"i Am Proud To Be A Nigerian": Give 5 Good Reasons

I have discovered that some folks just "go with the flow" claiming to be proud nigerians, The most shocking part of the whole thang is that they never seem to give sensible reasons for being proud nigerians, All u hear  is  ridiculous claim of fun,entertainment and , blah blah blha, nothing to really capture the mind of the reader(esp. a foreigner),

so y'all mind telling me why y'all proud to be  Nigerians? (5 good reasons plzz) , and lets see who is kidding who up in here

1.)Intellect, lolll ,  and the nation stil has bad gov, poverty, disease etc, who is kidding who?

2) Resilence--,  To keep enduring the pain and suffering "suffering and smiling"-fela  no wonder nigeria is ranked number 1 on the  happiest people on earth chat, Resilence indeed

3), beauty, agree with u 100%

4) resource-agree 100%
5)lifestyle- don't even start with me, plz don't

Intellect yes - go to the UK, go to America, count how many Nigerians are Medical Doctors, Engineers, IT personnel, Business Moguls, people who have made a name for themselves in what they do - Movies, Sports, Entertainment - name it -

So I repeat - yes, The Intellect in Nigeria.

The Resilence - only fools run away from their fatherland and talk bad about it  - where will you run to if there is no chance to run?

The lifestyle - yes - can you beat that anywhere?

Nigerian is Nigerian, whether abroad or in the ocean or in hell.

the food is amazing especially akwa ibom  and cross rivers peoples food. Just absolutely wonderful.
The closeness, joviality, robustness, exoticism you name it, i enjoy being around naija people a lot, we know how to make each other laugh. Westerners are so isolated and sensitive about there personal space, meanwhile, in naija you fit just waka go your friend house without even calling him at all, and  you fit even crash for the night. In naija we help each other a lot; if your boy no get money you give am or if you no get cash at all go ask "uncle" for cash him go give you. Its not like that here in yanki at all, you can't even give kids money when you visit them like we do in naija.

Even though life in the developed world is better in a lot of aspects, the communal nature here is lacking, for example, in naija we are raised that "it takes a village to raise a child" while in yanki its more like "here is our family and there is everybody else".  Also, because everything here is so developed, life can be somewhat monotonous, devoid of drama and spontaniety (e.x of spontaniety is a typical day at Oshodi or Yaba    ). The only excitement you get in life is during the weekend (the climax of the week) where you go party and drink and do whatever it is that you derive pleasure from. To be honest, life can be soooooo extremely depressing and loney here, and you wonder why you almost never hear of suicide in naija even though life is hell. Also, life can be somewhat shallow; you wake up in the morning where the neighborhood is usually quietter than a ghost town, you drive to work in your self contained car go buy canned food or eat in a restaurant, then come back home, there are no kids playing on the street in your neighborhood, not  a ghost in sight, you don't even know your next door neighbor who has lived next to you for almost 5 years and you wonder why we have crazy people in this country  This is afterall a society  where you even have to pay someone to listen your problems (therapist)  and they try to diagnose you with something (bi-polar disorder) so that you buy there drugs and make more money for them. On the other hand, in naija, you tell your friends what you're going through and they usually come up with a solution.

@davidif, correct talk! You yarn the fact, no lie inside.
@didara86, we Nigerians also love you!

My 5+1 reasons (though I actually have 5,000 reasons  ):
1. Optimism - Nigerians are very optimistic people - I love that!
2. Faith - in every Nigerian culture, the concept of God is central. To be a Nigerian, in the true sense, implies being a person of faith.
3. Resilience - even in the face of hell itself, Nigerians don't easily loose their cool, humor, joviality, and cordiality.
4. Culture - from the food, to the items of clothing, to the languages, to the ceremonies - marriage, funeral, naming ceremony, house warming, etc., the beauty of the cultures is self-evident.
5. Sense of Community - from the Nigerian perspective, the word "individualism" and "selfishness", basically mean the same thing - both are abhorred. That communal spirit in most Nigerians, is a beautiful characteristic. Thinking beyond self comes naturally to most Nigerians.
5+1. Manpower - 140 million strong is no joke!

You're welcome! 

Oh, by the way: I forgot to mention their talents
Oh my, also a very important fact that i love about Naija!
They got the BEST music artists! Can't get enough of Naija music! Hope they keep going on like that!

Oh, thx davidif, i take this as a compliment!  May God bless u too!

Yes, there are millions of Nigerians with DIGNITY. If you haven't seen them, I have.

this is so true. you said everything that i was thinking.

@ Dafur. why are u such a pessimist? Are you saying that you can't even look at the brighter side of things. I know times are hard but bros learn to make yourself happy and stay positive. success starts form there you know!

 1. Inequality (tribalism and nepotism)
2. you chop I chop leave others to surfer govt.
3.Insecurity of lives and properties( do what you can to get what you want).
4. No hope for common man to survive( I'm fit and capable but don't have Abraham as god's father).
5. Monkey dey work baboon dey chop(rob peter to pay paul)

      I'm so PROUD to be a citizen of this nation.