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RomanceRe: People In Their 30s With No Kids And Single, How Do Y’all Feel by Gerrard59(m): 1:06pm On Apr 03, 2024
2shure:
I can paint,i can dissamblw a car engine,i can service a gen,AC,gas cooker,i can install dstv,i can paint walls, i can design a website....
Sorry, but apart from the bold, none of those skills qualify you to be issued a work visa as a Nigerian while in Nigeria. Your best route is a study visa. But 10 million cannot run it unlike few years ago.
CareerRe: Which Of These Two Careers Can Help Me Migrate To The US? by Gerrard59(m): 9:58am On Apr 03, 2024
Whichever route you choose, get at least five years work experience in Nigeria, then apply for NIW, as study route to the US doesn't guarantee you a legal stay. NIW is definitive process, while H1B is lottery based, aka tumbo-tumbo.

Regarding professions, both finance or accounting (there's a dearth of qualified accountants in the US) and tech are good. But regarding the former, you need to do your CPA. For the latter, you need to be very good to beat the competition. The competition for jobs isn't even the problem in the US, but getting an authorised visa to work. Studying in the US doesn't guarantee you thar authorisation.

In summary, NIW over study visa.
RomanceRe: People In Their 30s With No Kids And Single, How Do Y’all Feel by Gerrard59(m): 7:41am On Apr 03, 2024
2shure:
I'm 34 years and I only have a car,rented apartment and 2 pos business which has suffered a blow.im planning on selling all my propert for 10m before thisbyear ends and travel out.
Sorry to be a bearer of bad news, but 10 million would not go that far if your target country is a developed one. Also, to truly enjoy living in the abroad, you will need to get a good job, which is tied to having relevant skills the economy of that country desires. If you have those skills and pretty young, it is a good one.

P.S. If you can japa without selling your properties, better.
RomanceRe: People In Their 30s With No Kids And Single, How Do Y’all Feel by Gerrard59(m): 7:38am On Apr 03, 2024
Interesting thread. Hope it gets to the front page. I have read tales of such from foreign folks; Singaporeans, British and Americans, but not from black folks. There is an ongoing DINK (dual income, no kids) trend across a significant proportion of folks in developed countries. But I am yet to read one DINK by black couples, whether Black British or African Americans.

But OP sef, with your marriage advocacy threads, I wish to ask, are you married? And how many children do you have?
TravelRe: Travel To Finland Or Receive 6m Naira by Gerrard59(m): 7:04am On Apr 03, 2024
dkidd:
Why must he be Yoruba or part of the group?
The majority of Nigeria's cocoa is cultivated and harvested in the Southwest. To make an entrance into the zone by communicating with farmers and industry players, one needs to speak the language. An alternative is the Akwa /Cross region, where Igbo, Efik and Pidgin are spoken.
RomanceRe: Nigerian Men Speak On Dating Abroad by Gerrard59(m): 11:17pm On Apr 02, 2024
tensazangetsu20:
The average Nigerian man looks below and you want to Bleep Oyinbo cry cry
This boy 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

But no be lie. When folks in the yukay were showcasing themselves in videos, man, the faces I saw weren't palatable. Men wey Buhari's economy don panelbeat tire.
RomanceRe: Nigerian Men Speak On Dating Abroad by Gerrard59(m): 11:13pm On Apr 02, 2024
BareFacedLies:
It's obvious you're talking from experience grin
She's right. Men offer commitment, but if a woman wants sex, she'd get it. It's a global phenomenon and worse amongst Nigerians as the preek of a Nigerian man is cheaper than one mold of Akara.
RomanceRe: Nigerian Men Speak On Dating Abroad by Gerrard59(m):
ednut1:
not true. If you want casual nacks as a woman just download dating app you will get more than 5 men willing to come nack you. If you dey find serious relationship or not into casual sex na them she go enter stainless o
I was thinking aloud sef few days ago, the way I see it, it's actually Nigerian men who cannot do without marriage especially at an older age. The way our men dey complain tells me they won't be able to stay without women than women staying without men.
RomanceRe: Nigerian Men Speak On Dating Abroad by Gerrard59(m): 11:05pm On Apr 02, 2024
Zonefree:
There are paid kpekus everywhere in the world.

Na over sabi men dey search for innocent girls to deceive in the name of Dating so they can be getting free kpekus.
Patronising prostitutes is expensive in the abroad. Thirty minutes with an escort costs an equivalent of $100 where I'm and I was told that was even pre-COVID rates. Na person wey get proof of funds to repay go dey indulge in such? You want to use your earnings from care jobs to patronise sex workers? huh
RomanceRe: Nigerian Men Speak On Dating Abroad by Gerrard59(m): 11:03pm On Apr 02, 2024
Gerrard59:
That depends on the kind of woman o. In ranking order, the white man is revered worldwide and is higher than his black counterpart (thanks to their great-grandparents who dominated the world). To get the top class women in developed countries as a black African male migrant takes a whole lot - education, mannerisms, spoken language, career etc. Add the fact that most Nigerian men are ugly (myself included), some due to the suffer-head conditions they faced in Nigeria, and it gets worse. One literally has to be a Tidjane Thiam to stand a chance. It might be better in the US and other countries with a substantial black population, but in places where the black population is very minute, e get as e be. So, when they say "Nigerian men are loved in the abroad", certain questions should be asked.

- What calibre of women "love" Nigerian men?
- Which countries do they come from?
- What are the profiles of these women (height, facial looks, educational attainment, career etc)?
RomanceRe: Nigerian Men Speak On Dating Abroad by Gerrard59(m): 10:59pm On Apr 02, 2024
Kini kon kini kon Nigerian men are hotcakes in the abroad. Thank God dem don use their eyes see am.

People wey Buhari economy knack them suffer want to get chicks in the UK, Germany and US simply because black men are loved?! grin Whereas the black men here are African American men o. Nigerian men wey worwor with big fat potbelly and sufferhead face. Then add Buhari's battering and the need to repay Proof of Funds? At the same time, Rishi Sunak wants to finish them with immigration policies!

You lots better apologise to Nigerian women because las las they're the ones you people would date, fvck and marry.
RomanceRe: A Nairalander Takes A Beautiful Bride by Gerrard59(m): 10:24pm On Apr 01, 2024
OP,

Your wife is a beautiful woman. You sef na handsome man.

Happy Married Life to you both. I wish una prosperity, fecundity and longevity.
TravelRe: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by Gerrard59(m): 7:52pm On Apr 01, 2024
IbeOkehie:
Oga Gerrard I disagree. Even if he's not returning to Nigeria, he will be BETTER ABLE to cater for extended family dependents.

Ask any high income person in Nigeria, the demands or duties of catering to the mass population of poor people is crushing. Just talk to the ones you know and they will tell you. It takes a lot of resources and income.

And he may indeed be returning to Nigeria. Even someone like me as hostile as I am to the idea, I can't completely rule it out. It might just happen due to changing circumstances.

Oga Gerrard come on now!

Good Luck to Nigerians
To be fair though, I write from my own perspective. I have little connections with my extended families (on both sides). I don't plan to build any house in Nigeria as my parents have built enough. I have just two siblings (all grown and done with higher education). I'm not married neither do I have children.

So maybe, I am "elitist" in my views even though I don't have an elitist background or upbringing. But then, it's the reason I advocate for young people, especially young men, not to marry anyhow and born plenty children. It's the reason I kick against having children out of wedlock. Life is hard already, especially for black African males, people shouldn't make it harder.

I would be surprised if you return to Nigeria. I understand the aspect of living in a place where people look like you. But last I checked, Nigeria isn't the only black dominated country. There exists other places which are safer and quieter. The die-put-mentality-in-Nigeria, especially held by Igbos, has to change.
TravelRe: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by Gerrard59(m): 7:43pm On Apr 01, 2024
folake4u:
When I saw that "And he dey Germany", I laughed ehn.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Nairaland >>>> Nights of a Thousand Laughs.
One even vowed that I've never been outside Nigeria whereas my location is clearly stated on my profile. embarassed

Chai! Nna mehn!
RomanceRe: American Man In Shock As Range Rover Stripped Naked Overnight by Gerrard59(m): 7:40pm On Apr 01, 2024
MrBrownJay1:
true bro, in places like Japan and Singapore they have respect for other people's property, while in the west, many are ENVIOUS of other people driving nice cars. if you live your fancy car parked outside overnight in Paris, it often get scratch for no damn reason.

mad people these days are now stealing catalytic converters AND Porsches headlights, like hot cakes...
Good luck to the high earners there. They -(perpetrators) should please remain in the West o. But I'm curious, is this also rampant in Switzerland? That country has lots of wealthy people, it's safe and has strict immigration rules.
TravelRe: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by Gerrard59(m): 7:38pm On Apr 01, 2024
udomonday:
oga stop your baseless argument,how much is 1million,what is the quality of life in Nigeria?waking up at 4am and rushing to work everyday ,and navigating the madness on the road,even the air you breathe in this country is enough to make you want to elope,money is not everything,Nigeria is a messed up country,you will not believe it until you set your foot in another more sane country,he is earning more than he did in Nigeria and has a better prospect of earning much more,with the future of his family secured.and you are still talking about boy boy,who manager help?
I wish OP the very best in his quest. Honestly, I really do wish him the best. However, I don't support people of his age, especially high earners, to relocate and later go below what they were doing in Nigeria. It's just my belief system. I believe there has to be a time to enjoy one's fruit of his labour.

Additionally, as much as OP has relocated, let's fear God when he and his supporters say "a cleaner in the West lives more comfortably or earns more than a banker or career professional in Nigeria". That's a statement I will ALWAYS kick against. A regional manager of a bank in Nigeria is above whatever cleaner in any developed country.
TravelRe: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by Gerrard59(m): 7:34pm On Apr 01, 2024
Mcslize:
Brother, I don't even know the side you belong o. Better come out plain let me know the category to put you. Cuz I don't understand some of your comments in some of these japa threads.
https://www.nairaland.com/7650379/points-consider-before-after-japa

That's an insight to my views regarding japa. I have been largely consistent with my stance.
TravelRe: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by Gerrard59(m): 7:32pm On Apr 01, 2024
NuCypher:
As much as I agree with you, I think you and others who make this argument underestimate the significance of this. The fact that he has more naira spending power is an enormous advantage now and later in life. This simply means that the option to relocate back to Nigeria to continue living a much better life at a cheaper rates remains open to him. Even if he has no plans to come later to Nigeria, the fact that the option remains open is a great advantage. On the contrary, not every oyinbo person can do the same. They are not Nigerian citizens and they don't know how Nigeria works. But for the Nigeria who earns in dollars or whatever currency and lives abroad, if he gets too tired of life over there, he can pack his bags, take this dollar savings, relocate back to Nigeria, and automatically become 3-4x richer than average. He can probably buy houses in a good neighbourhood and resume a better life in Nigeria. The options remains forever open as long as he maintains his Nigerian citizenship/passport. It doesn't matter if or when he'll do it.

You don't understand the great advantage this is, until you hear about Americans who are paying enormous amounts to relocate to Portugal or Thailand just so they can avoid Uncle Sam's break-neck taxes and live a more affordable life. As a Nigerian, you don't even have to think it that deep. The option is just there waiting for you anytime you need it.
Thank you for this perspective. It's a new one to me.
TravelRe: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by Gerrard59(m):
Treadway:
and just like that na so you don turn anti-japa o Gerrard59. Story of my life🤣🤣🤣

Once you dare to have an opinion that doesn't conform to the mob like this, or argue your point of view like this, gbam! You don turn anti-japa be that.

Nairaland members are just something else.
Honestly, I'm stunned that I'm now seen as an anti-japa advocate.

Truly, such is life. I guess most humans love to hear what they like to hear rather than proper logical analysis. Me wey don garner enemies because I fought against actual anti-japa Nairalanders and have posts upon posts on the A - Z of japa. I wonder where McSlize was when I was criticising Dasparrow and Cap28 or Redsun or 50Calibre. In fact, one of most recent threads was centered on criticising APC supporters for being anti-japa.

Chai! Daris God o lipsrsealed
RomanceRe: Nigerian Celebrity Refuses To Pay After Having S£X by Gerrard59(m): 6:45am On Apr 01, 2024
lastkingsman:
She won trend come use style sell her market sha because in hookup business na pay before service or the two parties use escrow. I no go lie, she no bad at all as she got assets but in front and back. If me too see opportunity, I go bang her clean mouth

By the way, what's this "big girl", "big man" nonsense that's running amok in Nigerians psyche?
Having sexual rendevous with such ladies is better done on neutral grounds, not via social media. One, they tend to be more expensive than usual. Two, they bring brash attitudes. It is common across the country. Third, the sex might not be worth it. So, preferably meet her on neutral grounds. If you do meet her on social media, state your terms and conditions.

Maybe it is because I am a very private person and detest people who do like being in the camera and too much publicity.
RomanceRe: 19 Years Old. Should I Stop Supporting Her? by Gerrard59(m): 6:32am On Apr 01, 2024
Another Nigerian man who wants to buy genuine desire. grin

So, if she had agreed to your conversion attempt, you would have converted to Islam because of woman wey still dey school? Looking at the history between you and her, it is obvious you are older than she is by at least seven years. With that, she is better off marrying a practicing Muslim, even if he is way older than you. Nice calculation from her.

She is a smart girl.
RomanceRe: American Man In Shock As Range Rover Stripped Naked Overnight by Gerrard59(m): 6:20am On Apr 01, 2024
MrBrownJay1:
thats what happens when you have misplaced priorities in life... spending on a Range Rover yet you cant even afford a place with your own secure garage.
Partly agree since it is the West. There are some places to own certain cars. Such cannot happen in Japan or Singapore.

The East over the West.
RomanceRe: Nigerian Celebrity Refuses To Pay After Having S£X by Gerrard59(m): 6:18am On Apr 01, 2024
GloriousGbola:
In hindsight, the guy should have treated her like a call girl, instead of wining and dining her like a girl on an actual date.

Must have been deceived by the packaging. Though this is another scam a certain class of Nigerian chick has been pulling since forever on guys wey no open eye. You meet the chick in the club - hit it off (or so you think) hook up and then in the morning she demands for money. Usually threatens to make a scene and embarrass the guy as well.
Yes. Go straight to the point and state that for her to get 2 million from him, she would have to spend the weekend (sexually) with him. Nigerian men have to be explicit in this age of consent. Making her happy by buying this and that AND paying for sex is double expenditure when the aim is just one.

It is a reason I like hookup girls' honesty. Go straight to the point.
TravelRe: I'm Tired- Lady In UK Cries Out Over Difficulty Finding Job by Gerrard59(m): 6:10am On Apr 01, 2024
sageb:
Ikpa road?
Are you sure , you are not the man that carry that Hall 6 (female hostel) Girl go were she no know that year?
You should know the context of "Ikpa". It is not the road. As for the tale about the Hall 6, no idea.

I do my things discreetly.
RomanceRe: Nigerian Celebrity Refuses To Pay After Having S£X by Gerrard59(m): 6:08am On Apr 01, 2024
Proserpina:
Thank you for being the only mentally balanced male commenter here. And this is me ignoring the fact that you apportioned several paragraphs to the said lady and women generally but only one paragraph to the men. At least you pointed out the truth.

Both the lady and guy are mad... If you want to do business do business if you want to just flex then "just flex". Don't get everything mixed up then come online to disturb we netizens when things go wrong undecided
She is the who went to the media to complain and weep crocodile tears. So she gets to be reprimanded the most. I wonder why she thinks a Nigerian man would offer 2 million naira to a random lady just like that.
RomanceRe: Nigerian Celebrity Refuses To Pay After Having S£X by Gerrard59(m): 5:54am On Apr 01, 2024
Nasri100:
You gotta blame Men that’s all. I blame Men. Always eager to impress and all that.

Men math is by taking her to outing that equates she will give you sex in return then end up disappointed when she is asking for payment

Sex is divided into two categories: Either she gives you for free or you pay for it.

Stop impressing women to get sex, it’s her own decision not yours. This is why some rich boys will get upset when they know their babe is sleeping with a broke boy living in Ikorodu.
Even the sex itself is not free as "free sex" comes with lots of conditions and commitment issues. So better paid sex - straight to the point. Both parties are happy.

Imagine how much this nigga spent for the outing and all that shit, that cost is enough for a hookup with hot girls in Lekki. And those Lekki girls will f*** the day light out of you!

Stop impressing women. Impress yourself and your family.
Actually, nothing wrong with taking a girl out, but the belief that sex must come out of it is misplaced and foolhardy. I am a big advocate of people exercising their right to choose. Every woman has the right to choose whether she wants to have sex with a man or not even if he spent heaven and earth on her. Even sex workers have that right, and I fully expect women to exercise it and in return, I respect it.

The aspect of spending on her and then paying service charge is double expenditure. I see sex as a business transaction, so I rather spend once than twice. People should learn to apply basic economics principles to their lives.
TravelRe: I'm Tired- Lady In UK Cries Out Over Difficulty Finding Job by Gerrard59(m): 4:00am On Mar 31, 2024
pafun:
Naija boys sha. Upon all her tale of woes wey dey ground, na to fvck her you dey think. Na wa o!
She wants a rich boyfriend. huh She did not even offer to work for the company or businesses owed by a supposed rich boyfriend. She just wants to be taken care of. Is money picked off the ground?

Please cut Naija boys some slack.
PoliticsRe: Labour Party Crisis: Obi Hints At Dumping Party by Gerrard59(m): 2:22am On Mar 31, 2024
seunmsg:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/03/labour-party-crisis-obi-hints-at-dumping-party/

Above is the source. Vanguard is an Igbo newspaper so who exactly are you accusing of propaganda?

See, one of the major quality of leadership is the ability to accept one’s fault and stop looking for who to blame always. Peter Obi and all you h Is this how Peter Obi intends to rule Nigeria? Lies, propaganda, blackmail and never taking responsibility for anything? Smh!!
Wonder what quality of education you got while growing up. Sam Amuka is not an Igbo man. This ignorance that anyone East of Ore is Igbo is very stoopid of most of you people.

https://www.nairaland.com/2787129/meet-founder-vanguard-newspaper80-yr-old
Foreign AffairsRe: Multipolarism Versus Hegemonism - The Great Power Shift Of The 21st Century by Gerrard59(m): 2:04am On Mar 31, 2024
stanluiz:
Panophist, the great encyclopedia!!!

You are the master of international politics in this nairaland. You are man of knowledge.

I don commot cap for you!

But my fear is can China trust Russia ? Remember that Russia was part those countries that joined the western powers to cut China to size during the 100 years century of humiliation.
I think that was a loophole Donald Trump tried taking advantage of by befriending Russia, but Democrats and other elites no gree. From a purely racial POV, aligning with Russia is the best. Let's not lie, the fight/gang-up against China is one to protect the white man's dominance over world's affairs. So, China's rise to the top is not accepted, just as Japan's rise was thwarted even though she was an vassal ally and got bombed twice. Then, imagine a largely independent China.

However, that time has passed. The Russians would rather trust the Chinese than its fellow white dominated countries. The only fear is that upon Putin's eventual demise and exit, some Russians who are so Westernised would not concede by betraying China. I am pretty sure elites who were in love with anything Western has seen the back side of the clique, such that their assets are stripped off and stolen.

But as it is, Russia is more dependent on China than the other way round. Finally, the Russians should not become modern-day Judas Iscariots in the future.
TravelRe: I'm Tired- Lady In UK Cries Out Over Difficulty Finding Job by Gerrard59(m): 1:51am On Mar 31, 2024
sageb:
Na your type dey go Maitama every night.
In Asari's voice "this man...."
Going to Maitama is futile, crowded and somehow competitive, na to target Tropicana and anywhere around the numerous tertiary institutions in the state. Ikpa, there are strategies to this thing, which I cannot divulge in public. grin
TravelRe: I'm Tired- Lady In UK Cries Out Over Difficulty Finding Job by Gerrard59(m): 8:11pm On Mar 30, 2024
Jorussia:
I think the current exchange rate that is deceiving most of them. If gbp fall to around #700 this year,which is very possible,so many Nigerians in the UK are going to be in big mess.
I am curious, how and why? Shouldn't an increase in the value of the naira benefit people who want to study and live abroad?
TravelRe: Finally Migrated To Australia At Age 48. This Is My Story So Far by Gerrard59(m): 7:44pm On Mar 30, 2024
Special thanks to Treadway!

I hold nothing against OP's thread or his relocation. His choice, which I respect. However, I refuse to hold the notion that a toilet cleaner in Australia lives a better life than a permanent staff banker in Nigeria. The other day, Nairalanders argued that being a skyscraper cleaner in the UK is better than a bank manager in Nigeria. That is totally nonsensical! I don't look at earnings conversion as they are pointless, but professions and standard of living.

Anyone can decide to move from being a doctor to cleaner in the abroad, no problem. But don't come online to state that someone flourishing in his/her career in Nigeria is worse than the cleaner in the abroad. It does not follow. As I argue, you compare oranges to oranges, not oranges to apples. Compare the cleaner in the abroad to a cleaner in Nigeria, NOT a cleaner in the abroad to a career professional in Nigeria. A truck pusher in Nigeria who moves to become a cleaner in the abroad has won the lottery and improved. However, a seasoned professional who does the same has not done well.

We have to be honest in what we say.

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