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GeeJack:
Really awesome thread man, been following from day one, keep up the good work lol. Oh also stay safe!

Thank you, thank you, I'm able to get the number of views I have from this thread and its encouraging. I dont look at the likes, personally I dont like stuff, its stressful. I even forget to like if I enjoy something.
From the views, I'm able to see if I'm actually making impact.

This is why I love Nairaland, shout out to Lalasticalala, seun, and Justwise.

Iyiataata92:
He didn't quit. Everybody is at home now so he's not getting enough privacy for his daily session so he's on a short break.
Addictions like self service is one of the most difficult to control, not even quit. I'm not cursing him but I know he will surely go back to it.
BTW, his dick is presently getting the much needed rest after 8 turbulent years. It hasn't been rosy at all for little Mr Jon Thomas.
May God help that dick

This is so hilarious

Brightfab:
Obviously a good one

Great then, thanks

The first time I saw such a bus was in my primary school. It was in Lagos, I was done with school then, so I was walking home.
Then I saw it, my and my friend started calling it, One storey Bus. It looks like a one story building actually.
To actually be in one has a great feeling.
The Dublin bus is scattered all over.
The one with just one coach is for going to another County.

This is the seating arrangement in this sad period.
As usual in seated in the last in this Doubledecker bus, this is my favorite seating position.
Whenever the bus route involves tight street that involves lots of tight cornering, I sit at the front seat in The Top BUNK, the view there in those tight cornering is amazing, these drivers are so good that you'll think they'll hit a water pole or those street lights. Plus they do it very fast.

At every point in time, not more than 10 people can enter this bus during this period. To ensure the 2meter space and all. Sometimes I get disturbed how the government will make their money.

The government imposed a rule here that we shouldn't go beyond 2km wide radius of your house except for groceries reason and health situation just in a way to reduce the spread. And so far people are obeying it
UK own, the situation isnt nice, summer has started, the lockdown isnt as bearable. As you know how hot UK can be, ireland weather is currently 16 degrees, I miss the cold tho. While I was jogging some minutes ago, I saw my sweat, before I knew it, the irish wind licked it quickly, I was happy tho.


I'm going to post a shot of the top view of the bus later, it feel like I'm the one that's driving it. A video would have done better justice.

Eberechiru:
Thanks man wasn’t expecting the reply so fast. Your thumbs must be hurting at least thank God your still single ( that explains the lots of spare time you have ) .... i would just give it a 100 and 10 percent while serving and try to apply, your last picture was the selling point for me. You have no idea how much i love serenity and peace moving from maiduguri down to lagos ... lagos is completely crazy to the core

thanks again

Lol, thanks for the compliment,
Who told you I was single? If you mean Not married, That's true then.
This Covid19 period, just felt like the right time to do this, ordinarily, once people start a thread like this, they always get overwhelmed and stop At Some Point.
My responses will continue to be Lightening fast till the Lockdown is over.

Brightfab:
The only thing that came to my mind was just "wow"

Lol
Was that a good wow or bad wow

Godlove087:
Thanks for your response,I will search more about it

Good good

MichelleObama:
How about MSc in Artificial intelligence, any Nigerian there in DBS

That's a lucrative course.
Im a Nigerian in DBS

Eberechiru:
Bro really appreciate what your doing taking your time to write down your experience and all that.
Currently waiting to serve, studied industrial chemistry and honestly was not always a fan of traveling abroad but bro from all the things going on around i really need to. Its kinda abit long so just bare with me

1: am learning coding bought some course and practice on my free time the question is how can i come over there without using the school route and how much it would cost me
2 : if the school route is easiest is it possible that i pay for something like a coding bootcamp because i feel that’ll be cheaper for me. And i don’t want to have to spend a lot and want to have the ability to work full hours as soon as possible without having to spend 1 year or 2 years. Then when I’ve saved enough I’ll enroll for my masters
3: God bless you and much love......

I wish there was another way,
Another route will be to get yourself grounded in coding, apply from Nigeria and get a job. The company will sponsor your Visa and all. I have seen this work in the UK. Not sure from here. This isn't an easy route.
Most of this country want you to study at least a yr course to start life. So you should plan your way, you can try to do a diploma which might be cheaper and all.

There is a General study visa thread that's dedicated questions like this.
You might get other people opinion which will be of use to you.

Cars!!!!!!!!
One of the things I observed here is the choice of cars here. In this country, we have very few jeeps and even the few jeeps we have are not for casual driving.
What is abundant here are small cars with Blender as engine. That's the derogatory way Nigerians see these kinds of vehicles.
It is normal for a family to enter their Picanto and be off. Husband or wife driving, with the other spouse in the next seat and the kids at the back.

If you try it in Nigeria, they'll think you're not doing well at all. Just before I came to this country, my sister was wondering the choice of cars to get. I must say that I didnt support her to buy a compact vehicle like a mini cooper or a picanto. I felt they were not safe. The good cons I considered was the fact that they were environmentally friendly and money friendly in terms of fuel.
Will she now carry it and be struggling the road with those Tippers, danfo, trailers?
Someone even said, lol, that the breeze from Dangote truck will sweep her out of the road.

If my Dad should wake up one morning and decide to buy a compact car and command us to enter it on Sunday, though my church is just ten minutes from my home in lagos.The pastor might think we moved from Grace to grass and demand we need the Word that will change our life.
But that is the way they roll here, cars like this is great for Lagos and If you dont do much interstate travelling. Its easy to pack them, wash, fix the tyre, and all.
The electric ones are even better, battery can last.

Land cruisers, Prado, pickup trucks, that our politicians use to do convoy in Nigeria is used to tow heavy luggage.
I see them alot in use to tow mini houses, smaller storage cabins with wheels and others. Construction workers drive them alot.

You know yourself, if you dont drive outside the state much and dont need that huge storage space, why in the world do you need a Jeep. I haven't seen a Tundra since I've been here. The day I saw a G-wagon, I had to soak in the sight.its just once I saw one since I've been here, This place screams income equality. It's why my boss can afford to pay me more than the minimum wage.

Rollsroyce, convoys, never seen any.
I really wonder how the Prime minister moves around.
I'm sure he drives himself. I may have blocked him in front of traffic sef.

It's as if cars do not have horns. They rather wait for you to walk across the road majestically. Even during the Rush hours, its silent. It's normal for them wait for me to cross and smile. Even when they're waiting for a chance to enter fast traffic and they see me coming, they reverse their car so I can cross conveniently. The first time they did it for me. I was thanking the person passionately.Till I got home and reason the situation. Danfo man in my country will be glad to have my a piece of my cloth decorate his bus. The man simply did what was Right by backing up to let me walk not to Run like a criminal.

What a sane country!

Godlove087:
Nice thread:
Can you help with your course curriculum,I’m intending changes my course from economics to Data analytics,kindly please outline your course content

First semester I do three courses
1. Data storage and solutions
Here we use Microsoft SQL server, Visual Studio, Visio, Tableau, Hadoop and Neo4
2. Statistics for Data Analytics, where we use Rstudio
3. Programming for Data Analytics. We just use R studio

Second semester
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fid4fid:
Chiggsglover

That €30000 na monthly? The money long na!

9ja peeps plenty for Irisho? hope say them never dey see us with bad eye?

Sey e easy to collect visa from there go another country?

The requirement is 30k annually oooo. Dont mix it up.

Hadampson:
Chai.. This is the best time bro. Most of them will be interested in online dating.. So, why don't you sign up on tinder and start searching

They're willing, but the social distancing is real

Hadampson:
Lol.. You will be seeing my comments more often bro.

I hope you have gotten a babe now
You know say konji na bastard

That's great,
na smalls, covid don spoil show

nalizzzy:
how did you change from Economic to Data analytics. did you do it on the school websites or did you go to admin to change

Yes I had a friend here who came to study human resources. When she got here, she noticed that it wont br lucrative in the job market and with my advice, she switched to cybersecurity in the second week of the academic calendar.
I did Economics as my bachelor's then decided to spice it up by studying Data Analytics.
God really direct our path tho
I applied to do accounting at covenant university the first year, I wasn't even given admission.
The second year, I did the same thing but applied to study Economics in Redeemers university.
Covenant gave me Marketing for accounting but RUN gave me my course. I chose the latter. Is it that they want me to be walking up and down to advertise? Hian.

Hadampson:
I don't know the exact code bro. I haven't interacted with oyibo in reality but I have on different social media platforms.

What i think is that most white girls who like African like them cos they are outgoing and funky. You know we African run things and are really happening dudes

White girls from different countries have different interests. Polish girls love to date black men because of the ''myth ' surrounding our ehm clear throat you understand

As for Canadians, the ones i met believed that black skin is sexy, and black and white together looks sexy and black men are usually more passionate and work hard to please.

British girls have same interest with the polish girls.

In essence, white girls (just like anyone else) can date black men (or anyone else) for a whole range of reasons. Whether it's just personality, physical attraction, sexual attraction. . .who knows what. One unattractive thing we do is our desperation. If you can let go of that, I believe you will be able to see one oyibo

Prost

Spoken like a professional.
Nice analysis.

Hadampson:
Been offline for a while. Glad to be back

@Chiggsglover, I'm enjoying your thread, please keep up the good work

Thank you very much man, you're doing well.
Pls be typing let's know you're still alive lol

ZINIBANKS:
Can you imagine even to some African parents here you are not a good boi lol
I know I will also evaporate this poo-hole one day

Lol
People here see me as a human being whether hair or not, Nigerians will look at me like a criminal if they see the dreads. My hair started to lock while I was waiting for my visa result. I didn't dare lock the hair unless SARS will hunt me with pitchforks like a witch in medieval times.
This is why I wont be pained if these guys snub us, when I know in my country, they'll express their displeasure and you must pay for it dearly.

Now I understand what jesus meant when he said he came to own and they rejected him.

Here's one thing I noticed, I've been meaning to write something about this.
In this country, before you get inside your house, you'll pass two doors. This is where you'll find your posted letters and other items you order from online stores.
Yes, if you order from Aliexpress, they bring it to your house unless you order for things like a phone and the store decides you need to sign to receive the items, that is when you can go to the An post and you won't pay a dime.

The An post is another story on its own.
This is a federal post office that has s Banking service, postal operation, and network too o, they give out sim and phones and operate like MTN and Vodafone.
This is the way for government to regulate service by being there, in Nigeria, what do you do if ALL the telecommunications network decide to hike their price, you're in soup.
If you try that here, All your customers will rush to the network with the lowest price. Higher the price, lower the demand. The government will beg the private firms, if they refuse, he will ensure that the price goes lower. The private firms will have to sit up or be shown the door.

I found it to be very strange.
In my first apartment, the first door led to two duplex, with one of them leading to where me n the other mates live. The second door led to the other duplex.
In each of the duplex, the kitchen and the common room is downstairs. I'll post a picture later, if I forget, remind me. Upstairs contain two room and a toilet and bathroom.
The first door was made in a way that if you dont have the key, you cant get in. But you can open it from inside with the handle. They simply removed the handle from the side facing the wicked world.
In most homes in Ireland this is how the door is made. I won't say All because I haven't been to all. Lol
The bad side about this door is you can easily be locked out of your own house.
That's how I hear stories of people freezing in canada just outside their home, maybe this is the kind of door they had. Now it all makes sense.
My first house had the first door like this.
My next house had its own differently, because theres only one door facing one apartment after the first door.
They made the inner door to have just one handle.
So when a postman comes, all he has to do is to open the first door and keep the item in the space, he won't be able to access the inner door because he doesn't have the key.

ZINIBANKS:
I spot dread on you head supposing is Niaja now dey will say you are Yahoo boi
Before you know it you don land station
What a country

Yes oooo, I can work in the bank like that

ZINIBANKS:
Ok but please those excutives how their own be
How person go join them
30000euro no be small money per Months

You need lots of experience, you'll have to be a manager to get 30k monthly. people that earn up to this are very few. You see, income here is more distributed. If you earn that amount, what you may take home may be like 20k monthly.
That tax will be used to cater for those that are on the lower spectrum and the money comes back to you in kinds.

ZINIBANKS:
the moment I hear 30000euro my left ear became longer than my right ear
Please that 30000euro is monthly

Its annually, den wan kill you., na executives dey get that one monthly

fid4fid:
E hard o! To get €30k full time work easy for there?

Well, that's the thing, I wont lie, I used to be scared. But given the fact that if you do odd jobs for five days in a week at 12hrs per day and you get paid the minimum wage you can easily make more than 30k.
Imagine if you earn up to what my warehouse pays me, you'll ball. But the thing here is that you wont grow. Full time jobs offers opportunity for you to move career wise, which in turn gives you motivation and deep satisfaction.
But they dont want people to come here and be working in their warehouse. They want foreigners to fill up jobs in STEM that their citizen hate. These irish guys here comfortably drop out from school and they do well. Hence the reason why I moved from Economics to Data Analytics.
The 30k mark is for full time jobs in Any sector, but the fact that their a gap in a particular sector makes it reasonable for us to aim at it.

For your question, before I went to the odd jobs route, I applied aggressively to jobs on Glassdoor, LinkedIn, indeed, Job.ie, and I also went to the Gradireland job fair in February, just the next month I got to the country, wheeewwwwwww!!!!!!!!

Given my CV with plenty volunteering experience and just one Eight month of actual job experience.
I received lots of Rejection mails that hurt so much that I got used to it. Plus the ones that didnt even bother to reply to this day.
In all, I received about three different phone calls and offer for Full time jobs which when I told them I could only work part time, I was rejected. That shows you that it is Possible!!!!!
When I went to RCCG in my area, it's a big church with mostly blacks, I only spotted one white woman, after the service finished, come and see young girls and boys bouncing into their Benz, I was the only one that was walking home

People have the option of Marriage, I no fit talk much here. I want a professional job where I'll dress well and when you see me on the Road, you'll know IM DOING WELL.

fid4fid:
Guy, how guys dey take get residency for there after they study finish?

By getting a full time job that pay €30000 or by marriage, choose thou wisely.

Brightfab:
I found this thread today I must thank you op for sharing,you just made me fall in love more with Ireland. One more year to complete my Bsc (Industrial Chemistry) and I will be making the big move for Msc in Ireland. I hope there are opportunities for my line of course.
God bless you and stay safe

This is why I share, thank you very much.
Just complete your studies, theres always a gap for STEM courses, cheers.

morinto:
. By God grace I will be coming in summer. After the corona I would start my visa processing my visa. Heard that house is very expensive so I wanted choosing the Griffith campus in lemerick or cork town but my brother keep insisting Dublin that dey is a lot of jobs to do as a student unlike the rest city out side dublin

You are absolutely correct.

morinto:
. OK but have u seen Griffith college in Dublin?

Yes I have
Its bigger in size and you pay more in tuition fee.
We have lots of Nigerians there unlike In Dublin business school where we have more Indians that you'll think you're in Indian.

morinto:
OK thank u. So which sch are u attending in Dublin and did dey have computer science department?

Dublin business school

The IRISH NOODLES

Not sure if this is the Irish noodles but the fact is that I bought it from a store here, they're all scattered all over Europe I guess. I bought it for say, 0.14cents, that's like 60naira, For each of them. The carton is €5, that's half the price of our own.

The Nigerians in my apartment still spend €10 on the our carton of Indomie that is even smaller than this, some stores sells theirs for €15.They didnt bother to try these out, they just assumed that it wont make sense. What I did was I bought different flavours, cooked them separately and it was Delicious. I like the fact that it's not as Sharp as our indomie. What Nigerian mothers do is to remove one of the seasoning when they're cooking five sachets. Either ways, you have to experiment to find the perfect balance for your taste buds.
They either throw away the sachets or use it to cook other food like spag and stew which I find to be funny. I prefer using it for eggs.

Given the Poor safety regulations, the Nigerian indomie isn't very safe, when I was in Nigeria, what is eat Dangote noodles and Oriental noodles, it's kinda scarce, its bountiful in the North where I served, not golden penny. It has lots of spice that you can pick up after you cook it.

This one below has smaller strands compared to the hours and it's cheaper.
The one I cooked was just consisting of just Two sachets and it was like I ate three of our small size noodles.

It all boils down to different strokes for different folks.
Time to gobble down the chow.

morinto:
I apply for Griffith college for computer analytic for post graduate degree and the fee is 12 thousand euro in Dublin. Pls is there any cheap school apart from Griffith I can apply. Like fees of 8 thousand euros

https://www.nairaland.com/4056995/general-irish-student-visa-work
They have lots of experience and knowledge to tackle this in that thread, my school is like the cheapest I know.

This is the way we dey buy here,
This is Aldi
The top cheapest place to buy stuffs are Lidl, Aldi and Tesco, supervalu sometimes has some cheap items tho
How it works is that Tesco items in Tesco Express are cheaper than other items there.
These are what I buy in Tesco, bread, chicken, milk if my powder milk runs out, potatoes, sugar and oats
For Irish potato, the rooster, I get it for €5.
I'll post a picture about the size of the bag.
Other items are cheaper in Lidl and Aldi.
Like Sparkling water, Lemonade, biscuits, noodles, chicken too, rice, pasta, ketchup, Bama.... the crocs you see me wearing when I was outside was from lidl and lots more