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Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by ark4sunshine(m): 6:28am On May 05, 2017 |
Lucasinho: |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by obinna5000(m): 7:47am On May 05, 2017 |
cumz: Welcome!! 4 Likes |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by Toppytek(m): 8:01am On May 05, 2017 |
cumz: u self don run abi.. NA wa oo.. make US no dey filled up before my time go reach to go there oo |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by NONNYG: 10:53am On May 05, 2017 |
Lucasinho:lolz, easy bro |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by alfonso36(m): 11:03am On May 05, 2017 |
God wey do for una go do for me ooo isseeeee 16 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by iCool(m): 12:43pm On May 05, 2017 |
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Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by abduldope(m): 2:18pm On May 05, 2017 |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by Officialkplus(m): 3:58pm On May 05, 2017 |
Mehn....US dey sweet me to go o.. But ..how much can one use to apply for a USA visa.. I have a family friend there. But I wanna do this without anyone f*cling help... Is this possible at all..?? 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by Nobody: 4:01pm On May 05, 2017 |
^^ The application fee for the B-2 visa is around N54k, and if granted the visa, you will be able to stay with your friend for a maximum of 6 months. |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by Obizee: 4:01pm On May 05, 2017 |
@ franknetter love the thread i don dey send you pms since say make we hook up when you dey free i just dey around that parkforest/matteson illinois. if na that side you dey make we hook person need friends o..nwanne di na mba..birikwa o...lol 14 Likes |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by Toppytek(m): 4:03pm On May 05, 2017 |
Officialkplus: it depends on the type of help u want.. either financial or other processing prolly visa agents.. I don't think impossibility exists in my dictionary. |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by alfonso36(m): 4:27pm On May 05, 2017 |
CFCman:is there anything like renewal when you are already there? |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by Nobody: 4:47pm On May 05, 2017 |
alfonso36: Nope You would have to reapply and pay the same application fee. But if you are a frequent visitor to the US, you may skip some other steps in the application process http://www.immihelp.com/us-visa/visa-interview-waiver.html |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by Neyoalao(m): 7:28pm On May 05, 2017 |
Lucasinho:Take a chill pill bro. Almost everyone has an uncle like that 6 Likes |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by FrankNetter(m): 8:22pm On May 05, 2017 |
Here are the much promised pictures of the "water fetching" place. Its more like a cway water thingy. But you do it yourself. 8 Likes
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Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by FrankNetter(m): 8:23pm On May 05, 2017 |
The machine accepts quarters (only?) 9 Likes
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Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by FrankNetter(m): 8:25pm On May 05, 2017 |
I haven't abandoned the thread (though it may seem that way). I just have a lot on my hands right now, I go try to dey show up though. #OneLove. 23 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by FrankNetter(m): 8:32pm On May 05, 2017 |
Obizee: Nwanne, I go hit you up |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by ibrocoast: 9:26pm On May 05, 2017 |
Point of correction. 59,200 and it will likely increase on monday or decrease CFCman: |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by ibrocoast: 7:00am On May 06, 2017 |
Intended applicant. Visa fee is now 64000. And these fee will expire on the 11 of this month and there is possibility that it will increase again |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by Toppytek(m): 7:23am On May 06, 2017 |
ibrocoast: why all these increase thingy?.. na wa ooo.. I hope it doesn't plunge to 100k+ in the nearest future .. make dem pity us ooo |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by neurosci: 10:01am On May 06, 2017 |
ibrocoast: What visa? F1 or B2? |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by ibrocoast: 10:07am On May 06, 2017 |
F1, F2, B1 B2... Any visiting visa category
neurosci: |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by ibrocoast: 10:08am On May 06, 2017 |
F1, F2, B1 B2... Any visiting visa category
neurosci: |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by ibrocoast: 10:09am On May 06, 2017 |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by neurosci: 10:13am On May 06, 2017 |
ibrocoast: Chai!!! |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by Philian112(m): 10:48am On May 06, 2017 |
Wow! Frank I must Say you've Been very Entertaining & fun learning 4rm U. I love Ur Write-ups​ Mhen 3 Likes |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by FrankNetter(m): 2:51pm On May 07, 2017 |
Happy Sunday guys. |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by FrankNetter(m): 2:52pm On May 07, 2017 |
Gist Make I knack una small gist. ======================================================== So, I stated earlier that I now work at burgerKing (majorly). It hasn't really been "smooth", here's why. Being someone who is used to slow, calculated, meticulous processes (due to med school training?), I found it somewhat hard to adapt to the fast paced kitchen job at BurgerKing. Don't misquote me though, my colleagues (who have been working here for years) are lightning fast. Once an order pops up on the screen, they've dropped the buns in the heater, brought out the wrapper, brought out the meat put sauce, and BAM, burger made. all in less than 30 seconds (no joke). So I've been mostly relegated to doing the less skillful chores, like sweeping, doing dishes etc etc. this was how most of my first week went down. So, on my fourth day at the job, I was doing dishes in the back (Its not like the way we do it in naija sha it's actually less stressful), and this smallie walks in. Her shift had just started, so she clocked in (with her thumbprint) and came to the back to change into her apron. She waka pass my back and I caught a whiff of her perfume (No, this is not a love story, I just want to make a point). 17 Likes |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by FrankNetter(m): 3:19pm On May 07, 2017 |
Being somewhat too engrossed in my dishes, I no too notice am. Someone tapped me in the back, and I heard, "you new here?" I turned back to see this really really pretty lady who had a frown on her face. I replied "you old here?" the frown disappeared (albeit momentarily). I glanced at her name tag pinned on her shirt and took notice of her name. I had to ask why she was frowning though. She then proceeded to give me a 5 minute lecture on how much she hates her job, "I don't get paid enough for all this" she says. In my mind I was just shaking my head, if only you visit nigeria and see how many people would do anything to get a job where you're paid hourly. The convo was shortlived though, I had to get back to my dishes and she had to do her chores. The few times we bumped into each other at work, I reminded her to wipe the frown off her face, (I no too carry anything for mind, honestly). Some days back, I logged onto my facebook and scrolled through my friend requests, guess who had sent me a friend request? I accepted, scrolled through her timeline and pictures, armed with some facts, I went to work yesterday, we had quite an interesting conversation. when her shift had ended and she was waiting for her uber to arrive, I casually asked, "what church do you attend?" She laughed and said "who goes to church"? I was like eh?? she said she's not religious, that she doesn't believe any of these storybooks 33 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by FrankNetter(m): 4:01pm On May 07, 2017 |
In the end sha, she refused to give me her number. She say she get boyfriend, and that's he's too nosy, but that we could chat on fb messenger and snapchat. ================= So, another thing that's hard for me to adapt to is their English. Our heavily accented naija english is hard for them to understand, Im learning to pronounce words in a different way and also learning to use hand gestures to communicate. Being someone who's witty (and quite talkative when I want to be), Its annoying I swear. But all in all sha, we learn everyday. Most times, they have to repeat what they say like 3 times before I get it. Its almost like learning a new language. ================= Mexicans these people are the butt of majority of the jokes over here. But believe me, they're dogged hustlers. You see how igbo boys wey dey go "oso ahia" dey hustle, that's how these people work; the work rate, focus and determination is worth talking about. Everywhere you jam them, you go notice say dem no come play, they're just after the money. I find them very similar to african migrants. When you look back at where you're coming from, the rot and decay in the system back "home", and you compare what you're seeing here in the USA, you have no option than to succeed. 56 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by Nobody: 4:16pm On May 07, 2017 |
FrankNetter:religion doesn't hold sway in the West like it does in sub Saharan Africa, I guess? |
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