₦airaland Forum

Kobojunkie:
ROFLMAO

Paying $1600 in rent and he’s big mad about it. I don’t know what he expects.

Let him go back to Nigeria and see if he can earn that working for Nigerian government or private employers.

irumole1975:
The stew is inside the bag. They pack stew in that bag. If you want meat , be ready to pay about $50. Minimum wage is $10 depending on States Sha. Some states pay $12, $14

when are you going back to Nigeria?

assholemods:
You might have gone to an upscale area and restaurant to eat if not you lied!

Upscale restaurants don’t charge $25 for a side of white rice.

Kobojunkie:
Wow... so.... upon day poverty dey, dem call they sell money on top. Here's a stupid question for you. Does the government know about this?

Yes the government knows.

My sis says in some parts of delta they tried to help them out by letting them withdraw no more than 20k/day so that they have something to hold. But pretty much a few other states and areas are still stuck in the cashless rut.

The government won’t do a thing

sukkot:
i strongly disagree. The USA has healthier foods if you are willing to shop at trader joes and whole foods and even Dominics. Just don’t go too cheap cuz then you are buying inferior quality. The UK has a lesser quality of food when compared to whole foods and trader joes in the USA. But of course a better quality than cheaper foods in the USA. But ermmm I am in Nigeria bro. Suffering like a refugee. No naira no fuel. Na garri levels we dey

Trader Joe’s is one of my favorites and I don’t think they are expensive actually. Their prices have stayed pretty much the same even through the inflation

And then of course Costco.

Kobojunkie:
hiaan ey!

yea it’s been terrible 😢

Kobojunkie:
What does that mean?,

Because of scarcity of the new Naira note, if you want to withdraw cash, you pay money to get your own money. So to withdraw 10 thousand Naira, you pay 3 thousand meaning you’re technically left with 7 thousand. And it increases exponentially like that.

So they are having to do cashless transactions where possible.

Ishilove:
Jesu Kristi... Rice and okro... 😩😱😫

ishi it’s good if it’s spicy. That’s the face I made too until I tried it. The key is to make it so that it’s not slimy.
Some can even be fried to be crunchy. Not bad

irumole1975:
Unfortunate. White worshiper. Which suffering dey Naija make we hear? Naija where you have free education till tertiary, is that available in America except through ridiculous loan

My friends tell me they are having to buy money with money now. 3k for 10k. Sometimes more

Kobojunkie:
To add, majority of the foods come as donations from many of the same big brand grocery stores these folks frequent - Wholefoods, Tradewinds, Target, JewelsOsco, etc. So, you can imagine how ridiculous one would have to be to label them foods not meant for reasonable people.

Brands that donate to Feeding America

💯

irumole1975:
The local pantry in my area is nothing to write home about. Maybe I should not be generalizing

Oh I see.

Well now this might be your calling. Individual citizens have power to make big changes in small things like your local food pantry. You never know 😉

Good luck 🍀

1stGenAmerican:
Suffering and smiling. Saying food from a food pantry isn’t up to par but remember when palliatives were supposed to be given out in Naija during lockdown? Food pantries exist for a reason and no White, Asian, Black, or Mexicans are ashamed to take food from them but these Nigerians in this thread are too posh for that I reckon.

You’re absolutely spot on

Cc Irumole1975. Just a quick google search of what is available in my area (I’m not in Miami. This is google just doing it’s thing). I wouldn’t call these items food for unreasonable people. What do you think?

1stGenAmerican:
The big universe is steady sending big blessings your way for doing that Cococandy. I know you buy good food for your household like other people that donate and myself. I don’t understand why people would rather go hungry than to take the help that is there waiting. I assume it’s the same reason some people rag on ‘menial jobs’ and don’t see dignity in honest labor while condoning those committing fraud.

. Amen. Same to you sis

1stGenAmerican:
Suffering and smiling. Saying food from a food pantry isn’t up to par but remember when palliatives were supposed to be given out in Naija during lockdown?

Maybe he thinks the food pantry is a trash bin.

I buy good food and take to the pantry in my area. No left overs. Good food that me and my family will eat. They don’t accept anything open, used, expired or if fresh items must be visible up to par.

Why wouldn’t anyone eat from it?

irumole1975:
Stop playing this card. Are these places meant for a reasonable human being? Can you get your desired food in food bank? Nigerians and eating shit so far it comes from abroad

I’m not sure who you think you’re talking to. Wrong person.

I’m just explaining to the person they don’t need to despair if they are financially unable to afford food at the moment. So when you say stop playing this card, you’re assuming that you have seen more many times asking them to go to the dollar store.

And you know what? If they did, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with it. Food is food. Some are just more expensive than others.

sukkot:
lol it was how it was done like 10 years ago. From the pictures it looks like they are posher now lol

Okay. No problem. I was confused for a second there

1stGenAmerican:
I was just waiting for Cococandy to read that and become very confused because I know that she cooks very often and knows her stores.

That dude had me messed up there for a second. Aldi doesn’t unbox foods and has no shelves? 🥴

brain54:
But in my opinion…

It’s food is still expensive though compared to Nigeria.

At between $8/15 do the maths/conversion to #!

But I guess they earn more. But I think food should be one of the cheapest things to get especially in a country like the U.S where technology and stuff should play a big role in agriculture…

There are ways to eat cheap if you don’t have the means.

Food banks, dollar stores,

sukkot:
lol and why is it that ALDI in America doesn’t have shelves and they don’t unbox the food. You hsve to do everything yourself

which Aldi? Unbox wetin?

Ijaya06:
Calm down. I'm not abusing America. I was only talking about the food I ate. I know you guys are like this whenever anyone post things like this. If I had said I bought this food for $1.99 , you'd have agreed me. But then, I didn't buy it for $1.99

You people reek of inferiority complex. Your ilks will soon litter this thread. Let's wait for them in 1,2,3

This was just an unnecessary lie. And then to go ahead and insult 1st Gen for asking you to be honest was the height of it

Everyone knows how take out works. This rice is the side dish actually. The main dish would have been the beef or chicken that came with it. This looks like Indian take out so the curry would have been the main meal with a side of rice or naan. Then add fees and taxes. And then a separate delivery fees. Tips for the driver.

Sometimes DoorDash and Uber eats charge more than the store sells it for that’s in addition to all their other charges. So yes one can see how you paid $25 for it. But the $25 wasn’t just for a scoop of plain white basmati rice.

Stop lying

Rutherford2019:
Nigeria has been handed over to thugs

very clearly

rottennaija:
USA should go and sit down. INEC is doing the best it can under the circumstances

what circumstances?

Early 30s here. Not surprising at all. I’ve known for over a decade now that it will take around 200 years before Nigeria begins to function at a level expected from a country in the current century.

Corruption is worldwide but impunity is something we are most skilled at. There’s absolutely no fear of repercussions by anyone in authority. And the average citizen will rather side with a bad leader than give a chance to someone who doesn’t belong to their group. It’s going to be a while

BigSarah:
It seems those of us in our early twenties are shocked, most people I talk to in their forties and thirties are not surprised.

With Inec breaking its own laws, and the evil way the election was rigged.

I've always known Nigeria was a ridiculous place, but this election was something else, I've gotten to know my country better.

Act like you have sense

Creamypie:
In as much as i voted obi and l.p, this one na Over sabi wanna be woman. Na you know pass. She's wants to be more popular. Na her pattern right from her undergraduate days. Always choosing from a host of situations, the ones that will give her more attention and popularity. I knew she would write, as if u.s/u.k no dey aware say elections aren't transparent in Nigeria. We no see am for the herdsmen killings, boko killings, eastern killings, kidnappings and beheadings, igboho house siege and the killings, cos those ones can't bring popularity like this

🍚

By the time they refuse to pay him what he was promised and then he starts running his mount to expose their secrets, it will be too late and the evil people would already be in office. I just know that’s what will happen

Ajay7411:
Stolen election, this is criminal!

Now I know how Americans felt like when Donald Trump wasn't re-elected.

Riggers everywhere!😡

🙄

Trump who?

ModCaller:
I don't like looking at things from an angle of bias. I still remember people thinking Buhari was the one chosen to save Nigeria. There was no word that was not used against GEJ that year. We forget too soon

I’m sure you can afford to not look at things from an angle of bias when the bias isn’t against you.

But I’m moving on.

Yamiriflathead:
I'm not Interested again and pls don't ever Mention me on this Nairaland in ur miserable life. Thank you

brainless hopeless bigot

Yamiriflathead:
Yawns! Are u giving me b00by or NOT?because there's other girls on my neck even on this thread like this o? Just reply with a yes or No I don't like reading textbooks

Typical dumb crude tout

Yamiriflathead:
And do I know you? Or were you about to give me ur big black ibo nipples so I can suckle on them like ur DP suggests?
Well thank you I'm not interested, I'll manage cococandy's worn-out b00bs in the meantime

Crude and tasteless. Monkey brained bigot