Lagos life not for person like me. Too much nescafe induced life style

I love Lagos and Abia state.

I HATE LAGOS O. Make I no lie. Ive visited there severally but never wished to live there. Its a scary place to live. To me its LAWLESS. Except by d mercy of God, U will learn to insult starting wt ole, oleshi and oleburuku. D agberos, d hustlers who dont give a hoot abt who or wat U are. D young single mothers from 12-14yrs. Gosh! Lagos though a busy, over populated area, seems to me like a disaster.

Lagos wahala even plenty pass these 10 o!

Ishopbest:
Hate is a strong word

OP.....EDIT

If you have ever lived a a serene, spacious and peaceful nothern city, Lagos will make you sick. A very great city for those used to the bustling lifestyle obtainable there though. I for one ain't a fan.

If you have ever lived all your life in Owerri (O'town) you will find it very hard coping in Lagos..
But truly Lag Make better sense.

God Bless Nigeria
God Bless Abia State
God Bless Imo State
God Bless Lagos State.
God Bless us more we Nairalanders....

OP, you forgot to post the reason I hate it.

NOISE

even the language you need to shout to speak it,

#AskYourself

Henrygreat212:
If you have ever lived all your life in Owerri (O'town) you will find it very hard coping in Lagos..
But truly Lag Make better sense.

God Bless Nigeria
God Bless Abia State
God Bless Imo State
God Bless Lagos State.
God Bless us more we Nairalanders....

I know all you want is likes; I have given u one

You are forgetting noise pollution from hawkers, generators, airplanes, music shops, okada horns, motorist horns, train horns, keke maruma horns, danfo conductor's noise.............and ofcourse loud speakers noises from churches and mosques

uche87:
Lagos state is a land of opportunities. It is the commercial capital of Nigeria with unofficially a population of 23 million people 'hustling' to have a bite of the good fortunes of the land. Lagos has a couple of adverse sides a newcomer will have to adapt to and live with.

Below are some common features I hate about Lagos state:

(1) Traffic:

Lagos is highly populated with thousands of people plying limited road networks to work early in the morning and also returning late in the evening. There have been several cases of people spending over 5hrs in traffic merely moving from Mainland to the Island in Lagos. This poses a huge challenge in the movement of goods and services.

(2) Cost of accommodation:

Rent in Lagos is very expensive. Most landlords will only rent their houses out if you are ready to pay a 2-year rent. You go through agents who will demand a large sum of money. The 'agreement fee' at times is much enough to rent a two bedroom flat in a cheap area like Ibadan.

(3) The girls:

After the stress of working in Lagos for the day, one would need expert hands to massage all the back pains. The girls in Lagos only understand the language of your pocket and not empty promises of love. Some ladies could demand for Buhari's head for the night.

(4) The beggars:

The beggars in Lagos come in different dimensions. Someone can appear smarter and more expensive than you in Lagos and still beg you for money. They constantly stop you with pitiful stories and faces. Ignoring them sometimes has a way of affecting one's conscience especially if you are the soft type.

(5) Incessant cases of traffic robbery:

I never knew traffic robbery was real until I came to Lagos. CMS, Mile 2, Ikorodu, Orile, Iyana Oba and several other areas have high records of traffic robbers who dispose commuters of their hard-earned belongings. Towards the yuletide, Linda's blog was reporting almost two cases of traffic robbery per day.

(6) Transport cost:

In Lagos people tend to draw a scale of preference on movement. Movement to work is mandatory while others can wait except too important due to the high cost of moving around. For this reasons, most friendships are relegated to online interactions and nothing more.

(7) Congestion:

Lagos is too congested with people. The town planning system of some areas like Satellite town in Amuwo Odofin, Mushin, Okokomaiko, Ajegunle, Oyingbo etc is very poor which affects the ventilation in houses. This could frustrate a newcomer especially when the weather is sunny.

( Churches:

A close study of some churches in Lagos has brought me to the conclusion that some preachings are directed at the congregation's pockets. The churches are always in need of one thing or the other. The speakers psyche you up to even drop what you don't have by faith.

(9) High level of oppression by the rich:

You need to see the cars driven by some people especially on the Island part of Lagos. It takes discipline for your long-term lover to say no to such men. The desperation of joining the wealthy class could push one to destruction. These people may not even work as hard as you do or even have the same educational qualifications with you.

(10) The level of hypocrisy in Lagos is epic:

That club girl that was dancing like a possessed person at the club on a Friday night with that skimpy cloth that puts her endowments on display maybe the sister leading the praise and worship session in a church on Sunday.

Everyone takes up different characters just to bring the money home and pay bills.

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cc Lalasticlala seun

Abeg, where can I get olosho around Lekki/Agungi area and their costs..I'm home alone and it's boring.
I'm serious pls

Transportation will consume a lagosian meager salary.

Traffic traffic traffic

You will be running to catch a commercial bus while the conductor will be shouting and insulting you to run fast and not be a slowpoke like buhari.

Me like the paties

Lagos is an interesting place

But I only go there to flex

Abuja make more sense joor

The police will arrest okadas and load its into their pickup trucks as if okadas are criminals.While they are scare to arrest the criminals.

Lagos is smelling

obainojazz:
When you visit an area and you are welcomed by adults and children shiiting in buckets aka apoti....pray u not eating something then....or area boys shiiting in gutters and using gala nylon to clean nyash....choi.....some lagosians have dirtiness in them.
All the same.
Its a great city

Jesu....shitting in gutter nd using gala nylon to clean yansh....how irritating,shld hv jxt wore his panties lyk dat,shit go cum enta dat e fingers so o,den d nxt moment he z at iya tolu's restaurant to eat amala witout his hands proply washed....yuck

ENUGU all d way...like.....if u love Coal City

You know i always wonder if 80% of people residing in Lagos knew Abuja existed. Cos if they did they wont stay one day longer in Lagos.

Abuja is the dream city

Serene, beautiful, easy going , very cosmopolitan name it. Abuja is where you enter a cab and the cab driver is well dressed and greets you courteously yet a drop may not be more than 200naira depending on where you are headed. It has a very very bearable traffic hold up level. In fact save for the last 5yrs of the demonic fct minister Bala mohammed that almost destroyed Abuja, even at that it is still miles ahead of Lagos.

I can bet if a proper research is carried out it will reveal that living in Abuja as against Lagos increases life expectancy by some 40-50%. I like Lagos from afar , love the drama, the energy but don't wanna be part of it.

On the debate about opportunities abounding in Lagos, yes it is true, just as humans abound in Lagos , 1 job vacancy 20,000 applicants. At least people live in Ado ekiti and Enugu and they still make it there let alone Kaura Namoda and Igarra in Edo state. So I believe as just enough opportunities compared to its size , if you know what you are doing in Abj you will make it. If you doubt me ask Dasuki!

rollUP:
Lagos na hustle ground na..... eko o ni Baje oooo!!!

obaje ti...

Lagos is a no no for me.... There's nothing I hate more than getting stuck in traffic for several hours... Very frustrating

abokiigbo:
You know i always wonder if 80% of people residing in Lagos knew Abuja existed. Cos if they did they wont stay one day longer in Lagos.

Abuja is the dream city

Serene, beautiful, easy going , very cosmopolitan name it. Abuja is where you enter a cab and the cab driver is well dressed and greets you courteously yet a drop may not be more than 200naira depending on where you are headed. It has a very very bearable traffic hold up level. In fact save for the last 5yrs of the demonic fct minister Bala mohammed that almost destroyed Abuja, even at that it is still miles ahead of Lagos.

I can bet if a proper research is carried out it will reveal that living in Abuja as against Lagos increases life expectancy by some 40-50%. I like Lagos from afar , love the drama, the energy but don't wanna be part of it.

Do u live in abuja? If yes i would like to message u.

Apart from opportunities i hear that state has to offer, i think i hate Lagos.

Na number 8 dey pain me pass... Churches of nowadays.

OP, u forgot to mention the 'owoda' guys. There's nothing u do in lagos that u wont pay for. Ahan! I wont be suprised it they start charging for the very air we breathe.

I can use N1.5m to raise bungalow with 4rooms in other states but in lagos by the time u finish settling those 'omo owo nile' boys every now and then; u'll realise u'v spent nothing less than 3-4million just to build a bungalow.

Only our creator will save us

alphaconde:
Who can solve the traffic problem of lagos?

My main anger with lagosians is how they are ready to cheat any unsuspecting person for any amount.

Lastly lagos has an odour, I don't know how to describe it. It comes from their black muddy gutters.

your nick name should be Lagos because this your two points kill off op's ten points

Smartsyn:
The girls can never make me hate Lagos, we know where the cheap ones are.

orile