Nigerians Living The Dream Life Abroad

everyone tends to be saying the same which is " if you don't like where you are, pack and move back to naija or another country you think you might like" other dan lamenting.It ain't going to solve your problem, what excatly is holding you from moving or visiting? is it papers or what?(am just curious) because I don't get how you will be lamenting and not even for a day,month, year, did you think of visiting not to think of moving back, on well, buttom line, no need to complain because the choice is choice as british gov't didn't cage u dere, but den lonely!! why is that? don't you have friends per se? men, itz hard 2 understand ohhhhhh

@Gnature
u mite want to post this in the Job section, the thread going on here is quite different as u can see, i wish you luck in your future endeavour.

@Gnature
u welcome, i forgot to add this, the technology section too mite help we have got a lot of IT experts in the house.

so people in my country don't spend their days working?

there are over 150million people in my country and if they work like people work in other countries then the economy wont be jeopardised 

@olga

The reason people in the US. (or UK.) get upset with their relatives is that
our relatives in Nigeria fail to understand our plight despite all our attempts
to explain it to them. I know this first hand because I experience it myself.

@ my2cents and whoeva else -Well the reason why im comparin because most of the people on this side of the world are very sting with their money any besides I don't really care about the currency .well sha as 4 my frieneds before they put don't a pound they convert n stuff.And besides when i went to nigeria in april my sista went to the corner shop to buy cereal which was way to expensive she bought it for 2,400 naira which is like £8. Hello! thats way to expensive!! Need I say more?

i think this bit explains funlovings observations

I think people have to realise that Abroad is not the same as home,no get rich quick ,u work hard for your money (which some people still think its a bad thing or slave thing)

The rosy picture that most Nigerians have back home can be a rude shock for a Nigerian coming to America. America is a very challenging place to live. Remember you are competing with other immigrants for survival in the country. If you graduated from college in Nigeria, and expect to make a transition in your field in the USA, forget it, it aint going to work. The hiring manager would just set aside your resume for those affiliated with American universities. This is just an eye opening revelation. At times, it may get so challenging that our people, in a bid to survive, delve into the nursing field. As lucrative as it may be, the hours can be taxing, the taxes for Uncle Sam, exhorbitant, and your free time limited. You are always working to pay your bills, and for those with a penchant for living a high life by driving a porsche, living in an ornate condo, and dining out exclusively, you will be inundated with bills. Others have taken illegal route by doing 419. Added to this burden is the demands from home. And Homesickess can torment even the most ambitious immigrant to America.

Dont get me wrong. There are legal routes to achieve the American dream in this country. There are very numerous Nigerians who have achieved the dream and with no iota of regret for leaving Nigeria. There are some whose tears in their eyes and despair on the faces reflect the hardship they are facing in this country. Bills is a way of life in Ameria. For new comers, you may have to work two jobs to make ends meet, while attending school. If you are an ajebutta, whose demands are easily fulfilled by your doting parents, with a maid at your disposal. It may be rough when you move out here.

My parents told me the truth about America, while I was living in Nigeria. So shocked was I at their portrayal of the society that I questioned the reason for living there. Dad told me that you are responsible for your rent or mortgage, irrespective of whatever status you may have acquired in the American society. For us Nigerians, we know that our parents lofty status in the society will automatically confer us free living quarters (so that means, saving money to build a house in your country home for retirement), having a personal driver to squire your kids to and from school during business hours, at the expense of the company's overhead amongst other benefits. America is different. Your movements are monitored. If your kid is sick, prompting you to take time off work, you WONT get paid, especially if you are an hourly employee. Losing a day's pay can make a dent on your account. Trips to mickey dees, clothes for schools at JC penny, the excessive materialism in the country would lead to a life of living on credit card.

I aint going to lie to any of you and say that all is fair and dandy in this country. I have seen the rough side of America, but God has been Faithful to me, in the course of my sojourn in this country. My mother who was very reluctant in 'releasing' me to America, on account of my carefree attitude, was pleasantly suprised during a visit in 97 that her son was doing well (Thank God for that), contrary to her fears. The picnics at the amusement parks, the trip to my company's party, and a sense of peace, radiating in my life was a confirmation that I was doing quite well.

Bottom line is this: If you have a good job in Nigeria, please, don't abandon it to come to America. You can always visit and witness the highs and the lows of living in America, without subjecting yourself to a life of uncertainty. And for Nigerians residing abroad, try and be a little bit truthful about the challenges of life in America. Dont go about flaunting your hard earned dollars in front of loved ones that you are doing well, especially if you are working as a security guard or driving a yellow cab to make ends meet in a foreign land.


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The great survival,

Well said but you are still missing one point, at least america tends to equalize some things, hello, many people are jobless in Nigeria, fresh graduate have nothing to do and then end up becoming armed robbers. America might be hard but please lets not forget that it has helped many innocent Nigerians in so many ways Nigerian could not help them. Let's be grateful to God for even giving us the opportunity to come here. Thousand and one are trying to get American visa or Uk visa. It's so hard to get it. So face life in America and forget naija, when you acheive you goal in America, go home and help change life in Nigeria. How can you suceed when your mind is still in Nigeria? Think twice before talking.

Hotstepper I am going to disagree with you, if I drive taxi's hours on end and make couple of thousands and then go back home for christmas, I am not going to tell anybody i drive taxi's. come on expectations are high! and some people are jealous they want you to to tell them depressing stories about your poverty.

I don't see anything wrong with going home and spending as much as you want to spend as long as the person is not living on credit cards and the person is not in major debt.

@Ndipe and Gnature There's nothing wrong in driving a cab or security but Nigerians back home expect bigger things from you, and as long as they are getting the money they need from you, and school fees are being paid, hospital bills taken care off there is no need to tell them you work at Mcdonalds or drive a taxi.
I really believe one should not tell another how to spend their money unless he/she asks you for money, then the gloves come off What the hell do you do with your money? 

It's the American dream. There's no need to wake up dream on!!!

I would wholeheartedly tell anyone I meet between the ages of 18-30 to leave Nigeria and go to America as long as they have legal papers and are willing to work hard, avoid materialism and dangerous habits. The sky is not even a limit.

i totally agree with u ZEBudaya

there's nothing wrong with working anywhere as long as you are doing it honestly! Even if you tell them u are a taxi driver that wont stop them from asking you for their school fees,hospital bills, and other expenses.
In fact some people will even say you are hiding the truth if you tell them that  you are working really hard for your money, they'll say u are selfish.

Getting paid for your work(on time), getting electricity,water, good security,good education that u actually pay for  is a dream to alot of people in many countries so there!

I got pissed off one that as I was chatting with one of ma friends in Nigeria and all of a sudden she said I should remember what i promised her when am coming to Nigeria. I was shocked as am not da promising type and where do I see money that am even promising anybody anything. Immediately, she stopped chatting with me. Even if someone as a student like me tells them i gat no shit as I don't even work, they think u pick money 4rom da floor or da gov't gives u free money What I notices is that nomatter what u tell me, truth or no truth, da fact remains they need diz and diz 4rom u. I gat diz particular cuzzins, they don't write occasionally 2 say how we r doing or something but if they hear 4rom our other cuzzins that any of us r coming back, mails and phone calls will be coming like krazy, itz really said but hey, datz naija for you, I still love that country, nuthing dey happen

I used to smile at everbody when I first got here, until one day a homo followed me to one corner and begged me to suck my d1ck.

 
  LMAO

but u for give am d thing make him suck na 

nawa o!