Why Do People 'Disrespect' London?

you've been away for a while now. hope u r doing good? like to know ya

Zed

I love & respect Lagos.

London is a place I admire.
It's a prestigious city,

My friend who was there late last year
has many good things to say about the
place.

no hard feelings, just curious

why the comparism?
potentially Nigeria has what it take to be number one in the world.

but where are we today,the level of poverty is so  high,joblessness,area boys,nepa wahala,ijaw youth,opc.20 naira police,cultism in higher institution,our lovely girls are now ARISTOS,419,corruption a nation where number 2man can go to BBC and say i took some money but i have returned it.
a nation where number  ONE man is number one tourist.with nothing to show 4 it.
See i love this country but we can not hide or pretend that every thing is OK with us as a nation.
where England is today 100years i don't think we can get to that stage,which is very sad.
let us stop pretending that Nigeria is OK when every thing is going wrong.
Or how will u explain nation that has oil and sell crude oil to buy finished product,what is happening to AJAOKUTA.
we don't need prayers God will not come down to help us,we need to take action our leaders are our problem,until we can stand up ask questions and take our future into our hands they will not let us enjoy our father land.
THINK ABOUT IT

exuseeeeeee me no one disrespect london yer because it is way way way way way way better than lagos if u r bored, nd wah do u mean lodnon is boring then u must be dizzy bare bare places for you to go to man clubs cinemas and soooooooooooooooooooo many places u cn never get bored in london man r u dizzy nigeria is 222 boring and most people in nigeria are just too ignornat and sorry to say but stupid kmt big up london especially souf east braaaap braaap!! all haterz duck

The much I know about this London of a place is a song I learned in my elementary school, "London bridge is falling down".  Of course I don't know what happened to the bridge, as I dropped out of elementary.  Did they put up a new bridge?  Nuff respect to London and all Naija Londoners in this forum.

The guys that accuse people of disrespecting London are guilty of the same offence concerning Lagos. Yes London is a good place, NO DOUBTING THAT. If you compare London and Lagos infrastructure-wise, London beats Lagos hands down. But have you ever asked yourself why honest Nigerians who have the money to go to London every week chose to stay in Nigeria? Having lived in the UK for a while now (I'm in graduate school), I can say the place is just not living up to all the effizy that "Londoners" put up when they go home nor the myth that I can make a better life for myself here.

This system is one that ensures that most of what you earn goes back into the system and personally that is my problem with it. I like money in my pocket to do what I like with (to grow it and get out of the rat race I mean). I personally can not live in the UK because it just doesn't tally with my aspirations. Again, I know some Nigerians have made it good in the UK but truth be told, majority of brothers are involved in vocations that they'll say are beneath them if offered to them in Nigeria. I think it's a waste for skilled people to be salesmen at ASDA, McDonalds, to be early morning cleaners and stuff all because of the POUND!!

My personal observation is that it is people that are unable to crack Nigeria that mouth all the rubbish that Nigeria is bad. We can admit that it is tough to get positioned for a good life in Nigeria but that's where the law of natural selection comes into play. Only the best get to crack it and others have to move on to more favorable climes and there's no problem with that. Just don't turn around and start saying rubbish about Nigeria all because you've got a £6/hr job in the UK. And before all the London apologists start with the "leg/runs" argument, let me tell you that that is in the past. In the job market of today in Nigeria, for the most part, MERIT RULES. I can tell you that in my graduating class there is NOBODY that I know of that doesn't have an OK job and most are in the same Nigeria. A significant number are in the bracket termed "high-earning". A whole class of 70 people cannot all be using "leg" now my people!! Maybe when you guys ran away it wasn't the case but please don't sit in London and expect to know what is actually happening on ground in Nigeria.

In conclusion: Londoners, please enjoy your London but PLEASE don't disrespect our Nigeria. Some of us can still make a decent life in the country.

@gbeborun why are you defending england like that's the only hopeful place and dissing us brothers and sisters because of england, you forgoteen we're supposed to stick together. i surprise at this post because them english people put a little sweat in your life like tax, racism, hatred, call you names @ your back, some of them don't even think you are anything still you are repping this place, but i can't blame you only God knows what some people's eyes have seen in naija so throw all the dirt you want about naija but remember some of us base there and we're happier. peace out. to answer you question people disrespect london because that's the last thing they could do after all the bullsh** they tolerate in england so let them disrespect if they want. i know you like london but some of us made it in naija so don't hate: participate

nobody is dissing nigeria, people are just sayin d truth about  nigerian govrt, that they are killin nigeria, i no so many top nigerian govrtchildren skoolin here in d uk if nigeria was so good they would have left their children back home, trust me i no so many of them  in my school.

@annabel i feel your story about car accident i'm glad you are ok now

i lived in London for 6year it was great. But, you can't be bashing Lagos. There is crime everywhere; I've seen people get robbed on the D.C. Metro, some kids car-jacked my co-worker this year, and you don't want to see the crack-heads on the bus.the list goes on and on. Don't get me wrong, D.C. is nice but has a dark-side too.Nigeria is only 46years old, i believe we will get there someday.

@Gbeborun,
 I wish I could send u a copy of the map of Nigeria so u could locate ur way whenever u decide to leave ur slavemasters and return HOME.it's really obvious say U DON LOSS KPATAKPATA!

Gbeborun just expressed his own opinion and what he thinks is better for him and everybody's dissing him. What works for one may not work for the other. Probably, London has been nicer to him than Nigeria.

For all those who want to change Nigeria, remember that some people have died in the process without achieving anything. Don't kill yourself for nothing. Just try to discover your own purpose and don't force yourself on what you're not meant to do.

To all the Naija lovers, what have you done to better your country? Nigeria is what it is today because of the kind of people Nigerians are. When Nigerians change, Nigeria will change too.

@mubowa,
yea, like an enigma. sometimes you sound so sweet and the next minute u they hala for person head

@gbeborun, ok i understand when you said where ever you find peace and happines is your home, cool do what's best for you. i mean if you are not happy with the situation in nigeria now you don't have to come and live there, just stay where you feel safe there is nothing more important than that.

hey fatliar how you know my name