What does an Australian think of Nigerians?

Australians do not know anything about Nigeria. If you tell them, you lived in Nigeria; they will mention how they went on a trip to Tanzania to build huts ,they will ask if you can speak Afrikaans or Swahili, they will ask if you know some random African person, ask what is hello in Nigerian (when there are over 500 languages and English is the official language).

I was once invited to a friend’s house for dinner and I was asked by her mother, ‘what is Nigeria known for’. I was about to mention food, music and movies but this friend’s younger sister blurted out ‘corruption’. Everyone else on the table laughed. Then the father started talking about Nigerian prince scams and all other nonsense. I was told apparently that the sister wrote a paper on Nigeria and corruption.

I was in a computer class once and the teacher was teaching about e-waste and how in Nigeria, people go through old hard drives and such and find passwords which are then used to steal information from people abroad. I kid you not, the whole class turned around and looked at me like I was going to steal all their money.

Other conversations with Australians include them thinking there are no fancy cars in Nigeria, that there is crime and a lot of theft, scams as usual , poverty is rampant etc.

So, the reaction to Nigeria is not very positive.

However, I should add that the Aboriginal and Torres strait Islander population have a more positive view. I have Indigeonous friends who want to visit Nigeria with me and ask about the food, music and culture.

The white population on the other hand, not so much.


Source: https://www.quora.com/What-does-an-Australian-think-of-Nigerians

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Interesting

The country has gone so bad that nothing looks good in it anymore. But we the children of God knows that it shall pass also

And you do neteller business...

The way some whites view Nigeria ehn, it's worse than a war torn country, more like a gangsters paradise.

Who doesn't know about Nigerian prince scam? Even in seasonal movies they mention it. Especially in Suits, i've heard it twice there. The only two times they mentioned to name "Nigeria" it was always followed by the word "scam"

Can anyone care less? These people have failed to see anything good in Nigeria.