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blueband (m)
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Lazy Nigerians will always call hard working Nigerians stingy.When I lived in Nigeria,people always asked me for money using one excuse or the other.When I relocated to the UK these same people expected that they should be receiving more from me because I am in the UK.There lives have still not changed,mine has!
I don't go about asking people for money,I try and work hard to earn a living.So if anybody is angry that I am stingy he should try working hard!
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stick2clem (m)
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Ha no blame Naija way they Uk ooooo, There sources of getting money there no easy at all ooooooooooo.them go wash white man ass,then pay tax for it again, if you earn iya shally money, na iya shally go come knock your door collect the money back, like thief, He they paint me when i dey hear wetin naija they face for there, and some idiot go they call them for money again.even if u no work for Nigeria u fit eat self, u fit dooo fine bara, tax people for money like say u be blind  (easy money), na who no know no know oooo, for lagos way we they, Internet scamming .Ogba,ikeja, them boys they make am past people way they UK self, ride way them they use, person way done go Uk for 27years never send that kind car come house, God go help you anyway, but no dull your self, I no blame them if them no call oh, I get brother for London, we no hear if he still they alive, may be he no even get common phone, because i heard this hard for there like fish eye, if any body get iya shally email address anyway, We get people here way fit do they job, we go 419 the woman, as she they use our people there no good, May God help all of u ooooo.na all of u go come build house for here oooooo, me self go come there one day come witness all this trash, bt i no go wash white man ass , na white woman go they lick my PRICK |
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sandykoko (f)
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na wa o!!!! i don comot for nairaland for almost 5 months and then still dey hammer demself for this thread, things dey happen for here o
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dejato
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Very interesting.I have been opportuned to visit the UK a copule of times.I will like to say Nigerians in the Uk are very stingy but honestly i don't blame them.The life they live over there is harder than the one we live here.I normally stay with my cousin anytime i travel.He is a university student over there but he works more than 20hrs/wk.I can say i pity him so much when i see him wake up in the morning going to work instead of school and come back at night very hungry all in the name of paying bills.His bills in a month is about 700 pounds out of 1000 pound he earns.When i see Nigerians abroad sometime,tears flow volountarily from my eyes because of the life they are living.WE ARE ENJOYING IN NIGERIA O.Please if they don't pick up your calls,forgive them.Even my parents complain that i don't call regularly when i travel.Its just how the place is.I don't pray to live that kind of life o.The last time i travelled i was even the peron that bought chinese food for my cousins in London.I will like to say here that i don't belong to the rich in Nigeria.My parents are civil servants and i am a student.
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sandykoko (f)
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some nigerians that stay there are really stingy, the can almost calculate every air they breathe because it cost money too, but that is too much, they re not stingy for themselves but stingy to others. how can they expect to get extraordinary breakthroughs if they can't give, we are not saying they should spend foolishly but be a little bit generous,
I remember a cousin of mine who went to the UK for hols for like 2wks, he had to stay with a friend, the first two days was glorious, nice! everything went well, but the truth about it was that after 2 days, things started changing, he had to share the bills with his friend, light bills, water, and so on
i mean! it is understandable that he could atleast assist with feeding but must he impose the other bills on his friend, i mean, he is a guest, he wasnt planning on staying for life, he should have allowed my cousin use his discretion to assist with the bills not imposing it on him, When he told me this, i wasnt impressed at all, i tot it was just his friend that has a problem but i have heard similar attitudes by some nigerians that live in the UK,
Its either them or the society they live in
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Siena (m)
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I often find Nigerians in Nigeria extremely demanding, and unrealistic.
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Siena (m)
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@ Greenhills: An average Nigerian coming to visit friends in the UK, will outstay their welcome!
I think your cousin's friend was well within his rights to ask you cousin for a contribution - the chances are your cousin would have just taken him for granted, and not made a contribution, if he wasn't asked!
No free rides, in Nigeria or anywhere else.
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amsky (f)
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Siena that is soooooo true.i have experienced it too.they overstay their welcome,and you'll feel so irritated. someone i had not seen for a while called me one bright sunny day to say her sister was coming to london that same day and was going to stay in my house!!!!!! it took the love of GOD not to abandon her at heathrow.Only for the woman to get here and i saw she was 7mth preggy. She is older than my husband and i. so we were both trying to be respectful.She always tell me-i want bread and cheese in the morning.I was pregnant myself,and i already had one child. She announced that she would have her baby here since her doctor in nigeria said it woild not be advisable to fly. My husband had to tell her to go. I was pregnant myself and she came to throw herself at me and my family?  i only know her sister for crying out loud. anyway,we had to get her a b&b till her baby was old enough to travel. Since that nightmare, i have been stingy to the teeth. Would anyone blame me.Imagine paying for a b&b for almost 6wks unplanned.  |
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Siena (m)
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A typical example, Amsky.
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Elgaxton (m)
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Una still dey fight? Make una continue o jare.
Omoge happy new year o, as e be sey u come back to this thread dey yan sey me I shack Ogogoro no wahala.
I been dey try be ya friend but u sey make I go hang ok o.
happy new year to u all and I hope The UK pips get Stingier than ever lol.
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omoge (f)
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awwwwwwwwww  man, hang on okay. will get back to ya real quick  by the way, that drum wey dey near you, na for wetin? if no be ogogoro Una still dey fight? Make una continue o jare.
Omoge happy new year o, as e be sey u come back to this thread dey yan sey me I shack Ogogoro no wahala.
I been dey try be ya friend but u sey make I go hang ok o.
happy new year to u all and I hope The UK pips get Stingier than ever lol.
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typhoo
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@ sandykoko
why should your cousin not contribute to the bills.
Do you not know that when more people stay in the house, you use more heating, + electricity, + more gas and if council hear say na 2 people dey property, council tax go climb by 25%.
i am a nigerian living in the uk, i have gone into debt 3 times to please lazy relatives at home , but no matter what you do, even if you buy ferrari they will never appreciate and they will keep looking for me.
Me never again. i have settled and have my own mouth to feed so everyone can go to hell. if i have i will give. if not well too bad. No More gbese on my head.
so check your facts before you say people are stingy.
That is why many naija people no matter how hard they work can never buy any decent thing. because they are feeding millions back in naija.
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Elgaxton (m)
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awwwwwwwwww man, hang on okay. will get back to ya real quick by the way, that drum wey dey near you, na for wetin? if no be ogogoro Hi Omoge, I thot u would say happy new year too, howz where be that place wey u dey again sef? u never buy ya phone eh? ok o  i no dey hang in again o. |
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londoner
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The average Nigerian at home has absolutely no clue about what life abroad is like. I just got back from Nigeria a few weeks ago, let me tell you I was absolutely disgusted by their attitude towards those who live abroad, all they think about is how much money you supposedly have, and how much they can get you to spend.
I wish they would let me know where my own money tree is, it seemed to have been lost in the post.
Nigerians at home are too money minded!!!
Come and see what they call "work", turning up at the office and watching nollywood movies with their feet on the table. The hardest working people I saw were the children selling things in the street and the street cleaners.
It was so bad that on the way out through the airport security, one of the staff actually had the cheek to be watching a Naija movie on a portable dvd player, when she is sacked she will blame the devil or some auntie in the village doing "juju" for her, lol
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Elgaxton (m)
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when she is sacked she will blame the devil or some auntie in the village doing "juju" for her, lol Hahhahahaha Very funnny! |
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omoge (f)
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londoner and typhoo, right to the point. their constant demand is something else. even if you are student, same story. money for this money for that. yes, if you have family member come stay with you sure ask them to pay after 1month of staying ojare. Nothing is Free oversea El, |
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lexyflexy (m)
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Its not their fault - l don't blame them in the first place, l blame those who granted them VISA |
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owenjay (m)
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This is my perspective on this. I believe we in Nigeria are better off than Nigerians in the UK.
The reasons are:
The real value of the disposable income of an average person resident in Nigeria is more than those resident in UK. In Nigeria, People can afford to avoid tax through Tax Management or evade tax altogether without consequence; We can afford, without penalty, to evade the payment of Utilities like Electricity and Water; Accomodation is relatively cheaper except you leave in Lagos, where rent is way up the sky.
These are luxuries they don't have in the UK
We are our brothers' keepers. We can afford, without qualms, to bail one another out of financial need.
And after paying for our monthly expenditure which includes money for the upkeep of your parents and sibblings, which we disburse on monthly basis, we can still save up a minimum of 20% of our Net pay.
So do not begrudge our brothers and sisters in the diaspora. I am sure if the Governments of their countries of residence cut them the kind of slacks our Government cuts us in Nigeria, they will be able to do more.
And for you "Flashers" a word or two of esperance to them can be soothing.
Call them, not flash them. A minute call to UK is =N=48 on Glo Networks.
A Two minute chat with your loved ones abroad is not too much.
And always bear it in mind that they work harder than you with little or no leisure.
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Pepeye (f)
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Funniest trend in naira land …I had a good laugh last year when I read most of the post…. I most applaud Stingy Darfur and Elgaxton …,
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londoner
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Owenjay, why wouldn't those in Nigeria be better off? How many of them pay tax ? How many pay for their light bill? ("Dashing" the Nepa engineer when he comes to cut the line is not paying a light bill). How many of them pay council tax? How about road tax, MOT, water rates OR EVEN RENT? ? The individual gets to keep more of their money, but you know what? Nigerians abroad live in countries where their government is funded to provide good education, clean water, electricity etc, because the average Nigerian doesn't behave like a citizen of the country, Nigeria does not behave like a country. Nigerians in the UK are "stingy" because they are busy contributing to the governance of the society they live in. Give me stingy UK anyday, at least I can drink the water and have access to good healthcare anytime. I'd rather spend towards that over "matching shoe and bag" anyday. |
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squirrel20 (f)
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It is very easy to say but do you know how the money is made. the answer is no. Well, i always try my best to keep intouch with friends and family.
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folahann (m)
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Mere Gold diggers will make that statement; those who don't know how the money was made and I know Nigeria is best know for this. People even expect someone who's abroad to study, a student for that matter
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admin2008 (m)
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Hah hah hah And you people just dey accept this accusation like that, say you dey stingy. |
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spoilt (f)
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i live in the us and seriously nigerians at home are sometimes greedy. They 'flash' me awake at night. they know theres a time difference. They flash me at work, at home. at church, at everywhere. its annoying and i do not return flashes. I just don't. you can flash a gazillion times. the only time i called back was to tonguelash this dude who was blowing up my phone. I gave him the warning of his life. He never flashed me again. Initially on my visits to naija , i would stuff my luggage full of clothes, shoes, perfumes for everyone. I got everyones wish list. They would even request your luggage set and the clothes off your back.  They were just never satisfied. They can never give you anything. Always trying to obtain from you. the ironic part is that they are not starving. these are people earning well and doing just fine! I have stopped all that non sense. I fly into nigeria, see my family and fly back. I don't give anyone anything. I'm sick of it. |
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LadyT (f)
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i live in the us and seriously nigerians at home are sometimes greedy. They 'flash' me awake at night. they know theres a time difference. They flash me at work, at home. at church, at everywhere. its annoying and i do not return flashes. I just don't. you can flash a gazillion times. the only time i called back was to tonguelash this dude who was blowing up my phone. I gave him the warning of his life. He never flashed me again. Initially on my visits to naija , i would stuff my luggage full of clothes, shoes, perfumes for everyone. I got everyones wish list. They would even request your luggage set and the clothes off your back. They were just never satisfied. They can never give you anything. Always trying to obtain from you. the ironic part is that they are not starving. these are people earning well and doing just fine! I have stopped all that non sense. I fly into nigeria, see my family and fly back. I don't give anyone anything. I'm sick of it. Omo I feel you LOL! |
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admin2008 (m)
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Most Nigerians in the UK are stingy because they live from paycheque to paycheque, your salary has already been spent before it reaches your pocket and the tax is just way too high.
And the funniest part and shock to the system is that on initial arrival into the country, one finds it strange that your colleagues invite you out to lunch/dinner then expect you to pay plus a mother and child gets on the bus and the mum only pays for herself. But one graduallt starts to behave like this too.
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RichyBlacK (m)
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This is my perspective on this. I believe we in Nigeria are better off than Nigerians in the UK.
The reasons are:
The real value of the disposable income of an average person resident in Nigeria is more than those resident in UK. In Nigeria, People can afford to avoid tax through Tax Management or evade tax altogether without consequence; We can afford, without penalty, to evade the payment of Utilities like Electricity and Water; Accomodation is relatively cheaper except you leave in Lagos, where rent is way up the sky.
These are luxuries they don't have in the UK
We are our brothers' keepers. We can afford, without qualms, to bail one another out of financial need.
And after paying for our monthly expenditure which includes money for the upkeep of your parents and sibblings, which we disburse on monthly basis, we can still save up a minimum of 20% of our Net pay.
So do not begrudge our brothers and sisters in the diaspora. I am sure if the Governments of their countries of residence cut them the kind of slacks our Government cuts us in Nigeria, they will be able to do more.
And for you "Flashers" a word or two of esperance to them can be soothing.
Call them, not flash them. A minute call to UK is =N=48 on Glo Networks.
A Two minute chat with your loved ones abroad is not too much.
And always bear it in mind that they work harder than you with little or no leisure.
You must be living in lalaland! Without penalty my foot! The penalty is all around you! The police, teachers, doctors, professors, etc. are either shamefully underpaid or paid six months late. Electricity is almost non-existent, the postal service is crude and outdated, zero public transportation, zero students loan for those in need of it, etc. The ideas learnt in evading taxes is extended to political appointments to evade responsibility and rob the national treasury. It is Nigerians like you that make Nigeria look horrible! Shame on you for being proud of such a corrupt practice as tax evasion and later complain about IBB, Abacha, or OBJ! Shame on you!!! |
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admin2008 (m)
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This is my perspective on this. I believe we in Nigeria are better off than Nigerians in the UK.
The reasons are:
The real value of the disposable income of an average person resident in Nigeria is more than those resident in UK. In Nigeria, People can afford to avoid tax through Tax Management or evade tax altogether without consequence; We can afford, without penalty, to evade the payment of Utilities like Electricity and Water; Accomodation is relatively cheaper except you leave in Lagos, where rent is way up the sky.
These are luxuries they don't have in the UK
We are our brothers' keepers. We can afford, without qualms, to bail one another out of financial need.
And after paying for our monthly expenditure which includes money for the upkeep of your parents and sibblings, which we disburse on monthly basis, we can still save up a minimum of 20% of our Net pay.
So do not begrudge our brothers and sisters in the diaspora. I am sure if the Governments of their countries of residence cut them the kind of slacks our Government cuts us in Nigeria, they will be able to do more.
And for you "Flashers" a word or two of esperance to them can be soothing.
Call them, not flash them. A minute call to UK is =N=48 on Glo Networks.
A Two minute chat with your loved ones abroad is not too much.
And always bear it in mind that they work harder than you with little or no leisure. Please tell them in Nigeria. |
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Imani (f)
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I agree with RichyBlack. Who do Nigerians at home think they are kidding by tax evasion? No wonder they jump at the first opportunity to go "abroad" and live a "better" life. Nigerians in the UK are NOT necessarily stingy. Some just realised they MUST pay the same bills they have learned to avoid back home. It is interesting that most people complain of stinginess when "brother or sister" can no longer satisfy their insatiable desires |
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4 Play (m)
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The real value of the disposable income of an average person resident in Nigeria is more than those resident in UK.
I will like to have what you are smoking.You have effectively stated that mean real income is higher in Nigeria than in the UK. |
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4 Him (m)
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Owenjay no dey pay tax . . . no wonder they can't take the government to court for looting the treasury . . . it is not taxpayers money but oil money.
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