Nigerians In The UK Are So Stingy

@ Kitaun,

How OLD are u if i may ask?

back to Nigerians in UK topic

My advice to anyone,be careful about visiting Nigerians over there in the winter.
They ration their heat supply.
Some use a coin operated heater,no coin,no heat,as simple as that.
I know we'll all die someday but "frozen to death" is not a good obituary announcement.

i don't know when it became compulsory to give something to everyone that asks you. far as i'm concerned, i dont owe nobody nothing. the only people i will make the effort to help when they ask for it, are my folks that struggled to send me here and my siblings (which they are even considerate enough not to ask for anything, God bless them, because they understand my present situation). its surprising how the so-called friends that didn't have your back at home, are the ones that start calling you non-stop the minute you get here. hiss! and they have the audacity to complain and say things like "i called your phone 20 times, why didn't you pick up?" like, duh, if i didn't pick up, i must've been BUSY! and they keep calling continously even though its obvious you're not there at the moment to answer your phone.   when i see a missed call like 50 times from the same number, i already know the nuisance thats calling.

@oMOGENAIJA

I am a man of my own means

even when I'd not come of age, my elder folks were always miffed at my independence, they were born there, I wasnt, but that for me wasnt translatable to depending on them for my daily sustenance . . .so geedit; no one is being stingy to me, even if so, what happned to the word IGNORE? 

@Soulpatrol

I know how it is jare . . .even here in Naija people who havent got any excuse to even ask u, atimes take u for being stingy if u don't settle them from time to time, especially if them see say u dey ok  

I have not said its compulsory to give anyone kulikuli but like u said your parents even if rich at least should feel your impact

to each person his own!!!

what I have been saying remains unchanged;

THE MAIN PEOPLE U OWE J@#KSH*T ARE THE PPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR your GETTING WHERE U ARE!!!

BE IT your FAMILY, FRIENDS OR EVEN FOES

ALL ALONG MY VIEWS ON STINGINESS HAVE BEEN HINGED ON HOMELY RESPONSIBILITIES REMEMBER?

hmm me thinks people in nigeria at least you guys have relatives and family that can help you out financially. ha, when i got here, no family around, no one i can run to for financial support. even friends here don't just dole out money like that. worst comes to the worst, when you're deadbroke, you can get a loan, as long as you have some kind of collateral or assurance that you will pay back. and wetin man go use for collateral sef? shey na the house wey you never buy yet, or the car wey you still dey make payments on? i tire o! you guys at least you have people you can run to for help. e no easy for this end if your relatives no dey nearby. na by yourself you go rough am.

Ebe Eliza, u de craze? Na wa 4 u o! u  U no read other people comments b4 u post your own? Who u see there wey de insult others? Abi na u de provoke pass?

I take serious exception to your derogatory choice of words!!! What insult! How can u refer to Nigerian guys and girls as EWU AWUSA? People like you should not be allowed in a forum like this! U no fit control you temper, abi your mouth de run? Your post smacks of stupidy. Yes, it has to be said! God pass u o!

One love to all my brodas and sistas in the UK. We share in your struggle. Ee go beta.

Xtremely Nigerian!!!

@fromuk

  I couldnt stop laughing my head off. Abeg life for jand no easy joo

Where u? Uk pple cannot take care of me to start with, so far be it from u that I need anything from any of u

workaholicks,  By the way if you are really sincere with yourself u should know that when a man travels abroad, he's   

goin there for a honorable jab not for a low minded man's job

I don't need any person's help is just that it bugs me to see beautiful nigerians settle for less with a horrible

mentality

for that matter,  habba!

@Slimfella;

I feel u but my own is the mentality of some nigerians in UK

It pisses me off mehn!

No be person get the cafes wey una dey wash plate for there?


Hey it's not bad to do meaner jobs but what are your plans for life? to work as a meagerly earner all your life?

abi o. see the display of ingratitude this one is already displaying. somebody even brought you something, and you dey laugh. chei!  thats the thing with people like you, no matter what you do, even if it is a house they build for you, it will never be enough. you better get a life and stop expecting things from others.

nothing would be much better than chocolate!

well i thinks that the real solution to this prolem would be nigerians livin in the uk takin the time out ot explain that life aint that easy.it really isnt.in the uk there is absolutely nobody to run to for any help.i think am really spoilt here collecting my salary,living at home for free,even eating breakfast and sometimes dinner for free a when am even broke my dad chips in.i think most of them in the  in the uk do not have that luxury,if u are livin at homw sef u go chip in for rent sometimes abi u wan kill your papa.its really HARD For them.i remember a friend telling me all she had to pay for and i really felt sorry for her.Its really hard i know but i think theres a good side to this,it makes u grow up and makes u more responsible in the long run.in naija i know 30 year old guys who are earning well and would still want to live at home rent free.all in all people in naija should learn to be sensitive to those living in the uk and those in the uk should understand that not all those in naija are beggars.

it seems someone no give the poster Elgaxton money he asked for and he is using style lol 
cheer up my brother  . you see Hershey chocolate and you dey complain eh? 

family stretching you, friends stretching you, and they are smart fa  that they prefer you to call them as it's easy to ask for money in that way than in emails.

giving (in this situation calling you or giving you money) is a thing of the heart. you don't have to ask someone anything or to do something before that person remembers you . again, don't wait/count on your friends abroad. make new friends where you are. Remember they have their life where they are now with maybe wife/family or girlfriend and new friends.

Nigerians in Naija should stop asking those abroad for money sha

all those in naija are not beggars

Well said honey,

Y person go carry half a million or there about travel come dey complain,

them for just stay naija enjoy business!

Some pple will still read dis your post and carry their big head to UK!!! to go and hustle

Oh how that word pisses me off

Intersting thread.

I really will like to agree a bit with the notion of the poster (based on popular sentiments alone) but the truth is that I really haven't asked anybody (except my uncle) for anything and I really won't be able to judge anyone as stingy or not. At the time I asked my uncle (very close uncle), the idea was that he should get me a laptop probably one that he is not using anymore for my project. He replied and confirmed he was in a position to get me a new one as it wasn't really expensive getting it from there but that was the best I heard from him. The rest were stories: it's either he is having a problem shipping it, or he has some other things he will be shipping in and I should expect it soon or his friend should be coming home soon, 

Anyway, I have since learnt my lessons - it's been almost a decade now and I can tell you the laptop has cease to be an issue to me. As a matter of fact I think I can even afford to buy for people (don't mind me on this one, just bragging). More importantly, I did my project then without my own personal computer and it was still one of the best. Since then, whenever i feel the urge to ask for a thing, what comes to my mind is that if I can get by my project without my uncle's laptop, I can get by without begging anybody irrespective of where you abode (uk, usa or even mars).

As for friends, when my friends step out of the country they are out for good. I don't need their calls, what for? Let them be o jare. Except for emails, I don't even ask them for their phone numbers, I only have their numbers when they deem it fit. & Why will I beg from my friend who we were probably brought into this world about the same time - does he have two heads? I am sure the reasons why some uk people have been running their mouth without caution is not unconnected with the opprobrious manner some native nigerians present themselves. I give my friends a challenge anytime they come around so much so that some wish they can stay back.

Let them keep getting stingy, na them sabi