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pocohantas:
There are people with the piece of paper ,they worked for it, they didn't buy it and they have all the above qualities, maybe that's what some ladies want...

So essentially, the difference between someone who possesses the degree and has those qualities and someone who doesn't possess the degree but has those qualities is the paper? Meaning what you are actually interested in is the paper?

pocohantas:
How are they different? They are all people lacking something that makes compatibility easier among partners. be it EDUCATIONAL, PHYSICAL, RELIGIOUS, CULTURAL, FINANCIAL...ETC!!!

There is a reason you don't just walk on the streets and pick any girl, you have choices, that are somehow superficial... you look out for.

Some people's own is degree, your own might be religion. CHOICE!!!!! It's not up to you to tell them theirs is flawed and yours isn't.

Oga,nowhere in any of my post did I mention smartness or being informed as my reason. Please, don't implicate me.

You should also consider there are various types of disabled people, just hook up with one and marry. Since you're so liberal and nice

I agree that we all make choices but there is always an underlying reason for which those choices are made and I believe we should question those underlying reasons. That's the essence of this discussion. I might decide not to date a disabled person but my reason for doing this isn't the same reason why you wouldn't want to date someone who doesn't have a degree, hence why your analogy is flawed. The fact that you can't see how your analogy doesn't apply to this discussion is quite worrying.

You made a choice not to date a guy without a degree and from weighing the underlying reasons for making the choice, I felt they were misguided and ill-informed probably because you haven't thought seriously about it, and all I'm trying to do is enlighten you on the subject

As far as I am concerned, there are three hallmarks of being educated.

1. The ability to express yourself articulately in spoken and written English(or the lingua franca of your country)

2. The acquisition of a skill or knowledge that is marketable and lucrative.

3. Being extensively informed about your environment and the world at large.

The above are what defines an educated person. and if I was a lady, this would be my criteria in choosing a guy, and not some piece of paper that can be easily bought or undeservedly acquired.

Peachess:
It's obvious you're among them, so I see the reason why you're so pained. Dude go and get an education, OK? It's my choice and you have no fucking right poking your nose in my affair.

Could you define what you mean by "an education," if you don't mind?

pocohantas:
Why do you discriminate against obese women?
Why are you not dating a crippled,blind or deaf lady?
Why are you not dating that girl in the slum somewhere in Lagos?
Why wouldn't you go pick a muslim bride from core North?

Choice right? Yea, that's the same reason I won't date an 'SSCE holder'.

You know few of them. I dated a tech expert for years and if there is one thing I know, majority of them have their degrees before going for relevant certifications.

And why the focus on tech experts? How many percent of SSCE holders who didn't further are tech experts?

Can we really say a tech expert with all his certifications doesn't have a 'degree'?

Stop painting flawed analogies. They make your argument very unconvincing. Discriminating against blind or cripple women when choosing a partner isn't the same as discriminating against people who don't have degrees. They aren't the same thing.

My focus on tech experts is to illustrate to you how you are drawing a false equivalence between education and having a degree. A degree is merely a written statement that one has acquired knowledge or skill in a certain area. Now if one doesn't have that written statement, it doesn't mean he or she hasn't acquired such knowledge or skill. But your discrimination on the basis of having or not having a degree excludes people who might have education in a particular field, but without the written statement. Like there are lots of courses today that can be self thought. Take for instance a course like history. What's the difference between someone who decided to study history on his own and someone who spent four years in the university studying history? At the end of the day what matters is the knowledge gathered and the person's ability to retain that knowledge and apply it.

You should understand that there are different categories of non degree holders just as there are different categories of degree holders. There are non degree holders who are inarticulate, uninformed and without any marketable skills, while there are those that are smart, informed and "educated in various marketable fields." But the problem is that you are painting them all with a single brush. You aren't even considering the SSCE holders who were smart enough to gain admission into good schools but dropped out along the way. You don't box everyone into the same category.

pocohantas:
Some people have brought in wealth, some have brought in tech experts. Zuckerberg, Steve and Gates all dropped out of Harvard, does he know what it takes to get into Harvard? How many SSCE holders in Nigerian can get into Harvard. These guys have lots of skills and relevant certifications [which I consider equal to degrees]...how many SSCE holders in Nigeria have that?

If they want to compare, compare the average SSCE holder and degree holder in Nigeria. Putting a Harvard drop-out and IT expert on the same educational level with a NIGERIAN SSCE holder doesn't make sense to me.

The average Nigerian SSCE holder who doesn't further, didn't do so by choice but by circumstance. Comparing them to people who made it into Harvard and willingly dropped out ,all to make a point is highly offensive.

How about a tech expert in Nigeria with an SSCE degree? I know some of them. Would you also discriminate against them when choosing a partner since they don't have a degree?

How about University dropouts in Nigeria that made it into good schools but decided to drop out? Are they also among the category you can't marry?

pocohantas:
Some people have brought in wealth, some have brought in tech experts. Zuckerberg, Steve and Gates all dropped out of Harvard, does he know what it takes to get into Harvard? How many SSCE holders in Nigerian can get into Harvard. These guys have lots of skills and relevant certifications [which I consider equal to degrees]...how many SSCE holders in Nigeria have that?

If they want to compare, compare the average SSCE holder and degree holder in Nigeria. Putting a Harvard drop-out and IT expert on the same educational level with a NIGERIAN SSCE holder doesn't make sense to me.

The average Nigerian SSCE holder who doesn't further, didn't do so by choice but by circumstance. Comparing them to people who made it into Harvard and willingly dropped out ,all to make a point is highly offensive.

How about a tech expert in Nigeria with an SSCE degree? I know some of them. Would you also discriminate against them when choosing a partner?

QueenSekxy:
nope,,I don't think we can reason alike,,especially when I want to further my education.

You don't think you can reason alike in what way exactly? You really need to change environment once in a while and meet new people from all works of life. If you do this you'll notice that having a degree doesn't define a person's scope of thinking or our wealth of knowledge. There are people who are well informed and very intelligent who just don't see any reason to waste money and 4-5 years of their lives going to the university to study a course they can get acquainted with on their own through digital learning.

I think the problem you have is that your idea of people without degrees is illiterate men who can't speak good English or write properly and who know nothing about the world. But that's just a one-sided perception. There are lots of intelligent and well informed people without degrees. Some of them are smart enough to get into school and finish but just didn't seem like going through the stress and so dropped out.

MaritzaNL:
No, make no mistake, I don't see them as inferior but I just know that his thinking level and mine won't be the same.

There are lots of people without university degrees that are smarter and more informed than majority of people with degrees. I mean no disrespect but there are people even here in Nigeria without degrees whose level of thinking are way above yours. And deciding to judge someone's intelligence or way of thinking based on the ownership of a degree is quite naive. Mark Zuckerburg doesn't own a degree. Steve Jobs didn't own a degree. Lot of the brilliant tech guys working in silicon valley don't have degrees. In fact 35% of the world's billionaires don't have a degree. Degrees are really over rated and given the present financial climate and market dynamics of today's society, I wouldn't classify anyone who decides not to have a degree as unwise.

Kufie:
Will you rather buy a Used 2016 Rav4?

No. I'd rather a used highlander 2016.

olanshi:
Check this out!

New 2017 Toyota Highlander Limited

@ N28.5m only.

Readily available here in Lagos.

How about the price for used?

What price can I get a used Toyota Highlander 2017? I want to buy one.

edoboy33:
you sound like a kidnapper

are you serious?

Dimples129:
Let me tap into some blessings here

Nice concept but I'm not sure about boastful aspect of the thread.

Congratulations op!

I think the best way to spend money is to make (it make you) money so things like investments, property and Gold and diamonds would be great.

We're allowed to dream so here's my dream

Thanks. I know commenting on the thread may seem like boasting, but it actually isn't. Its merely just replying to a question.

You can achieve your dream. All you just need to do is focus all your thoughts on what you want to achieve, be specific and detailed. Then take inspired steps towards achieving it whilst believing without a doubt that you'll achieve it. This is what worked for me. I still have bigger goals and I am certain I'll actualize them.

QueenSekxy:
first of all...
are you rich

By Nigerian standards, yes. And I ascribe all the glory to God. But that's besides the point of this thread.

Lalasticlala and dominique please help me move this to front page. I need replies.

awesome4:
Seek GOD be close 2 him he will direct ur path . My contribution

okay. thank you.

This is a serious thread and it's strictly for people who are rich & live independently.

You can share where you live, what kind of house you live in, how much you bought or rented the house, the kind of car you drive, and your average total monthly expenses, food etcetera, including the things you love to buy. I'll also appreciate a break down of the kind of places you go to have fun & relax and how much you spend.

I have searched for a thread like this on Nairaland and I haven't seen one. I want to know how rich Nigerians spend money and on what. Baba God just answered my call and I want to know how people who God has blessed spend their money.

I'll appreciate more comments from people who live on the Island in Lagos because that's where I'll be residing

I'm posting on this section because it has lots of activity.

He still looks like a kid

Download the instagram app. Follow an account that posts pictures of conventionally good looking men. Follow some of the ones that have over 100,000 followers. Then before you post a picture on social media, compare yourself with the pictures of those men. If there isn't much difference, post it. If there is noticeable difference, then don't post it. shikena.

onatisi:
how can we advise you when we dont know how much you intend to invest

How about you tell me the business you have in mind and the capital that would be needed.
But since you want me to be specific, say about 6million as capital.

onatisi:
yahoo plus, kidnapping , armed robbery , money rituals

Don't always take everything as a joke. I'm asking a serious question.

ThankYouGod:
Bet9ja.

Not interested. Thanks.

hemartins:
You know what you want. You have the capital. Huge capital will yield huge profit.
So many ideas.

Ideas like? huge capital like?

Please I need serious answers with details on the capital required.

folashade96:
IDI AMEEN will not kill person with laugh:I want to be remembered as a great athlete. As a boxing champion.

How does this comment relate to this thread though?

hemartins:
Auto dealer

Please elaborate.

What business can yield at least 1 million naira profit every month? How much capital would be needed for this kind of business?

The op is airforce1's alternate.

This thread deserves front page
lalasticlala dominique

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