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@OP, I understand what you are saying but you need to understand that it is not just a black American problem but the entire black race problem. The unfortunate problem with our black race is that it seems like there are more idiots than sensible people unlike other races where it seems like there are more sensible people than idiots. This is why from Nigeria to Ghana to South Africa to Jamaica to Haiti etc, there is no black dominated nation that is up there, they are all in a mess. Even the non black countries that were also colonized have all left us behind. Black Americans aren't immuned to this mess. The reason why African born blacks (Immigrants) are different and don't do like Black Americans in America is that we know where we are coming from and we have gotten sense by force. Far majority of Black Americans haven't stepped their foot outside America so they don't even know that a lot of their black brothers in Africa don't even have the basics like electricity and running water. They don't know that those their ghettos they live in Chicago and Detroit are heaven compared to the Ghettos in Africa. They don't know that they have more oportunnities to become successful than their black brothers in Africa. They only way to change their ways is to ship them to Africa to live for 6 months and experience life and come back to America, when they come back to America their eyes will be clear. They will begin to see oportunnities and readjust their lifestyle This is the same thing with say majority of Nigerians in Nigeria. They were born into and have lived all their life in a flawed society so they can't differentiate right from wrong. They don't see the rot cos that's all they have been seeing so they are used to it. During the last election for example, majority of Nigerians abroad wanted a change. In fact, Nigerians from all tribes were almost united in their choice of leader. Nobody was interested in tribe or religion, diasporans just wanted the best man for the job. Compare it to Nigeria where the focus was just my tribe my tribe. So why the difference in mentality? It is because diasporans have experienced both worlds and have become wiser and have seen the flaw that has kept the country down but majority of Nigerians in Nigeria will not see that as they haven't experienced the other world. Like I said about black Americans, if you ship majority of Nigerians in Nigeria to live abroad for 6 months, by the time they come back, they will begin to realize that sleeping in darkness, driving on bad roads, living in a unorganized society etc is actually bad and they are being cheated by their leaders, but right now majority don't even care cos that is the only world they have known and this affects their behavior. Sorry guys for using the word "idiot". I hope you all understand what I'm trying to say. |
justwise:I don't think so. There are lots of Palestinians who don't support Hamas. However, like repressive societies, they can't voice out else they get killed. Supporting Palestinians I mean, is trying to prevent them from being collateral damage for Hamas terrorism. Unfortunately Hamas doesn't care 1 bit for Gaza civilians. I'll agree it's a complicated situation |
It's perfectly in order. They are not against people who are in support or protesting for Palestinians, those views are welcomed. But to back Hamas? No naa. If you want to support terrorism then go to where it is allowed. |
ednut1:I agree with you. It is actually not the fault of Nigerians. They don't have that luxury of removing a bad or unperfoming leader even if they want to. So whether they vote or not vote, collect money or not, it doesn't matter,they are powerless to effect any real change. Protest will not work cos even if they overcome police brutality, they will surely not overcome ethnic considerations so I think we just have to wait until God comes down from heaven to ........... |
I agree with you. If you must japa, cross your I's and dot your T's .Don't japa carelessly and leave everything to chance. Do a proper research and have a short, medium and long term plan on how to navigate the system. If you japa anyhow, you will suffer and regret it, you will be like our own oga sukkot who japaed, suffered, failed and came back to Nigeria to assume the position of nairaland carrier and ambassador of bad news for Nigerians abroad ![]() Japa responsibly, don't be like sukkot .Abroad is not heaven, you are warned!!!! |
The lie is obvious so he shouldn't blame the immigration officer or push this racism narrative. You are going for vacation in November when winter is almost set with a heavily pregnant wife about to deliver. Haba naa. I think he should have just opened up |
jieta:He is not looking for any help. He is just trying to stir up their useless naija vs abroad debate. |
Enculer2:The best way to get the cheapest rate in Ontario is to play them at their own game. Sign up and after 2 days call them and tell them you want to cancel. They will ask you why, tell them you got a cheaper plan from another carrier, in other not to loose you, they will offer you a reduced price, take it and after 2 days, call them again that you want to cancel with the same reason, they will try again to keep you, take the new price and simultaneously do the same thing with other carriers, at the end you may end up paying $20 instead of the $50 quoted on their website. Once you get the best deal from any of them and the other carrier can't match it,you can now cancel one finally I didn't know this till I was speaking with a colleague who was using the same plan with me but pay 50% cheaper price than me and that is when I knew the trick and swung into action. I played Roger's and Virgin till I got a deal too good to be true. You really need to understand the marketing tricks in this country else soap go enter ya eye ![]() Modified: Make sure you read the fine print and play the game within the free cancellation period. I know Roger's allows for 30 days free cancellation without penalty |
Raskimonojendor:Brother, there are liberal Yorubas, liberal Igbos, Liberal Fulanis, Liberal Hausas, Liberal Ijaws etc. In fact, there are liberal people in every tribe. These are people who see beyond their tribe and treat people equally without bias and it is a very good thing. The tribal hatred in Nigeria is universal, it is not one sided. This is why I don't near front page, politics and crime sections of nairaland. The kind of hatred I see there is so hot that it can boil beans. I restrict my association with nairaland just on romance,travel and properties. I don't want to be part of that nonsense. Yet we complain about racism and xenophobia which is even nothing compared to tribal hatred that exists amongst us in Nigeria. Look at how people are triggered by an irrelevant post of an idiot on Twitter. Is he posting that on behalf of his tribe as the spokesman of his tribe or his personal stupidity? We have also had people insult Igbos, hausas etc on the same Twitter, should we now amplify our tribal wars because of the idiots among us spewing nonsense? No tribe is better or superior than the other. If you believe in tribal supremacy then you have validated the notion that the other races are superior to the black race, we can't have it both ways. By the way, you are talking about 2027 when we have not even survived 2023. If we continue to make our politics a tribal contest, then we will continue to fail as a country. The reason is because if you are a tribalist, you will see politics and leadership as a win-lose situation instead of a win-win. A politician sang " as e dey pain them, e dey sweet us, as e dey sweet us e dey pain them". This kind of mentality is counterproductive because to build a better society, you need to harness the strength of everyone otherwise it will be a lose-lose for everyone as hardship doesn't know tribe or religion, it weeps everyone. Brother, let us all change our mentality not just for our sake but for our children cos if pass a hateful country to the next generation, it would catastrophic. One luv! |
studyless123:You are interpreting the article as is which is okay but as someone on ground I'm now telling you there is more to it. First of all, immigration to the west is a 3rd world adventure. Citizens of first world countries hardly migrate. You hardly see someone from say Finland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Japan, western Europe etc migrating to North America. Why would they do that when the standard of living in those countries are even better than ones in Canada or the US. So who are those leaving? Is it the common man who migrated from India,China,Philippines,Pakistan,Nigeria etc? So they are going back to their country because all of a sudden, their country is now better than Canada? Why did they leave their country in the first place? Do you see Nigerians trooping back to Nigeria from Canada or are we not part of the newcomers? I'm not saying people don't leave but not in any way like this article is trying to paint it. See, the opposition party has been critical of the current government immigration policy and has branded it a failure and they have a point. So it is not uncommon for someone who is angry with the government to push that narrative cos it is indirectly calling the government who is responsible for immigration a failure. You can believe anything you want to believe sha. |
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madone:No where is 100% good. Every country, system, policy, anything in this life etc comes with both positive and negatives. The problem is that a lot of people don't even know what they want out of life and a lot of people also don't know how to analyze and evaluate issues. A place,policy,country in short anything is said to be good if the positive outweighs the negative. That means you have to list all the positive and negatives and weigh them to see which outweighs the other and match it to your aspirations and ambitions of your life not another person's aspirations. What happens is that most of us don't know what we want or just want everything. You can't have it all,choose your battle. For example, someone doesn't want to pay tax but want 24/7 light, water, good roads, world class infrastructure, quality education,quality healthcare,security etc, that is not possible, so you either stay where you don't pay taxes and manage whatever service you get and don't complain or you pay the tax, get the services and don't complain. In Canada, whether you are jobless, homeless,rich poor etc, as long as you are a citizen or PR, your healthcare treatment is free of charge. My wife had a medical procedure of recent that would have cost us $17k if we were to pay but we paid nothing. This is one of the reasons why our taxes are higher than say USA cos of the universal health care funded by tax payers. If people can just define what they want and make proper analysis, all these useless threads and complains on this forum will disappear |
ednut1:Congrats. I became a citizen 2 years ago. I hope you will not jump to the US in search of more money after you collect ya passport ![]() |
Moving out of Canada to where? This should be the question. Immigrants are moving out of Canada but not back to the shithole or third world country they came from. They are moving mostly to the US and the reason is obvious. You make more money in the US than Canada and the cost of living is slightly lower in the US than Canada. So once they get the Canadian passport which allows them to work in the US, they move to the US to earn better money. So Canada is losing a lot of talents to the US and unfortunately for Canada they can't compete with the US. In my own circle of Nigerian professionals, 5 people I know have relocated to the US from Canada to get better money. I have been tempted to move to the US lately. In fact, 2 weeks ago, I turned down an offer to move at the dieing minute as my liver failed me. The reason why I don't want to live in the US is due to gun violence and their toxic politics in the age of Trump otherwise I would have joined that movement. I prefer Canada due to those reasons. So when they say immigrants are leaving, they are leaving to the US using their Canadian citizenship. Canada bothering the US is both good and bad for them. The good thing is that because of trade with the US, they are 8th world largest economy despite being a country of 39million people but the bad thing is that Canadian citizens being able to work in the US means they will continue to lose talents to the US as the US presents a better option economically for immigrants |
Voltron007:Is this your first fall/winter? Don't worry you will adjust My first and second fall/winter was bad. I wore thermal wear,sweaters,jacket and walked like person wey carry shit for yansh But from my 3rd winter, it seems my body changed and I wasn't feeling that much cold anymore. Now, I only start wearing jacket in January and February, I only wear just thick sweater now till the end of the year, something i couldn't do in my first and second winter. |
fullclub:You are right but that's gambling. So it becomes a 50/50 thing. Some are lucky to get job immediately the arrive and their permutations work for them while some won't be that lucky. I don't like taking stupid risks. If I did not have money to last me for 1 year when i migrated, i wouldn't have left Nigeria I keep saying it, if you want to migrate whether through school, PR etc ensure you have enough money to last you at least 8 months to 1 year. If you don't, you will be under pressure from the day you land and you become desperate. Unfortunately things don't work out well for people who are desperate as they are prone to making mistakes upon mistakes. I hope and pray it works out for you. Amen |
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Lexusgs430:Hmmm. I don dey suspect you ![]() Ebi like say you graduate from Chicago State University and na vendor issue you your certificate ![]() |
AfahaAbia:Wetin concern you? Do you know him? Do you know his story? Una go just dey chuck mouth dey yarn chochocho. Is it ya property? Adviser , see ya head like Tinubu Chicago certificate ![]() |
@op Stop indirectly mocking Nigerians cos you have a British passport. It's not funny. Let the people breathe. |
Gift7428:Oh no! I don't like reading about self inflicted problems. Why did you leave her alone again after escaping the first time with a warning? Just hope this wouldn't escalate. |
150k in 2013 was around $900. If he stayed back and his career progressed and he is now earning 1m that means he is still earning around the same $900 today after 10 years. If he had moved through school at that time, by now he would have had become a citizen of a first world country. If he got tired of Canada and decides to come back to his fatherland, he would have been coming back to Nigeria with a foreign degree, International work experience and a Canadian passport as a plan B. With a combination of both local and foreign education, local and foreign work experience, he would still be in a position to land a better job with multinational companies in Nigeria. Multinational companies in Nigeria still prefer people with a blend of local and international experience so he wouldn't have lost anything at the end. But many Nigerians are plagued with shortsightedness, lack of ability to see the big picture and instant gratification. |
EmirOfNews:Do you want to travel or you want to generate another abroad vs Nigeria stupid debate? What you are asking can be found online if you do your research, you don't need anyone in this forum to tell you, besides everyone case is different except your intention is to start another stupid debate or argument. As for me, I'll jump and pass. |
Please for someone who was supposed to start in September 2023 but had to defer to September 2024 due to delay in visa. Passport was stamped this October, is it compulsory to send IRCC the new September 2024 LOA that just arrived even after visa has already been stamped based on the initial LOA? I expect that IRCC should know that by stamping the visa in October for a September 2023 program, the person will have to defer. |
The Op is using you guys to catch cruise. Don't waste your time responding. |
YourGFsnatcher:While there are issues currently, you just exaggerated a lot of things you wrote. Insurance is not $500 monthly, I don't know where you got that info. Besides, 2 people can have exactly the same car but pay different insurance premiums due to their individual driving records,location and license. Secondly you said he can go to vacation to any country he likes with that salary, are you for real? How can 500k naira or 1m salary take you to vacation to any country? Do you realize that 1m is less than 1k USD, have you checked flight tickets lately? ![]() He is been advised not to go to Canada and instead take the job because he has a visit visa not cos of the reasons you stated above. The exaggerated reasons you stated above is not enough not to go if he had a PR and has factored in the big picture. Now, every country has issues from time to time. The difference between first world and third world countries like Nigeria is the ability to confront and solve the issues. In 2008, there was an economic crash in the west, years after the recovered and started booming again. People who migrated in 2008 despite having it rough at that time are all balanced now. So having problems are not new but trust me, 2 to 3 years from now, these issues will become old story, that is the advantage of first world countries. If the current government can't solve it, we vote them out. The same thing can't be said for Nigeria. The problems of 1999 have not been solved and has continue to pile up more problems every year and every administration. If you have noticed every past administration is always better than the current one since 1999. Unfortunately as a country, we can't even remove a nonperforming government so the chances of ever solving Nigeria problems is very low. Inflation in Canada currently is around 4% and everyone is angry. You can feel the anger everywhere, the current government is sweating and under pressure, the opposition is currently leading in the polls and favored to win the next election. In Nigeria where inflation is up to 30% for only God knows when, I don't see the level of anger I see in Canada, the leaders are so comfortable, no pressure on them at all, I don't know how they will be serious in solving Nigeria problems. In summary, the current economic climate in Canada is tough at the moment but we are happy it's going to be temporary as both ruling and opposition parties are trying to address the issues. If you want to migrate legally and you have crossed your i's and dotted your T's , don't be deterred. By the time this current issues are resolved, there may not be oportunnities to migrate again. They may reduce or change their immigration targets and make it harder for people to migrate. Immigration is not static, it can change at any time. |
PoliteActivist:When I read the headline I thought you got PR. My brother visit visa is not a visa for relocation, understand that and have peace. If you had a PR, I would have advised you to go. 500k is just 650 CAD as at today. It may become 500 CAD before December they way things are going. That means you are better off earning in CAD than that useless naira. But since you are on visit visa, it's better you stay in Nigeria. |
ednut1: . |
I don't think the so called "friends" abroad will discourage anyone who has the money to relocate. I think the discouragement comes when they see you are likely going to be a burden they can't bear. Let me share my own experience. I have a friend, we graduated together way back, he is married with 3 kids and works in Lagos. He has been planning to relocate to Canada through school. I have even advised him on the issues just to help him make the right choice. However, I didn't know that his plan to relocate was for me to sponsor him by paying his school fees, supplying the POF for visa and him living in my house for the program. He said he will start paying me back when he arrives and start working. I told him I can't afford to do that. Even if I have that money, there are still line up of people who are closer to me that requires assistance before him. Meanwhile he is still owing me a total of N1.15m for more than 4 years now and I have left it for him. I only give people what I can afford to loose cos there is no guarantee that the reciever will pay you back. I told him that staying in Nigeria is probably better for him since he doesn't have the funds to relocate and he went to tell people that I'm discouraging him rather than helping him relocate and that I'm not a good friend. |
Ifeeluxe:They didn't refuse you on financial grounds initially probably because they didn't even get to the point where they evaluated it. Sometimes IRCC evaluates applications step by step, the basic step first then the more complex steps follow. So if they can't find an important document during the basic evaluation, the reject the application without going through other details. Now, from what you wrote, your application doesn't seem convincing to even me sef. You can't be paying just 2k out of a total cost of 80k while showing big account statement. Since you are going for a 4 year program, it would have made sense to at least pay for 1 year tuition. Note that to get a settlement or favorable decision in court, your application must be clearly tight even to a blind man. IRCC wins cases too. My cousin got a settlement cos it is very obvious IRCC got it wrong. The school fees he fully paid for his 1 year masters program was 49,950 CAD and not even 45,000 CAD as I wrote earlier. So he only needed to show just 10k living expenses but he showed 25k USD without lump sum. So you see why IRCC settled the case. I will advise you to pay at least 1 year school fees and be clearer on your finances. While it looks like you have solid funds, if you do the maths well, it doesn't look that solid for a 4 year program. |
Lexusgs430:I have the feeling that you are a very likeable person in real life. Your online personality is very cool, I like your vibes. ![]() |
No. But you want people to go protest and fight so they can be killed like during end sars 🤔
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