Mcleo007:

I dont know about y'all, but what is there to be proud of as a nigerian. If truly @poster, you're proud of naija, you wont be in the UK. Pls spare us that expression. You and i know better than to be consoling one another.

gohome:

Anytime i see people like you i weep for my country. Who cursed us to be this foolish, so Americans in 9ja aren't proud of being Americans?

Mcleo007:

Try to show respect to someone's comments even though this is a faceless forum. I didn't say anything that is oblivious to any Nigerian, or something silly that should make you weep. If you understand what pride means, then you know that being proud of a rot is the highest display of foolery. How can you be proud of failure? What do you tell/do to a child that fails woefully in school? Pat him/her on the shoulder and say, "keep it up." I only stated the obvious, which is what you and i know. And if you take your time to read through the thoughts of the poster, you'd find out he was relating to some straight schools of thought as obtained outside the shores of nigeria by perspected nigerians. Is that not laughable?

tpia*:

Well, if you`re fresh off the boat then you`re fresh off the boat, are you not?

spyder880:

So that makes him inferior to you? Get over that insecure feeling, its not too late to learn.

afam4eva:

The only sector that's working in this country is the entertainment sector. It's now cool to be associated with Nollywood and the Nigeria music industry. But other sectors have failed woefully.

tpia*:

Well, if you`re fresh off the boat then you`re fresh off the boat, are you not?

tpia*:

@ spyder and where in my own post did you see the word inferior. If you personally feel inferior, then find ways of dealing with your issues.

tpia*:

Well, if you`re fresh off the boat then you`re fresh off the boat, are you not?

gohome:

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Mr Man whether you like it or not you are a Nigerian, Simple. Be proud. I am sure you are one of those people that deny their parents because of poverty. The Germans after World War 2 didn't have anything thing to be proud of but there were. Today from rubble, Germany is the biggest economy in Europe. The Jews were ones slaves, yes there were our (Africans), There were ones subdued by Neb but then there were always proud to be a Jew. They were never ashamed of celebrating the Passover. Today, we see them as the most intelligent people in the world and the only race that as existed from time as we know it. So my Brother stop laughing and start doing something no matter how small. You can start by at least telling people there is hope

Mcleo007:

Well, what can i say other than that each one is equal to his opinions. Thanks for the counter-comments anyway!

blacksta:

smh

what a waste of bandwidth.

is that the best revelation you could find since your arrival in the U.K

chosen04:

The best way to prove that you are truely proud of the curse called niGERia is to come back and parttake in the suffering. Its eariler to claim ''i love 9ja'' when you are not involved in witnessing the hopelessness of the situation in the country.
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gohome:

I think that in the UK, there are 2 main sets of Nigerians, which are namely:

The ‘I was born and raised here’ aka My parents are Nigerian, but I’m British.

The ‘I was born and raised in Nigeria, and only moved to the UK to attend college’

I personally think things have changed a lot since when I got to the UK initially… When I came, I know I experienced a lot of Category 1 peeps that looked at me like they were better than me cos I “supposedly” was running away from naija, and naija was just this terrible place that everyone was running away from. Not everyone in that category did that, but a good number.

Fast forward to 2011, and thanks to media explosion, and all kinds of social networking sites, being Naija Naija is actually cool, and so we all take pride in it, including those born and raised here. Our celebs are now fine babes and fine boyz, and naija now has swag…lol.
I personally don’t look down on anyone, as long as u’re repping… but I have to say I do hate, that statement, My parents are Nigerian but I’m British. Nonsense. Plus don’t call me “fresh off the boat” cos I dey yarn pidgin…lol.
Like someone said, some of the peeps born and raised here and far more interested in naija culture that some of us “immigrants”…lol.

chosen04:

The best way to prove that you are truely proud of the curse called niGERia is to come back and parttake in the suffering. Its eariler to claim ''i love 9ja'' when you are not involved in witnessing the hopelessness of the situation in the country.

Obiagu1:


Thank you.

I've noticed that Yorubas are more Nigerian than others. They so much love Naija.
Igbos, lol. Personally I resent that name Nigeria but have no other form of identification. Ok, I'm Nigeria but I'm Igbo and Biafran.