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linearity:
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Here they come with the false equivalency again!

Can we do some real comparison with data? First question, lets establish some baseline...who is an average Nigerian and how much does that individual earn, what industry does he or she works in, then use that data and march likes-for-likes with an average American.

E.g. Is that individual a graduate civil servant on grade 08 in Nigeria, whose income is strictly from his salary, no bribe, kickbacks, no government diversions, etc; then compare that same individual base on education, level of experience, years in civil service to a similar individual working in America civil service either local, state or federal...Are you saying that Nigerian living strictly on his salary with no other dishonest income source is better than the average America? You be the Judge, use google and do computation of their earnings, etc and compare.

Sometimes, we make the mistake of comparing celebrates and entertainers in Nigeria with professional Americans who are not celebrates or entertainers. If you want to compare A-list comedians in Nigeria like I-Go-Dey and their success within the Nigeria context, try to use A-list comedians in the USA, e.g. Chris Rock....or if you want to compare Davido in Nigeria, try use USA examples like 50 cents.

Now brings the point about debts, money, riches, etc....What you fail to understand is that, 'money' is a fiat currency, it is useless without the value global economy attached to it. The America economy is built on credit system, without this credit system, the economy and it's value will crumble over night.

Lets take a simple example of buying a car...does that your average Nigeria own car? Lets assume he does not own a car, lets start deducting from his/she salary and save up money for him/her to buy a car..lets say that car is a Toyota Camry 2018, with a price tag of $23,000.00 (N8,165,000.00)...how many years on monthly savings will it take person to say N8b? Level -8 civil servants in Nigeria makes on average about N980,000/PA....even if this individual is able to save 50% of his/her salary towards this Car, it will take them 16 years to afford the car..if they save 100% of their salary, that is about 9 years! Add 3.5% yearly inflation to that money, plus the fact that in 9 years time, a similar Toyota camry be above $23,000.00...Compare that, to a similarly situated average America graduate, who walks into the car dealer, sign a five years loan and makes car payments for five years. This average America gets that car today, the Nigeria will wait 9-16 years, and will start using that car to improve his standard of living, business, etc and will pay off the Car in five years free and clear why his Nigerian counterpart still trying to save money to buy the same car....my guest is, in maybe in 10 tens after owning the car free and clear for 5 years, he will sell it out and it will be shipped as tokunbo to Nigeria and be sold to his Nigeria counterpart.

Use that same example above and ditto it for owing a house, etc.....You have to use the credit system to work for you. This is the singular reason the Average Chinese foolishly save money and live in penury and the wise America will come and borrow that money and live a comfortable high standard of living....since this is fiat currency, its value is useless and often is controlled by the America system.

Pr0cter:
I actually agree with the OP. Take for example cars. Most Nigerian's make full payments for the big cars they use unlike the Americans that pay on installment probably on loan

ogododo:
No talk like that

makinson2865:
Years when all good electrical appliance must be " NATIONAL"


National TV, national fan and etc

Those days of turn table radio.



Indomie generation are only conversant with plasma tv and home theatre�



Hmmmm,how time flies

Ekealterego:
They are not bridges.. What he bit down would be used to prepare a 3D printing of his actual teeth in preparation of the crown.

Ekealterego:
They are not bridges.. What he bit down would be used to prepare a 3D printing of his actual teeth in preparation of the crown.

shaggy007:
Which dentist did the transformation?

I need it too.

Probably used invisalign method.

Expensive but flawless

plaindealer:
I doubt you are from the SW, SW people don't display needless and unnecessary hatred and bad bele.

The man just commissioned 2 schools in Telemu and Iwo.

braveboy64:
It isn't an easy task to be a man that was why Bobrisky left

plaindealer:
See hatred.

You are wrong, you don't know anything about Osun state.

Biritiko:
Oyetola is working .
Thank God the dancing clown is not the Governor. He would have been donating dancing halls
Osun to ti n dara. Ko nii baje o
Amin

Taciturn1:
That's why Sodom was destroyed. Sodom may have been in Africa

NOL2dworld:
Its pointless wasting my precious time chatting with u.. Cos I realized understanding English is your problem..

And where did u get your research that U.S is a worst developed country for education and life expect....

Mehn, this dude is a joke.

Hayelomo:
Don't say that o. I passed my common entrance at 9 with one of the best grades and that was over 20 years ago. If the government see that the standard of test is low, they should increase it along with the content of syllabus and if they think people are cheating to get grades, they should put counter measures in place. Non of these is solved by pegging of age. A right thinking government should not think that everyone should go through the stage of life at the same rate - they did not create the brain, they should not limit it. Moreover, I think Jamb pegged age to 16,how reasonable then is it for them to peg secondary school leavers at 18? Can we have some coherence in our educational system in this country?

sassysure:
Gone are the days when working in a bank is a thing of pride.
Most bankers will develop hbp before age 40.
Such an unstable institution.

Jokerman:
CIA black site
Alcatraz of the Rockies
Guantanamo Bay

Zoharariel:
I doubt if the "Orange Baboon" can satisfy this woman sexually. The only thing he does best is running his mouth like a kindergarten kid.

Little wonder his wife has been consistently giving the green-lights to men with working phalluses.

How I wish Putin can impregnate her to spite & provoke all the perfumed-military Generals at the Pentagon.

WHIZKIDEFE:
Com chow..

Sirmuel1:
TBoss don carry Belle, shakara don end oh, mama don turn motivational speaker