₦airaland Forum

1stGenAmerican:
It isn’t unusual for a garbage man to make $75-100,000 usd per year.

A hair braider working from her home can easily make over $5,000 per month. American women pay $200 for braids that would cost $25 in Nigeria. I know two Ghanaian sisters who each average about 2 heads per day and work five days a week. That’s $8,000 a month, $6,000 on a bad month and imagine if they worked on Saturday. The Senegalese are also making a killing braiding and that isn’t a professional job.

ImaIma1:
Right!

I knew you were a spoilt, unreasonable and immature little girl disguised as an adult that has sense.

Your real self was bound to be let loose and I wasn't disappointed.

Carry your "born in the UK oversabi cold self" off my mentions.

timesup234:
Any Nigerian living in America who talks bad about Nigeria and claim they will never retire back to Nigeria are broke, miserable suicidal and mentally dead. Run away from any Nigerian in America bad mouthing Nigeria. Most of my folks in Texas read what I write here but they are never offended- because majority of them have investments here that fetches them between 70million to 100million annually after all expenses. You will never hear such people talk bad about Nigeria. They are always looking for an opportunity to expand and quickly become a naira billionaire. But you see that mumu RN, donkey taxi driver, monkey factory worker, idiot Beautyaddy, etc..na their mouth you go dey hear I went to Nigeria everywhere was looking dirty. You see that dirty looking person, he get money pass una times 10. Long as he is engaged in something he spends over 10 million annually on himself and family. Idiotic people wey pack themselves inside two bedroom like sardine they compare people living like Kings back in Nigeria to their smelling shiithole America

ImaIma1:
You are what you call me...a typical Nairalander.

You are being dodgy and evasive in your communication. Come out and say what you want mean with "your full chest". You are not trying to discourage anyone. But what is with the cold and princess treatment story? You are trying to be diplomatic so that it won't seem like you are one of those who discourage people.

I'm telling you that old people are living abroad in cold places and prefer to stay there. But you insist that they don't like it but are staying there because they are trapped. So since you are here, I will ask you some questions.

What exactly is trapping these old people that they can't come back because of the cold?

Are all the elderly.people who have decided to stay abroad despite the cold trapped?

Have all the elder people abroad complained to you?

You know some, doesn't mean you know all.

kabukabu50:
Princess treatment that ends when you get sick.
Which Nigerian politicians are getting treated in Nigeria?

1stGenAmerican:
A cross between vanilla custard and ice cream.

ImaIma1:
No need to go back and read anything. You have said enough for me.

AdeolaOmoOba:
Olodo rabata! Read the News and understand. Did Ashimolowo hand over the church leadership to him?

He was made an Associate Pastor o! Resident Pastor 2, for that matter. Someone who doesn't even have the Final say over that particular congregation. The church council is there and all.

Did you think Ashimolowo single-handedly appointed him to that position? A conglomerate of churches with Board of trustees. Do you think they are in the Nigerian system?

Ewu! You are very biased and bitter. Wake up goat.

Vickyvice:
tekirizi lady

ImaIma1:
You speak like you know how everything should work in every country abroad. She has done omugwo for people a couple of times, even outside her province.

We are talking about people getting discouraged about travelling. Let me ask; were you discouraged by people not to travel when you wanted to? If yes, did you still travel? Why?

You said cold, now it's about the princess treatment. If they can't deal with the treatment as a result of difference in culture, they can go back home. But according to you, ALL of them are trapped. Trapped by what? You don't want to own up that life is better there than it is in Nigeria despite the supposed cold.

This is actually what the guy was talking about. People abroad always looking for how to stop others from coming over with reasons that didn't stop they themselves from going.

If you still went despite what people said about hard life and the cold, let others also go and experience it too and decide they don't want it.

executive12:
Running water and electricity are not rights over there because you have to pay for them. And they don't come cheap.

walkbrazil4k:
I found this one, is this what you are talking about?

ImaIma1:
You underestimate these people or you just use some to judge all. The mum lived in Lagos all her life. In fact she was a teacher in one of the state schools till she retired. She's about late 60s now.

She works sometimes. She used to go and visit but now, she hardly comes back.

Those ones that complain can't stand the cold, yet they stay because ALL of them are trapped, ALL! They know what life is like in Nigeria. Forget cold.

The cold has not killed them. If they are dying because of it, the trap will release itself.

blackaxe78:
Are you still searching for the monthly pay of a truck driver?

ImaIma1:
I think a lot of them acclimatize. This same Canada that people are screaming about. My very close friend stays there in Ottawa. Her mum used to visit till the woman has refused to come back. Her siblings too moves and settled down in Ottawa.

I've never heard her say her mum wants to come back because of cold.

Another big aunt of mine abandoned her husband and moved to the UK. Cold has not sent her back for years. If it's that detrimental to their health, they would come back. Besides, there are old people from those regions who are still alive.

Also, you should know that Nigerians are very adaptable and tend to fall in line.

GetMeRight:
Who's feeding you guys and ladies all these crap? Even after you used the word HOMELESS! How does someone who doesn't have a shelter above his head have access to electricity, water, health care?

ImaIma1:
Not everybody is trapped abroad. And it's not for anybody to discourage people from going. The people that are complaining over there, are they on their way back.

Forget all the "I don't want to come back empty-handed". Life is better abroad. Things work. You pay for light and it is constant. In Nigeria, you pay for light and still buy fuel for generator. Or is it the bad roads or terrible education sector?

Cold or no cold, the quality of life is better abroad.

blackaxe78:
Is an entry job not an average skill?

Thats just a fresher who probably just graduated from school.

Stevenson1:
Not all Nigerians are in Lagos and even the ones in Lagos aren't enjoying more than the ones in other states cos Nigeria is Nigeria and what affects A mostly affects B somehow.
Nigerians are 100% asylum seekers in every part of the world.
If you know what some Nigerians go through at the border to Libya just to seek asylum and greener pastures ehn...
You will understand with time.

blackaxe78:
I stated "ENTRY" level

blackaxe78:
If you are legal, sound, with an average skill, nothing can stop you from earning such.

blackaxe78:
Let me give you a realistic example.

Can you hit linkedin, monster and indeed, and see how much an entry level software engineer earns? When you do, come back and lets continue our discussion.

planetx:
What planet are you living on, I doubt if you are living in Nigeria. Running water and 24hrs electricity is nothing in 2022 Nigeria.
Right here in Lagos middle class Nigerians not even millionaires have access to estates with 24 hr electricity and running water with high speed internet and wifi.

blackaxe78:
If you are legal, sound, with an average skill, nothing can stop you from earning such.

Stevenson1:
E be like say you no dey Nigeria. All this news you hear about Fulani herdsmen in the south is like a joke to you??
Even though there is no boko Haram or Fulani herdsmen, so Nigeria economic foundation is far more easier to bear than snow??
I dey suspect say you follow for those people wey dey lie to Nigerians that Niger is better than abroad yet you still dey abroad.

blackaxe78:
The money is a major factor, but not that they aiming very high. An average Nigerian will be comfortable with $5000 per month and have very great quality of life, but my point is that, to really go wild abroad, you must be hungry, determined and skilled. Most important, must be hard working.

planetx:
You don't have a better quality life doing low skill jobs abroad than a Nigerian based millionaire. If you disagree that is just because you have been conditioned to think that way.

omonla10:
its not about riches.. Infact, I make more money here than my sister who is a German citizen and nurse.. It's about the quality of life..

Naija own no dey pass money money

blackaxe78:
At some point. But the edge is that, with low paying jobs still, you can live a quality life better than millionaires in Nigeria.

I think that’s what people opt for. They don’t even plan to come abroad and hood front stage roles. They just want a descent and quality life.

PetroDolla2020:
You Nigerians are pathetic mudder fuggerz very miserable people with a very dirty mind no wonder people are being killed upanddown in that sh1thole

We have the best foods in the world! unlike nigeria, which is just miserable, dirty zoo

Ghana has a lot to teach you nigerians