Sisi Jinx:

The Int airport STINKS!!!!!! Jeeebus!!

Sisi Jinx:

Kaduna Tacky?? Alright have you really, really been to Lagos?? There is NO WAY anyone who has been to Lagos would consider Kaduna Tacky. I mean Lagos the Master of pretentiousness, the Alpha and Omega of Ostentatious, The land of name droppers, the dwelling place for uncouthness. . . Lagos the crowned prince of Tackiness!! Hail Lagos!!!!

stillwater:

Oh my, must you be so crass?

davidylan:

Without Lagos KD would be another Niger Republic. Deal with it. 
You should be very grateful.

KarmaMod:

True Dat. I just dont get why they wont get central air for the damn place. Once you land its like a bloody sauna, a sauna that reeks of BO  

~Sauron~:

It is HOT, and i can't stand the army of flies in the city.
Loads of Mallams, spittle and billy-goats for ma liking.
How is Kaduna different from any Sabo in the South West??

Jarus:

Why is it that anybody that has not been to Lagos is seen as uncivilized?
During service year in Sokoto, a guy told us that he had never been to Lagos(He lives in Kaduna) and people were just telling him ''How is that possible?''

So what's the fuss about Lagos?
Is Lagos that bad?
Is it true that if you have not been to or live in Lagos, you are not yet civilized?
Why do people respect/fear/feel inferior to anybody from Lagos?

Sapphic:

When I first went to secondary school, I must admit that I was one of those who was flabbergasted that there were people who had never been to Lagos ^{(OK that was ignorant, I know, but I was surprised that most people did not travel abroad for summer holidays [or had never even travelled period], so I found the Lagos thing amazing and it was not just me who thought so o. Almost everyone who lived in Lagos were the same. . . including the ones that came from other states but who lived in Lagos)}. And just like your Kaduna guy, people who had never been to Lagos were sometimes made fun of, especially when we had conversations of going to the beach, museum, National Theatre (which was in good order then) and you do not want to know that there are many people who do NOT know what a bridge looks like (bar maybe seeing films or books). The unwritten rule was if you were ignorant of the popular topic of conversation, hide your ignorance or at least do not display it in a manner that makes you look "bush". the truth is that those of us from Lagos generally spoke with nicer (or should I say milder) accents than people from "rural" Nigeria (those thick Igbotic accents and konk ara oke accents were the butt of many jokes, let's not talk abot those Calabar ones too). Even the TV stations too. Many people lived in states that had one or a maximum of two stations while Lagos people a standard 5 and quite a number had satellite to boot too (a marvel for many other people. This was in the 80s o).

There was an unwritten hierarchy in my school, the Lagos residents were top (the only group higher were those people who holidayed abroad), Yoruba girls were next interspersed with the Benin people, then the Ibo's and other minor group that were not part of the north e.g Cross Rivers, Warri etc and the northerners brought up the rear (and in those days no one wanted to know that some states were not Hausa, they were all referred to as Hausa, except those Yoruba speaking people from Kwara. Kids can be really cruel, for example when an Ibo girl who was not "mainstream" tried to break out of the mould by wearing something a little trendy, she was called "Okoro Feeling Funky" (or OFF), while a similar Hausa girl would be labelled "Funky Bororo" (Abeg if you are Ibo or Hausa don't bite my head off o, it was not me who came up with the phrases). Yoruba people who did not fit in were referred to as "Local" or "Village" girls. The thing is Lagos used to look so much better back then. No Okada wahala, the traffic lights worked, there were public pay phones which worked, roads were not bad and certainly no bloody okadas.

Back to the question, maybe people just feel that being the main cosmopolitan city in Nigeria, that most people must have had one reason or the other to go there or at least have a desire to see it. Who knows really, but I must say that the same applies here in the UK with London and Paris for France (well except you say you are from the South of France in which case you are loaded, but you'd still have been to Paris nevertheless).

~Sauron~:

U have spoken well.

spikedcylinder:

One thing is for sure, there is never a dull moment in Lagos.

I am tired of living here though, I have been begging to get transferred to Abeokuta to get away from all the bloody traffic, dust, smoke and nastiness.

Its less than an hour from Lagos and civilized enough to call home. My mother has been laughing at me but I say to her, ABEOKUTA, here I come.

That Lagos wey ghetto full everywhere.

Oh really and how many places have you visited in Lagos before coming to that conclusion
@topic
Lagos is the place to be, the land of opportunity

Sapphic:
When I first went to secondary school, I must admit that I was one of those who was flabbergasted that there were people who had never been to Lagos [sup](OK that was ignorant, I know, but I was surprised that most people did not travel abroad for summer holidays [or had never even travelled period]

spoilt:

Ive lived in cities all my life but ive about had it. The bustle, the adrenalin, the stress. Its beginning to drive me crazy. Soon i will move to a little known village in nigeria and live a simple life. Far from the maddening crowd! 

Don't mind all those razz non-Lagosians. . . . . .

They are the ones that get scammed in Lagos.
I once heard the story of a villager who was charged for staring at a skyscraper.
Lagos all the way. Non-Lagosians are dumber.

allboyz:


SpikedCylinder. . . ABEOKUTA . . .is a stress free,Beatiful and lovely place to live and rest/relax/unwind in. , i love it. , But still can't be compared to lagos.

the only problem with lagos is the over population on the limited infrastructure. . .traffic and security. . .

Men, Abeokuta. . .what a place. good roads,electricity,scenery views. . flowers and much more. . .

allboyz:


SpikedCylinder. . . ABEOKUTA . . .is a stress free,Beatiful and lovely place to live and rest/relax/unwind in. , i love it. , But still can't be compared to lagos.

the only problem with lagos is the over population on the limited infrastructure. . .traffic and security. . .

Men, Abeokuta. . .what a place. good roads,electricity,scenery views. . flowers and much more. . .