Just curious as to why so many people on this forum are so keen to come to the UK?

I think its relatively 'easier' than other countries (English speaking) to get into
As racist as its being portrayed its bloody well lenient tolerant of immigrants (legal and illegal)- debatable but compared to other countries. .  .  .; I mean which other country would an illegal be arrested and released few hours later to visit at his/her convenient time to sign paper 

it has a high population of Nigerians (1-3million)


After reading U.K immigration laws for a week and trawling different forums including nairaland, you can start up your own immigration law firms.  .  .

many other reasons

they want to see the queen

Mrs oyinbo, you could have started by telling us why you are in the UK.

@ Babycool.

Fair point! I probably should start by telling you why I'm in the UK. Actually I ended up here by accident. I had been living in Switzerland and then my fiance at the time wanted to move to London. I decided to follow him and then by the time we split up I couldn't imagine living anywhere else.

I was born in a very rural area and the idea of living in the "Big Smoke" had always appealed to me. And you can't really get much bigger than London. When I first arrived here back in 1998 I was amazed. I'd never seen so many people in my life, or so many buses or trains or taxis or shops all in one place. I fell in love straight away!

When I came to live in London I'd had no work experience and not enough money to be a student, so I literally started at the bottom and worked my way up. My very first job was working 4 hours a day in a coffee hut in a train station in the middle of winter! Then I progressed to being a security guard, working 72+ hours per week. And then I had my first massive breakthrough, I got an office job paying me 13K pa, lol. But then gradually I worked my way up the career ladder and now I'm glad to say that I no longer have to do the shitty jobs!

Sometimes when it's raining and dark and grey I wonder what I'm still doing in London 11 years later, but the truth of the matter is that London is Home! Yes the NHS sucks sometimes, but where else in the world do you have 24/7 access to free healthcare? If I'm unemployed or old or disabled or a single parent then I can claim enough money in benefits to make sure that I will always have a roof over my head and not starve. I can go to cinema when I feel like, I have access to 24/7 grocery shopping thanks to the likes of Asda/Tesco/Sainsburys - basically, whatever I need is never more than a 15min car ride away.

So, to sum up, London got under my skin. I'm not originally from this country, I don't hold a British passport, but I am a Londoner through and through!

SO BRING IT ON PEOPLE - I'VE TOLD YOU MY STORY, NOW TELL ME YOURS!!!!

I am here basically to further my education (which of course i am doing right now), I didnt get here in any illegal way, I am not crazy about living in the UK, but i like it because it is developed and i am getting a lot of exposure here. That is all i can say for now.

I would love to visit the UK as a tourist. Last time I was there was almost 20 yrs ago and it was just for 2 nights whilst I was in transit.
I'd like to visit the tourist attractions in London. The hotels there seem so expensive though.

wwheelz:

I would love to visit the UK as a tourist. Last time I was there was almost 20 yrs ago and it was just for 2 nights whilst I was in transit.
I'd like to visit the tourist attractions in London. The hotels there seem so expensive though.

Hey, feel free to come crash at mine anytime, what are friends for ehn

But there is a clause - you have to send me your shoe size before hand, so that I can ascertain whether your visit is worth my while

^^   

_{what about his level of fitness?}

big_bumper:


Hey, feel free to come crash at mine anytime, what are friends for ehn

But there is a clause - you have to send me your shoe size before hand, so that I can ascertain whether your visit is worth my while

huh? wetin you wan take that one do?

big_bumper:


Hey, feel free to come crash at mine anytime, what are friends for ehn

But there is a clause - you have to send me your shoe size before hand, so that I can ascertain whether your visit is worth my while

BB, I beg you ni. I no go fit. If your comment wasn't scary enough, the 2 after it have suitably put fear in me

@ poster

Same reasons you went.

Dis Guy:

^^   

_{what about his level of fitness?}

With Burantashi, Spanishfly, Viagra and Ogogoro combined, I don't see how that can be a problem, can you?

ikamefa:


huh? wetin you wan take that one do?

My sister its not like that, that wasn't what I wanted to say honestly, there was an error in transmission because my keyboard jammed thats all

wwheelz:

BB, I beg you ni. I no go fit. If your comment wasn't scary enough, the 2 after it have suitably put fear in me

Don't mind those two jare, they want to corrupt a good girl like me, I have told them off for having a dirty mind and have told them to get thee behind me

Mrs.Oyibo:


. . . Then I progressed to being a security guard, working 72+ hours per week. And then I had my first massive breakthrough, I got an office job paying me 13K pa, lol. But then gradually I worked my way up the career ladder and now I'm glad to say that I no longer have to do the shitty jobs!
. . .

Sorry if it seems all we are just doing is asking questions, but are you saying YOU WORKED OVER 72 HOURS PER WEEK AS A SECURITY GUARD YET DID NOT MAKE UP TO £13K PER ANNUM AND YOU STILL LOVE UK ENOUGH TO CALL IT HOME

in case  you need a  s chool in the uk   to  s tudy , i can assist  you  but   you  have  to pay  me  a token in search  for it,  also when it   come  to payment i can as well assist any body i mean  it,  so far  you are  straigth   forward  person  and  you are honest  my name is  ogundipe   olugbenga   tunde am not in naija  for  now  u can e mail  me i  will reply and call you ogundipe_gbenga01@yahoo.com