atampakoeg:

Diasporians speak so passionately against Nigeria and against coming back to Nigeria, no problem, we understand. Afterall, you left Nigeria for better life for rural men and women when you left.
But, something always bugs me, is it right, moral, or even legal in the sight of God, and our parent who sent us to university, to leave our graduate jobs in Nigeria, and go abroad and even stay there doing such jobs that you will not even allow your far junior relative to do in Nigeria?
Look, this is not about anyone forcing you to come back home, no, we dont care if you do. But, me i can not understand why a graduate Nigerian, maybe even with a second degree, will go to London or there about and start cleaning the streets, or the railway lines or even doing "kpeke, kpeke" inside Night Clubs.
How will that person answer God on the day of judgement?

justwise:

Why did you post this then if you don't care? What has God got to do with me not coming back to Nigeria?

atampakoeg:

Abeg, read properly. Noone is saying what you have said.You know, i have problems with people who fail to read and understand?
Before you turn this to quarel again, as usual, those who quarel on the internet usually dont have a life.
What I said is this, how will a graduate do uncalled for jobs abroad, while leaving his graduate job in Nigeria? and how will that person answer to God who gave him or her the ability to go to school and do something better for him or herself.
[b]Abeg, me no care who comes home or not. that is not my calling.[/b]If you like call me names, i send them all back to you.

atampakoeg:

Look.

Calling people names is different from quarelling.

If you behave like a p ri ck on the internet, then I will gladly send you a condom to cover your head, to make you look like a real pr cik.

atampakoeg:

Go here to find out:

http://www.naijageeks.com

atampakoeg:

Diasporians speak so passionately against Nigeria and against coming back to Nigeria, no problem, we understand. Afterall, you left Nigeria for better life for rural men and women when you left.

But, something always bugs me, is it right, moral, or even legal in the sight of God, and our parent who sent us to university, to leave our graduate jobs in Nigeria, and go abroad and even stay there doing such jobs that you will not even allow your far junior relative to do in Nigeria?

Look, this is not about anyone forcing you to come back home, no, we dont care if you do. But, me i can not understand why a graduate Nigerian, maybe even with a second degree, will go to London or there about and start cleaning the streets, or the railway lines or even doing "kpeke, kpeke" inside Night Clubs.

How will that person answer God on the day of judgement?

Ijele-igbo:

God has nothing to judge him with. You wouldn't blame the poor fellow. Maybe he's looked around and thats the only kinda job available so he has to do it to survive. Afterall its better than yahoo or drug peddling or being a gigollo which Nigerian graduates abroad involve themselves in.

kadman:

Ha Ha, that's a new one.

At OP, there's a saying - There's nothing wrong in honest pay for a honest day's job. That's all I would say on the matter.

Ijele-igbo:

A new one? Damn! Maybe i didn't spell it well. Gigolo i think meaning a male love-peddler. Its an old profession. It ain't new. Almost same thing as having sugar mommies too

kadman:

Lol, yeah I knew you meant Gigolo, but I took it literally - i.e the men walking the streets looking for women. But yes you're very right. . it happens big time

eghost247:

People who have never been out of naija
would just sit at home and be talking bullshit

invisible!:

And those that have left naija dont talk bullcrap? They are even the major distractions. Someone manages to save 20 thousand dollars abroad and now thinks he can lord it over those naija based ones. You will be surprised when you return.

justwise:

People like you are stiring up this hatred between Nigerians outside Nigeria and those at home, many Nigerians abroad have great relationships with their families and friends back home but sometimes we read from grumpy old uncles like you moaning about your achievements and your dozen kids, i don't just get it.

invisible!:

There you o again with your 'many Nigerians abroad' quotes. I ask again, what of those we have not heard from in 15 years since they travelled? Some have even changed their names and are peeping from far away lands and waiting for their dads to die so they can come home to divide his properties.
If that is your idea of a great relationship then rant on.

justwise:

There is no doubt that there are many Nigerians who travelled out and things turned out badly , but there are those who made it as well.
There are many Nigerians in Nigeria who left their villages to lagos or Abuja and things never turn out the way they planned and going back to the village becomes a nightmare, they spend yrs on and never visit. There is no smooth ride anywhere in life.

Wht i don't understand about some of you moaning about Nigerians abroad not sending gold and silver home everyday is by whos standard are you judging them? Yours or God?

invisible!:

Anybody in Nigeria not visiting his village will have visits from his relatives regularly. We can easily send garri, yam and native fowls for them. Tell me if it will be easy to pay DHL for same package to the US.
If you cannot send goodies from abroad, we have to judge you harshly because you are not perfoming your own share of family work. Its better you return and be weeding your mumsie's cassava farm or replacing your dad in his suya hawking business under the flyover!

justwise:

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Yea send some goodis to some grumpy uncles who never saw anything good in u but the moment u left Nigeria he start checking exchange rate for u, telling u stories about how he bought u rainbow pant when u were 1yr old.

Not only goodis, u will get microwave from abroad, greedy things

Siena:

Invisible, chill out, and wind your neck in.

One thing remains - home's where the heart is. Some Nigerians also happen to have been born in the United Kingdom, United States or elsewhere. You seem to be making a blanket assumption, that even Nigerians that travelled out of Nigeria, have abandoned their families. You've also assumed their families are not in their countries of residence.

As for Nigerians abroad not sending "goodies" back to their relatives in Nigeria - how do you know they don't? Or do you expect them to send you an email, informing you of each time they've made remittances to any of their relatives in Nigeria? Threads like this one are a dime a dozen - there have been over 30 of them on Nairaland, since this forum sprung up, and there will continue to be. The views shared will remain the same, dependent on where you regard as home.

invisible!:

I was reacting to the fact he called his uncle greedy.

Siena:

Yes, greedy was a wrong choice of word to use. But, from my understanding, Justwise's reference to a grumpy old, greedy uncle was a hypothetical one, so not referring to his own uncle, as such.

invisible!:

If you cannot send goodies from abroad, we have to judge you harshly because you are not perfoming your own share of family work. Its better you return and be weeding your mumsie's cassava farm or replacing your dad in his suya hawking business under the flyover!

atampakoeg:

But, something always bugs me, is it right, moral, or even legal in the sight of God, and our parent who sent us to university, to leave our graduate jobs in Nigeria, and go abroad and even stay there doing such jobs that you will not even allow your far junior relative to do in Nigeria?
Look, this is not about anyone forcing you to come back home, no, we dont care if you do. But, me i can not understand why a graduate Nigerian, maybe even with a second degree, will go to London or there about and start cleaning the streets, or the railway lines or even doing "kpeke, kpeke" inside Night Clubs.

atampakoeg:

and how will that person answer to God who gave him or her the ability to go to school and do something better for him or herself.

atampakoeg:

is it even legal in the sight of God, to leave our graduate jobs in Nigeria, and go abroad and even stay there doing such jobs that you will not even allow your far junior relative to do in Nigeria?

How will that person answer God on the day of judgement?