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Re: Share Your Experience Of Life Outside Nigeria. by Temple1288(m): 5:18pm On Oct 01, 2018 |
lordally: I replied you bro |
Re: Share Your Experience Of Life Outside Nigeria. by Avedonn: 5:21pm On Oct 01, 2018 |
BiafraIShere: Have you been to the northern part of Nigeria? How did you arrive at the conclusion that north is the problem of Nigeria? I have lived in all parts of the country East, West, South South and North. I'll tell you point blank life in the north is more serene and cheaper compare to the other parts. The north supplies about 80% of Nigeria's food stuff remember! Yes, the government depend on crude oil sales to finance its expenditure but the earning benefits the southern part and few northern politicians. An average northerner doesn't care about the crude oil down south instead he's more concern about his farm. Out of 100% of northern population, it's only 30% that earn their means of livelihood through government or depend on salary. the remaining 70% are self reliant. Also one thing I respect the most about northerners is they are not materialistic. They are contended with the little they have and they are happy. Which is why no matter how poor a northern man is, by the age of 40 he must own a house of his own no matter how small the house is. When it comes to security, north is far better secured than southern part with exception of Borno and Yobe. Even the insurgency of Boko haram is at the outskirts of the two states mentioned not in the township. When I visited Maiduguri last month I was surprise at the level of development in spite the insurgency the state has been battling with. And lastly, How many northerners have you seen living abroad or dying to to travel out despite the fact they are bordering Niger and Chad which is a constant route for migrants. Most of the northerners that travel out does so for studies and after that they come back home. Those that chooses to remain abroad are gainfully employed with government agencies or company. I know of many in UK and United States. 14 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Share Your Experience Of Life Outside Nigeria. by Badgers14: 5:24pm On Oct 01, 2018 |
Temple1288: Bless your heart homeboy. One thing for sure the South love their college football. They love their college football just like they love their Confederate flags Yea, some of them are very nice just dont discuss politics and religion with them.. especially politics. And dont dare tell them owning gun is not a way to go. That's like a no no for them. It is all good tho 2 Likes |
Re: Share Your Experience Of Life Outside Nigeria. by Ugosample(m): 5:25pm On Oct 01, 2018 |
sacajawea: that is precisely my point. Overpriced junk Nigeria has mediocrity in its blood. At least with the billions of dollars in Nigeria, at least we should have elite areas the standard of Bel-Air, Calabasas The Hills, Hyde park or those elite parts of Miami Dade in Nigeria but look ar the junk they have as elite places Places wey flood wan finish, smelling canal and blocked drainage no central water or even electric system Yeye $hithole 9 Likes |
Re: Share Your Experience Of Life Outside Nigeria. by olaxmatic07(m): 5:53pm On Oct 01, 2018 |
[Which country you con dey now? quote author=iammo post=71671356] my first few days were used to curse Nigerian past and present leaders, i still secretly curse them beneath my breath especially when I read about the organised criminal gang we call government and see the BMC crew supporting them blindly. well food is cheap and surplus, transport is cheap and well organized(first time in an underground speed train for me was fun), and if you ain't greedy or lazy, you can leave a quality life (unlimited internet,fresh food,access to public parks, manageable jobs to carter for bills and Little savings) and most importantly you can actually plan your own life without government wahala, or social/religious crises no NLC/ASUU strike[/quote] |
Re: Share Your Experience Of Life Outside Nigeria. by yemiosinbajo: 6:32pm On Oct 01, 2018 |
ibrahimovic303: LOL, you guys should visit America. They are the friendliest people on earth; always smiling to strangers for no reason. 4 Likes |
Re: Share Your Experience Of Life Outside Nigeria. by Temple1288(m): 6:36pm On Oct 01, 2018 |
Badgers14: That's the first thing they told me. The man bragged he owned 3 guns, mentioning their names one by one. Lol! 'Bless your heart' is just a language they use here 24/7 1 Like |
Re: Share Your Experience Of Life Outside Nigeria. by SweetyZinta(f): 7:06pm On Oct 01, 2018 |
Badgers14:Luxembourg �� |
Re: Share Your Experience Of Life Outside Nigeria. by Ssalk: 7:08pm On Oct 01, 2018 |
ibrahimovic303: You are right my brother. I am a victim of Nigeria situation and I regret ever coming back to this shit hole of a Nation. Well, I have dust my passport and going back soon maybe till I hear there is uninterrupted power in Nigeria before I will come back. Nigeria is a failed nation. 3 Likes |
Re: Share Your Experience Of Life Outside Nigeria. by mablie(m): 7:10pm On Oct 01, 2018 |
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Re: Share Your Experience Of Life Outside Nigeria. by Badgers14: 7:11pm On Oct 01, 2018 |
Temple1288: If you want to gel in well with white folks... tune into country station and know few artiste and few of their songs and the lines... that will help you get some girls too they love country music , their cheap beer, hunting and horseback riding. I tried horseback riding once in Nashville, back in my rockstar days , was down there for the CMA awards the saddle almost damaged by blockos... that was my first time tho 5 Likes |
Re: Share Your Experience Of Life Outside Nigeria. by Badgers14: 7:15pm On Oct 01, 2018 |
SweetyZinta: Oh, that tiny rich country I have not been there myself, but I knew Nigerians live there too... heck Nigerians are everywhere . One thing for sure is, whenever you are traveling to any country , your number one success there is learning the language. That would open so many doors for you. I believe Luxembourg is one of those countries that have multiple national lingua franca. I know German is one of them and they have their local dialect too, I have forgotten what they call it. But yea, that's a nice country. |
Re: Share Your Experience Of Life Outside Nigeria. by lordally(m): 7:28pm On Oct 01, 2018 |
Temple1288:Thanks for your reply bro!!! I've also replied you bro!!! |
Re: Share Your Experience Of Life Outside Nigeria. by SweetyZinta(f): 7:34pm On Oct 01, 2018 |
Badgers14: I feel in love with the country after a little research. I have always considered countries with less population cos I believe they will have value for human lives. Economy too is OK. Dear God, favor me abeg. I want to experience life outside Nigeria. What if I don't make heaven? From Nigeria to hell straight? God abeg..... 8 Likes |
Re: Share Your Experience Of Life Outside Nigeria. by Badgers14: 8:51pm On Oct 01, 2018 |
SweetyZinta: Well, while choosing a country to relocate to, the very first thing to check is the immigration system. I wouldn't advise anyone to relocate permanently to any country without having the right document. The amount of suffering is just too much for undocumented individuals. Just research proper, I know a little bit about Luxembourg that it takes a long time to become a citizen unlike U.S . And you must be proficient in their language. Language is a must anyways for better survival. Your survival chances are great if you learn to speak the language of the host country. |
Re: Share Your Experience Of Life Outside Nigeria. by BiafraIShere(m): 9:36pm On Oct 01, 2018 |
Avedonn:Yes, I have lived in the north, at least I spent a year there during NYSC years back, also lived in Abuja and visited other parts. I have also lived in the West and I'm living in the East now. When I said the north is largely unproductive, I know what I'm saying. Firstly, it's a fallacy to say that north supplies 80% of food consumed in Nigeria. The staple food consumed in the South is mainly garri (gotten from cassava which is grown largely in the South) and rice that is largely imported with a significant percentage grown locally in states like Ebony, Ogun, Anambra among others in the South. Others like palm oil, vegetables, yam, cocoyam, maize, crayfish etc are all gotten mainly in the South and the middle belt. What we source from the north are food items like tomatoes, onions, groundnut oil and a few others and I don't see how these items automatically amounts to 80%. I have traveled on the road across the north and I saw massive acres of lands wasting away! You said that northerners don't even travel abroad, and how is that a positive attribute?? Do you know the kind of mess Nigeria would have been in today if Southerners didn't leave their comfort zones to travel abroad and try to earn a living while repatriating forex back to the country? Did you know that remittances are the second most important foreign exchange earner for Nigeria after crude oil?? How could we have earned enough forex to balance our payment if our people didn't travel abroad?? Where is the productivity of the north when poverty levels is spiking at an alarming 90%?? What is the productivity of the almajiri system that has over 10 million children and youth out of school or work but begging as a way of life?? Which part of the north is safe please? Northern Nigeria or Northern Algeria?? Can you travel the highways in the north like Abuja to Kaduna express way, Jos to Bauchi, Kano to Maiduguri etc without risking being kidnapped or even killed by either Fulani herdsmen, boko Haram or several other militia groups on vengeance like the Berom and others?? GDP is used as a means to measure productivity, now what is the GDP of northern states despite having most of the Federal government agencies and establishments built there?? Northerners don't travel abroad simply because they are docile, not ambitious and too timid to be adventurous in places they will need to compete in harsh environment, so they simply chose to stay at home (this is not a good attribute!) What about other major sectors of the economy like entertainment that includes music and nollywood, entrepreneurship, commerce, sports, industry etc?? Where are the homes northerners are owning, because last time I checked I couldn't find any!? From Lagos to P.harcourt, Enugu to Ibadan, Benin to Onitsha etc all I saw were northerners living in slums they usually call Ama Awusa or Sabo across these cities. They prefer to live in these shacks than rent decent apartment or better still buy land and build. I repeat that north is the problem of Nigeria and the major reason the country has refused to develop!! 31 Likes 8 Shares |
Re: Share Your Experience Of Life Outside Nigeria. by AnthonyAk(m): 10:41pm On Oct 01, 2018 |
Funnicator: 1.5 mill CAD. Pharmacy is a good course, don't know the job market and the process of getting hired though. |
Re: Share Your Experience Of Life Outside Nigeria. by Avedonn: 11:48pm On Oct 01, 2018 |
BiafraIShere: I'll only respond to only few of the points you raised because the rest aren't worthy of reply. 1. You said you only served at one of the northern states years back, so that'd not give you the true picture of everything. Because I assumed you've only been to one northern state some years back. 2. Saying the only staple food used in the southern part is garri, imported rice and crayfish is false because I know 100 of trucks transport Beans, Yam, Livestock vegetables etc to the southern part. If you doubt please ask those that engage in such business where they usually get their goods from. 3. You mentioned that northerners don't own houses down south and they live in shanties. Yes, you're correct the reason is, an average northerner doesn't build a house outside north no matter how rich he's. Can you mentioned rich northern politicians that own a house in the south? most of them build their houses in Kaduna and Kano or Abuja which they regard as headquarters of northern Nigeria. There's a reason why they don't build houses at the southern part and I don't want to go in to that. 4. You said the northerners are docile hence their reason of not traveling out, well you are wrong with such assumption. I have a lot of northern friend that studied at United States and other European countries but they chooses to come back home and set up a business after their studies. I'll give two examples of people I've interacted with that studied abroad and chooses to come back home. A guy I met at Kaduna main market selling textile that studied software engineering at Milwaukee school of engineering in the U.S. and chooses to come back home instead of staying back even thou he had the opportunity of staying back but he chooses to come back home. I also met a lady that studied medicine at Canada and after her studies she came back and working at murtala Muhammed hospital Kano at present. And many others. If you doubt, ask any one you know from Kano or Kaduna about the number of students that studied abroad yearly and always come back home after their studies. Even some European and American embassies check names before issuing visa. It is more easier for a person bearing northern name to secure a visa because they knew they'd not stay back in their countries after their studies or vacation. I'm not saying this based on assumption because I've a lot of friends that secure visa without much stress. 5. You said someone can not travel on the northern highway without being killed or kidnapped by militias or insurgents. That's not true because I've been frequenting those roads you mentioned every month and I didn't witness anything like that even once. The insurgency you mentioned, they usually carry out their atrocities between Nigeria Chad/Cameron border fringes and far from the main cities. I'll attach some of the pictures I snapped at Maiduguri during my visit last month. 6 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Share Your Experience Of Life Outside Nigeria. by Bishopp007: 2:54am On Oct 02, 2018 |
XaintJoel20: Don't worry about invitation bro because V.O will not even ask about it at the interview. |
Re: Share Your Experience Of Life Outside Nigeria. by Bishopp007: 2:57am On Oct 02, 2018 |
Explorers: U.S visa application fee is less than 70k na |
Re: Share Your Experience Of Life Outside Nigeria. by Nobody: 3:00am On Oct 02, 2018 |
britiko:Your brother was right. I'm glad I'm here temporarily, can't wait to go back to the States. |
Re: Share Your Experience Of Life Outside Nigeria. by Explorers(m): 3:06am On Oct 02, 2018 |
Bishopp007:Lol...You right, but they won't give you. 1 Like |
Re: Share Your Experience Of Life Outside Nigeria. by Bishopp007: 3:14am On Oct 02, 2018 |
ibrahimovic303: I totally agree with you but it all depends on where you live and people around you. I live and work here in Chicago, my neighborhood is very diverse with a lot of people from Africa most especially Nigeria. People living in other states complain about boredom and loneliness as well. I play soccer here every weekend but to be sincere, i missed naija on a faaji level. 7 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Share Your Experience Of Life Outside Nigeria. by Mancala: 3:15am On Oct 02, 2018 |
Interesting responses to this topic. I've been in read only mode on this site for a few years but decided to contribute with a brand new profile. At the risk of derailing the thread, but with the intent of providing some perspective, let me start by telling you about my experience living in Nigeria. I was raised in Nigeria in a middle class family. We lived on a college campus. Life was simple, fun and wonderful back in those days. I later realized that my family led a sheltered life. We had constant electricity, running water, good schools, foreign vacations, good friends from all tribes in Nigeria, safety within the campus and most everything a young lad would desire growing up. I had my primary, secondary and university education right there on that campus and life was good. I remember a few of my friends dropping out of university back then to migrate to The U.K. and U.S. and I couldn't understand why they would do something "so dumb". Fast forward to 5 years after graduation and I was working in an oil company, headquartered in Lagos, operational locations in Warri and Portharcourt. My monthly paycheck was great, but I could sense that something important was missing. There was no job satisfaction. We were merely going through the motions. I began to sense that most Of us indigenes were probably just filling a quota . Anyway, left the job to pursue a Masters degree in the US and never looked back. So how is life in the U.S? It's been great, but in a different way from the wonderful life I had growing up in Nigeria. I actually think I had a better life growing up in Nigeria than my kids are experiencing in the U.S. Their lives are very much tele-guided, but they don't know any better because they have no other experience. However, Nigeria is not the same anymore and there is not a chance in hell I will go back. I harboured those thoughts for a long time until my wife categorically told me that I am on my own if I go back even for retirement. For those looking to take the plunge and relocate, my advice is that be ready to go back to school if you want to be successful. Things are not as easy as when I arrived here in the 90's, but then, I met folks here that said my experience was more difficult than when they came in the 70's and 80's Don't believe those who say you can't make it here. There are lots of Nigerians doing very well in the US, myself included. My annual household income is about 500k dollars and that is from one salaried job each for my wife and I. There are several Nigerians I know who earn close to a million dollars a year as specialized surgeons. Get yourself educated in the right field, work hard, pray and don't forget to give and share your wealth. Finally, one quick comment about the guy who was talking about paying a fixed amount for gas in Malaysia and folks were doudting him. It's very common in the US. There are apartment rentals where your rent covers utilities including gas, electricity and water. Gas is piped into the building not portable refillable cylinders. 39 Likes 7 Shares |
Re: Share Your Experience Of Life Outside Nigeria. by britiko: 3:31am On Oct 02, 2018 |
MajorJeffery: Yeah. Good for you. My brother was also there temporarily for his Masters.He moved to Canny. The work ethics was not cool by him. Too long work hrs.(14 hrs or something ridiculous) |
Re: Share Your Experience Of Life Outside Nigeria. by Bishopp007: 3:33am On Oct 02, 2018 |
Explorers: Lol... you keep on trying na.... I applied 3times before i got mine. |
Re: Share Your Experience Of Life Outside Nigeria. by larrywax: 4:12am On Oct 02, 2018 |
Life in SA is good if you know no "pass ur boundary" U can study and make money if u are an entrepreneur or have got a skills...even barbing or pc fixing. The economy has been having its challenges thus days due to mismanagement of the last administration but the retrogression can never ever be compared to Naija . Just ensure you've got a valid permit from Naija before coming. Ire oooo IstandWitBuhari: |
Re: Share Your Experience Of Life Outside Nigeria. by MrMakaveli20(m): 5:50am On Oct 02, 2018 |
COOL10: as in, the name and comment weak me. let' him continue standing with Buhari. He's not going anywhere 2 Likes |
Re: Share Your Experience Of Life Outside Nigeria. by Ugosample(m): 7:54am On Oct 02, 2018 |
MrMakaveli20: don't mind these fools .tribalist folks with hate in their hearts supporting a known failure due to follusb reasons they are worst hit by the useless policies of the govt, now many of them also want to flee And still shout sai baba yeye people full Nigeria I tell you 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Share Your Experience Of Life Outside Nigeria. by Ugosample(m): 8:03am On Oct 02, 2018 |
Avedonn: that assumptions that northerners don't buy houses in the south is a FAT LIE I know SO SO many especially while growing up who own houses across Lagos, from Festac, in the island and in Apapa. They even own properties in the SE too (Alhaji Sanni for example) The only thing I know abt northern folks is that unlike us, they are not attached much to properties or material things, and they value kettle and mat more than any other thing We as Igbo people onthe other hand are opposite And dangote, dantata and even Rabiu own homes in the South so forget that argument |
Re: Share Your Experience Of Life Outside Nigeria. by Ugosample(m): 8:07am On Oct 02, 2018 |
Freedem: Nigeria is rotting away, and it's a sad thing I never feel at home in Nigeria, even though I miss my parents and some others We are all different tho, and I'm a firm believes of home is where your heart is, which unfortunately is not in Nigeria Good luck in your quest to return, and pls, look before leaping when making that change 1 Like |
Re: Share Your Experience Of Life Outside Nigeria. by Ugosample(m): 8:22am On Oct 02, 2018 |
real777: you got that right Apart from the part where you use style to yab my people which is not cool, but its fine The get rich quick scares the hell outta me but its due to the SOCIETY making people feel worthless if they are not rich /upper middle class at least so that's what is causing the rush to "make it" you will be treated like scum if you are broke in Nigeria |
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