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almondjoy (f)
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You cannot smoke at work or in most restaurants.  Loud Nigerians with 3 or more cell phones cannot continue their yahoo vocab in restaurants disturbing people with their stupid conversations at the top of their local voices with thick accents. 
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awon boiz
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You cannot kill squirrell for road and carry home go chop 
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anusule (m)
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You cannot hang onto the doors of the bus when the bus is filled up. You cannot buy porno if you are underaged.lol You have to (must) queue up to pay for goods in a shop. You cannot rush gragra to enter bus, you must queue. You cannot jump the traffic light. You cannot overspeed You cannot stop buses anywhere, you must trek to bus stop by force. You cannot 'bribe' to enter University or even College There's no epa sise here(cooked groundnut). You cannot buy anything in a hold-up or go-slow as nobody sells anything. You have to seek permission to expand your building.
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Sweet T (m)
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@awon boiz
Very funny. You know few years back, a Camerounian was arrested for killing one of those squirrels that freely roams about. He was charged with animal cruelty. So many Oyinbos testified against him !!!
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Sweet T (m)
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You can't even hand a policeman a $20 bill when he pulls you over for speeding. They call that one bribery, IMAGINE !!!
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omoge (f)
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Sweet T, lol  the squirrel here surprise me  . they are so bold too. the deers hop all around with Freedom. The pepeye too they just slowly walk pass your car and you stop  a classmate from Tanzania always talk about the free meat oyinbos are missing 
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Sweet T (m)
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@Omoge The more you run away from them, the more they run towards you. I think to myself sometimes that if the oraisa boys grab hold of you bastards, you will see the bottom of a rugged cookin pot ! 
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awon boiz
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@Omoge and Sweet T  NA SO WE C AM O
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tipsy289 (m)
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hmnnnn living here, different seasons can be good and bad too.some cold days but what the hell there is snowboarding e.t.c emmm yes i noticed here u can't just pop into someone's house without letting them know your comin, its not like naija,many people always came to our place.
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Panache (m)
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Help is not easily available.
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prince84 (m)
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u will have to wear like 3 shirts before living your house  u will have to pay all your bills ie gas,water, power,them plenty, if not them go take am away. u cannot play very loud music if not your neighbour go call ascari for you. when in the train or bus u no fit talk to loud u can jump cue. infact nobody send you sef, if u no hol money u are finnished 
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buzzgonz (m)
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Too many disadvantage my brother! The most painful thing is that "you can't get the real naija food,like correct pounded yam with Okro Soup/Egusi"  you can't sheet for bush  like the way we use to do in naija sheet use plantain leaf/paper take clean yansh, if you are cut "jail straight" and again you can't pisse anyway, if you try am "them go cut your thing" 
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PrincessMo (f)
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I agree about the food!  But things like using a helmet, respecting the speed limit, queuing up, etc, that's what makes everything orderly and good for everyone! I wish naija cud be like that sumtimes. *sniff*
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debosky (m)
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you can't buy ewa agoyin (local beans) for breakfast
you can't insult people freely, you need to be 'politically correct'
you need to pay heating bills for a part of the year, and need different clothes for different seasons
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jennykadry (f)
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disadvantages,is that there are some african foodstuffs i need that i have not seen here no 2.what ever i buy from any african shop is not always fresh no.3 i cannot find ugwu and nchanwu(scentleaf)here no3.d ukazi leafs are not fresh no.4.i can't find dano milk here no.5.making hair here is very expensive no.6.meat is very expensive here no7.no boli and groundnut to buy here no8.u can't prepare d real oha soup here
i could go on and on and on
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PrincessMo (f)
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disadvantages,is that there are some african foodstuffs i need that i have not seen here no 2.what ever i buy from any african shop is not always fresh no.3 i cannot find ugwu and nchanwu(scentleaf)here no3.d ukazi leafs are not fresh no.4.i can't find dano milk here no.5.making hair here is very expensive no.6.meat is very expensive here no7.no boli and groundnut to buy here no8.u can prepare d real oha soup here
i could go on and on and on
DAMN GURL!! You hit the nail on the head. . .
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jennykadry (f)
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my list continues
-u can't speak pigeon english to d whites,because they wont understand u -u can't find obioma here incase your trouser/skirts zips get spoilt and u want to change your zip -u can't find aboki shoe makers,incase your shoes cuts and u need to re-saw it -u can't find palm wine here to drink once in a while -the only meat i see here is shaki and others but no roundabout(and we all know roundabout is d main thing) -i can't buy life chicken here to atleast eat something fresh
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PrincessMo (f)
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ROFLMAO at roundabout!! EWO!! lol 
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jennykadry (f)
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@princessmo u dey laf,  no round about for here naaaaa,sometimes na him we dey see chicken nyash ,and chicken nyash na another sweet part of meat naaa,even to buy goat head na wahala,no correct palm oil here,person no dey see fan-yogo ice cream,no gala for here,my list many naa
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HR.hotness (f)
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@ LoverBwoy your neighbours call the police when you beat your kids with hammer  @ post ~ working like a beast of burden all month, dreaming about your fat pay check but on receiving your pay slip a large chunk has been taken out as taxes
~ u can't ask for favours from people not related to u
~ the bureaucracy involved in getting anything done
~ clubs aren't open all night
~ the sun comes out only about 1 wk in the entire yr
~ no bikes, so if u're late take a taxi or run like mad
~ its unforgivable to be late
~ it costs an arm and a leg to get your hair professionally done
~ white men are all uncircumcised
~ the doctors are clueless about malaria and tropical illnesses
~ your skin dries out like mad
~ u can't just hug people u don't knw really well
~ the beer is too light
~ all shops (except grocery stores) close at six
~ if u get a flat or breakdown, cute guys don't stop and offer to help, u have to call AAA and pay for it
~ the smiles are fake
~ there are no mallams at the end of the street
~ u can't buy single sticks of fags, u hav 2 buy a pack
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jennykadry (f)
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in nigeria if you're hungry,u can buy and cook in d hold-up,because them dey sell evrything for hold up,but here nothing like that
no otapiapia here to kill small small rats and cockroaches
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ztyle (m)
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no otapiapia here to kill small small rats and cockroaches Bush girl, na only this one u sabi . . .lol 
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jennykadry (f)
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Bush girl, na only this one u sabi . . .lol  come were this one degenerate from  anytime u don go smoke that thing na for my body u dey get power abi,infact na u i suppose give that otapiapia make u go back to your creator(devil)
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bimpe001 (f)
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there are just so many disadvantages of living abroad as to living in Nigeria,one, people abroad still expct things to be the same way or terrible when they get back but the truth is that sometimes its not like that.You'll be suprised at the changes u'll see when u go back home,with people and the environment and in most cases,its a good change. And you can't just get to do all your razz matazz abroad that makes one feel like a local champion without them looking at u like u are mad or something.Talk about buying fresh veggies,its out of it,if u dnt get to the store,u aint getting nothin.You can't get to sit outside in the balcony and be saying hai to everyone passing and like someone said,the smiles u get are so fake, but its something. I miss the buka food,amala especially, like i tell my friends,there is no place like home but we wouldnt have been able to appreciate those little things without missing them.
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jennykadry (f)
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the igbo's will say e be nmadu no,ebee ola noro na gwu ya-meaning where person dey,where him no dey,dey hungry am
when i dey naija abroad abroad abroad na him be national anthem ,now i come abroad,i no see mama ghana small restaurant for here,no suga cane for here,no mango tree to climb and pluck fruit,no agbalumo (udara or cherry) to eat,no liki liki to leak,no ogi(pap),no correct ekpa(groundnut)
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tRoOE (f)
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All the foods here are agric
No type of enjoyment, their club closes by 2am 
I miss my friends
You can't give people beat down they deserves, without the pop pop arresting you
Different clothing for all 3 seasons
Can't play loud music especially when you are having party, might get fine
Too many bills to pay
People rarely offer you help
Unnecessary charges from the bank
Identity theft
Naija is just the right place to be 
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jennykadry (f)
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no guguru ati ekpa here,only popcorn,long hissssssssssssssssssssssssssss
no kuli-kuli to chop hiaaaa another long hisssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
no no correct suya like d ones d mallams prepare in naija wt original pepper ,but here everything is mixed, the longest hissssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
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algood (f)
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1.obeying traffic rules or else u get ticket 2. no one way traffic 3. no molue and omo oni danfo 4. no agbero 5.no nigeria food 6. no suya,road side hawkers 7. no blocking of street for party. 8. no tax 9. long hr traffic on third mainland bridge and agege motor road.
enough
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jennykadry (f)
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no agbero on d street to collect owo weekend and owo week day(meaning chop money) no conductors here u cannot steal in any shop here unless they will catch u  u cannot speak pidgeon english here wt d whites if u go clubbing no good dancers except d blacks,the whites dance like ewu nmeee,they dance wt one leg and hip up and d other down,and they will start saluting like mumu
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The Sly
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Abeg Gimme a Break!!!! I can list 1mill disadvantages of living in Nigeria as well Thats how it is errwhere. . . .deal with it! 
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LadyT (f)
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I'm going to deal with you Sly!!! Ashewo! 
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