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9ja4eva (m)
Re: Lagos: The World's 5th Worst Place to Live In
« #128 on: May 22, 2007, 05:45 AM »

lol
temmyabby (f)
Re: Lagos: The World's 5th Worst Place to Live In
« #129 on: June 29, 2007, 02:57 PM »

 Lagos 4 lyf, Lagos rock  Tongue ,  don't know wot they're talking about, may not be the best place in the world, but 5th worst place to live, hell no
drkchoclit (f)
Re: Lagos: The World's 5th Worst Place to Live In
« #130 on: July 01, 2007, 09:50 PM »

All I know is that I will NEVER, NEVER, EVER complain about my work again. Even with my worse days, my worst working conditions, the lowest pay US. doesn't even begin to compare to these conditions. These conditions would have people in the US comitting suicide left and right.

Yet Nigerians have so much hope and strength! I love the fact that they find a way, when things seem like there is no way.
9ja4eva (m)
Re: Lagos: The World's 5th Worst Place to Live In
« #131 on: July 03, 2007, 03:09 AM »

Nigerians r da best people on earth
davou4eva (m)
Re: Lagos: The World's 5th Worst Place to Live In
« #132 on: July 03, 2007, 11:18 AM »

i live all my life in Lagos and i so much love the place but just hat its becoming jungle city everyday
9ja4eva (m)
Re: Lagos: The World's 5th Worst Place to Live In
« #133 on: July 06, 2007, 04:20 AM »

Na d hustle n bussle of Lagos.
Imani (f)
Re: Lagos: The World's 5th Worst Place to Live In
« #134 on: August 08, 2007, 10:57 AM »

There is the "posh" side of Lagos and the "ghetto" side.

It all depends on which side you find yourself.
BABEELOVE (f)
Re: Lagos: The World's 5th Worst Place to Live In
« #135 on: August 10, 2007, 07:35 PM »

Yeah!  Posh sides surrounded by refuse dumpsters and riddled with fantastic transportation networks to arrive at these posh destinations. Wink
9ja4eva (m)
Re: Lagos: The World's 5th Worst Place to Live In
« #136 on: August 28, 2007, 03:25 AM »

LOL

Not like that
ThiagoLou
Re: Lagos: The World's 5th Worst Place to Live In
« #137 on: December 12, 2007, 12:35 PM »

Hello Friends,

I may look be an outsider here, because i am brazilian, and not nigerian. I am an Anthropologist and found this survey on "the best and worst cities to live in" to be extremely ethnocentrical. I don't think that outsiders can judge the quality of a city based on numbers that "they" (the europeans and north americans) think are important.

I would like to make my doctoral work by living a year or so in lagos and by making friends, hanging out, doing stuff try on my phd work show what people really feel about lagos. It not a survey, its not about numbers.

I live in Rio de Janeiro, one of the most violent cities in the world and yet full of tourists the whole year. We are living a war here, between drugdealers and the corrupt police and everyone thinks rio is a paradise.

It is all year long full of "gringos" - it´s how we call americans and europeans in portuguese (and also in spanish). Trying to dance samba, spending money on hookers, etc.

I´d like to publish something trying to contest this metod of survey: i don't plan on saying if Lagos is good or bad, but the complaints about "quality of living" MUST be made by people who live in Lagos.

Thank you friends, and sorry for the intromission

ps: if anyone can reply me, or is disposed to guide me and help me finding lodging in lagos and making friends, i´d be more than happy.
wany (f)
Re: Lagos: The World's 5th Worst Place to Live In
« #138 on: December 18, 2007, 12:10 PM »

i think who ever carried out that survey is wrong,to me lagos is the 1st and not the 5th,some one mention afghanistan,atleast the keep data of their citizenry,and we all no is bomb explosion and ritual with no trace,can you ever compare the reckless kidnapping for ritual,hardcore dare devil arm robbers,or the reckless okada riders or the one chance danfoo buses or the molue and snatching of private part and boobs,or the northern caliphet homosexual that use innocent victims for charms.or the carefree trade of human parts,to them really try to put lagos for 5th him position na 1,i was born and bread in lag,and i still live in lag,so i no what am saying,lets call a spade a spade,we too dey cover up.
EloSela (f)
Re: Lagos: The World's 5th Worst Place to Live In
« #139 on: December 19, 2007, 12:53 PM »

Of all the cities that I have visited Lagos is indeed the worst and it wins that title by a landslide.

No water
No electricity.
Pot holed roads
Massive rubbish dumps
Cripples running in and out of traffic
Traffic jams from hell
Everyone and their Dad trying to flog you ‘pure’ water, water which is probably not clean.
Everyone and their Dad trying flog you every piece of junk known to man while you are stuck in traffic
Policemen openly accepting bribes
The rich carrying on like they don't see the squalor and filth that is around them when they leave their mansions.
So-called private schools in every nook and cranny
Ignorant Area boys
Can’t use generator for too long for fear of attracting armed robbers

Unfortunately I can go on for ever.

It is indeed the worst city in the world and I have been around! Most notably I have been to a couple of Favelas’ in Brazil and they had nothing on the slums of Lagos. Yes they were in a pretty bad state but even there people had the common decency to put rubbish in a proper refuse collection and not throw it out onto the street for someone else to clean as long as it wasn’t in their house.


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shinystar (m)
Re: Lagos: The World's 5th Worst Place to Live In
« #140 on: December 22, 2007, 03:51 AM »

Elosela,

Those pictures are mischievious. There are such sights in all parts of the world. Do they highlight such slums? No. Why? Because they deliberately project good national image. Why not advertise the good sides, not the bad of Lagos?


My only problem with Nigerians is we supply western propagandists with materials to run us down. It is not patriotic and nationalistic.

Let us join hands to stop this current listing of Nigeria in every worst project in the world. there is no country like Nigeria.
egin (m)
Re: Lagos: The World's 5th Worst Place to Live In
« #141 on: December 22, 2007, 04:17 AM »

Quote from: shinystar on December 22, 2007, 03:51 AM
Elosela,

Those pictures are mischievious. There are such sights in all parts of the world. Do they highlight such slums? No. Why? Because they deliberately project good national image. Why not advertise the good sides, not the bad of Lagos?


My only problem with Nigerians is we supply western propagandists with materials to run us down. It is not patriotic and nationalistic.

Let us join hands to stop this current listing of Nigeria in every worst project in the world. there is no country like Nigeria.

I totally agree with you. There is indeed "no other country like Nigeria" on the surface of this earth.
9ja4eva (m)
Re: Lagos: The World's 5th Worst Place to Live In
« #142 on: December 24, 2007, 08:28 PM »

Quote from: shinystar on December 22, 2007, 03:51 AM
Elosela,

Those pictures are mischievious. There are such sights in all parts of the world. Do they highlight such slums? No. Why? Because they deliberately project good national image. Why not advertise the good sides, not the bad of Lagos?


My only problem with Nigerians is we supply western propagandists with materials to run us down. It is not patriotic and nationalistic.

Let us join hands to stop this current listing of Nigeria in every worst project in the world. there is no country like Nigeria.


God go bless you.Correct yarns
EloSela (f)
Re: Lagos: The World's 5th Worst Place to Live In
« #143 on: December 26, 2007, 10:40 AM »

Quote from: shinystar on December 22, 2007, 03:51 AM
Elosela,

Those pictures are mischievious. There are such sights in all parts of the world. Do they highlight such slums? No. Why? Because they deliberately project good national image. Why not advertise the good sides, not the bad of Lagos?


My only problem with Nigerians is we supply western propagandists with materials to run us down. It is not patriotic and nationalistic.

Let us join hands to stop this current listing of Nigeria in every worst project in the world. there is no country like Nigeria.


I disagree. These pictures show scenes that are common in Lagos. Lagos is a city where unfortunately the bad disgraceful sights such as these outnumber the good. I understand your patriotic stance but I have never been one to bury my head in  the sand and ignore such  atrocities because I feel that by doing so I am letting the government literally get away with murder.

The government is responsible for fixing up the roads, providing proper sanitation and trash disposal facilities, proper public transport and decent structure for the wellbeing of all Lagosians/ Nigerians alike but they aren't and until they do I will continue to expose their a$$es to the world. You guys can sit up here deluding yourselves about how Lagos is one of the best cities in the world but I happen to think that Nigerians deserve better and so I will continue to expose until the government fix up and get their act together.











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darfur (m)
Re: Lagos: The World's 5th Worst Place to Live In
« #144 on: December 26, 2007, 08:18 PM »

jesus Shocked Shocked Shocked Shocked Shocked Shocked Shocked
human beings live here? i'll rather stay in the village than stay here o Shocked jehova
Akintoso
Re: Lagos: The World's 5th Worst Place to Live In
« #145 on: December 31, 2007, 03:54 PM »

let it be the poorest in the world, I cannot but secure better job and stay cooly in LAGOS. Na them sabi.
Siena (m)
Re: Lagos: The World's 5th Worst Place to Live In
« #146 on: December 31, 2007, 07:48 PM »

Guys, wake up! Recognising the faults of Lagos does NOT make you any less patriotic, it's common sense!

I'm Nigerian myself, and yes, regardless of the fact I was born elsewhere, it'll always be dear to me, in one way or the other.

I spent a year in Lagon, from '89 - '90. It was probably a lot better than it is today, I have no idea, I haven't been there in recent times.

But, forget bleating "e go better"! How? When? Things will only improve if we recognise faults! How can we correct them, when we don't acknowledge they exist? It's time to stop blaming the West for negative press - the problems Lagos / Nigeria has come from within.
John_Doe (m)
Re: Lagos: The World's 5th Worst Place to Live In
« #147 on: January 01, 2008, 02:43 PM »

Check this out,  i'm in a city in south africa called Port Elizabeth,  run a seach on the internet d only pics u find are d sandy beaches and shopping malls,  but,  Not all that Glitter is Gold,  underneath all of that u hav d other part of city, d slump, d armed robbers, port holes, no road, no water ,  One thing The know how 2 do is PR,  they know how 2 sell d city to d tourists ,  like Elosela says unless we learn 2 do that,  Lagos will continue 2 b d worst place 2 live in,


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seyibrown (f)
Re: Lagos: The World's 5th Worst Place to Live In
« #148 on: July 17, 2008, 08:23 AM »

The conditions in which some oyinbo people sef dey live for britain is shocking!

I have been to some homes here and have been really shocked! On one occassion, I actually came near to crying because' I couldn't believe this bloke was living in that kind of place.

And it makes me wonder sometimes why the british govt doesn't take care of this people who need help instead of poking their noses into other countries' affairs.

I would chose a Lagos/ Nigerian life over some of the lives I have seen here!
lucabrasi (m)
Re: Lagos: The World's 5th Worst Place to Live In
« #149 on: July 17, 2008, 10:52 AM »

the western apologists have kep quiet now why don't you reply john doe
@topic
lagos might be a dangerous place to live with all the refuse,crime e.t.c i don't dispute that but to say its in the top ten or 5 or whatever is doing a great injustice and erroneous reporting on the part of bbc,personally,im not suprised because its not their first,check their documentary about schools in lagos and how biased they were,the real reson they are pushing the western agenda to put us down constatntly is because of our resources,they know they don't need another saudi arabia,iran e.t.c a large country who have unlimited resources/money will be dangerous to world politics, imagine the largest and most populated african country,the richest and also with a lot of educated and influential people now imagine them attracting foreign exchange in form of tourism,then having a proper government, that wil be a nightmare because in no time we will be aiming for the security councill in un and nuclear programme e.t.c
for the western apologists,don't be blind to propaganda and see the bigger picture,if you are not educated politically go google some sh*t and learn something new, there are slums everywhere in the world in calcutta the common stream they drink from in a part of the city is also used to bath deceased peope and its dirtier than lagos so please get your facts right!!
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