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Politics › Re: Thinking Of Relocating Back To Naija by Dotherightthing: 6:16pm On Apr 28, 2023

Olabestonic001:
It depends...

(a) If you're just hustling to survive in the US and your family (e.g. wife, parents, siblings etc) is not there and you have skills/jobs that can pay you at least 500k in Nigeria, moving back might be better. In Maslow's hierarchy of needs, your mental health will come next after survival. With 500k, you'll always survive in Nigeria, and you can always be with your family. I perceive that 500k in Nigeria will give you a similar power purchase of $75k yearly in the US. With missing your family, friends etc, the conversion rate doesn't matter that much.

(b) If you are doing great work that is sponsoring your working visa in the US, you might want to have international experience and think of marriage with someone that you can bond with (Nigerian, American etc.) or bring one of your siblings that you can bond with over (if your Visa is that powerful). After getting your US Green Card/Citizenship, you might still move back to Nigeria (if you want) and evolve your own brand/career.

I understand most people that think everything is great about japaing. Some are struggling economically, and their best bet is to 'japa'; others are falling for the bandwagon effect ('me-too wan do am'), yet others want the experience of living abroad. What they fail to know is that:

- You spend much of your money on living costs (tax, house rent, insurance, health, car, etc.)
- The communal life is not here (everyone is running around to survive), and this can induce depression
- The weather can be very wicked, and natural disasters are common in some cities ( think the US and New Zealand)
- Marriage is under threat here, and depending on your values, you might be affected
- Depending on your family setting, the Black man tax can set in easily because there is a legend of some trees dispensing cash in Abroad. In Nigeria, even if you make more money than Abroad, that expectation is low.

I hope you look at your dynamics and make the right decision.

Abroad is definitely not for you.

Some people would rather in live in a studio abroad than in a duplex in Nigeria.

Also, many people equate Nigeria to Lagos which is wrong.

Where I stay, I don't have a generator because I don't need it. I could leave home for work sometimes 7:45am and still get to work before 8am. And occasionally I do 80-100km/h on the road.

Life is easy here...