davidylan:

The answer is two-fold:

1. Some nigerians living in nigeria are simply jealous and would wish to be in the shoes of those outside the country.

2. Some nigerians abroad are GENUINELY IGNORANT about Nigeria but assume a misplaced sense of superior knowledge just because the "location" section on their profiles reads some place abroad. Sometimes i read comments from them and i shake my head in disbelief that some people can boldly display such brazen lack of intelligence.

Ujujoan:

I have French men, Americans, Europeans working here in my office. . .  Do you honestly think they would leave their wonderful countries for a place like this if the opportunity wasn't right?

Ujujoan:

You know I read about pscychotic serial killers, split personalities, and all those janded madnesses. I look around me and I see none of these. Every country has it's own 'malaria'  . . .  

I'm not bragging about riches, you are the one doing that. Besides you wanted a list!

I don't work in an oil company but I don't work for a Nigerian organization either. 90% of the people in my office are Nigerians and even the foreigners can in no way measure up to some of them.

Plat I hate arguing and I'm sure you know that, all this grammar I've been speaking is just to clarify the wrong impression you have that for some reason, you are better than us because you live abroad. That bull[i]nsi[/i]!

Ujujoan:

You know I read about pscychotic serial killers, split personalities, and all those janded madnesses. I look around me and[b] I see none of these[/b]. Every country has it's own 'malaria'  . . .  

I'm not bragging about riches, you are the one doing that. Besides you wanted a list!

I don't work in an oil company but I don't work for a Nigerian organization either. 90% of the people in my office are Nigerians and even the foreigners can in no way measure up to some of them.

Chrisbenogor:

Are very simple ni, because they feel that after washing dead bodies and getting paid peanuts they are all better than the people here in naija. They all carry this complex that only them can see the problems of Nigeria the rest of us here are dumb and should pick up guns and fight so that they can come back and retire after we have laboured for them.

davidylan:

what they get in hazard allowance is probably triple what they would ever get in their own countries. Besides they wont have to pay so many of the taxes and bills that sap your salary here. If i got $50,000 a month in naija i wont even get near an airport for anything.

davidylan:

what they get in hazard allowance is probably triple what they would ever get in their own countries. Besides they wont have to pay so many of the taxes and bills that sap your salary here. If i got $50,000 a month in naija i wont even get near an airport for anything.

Freiburger:



Your general way of classification dosen't exclude your from the ignorance list either.

alamsdee:

95% of the response so far shows the state Nigeria is now and will be in the next 50yrs, pls lets change our fate as a nation, many nigerians are ready to give up anything to obtain American or British citizenship, i ask you a question how many somalians will give up a N1000 to become a Nigerian, Once a somalian told me despite how oil wealth as a country, Nigerians struggle with them to sort mails and deliver mails at Royal Mail, i will never forgrt that statement in my life, it shows we are yet to get our bearing as a nation, pls do continue abusing urselfs, and tell me how that will make us grow as a nation, i weep for my country, everyone pls lets grow up

frosbel:


So you are from my beloved Owerri, what a coincidence and surprise.

I agree with you 100%, as soon as I land in Lagos, 3 days is too much, I am off to Owerri.

Was there last easter, its clean, quiet and lovely, oh except for the 419 and yahoo boys, lol.

Chrisbenogor:

Are very simple ni, because they feel that after washing dead bodies and getting paid peanuts they are all better than the people here in naija. They all carry this complex that only them can see the problems of Nigeria the rest of us here are dumb and should pick up guns and fight so that they can come back and retire after we have laboured for them.

Abygul:

do u think they are really jealous or u just dont have somtin beha to say common.nigeria is now a grown up country even doe dere are still some liky liky but for get it.they aiiint jealous abt u k

Abygul:

do u think they are really jealous or u just dont have somtin beha to say common.nigeria is now a grown up country even doe dere are still some liky liky but for get it.they aiiint jealous abt u k

platinumnk:

was this in english? or faulty MTN connection

platinumnk:

ndweooo ! Its so cool there, Cant wait till this summer  

I cannot trade the peacefulness in my village for the world

LOL!  Upgrade your friends homie

davidylan:

Critical example of why living abroad doesnt necessarily make you better than the dude in Ilorin.

Abygul:

do u think they are really jealous or u just dont have somtin beha to say common.nigeria is now a grown up country even doe dere are still some liky liky but for get it.they aiiint jealous abt u k

Freiburger:



They are there for fat salaries and dont me their companies dont take care of their trip expences during their regular home visits. who wouldn't like working in Nigeria on a robust salary?

davidylan:

what they get in hazard allowance is probably triple what they would ever get in their own countries. Besides they wont have to pay so many of the taxes and bills that sap your salary here. If i got $50,000 a month in naija i wont even get near an airport for anything.

debosky:

Wow - so Clifford Orji was not psychotic. Is it not because of information that you know that some people are psychotic? Do you even have enough information on the sheer number of people killed by the police who are the ones supposed to be protecting people?  

Serial killers? The ones macheting people in Jos - what makes you think that is the first time they will kill people?

Sorry, not every country has its own malaria - no 'developed' or 'fast developing' country loses the sheer number of people to PREVENTABLE diseases as it happens in Nigeria.

That is the reality of the matter and a sad one for every Nigerian, whether abroad or at home.

That may be true, but is that the prevailing experience? That is my own interpretation - why should individual experiences vary so wildly? In the same country one person who has cold will fly to Germany for treatment, while somoene down the road may die of the same ailment.  

I know we are Nigerians and will find ways to be proud of our country, but there are some things we should NOT be proud of.

That people don't make it because they are not 'strong' (e.g. kids dying from malaria or other preventable diseases) should NEVER be something to boast about.

This isn't about one person being 'better' than the other - it is more about why there is a quick rush to label people - 'oh you must wash toilets', 'you must be into 419'. 'you are dying to get visa' and so on.

The unintelligent name calling must stop.

debosky:

Can't be MTN. . . .they don't use MTN in the UK.

Chei!! This girl has exposed the 'abroadians' for what they are. Thank God my buttocks are firmly planted in O'sha.

Chrisbenogor:

Tufiakwa not only my friends,
Come to think of it oh, posting this from the balcony of my presidential suite of this five start Ginja your Swagger Hotel here in ajegunle, all my friends are working hard just under me, and yes they include those that just sell at the roadside  

platinumnk:

Abi oo!   EFCC come carry me to sanko ooo

Is that where they are putting Internet cafes now?
Wow 9ja don reach

Ujujoan:

Now you are talking!  

You are proving my point David, the only reason you are there is because you couldn't do well here. The opportunities here are certainly not as much as they are over there, but there is no doubt that they exist and only the best get them! It's not like you guys are not good enough   but there's a reason why you had to leave!   I mean I would leave too if I had no choice!  

Ujujoan:

Oh, I thought we were all paupers down here!  

Now you are talking!  

You are proving my point David, the only reason you are there is because you couldn't do well here. The opportunities here are certainly not as much as they are over there, but there is no doubt that they exist and only the best get them! It's not like you guys are not good enough   but there's a reason why you had to leave!   I mean I would leave too if I had no choice!  

Okay, now you are comparing ethnic clashes and ritual killings to psychotic madness   No doubt the instability here is driving a lot of people to do crazy things but what's their excuse in that perfect world you guys are trying to paint    

I'm talking about standards and conditions of living. It breaks my heart that good medicare can only be gotten abroad, but that's Nigeria. I'm not blind to the troubles we are facing here, but you guys act like it's paradise over there!

I'm not calling anybody names, I don't care what people do for a living. I however object to the fact that you think you are better than we are, just because you live in a developed country and we dont! I'd say the dame thing to a non-Nigerain!

davidylan:

I respectfully take exception to that "insult". I had no intentions of working in Nigeria and never did . . . how do you automatically assume "i couldnt do well here"? I came here to take advantage of opportunities that do not exist in Nigeria. There are a few of us who would like to do something else besides work in a bank or oil company just for the money. The vast majority of Nigerians like you unfortunately have NO job security, inflation, poor exchange rate and low living index ensures much of your take home pay is a mirage . . . it isnt really worth more than the paper notes they are written on.

Funny enough, most of the executive positions in Nigeria seem to be reserved for Nigerians who return from abroad . . . just wait until i come and take over as your boss.  u'll pay for that statement you made.

Chrisbenogor:

Yes oh not on top of palm trees like we see in Owerri

Chrisbenogor:

dude its more than common knowledge how far people will stoop to work outside Nigeria, doing things they would never think of doing.

davidylan:



Funny enough, most of the executive positions in Nigeria seem to be reserved for Nigerians who return from abroad . . . just wait until i come and take over as your boss.   u'll pay for that statement you made.

Ujujoan:

Oh, I thought we were all paupers down here!  

Now you are talking!  

You are proving my point David, the only reason you are there is because you couldn't do well here. The opportunities here are certainly not as much as they are over there, but there is no doubt that they exist and only the best get them! It's not like you guys are not good enough   but there's a reason why you had to leave!   I mean I would leave too if I had no choice!  

Ujujoan:

Oh, I thought we were all paupers down here!  

 

But not even 1% of the Naija population gets 1% of what these experts are getting. don't only consider the lilttle good fraction of it. what do you call a developing country as you said? Few ppl extremenly rich while the other over 90% lives on less than 1$ a day? and u said they 're all developing?