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SavageResponse:No, bro. I'm not undermining environmental influence, I'm saying every environment has its good and bad sides. Also, many african immigrants create the African environment by immersing themselves in the African communities abroad thus giving the children a fair chance at enjoying both. Some don't want to have anything to do with Africans until they need their child to be African, then they bundle them home. Such parents wouldn't still do any better even if they were in Nigeria, they'd still hide thier kids on the Island. I believe parents play the most important role. Again, what some call out "turn out fine" is a child who can speak and understand thier language/culture. We view "fine" through the spectrum of our culture. Speaking one's language is great but I don't think not being able to speak one's language is enough to say a child didn't turn out fine. Nevertheless, travelling home to learn your language (or even going anywhere to learn a certain culture/language is always a great thing). Just my opinion. |
Walkee:Well, you are a dog and you're dealing with fellow dogs, I wasn't expecting anything different. You can go ahead to sleep with everything in skirt, it doesn't change anything for others. And it's not really your fault, I blame your parents that failed you. Just don't deceive any girl while at it.The mere fact that I'm chatting with you is embarrassing me cause from the look of things, it's very likely I'm onto a street tout. By the way, the fact that you believe the ladies you sleep with are sleeping with you alone knowing you aren't committed goes to show just how delusional you are. |
awulio:It's very unlikely that all the kids you know that went to Nigeria for thier teenage years ended up fine while those that didn't became problematic. I'm not doubting your experience. All I'm saying is, if you look closely, you'd also see many kids who are doing well without having to go home and many others who went home and joined bad gangs in Nigeria. Fine is relative. Your boss at work and your colleagues aren't all crazy, they just have a different cultur. Except your'e talking about kids knowing thier culture, I'd say a child becoming something in life is neither here nor there. I believe those kids you observed just needed a new guardian who knows how to train kids in the presence of luxury. Not all parents can raise kids in the presence of luxury. Some don't have the mind to deny thier kids certain things or subject them to certain levels of difficulties, so they'd rather send the kids home and let another person do it. In this case, it's about the parents and thier shortcomings and not necessarily the US or Africa. Those parents would have still had exactly the same issues with the kid if they were living in places like the Banana Island in Nigeria. I know this because most of those kids that go home still go to live in luxurious places, sometimes even more luxurious and stress free than where they were in the US. So the change of country might not be the changing factor. The major difference is their new guardian who does the things their parents could not do. Your last sentence is heavy on assumptions. I've lived in three different countries including the same North America where I presently reside so I've got my own share of experience too. Many black kids here with immigrant parents are doing fine (I was even surprised to see some speaking Igbo) though not all. Likewise, many kids in Nigeria are touts, Yahoo boys but not all. Environmental factors matter but the core of the child content can be moulded by parents. I strongly do not subscribe to the idea of sending kids away for this exact reason. |
Walkee:Your quotes are always full of insults and yet I'm the one emotional? Men don't cheat? Dp you even know what cheating is? Lol... You are simply delusional, young one. You sell your baseless and childish theories as if they were facts and then refuse to accept statistical facts? It's either I'm chatting with a kid or a psychopath who lives in his own imaginary world. Nothing you say is ever close to reality, just a world you'd rather like to have. But unfortunately for you, the real world is far away from that. More men are in monogamous relationships that in polygamous ones, yet they sleep around while hiding it from their spouses. That's cheating, that's the reality today and not all these childish ranting you're onto. Chances are, you'd end up a cheat when you grow up cause you come from a family of irresponsible men. You can't give what you don't have. But nothing, nothing at all, ever justifies cheating. If you want to have sex like a dog (which is obviously the end goal of your argument), don't get into a monogamous relationship. Is that too much of a task? Such a disgusting fellow from the gutters. |
Walkee:So how many of your archaic cultures are you practicing today? Is it even your culture to be dressed the way you dress? Or you just select the part that pleases you and keep? Biology gives you gives you dick, so it makes sense that you must mess around, how logical. Let's not even talk about population cause the fact that you the world is presently over populated disqualifies whatever rubbish you have to say in that regards. Oh... and we have more men than women. You see, you idea of cheating all about sex sex sex. You've jumped from history to biology to culture and whatever it is you're into now. Yet, your misogynistic mind didn't tell you that it's called CHEATING cause it's deceitful. You can sleep all the women in this world. A woman can sleep with as many men as she wants, even your baseless theories don't hold anyone back. But the moment you tell someone she's the only one and will continue to be, you're committed. If you go ahead and do it with another, you are a liar. You are unreliable. You are not trustworthy. There's no justification for that. So if you want to increase the population, go ahead but don't deceive/cheat while at it. I won't be surprised if you come back with an argument why lying is good for men. |
awulio:I never said America was the best place to raise a kid. I said someone living in the western world does not need to send his teens to Nigeria. North America has both Canada's and the US. I only used the US as example but the western world goes beyond America. Yes, you know the story of a useless child but does that really summarise America? Do you have the slightest idea how many stories of people who have killed or maimed their loved ones we see on front page everyday? Have you suddenly forgotten the numerous stories of boys gang rapping younger girls we read everyday here? Does any of these stories summarise Nigeria? No, they don't cause many Nigerians are doing great. Likewise, these deviant kids you read about don't summarise the US cause many US kids are doing great. There'll always be the bad ones but a good number of Nigerian kids abroad are doing just fine. I am not doubting the intelligence of Nigerians but that intelligence is useless if there's no sound education system to harness it. You said it yourself that the government invest much into education thus making them more inventive. Why then send the teen to Africa at the age when he needs that education the most? You don't need to go Africa to learn skills to survive in America. That's just my point. |
Tetehjewels:Lol... by now, you should have known I'm not easily provoked so you can even go ahead and call me a scammer. Where I presently live, any black is just black, no difference, no sentiments. No special treatment for Nigerians against public opinion that we might be treated differently. So no, it's nothing personal. But this doesn't really mean we both don't know that perception exists. Ask yourself these: why does WES insisted on getting our WAEC certificate before verifying our degree while other countries don't have to supply that? Why did PayPal block the country? Why does Sweeden accept Transcripts from students in some countries but insists it must come from the institutions on Nigeria? Why do remote recruiters shy away from engaging Nigerians? They've got the perception. I don't need to accept. I correct when I can but I don't pretend I don't it exists. Or are you saying you're ignorant of the perception? Or just want to bury your head in the sand? |
Tetehjewels:Nigerians are known for scamming. There's nothing you'd say out of sentiment that will change the fact that this is an existing perception. You can list the things Americans are known for, it's not in my position to call you a liar. But I've lived in 3 countries (excluding my home country, Nigeria) and I can tell that this is what Nigerians are known for. It's sad but it is what it is. Not everyone agrees Nigerians are scammers but we all know that's how Nigerians perceived. Sorry but not sorry. |
lefulefu:It's funny cause when you call them out, they'd say the whiteman is a greater scammer. First, the white man being a greater scammer doesn't justify anything. Second, our attitude, like the one you described, encourages scamming while the white man works hard to catch and deal with these miscreants. My people. |
Klass99:@bolder, the Nigerian in me took over for a few minutes. ![]() Thanks for the hints! |
lefulefu:Lol... you'll be called a racist. ![]() |
Tetehjewels:Americans are know for racism. Mexicans are known for drugs. Nigerians are known for scamming. My Mexican friends don't do drugs. But it's perspective caused by some of their people. They know this. The perspective needs to corrected but you can't do that if you keep denying that such perspective does exist. You can start by saying "yes, Nigerians are known for this but that's a misconception". That way, the person you're talking to will know you aren't just being blandly defensive. |
Tetehjewels:Lol... Nigeria is known for scamming. Whether Nigerians are scammers or not is a different thing. Whether the perception was planted or not is a different thing. But is true that the country is known for scamming as we speak? The answer is Yes. You wouldn't need to to speak well of Nigeria if there was no existing impression to correctly. Why would you be offset when I mention this existing impression? You can argue that's not the reality but that's still what the country is known for despite the works of great Nigerians out there. There are other countries known for this too. |
Klass99:Lol... just know that I won't be the one to change diapers. |
Tetehjewels:Well, see it as you may, that's the perception. Nigeria is not the only country in Africa, why point them out? All the scamming crimes out here usually involve one Nigerian at least. I keep defending them but they wouldn't stop. Americans may have high tech scammers but if fate has made it such that our low tech scammers are the ones easily caught and thereby creating a false impression that there are more scammers in Nigeria, I can't deny that the impression isn't there just cause I want to be loyal. I'd gladly build any nation where I get value for it. You can keep building Nigeria, that's your choice. |
ekerintee:Valid points. But the good thing is the unavailability of choices here. There are Christian schools, catholic schools, etc. So you get to choose the environment you want for your child without subject them to any unnecessary hardening. Africa is a good place but I think kids need to grow up where they'd eventually live. |
Tetehjewels:Oga, Nigerians are known for scamming. It may not be our reality, it may be a misconception but that's the general mindset the vast majority of people out there have. I did not start and I do not necessarily agree with. Blame it on those spoiling your name. |
Godbpraised:There's nothing wrong with a kid knowing how to reach for help. That knowledge can come handy at any time. But if you'd be honest with yourself, you'd acknowledge the fact that African kids hardly call police on thier parents. That's becayse whether your child will call the police on you or not is not a function of the fact that they have the training but a function of how you raise your child. |
Tetehjewels:That's not stereotyping. Nigerians are known for scamming. We all know this. That's why we get harassed at the airports, etc. Others may have more scammers but that's not what they're known for. |
Tetehjewels:I wasn't stereotyping, read my message again. I can't stereotype myself. I said "are known for". Which means the perception of the vast majority. That's not a lie and that's not stereotyping. Like I said, I wouldn't profile anyone based on where they come from cause we have good people and bad people everywhere. I made that bit known. You're getting unnecessarily emotional. I gave an example of a general perception that contradicts the guy's mindset. |
Tetehjewels:I respect your POV. But I can only speak based on personal experiences. |
Christistruth00:How things have changed. |
Tetehjewels:I live in Canada and almost everyday, I receive calls from fraudulent Indians and Africans. So please, I don't need anyone to tell me about the experience I'm living. There's a strong tie between poverty and crime, no sentiments. Not stereotyping isn't denying statistics or personal experiences. Not stereotyping is just abstaining from profiling everyone based on thier origin. Thanks. |
Godbpraised:Interesting really. |
ekerintee:I live in Canada and I think African parents don't need to send thier kids home. The parents are African enough for the kids. I appreciate your point nevertheless. |
madridguy:I wasn't attacking. And sorry if that's the impression I gave. @bolded, you had earlier said "stop kicking thier husbands away" and I was trying to say that doesn't happen as often as it's portrayed. Immigrant women still suffer domestic violence all over the US and hardly speak up despite the laws against it. That's probably due to thier cultural backgrounds. The police doesn't assume the person that called is automatically the victim. When the police is invited, it's usually to settle the dispute and not to arrest the man. The man is only arrested in the case of domestic violence against the caller (his husband or his wife as the case may be) and the police will never tell women to stop calling for such cases. I'd like to see the video nevertheless. Maybe the police men were tired of being called into minor misunderstandings. |
madridguy:It has quickly become a woman thing. Nairaland men always quick to call out the opposite gender at the slightest provocation. Oga, how many of your relatives abroad have been kicked out of thier houses by their wives? How man Nairalanders have been kicked out of thier houses by thier wives? Which law permits a woman to kick out her husband at will? Can you details out how the legal system favours women to men in marriage? African men find it hard to come to terms with the fact that this is not Africa where they get away with anything. Women and men have equal rights. You don't hit someone and walk away. If you don't want to pay huge alimony in the case of divorce, let your wife work like you do and share the housekeeping with her. Everything is based on the concept of equality. So let's stop "we men are the victims abroad" narrative. The truth is is that we aren't used to the egalitarian system |
Klass99:Hahaha! Wow! I'm actually happy to know Nairaland women still have thier self esteem up there despite the way they are ridiculed onhere by thier male counterparts. |
Klass99:His* ![]() |
I've had this argument several times. Our pride is all we've got going for us as Africans but we should know when to draw the line. You want to send a child to Africa at his formative age knowing fully well that that's exactly when he needs to be enjoying all the western world has to offer? Foundations are laid in secondary schools, don't let your child miss out on that. Americans are known for inventions while Nigerians are known for scamming. Stereotyping is wrong cause we have both good and bad people everywhere but think about it, are kids really better of in a country like this? I don't think. I think a kid that will be good will be good regardless of where he's raised. **Edited** For those (actually one guy) offended by the post above, I wasn't stereotyping. I was only trying to point out a contrary perception. Nigerians are not all scammers even though they're scammers amongst us. Likewise, American kids aren't all spoilt even thought they're spoilt ones amongst them. It's all stereotyping and the point I was making is, if you're running away from a stereotypical America, what about the stereotypical Nigeria? And for information sake, I don't subscribe to the idea that Nigerians are treated differently in western world. Apart from places where identity is crucial (airports, embassies, etc), a white man sees all blacks as blacks regardless of where you come from (especially in big diverse cities). At least, I've never experienced that. So when I say "Nigerians are known as scammers", it's born out of the disposition of some international organisations like PayPal, WES, etc. towards the country. It's almost like the country has a bad name but the people aren't necessarily sieved out when outside. |
It takes two to tango. If you don't start criticising men for their flirtatious lifestyle the way you do women, NOTHING will change. It's ridiculous you guys always hammer women for promiscuity but it's the same you that do it with them. You want to sleep all the girls around you and end up marrying a virgin? Lol Anyway, as for the couple, Kanye does not owe Kim much alimony since she was also working while they were together. He will, however, be tasked with child support. |
[code][/code]If she was really attacked, then anyone supporting the attackers is a sadist and not really different from Bokoharam who try to force their ideologies on others. Why can't people in Africa learn to mind thier business? You don't separate sentiments from logic. You think this is cool cause you don't like Bob but what you don't know is that you're encouraging intolerance. The funny thing is that you guys support it when others are harassed for their personal non criminal choices but will cry a river when it gets to your turn. On the other hand, if she's just acting this drama for money, then a big shame on her. |
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