUR COUNTRY |
Re: Helping New Nigerians in Diaspora by 4stylz: 9:53am On Oct 06, 2015 |
tpiah01: You are brain-dead already 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Helping New Nigerians in Diaspora by Nobody: 9:55am On Oct 06, 2015 |
ok. |
Re: Helping New Nigerians in Diaspora by Goshiii: 9:56am On Oct 06, 2015 |
Na so I help 2 people wen I Sabi for Naija bifor, di first one begin curse me in front of my Mama, di second one say make I help am becos him wan him wife to born pikin for US then in di process of helping pastor/dr wife di so called "man" say I wan #*#* him 6 month &@&@ wife. My people wetin I go do next. Nor be to shine my eye bifor trouble wey nor be my own send me 6ft under? 2 Likes |
Re: Helping New Nigerians in Diaspora by HIPROFILE(m): 9:57am On Oct 06, 2015 |
tpiah01: Something must kill a man...irrespective of age,time,location and status.... But that we may live long! |
Re: Helping New Nigerians in Diaspora by bigtt76(f): 10:01am On Oct 06, 2015 |
Nice one! I would just like to quip in that the reason why many Nigerians are not willing to help other Nigerians when in the diaspora is manyly because let me put it this way ....'our eyes too choook'. When you help a fellow Nigerian, the next thing he or she is thinking of is how to 'hammer' or become better than the person helping him or her in the process, causing problems for the good Samaritan. Just like you rightly mentioned, the Indians, Chinese and other Asians, help one another in the diaspora and go beyond by helping in bringing others on board too. This works for them because they're communal in nature. You will find out that a four bedroom bungalow rented by one Indian or Chinese will end up housing twenty of their compatriots whereas the same house type rented by a Nigerian will gather dust in the remaining rooms ...why because they're scared of bringing on board their compatriots because of reasons aforementioned. I don't blame them really because we Nigerians are too judgemental without caring to find out why that person being judged is going about his affairs differently. It's either a case of Mr A is shopping at Primark in UK when he has enough money to shutdown Hacketts or Mr A is going on off-peak trains when he could afford to drive the latest benz in town etc. Mr A lives in one UK village when he can afford to live in one of the numerous towers in London. They would go as far as sending this reports back home and the home people will begin to wonder what is wrong with their son or daughter not sending them enough money despite all these austere lifestyle. Mind you Mr. A is living that way because he's probably paying mortgage to ensure he lives a stress-free life. So my brothers and sisters its not that we don't want to help BUT its your orientation and attitude to life that is making us shy away. 7 Likes |
Re: Helping New Nigerians in Diaspora by Intrepid01(m): 10:14am On Oct 06, 2015 |
bigtt76: Eerrm... lets start this way. Convince us by deciding to help a brother like me... Now that I HAVE ASKED FOR HELP. I am waiting o. Please note the reason to want to travel for some of us is not because we are jobless or dependent. There is nothing compared to International exposure. Here at my workplace I have seen the gap between the take home of a foreign trained and a Nigerian trained just because the dude has got foreign experience. It is actually a priority for me, maybe a help from a sister could actualize it you know. |
Re: Helping New Nigerians in Diaspora by bigtt76(f): 10:30am On Oct 06, 2015 |
I hear you not generalizing it though. Some put in their best of the best behavior and end up being adopted by the diaspora but that's like one in a thousand or more but they're rare to find. So what are you into? What's your career projections like in the next 5 years? Intrepid01: |
Re: Helping New Nigerians in Diaspora by teepain: 10:33am On Oct 06, 2015 |
@op, your observations are well thought out let me add that the Chinese are the ones who practise this 'help your kith and kins to the U.S' the most. As a matter of fact, I have noticed that if care is not taken they may overrun the original Yankees. All around UC Davis and San Francisco you find them in droves either studying or working. However to adopt this style for Nigerians, we must: 1. Improve the level of trust we have in each other because a lot of people have gotten into some deep shit trying to help a brother 2. Nigerians must endeavour to set up businesses rather than taking up paid employment cos that way u might find it easier to employ other Nigerians. 3. We must equally desist from the fast lane cos America is an unforgiving system when it comes to criminals, once you have a a criminal record, your chances of living a good life are slim not to talk of helping someone else. 1 Like |
Re: Helping New Nigerians in Diaspora by dada01(m): 10:40am On Oct 06, 2015 |
tpiah01: A rat sensed d presence of a snake in d house. It ran to his friends cow and goat in d court yard to come and help him chase d snake away. But they told d rat that, they dont have any bizness with d snake inside d house, mr rat you can go ahead and solve ur own problem, we live in d court yard nt inside d house. Well, the snake bit a woman inside d house which led to her death. During d burial ceremony, there was need for meat; d goat and d cow in d court yard had to be killed. MORAL: By helping others, you are invariably helping yourself. 10 Likes |
Re: Helping New Nigerians in Diaspora by tpiander: 10:45am On Oct 06, 2015 |
4stylz: I really do not know the solution to you people's miserable mental state. It seems permanent. |
Re: Helping New Nigerians in Diaspora by tpiander: 10:47am On Oct 06, 2015 |
HIPROFILE: In this life , choosing who you roll with, goes a long way in determining your life quality. Contrasting your post with the other post I just quoted, imagine two very different responses to the same comment. One is filled with depression, hate and frustration with life, while the other shows better coping skills. Just an observation. |
Re: Helping New Nigerians in Diaspora by makay200(m): 10:50am On Oct 06, 2015 |
I love this write up 1 Like |
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