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HealthRe: Slight Pain In My Left Testicle by Laird(m): 1:56pm On Oct 01, 2023
Senioreddy:
I think I'll do just that.
Do you have idea how much it'll cost?
Budget 4000-10000
HealthRe: Slight Pain In My Left Testicle by Laird(m): 8:51am On Oct 01, 2023
Go for a scrotal scan
Foreign AffairsRe: Dollar Dumped? India Bought 1m Barrels Of Oil From UAE Using Rupees Instead Of $ by Laird(m): 1:43pm On Sep 30, 2023
CloudTrees:
with all these how come India remains the poverty capital of the world
In my opinion, India is more advanced than Nigeria and India has very high population so a man earning 1 million with 50 children might not be better off than a man earning 380k with 3 children
FamilyRe: Help Me Before I Go Mad!!! by Laird(m): 2:19am On Sep 30, 2023
Please don't send Money to anyone online
BusinessRe: Bank Of Industry Should Forgive YES-P Loan Beneficiaries And Have Mercy by Laird(m): 5:27am On Sep 07, 2023
Why collect loan and refuse to repay
PoliticsRe: President Tinubu Recieves Gopichand Hinduja, CEO Of Hinduja Group (Picture) by Laird(m): 9:30am On Sep 06, 2023
plaindealer:
Government policies cannot effect such changes because the government cannot force us to change our own economy-crippling buying habits, Besides, the average Nigerian is grossly uneducated about the implications of buying locally.

For example, we have about 4 major telecom providers in Nigeria from MTN to Glo, Airtel, and 9mobile, but Nigerians prefer MTN, a South African company that ships profits to SA instead of Glo, a Nigerian company that keeps profits in Nigeria.

The FG did its part by forcing FG agencies to buy Innoson instead of foreign-made vehicles.

We buy foreign cars instead of locally manufactured cars and so on, we cannot keep blaming the FG for our own poor choices.

We must change our own ways before pointing fingers elsewhere, the FG shouldn't always be the scapegoat for our own horrible decisions.
As an Extension to all you stated, Local and Indigenous enterpreneurs must learn to build their business quality to the quality of foreign enterpreneurs and standards


I am speaking to myself as I say this.
Nairaland GeneralRe: Boost My Math Grades by Laird(m): 11:04pm On Sep 03, 2023
Practice calculation

Addition

Subtraction

Multiplication
FamilyRe: Lady Threw Her New Born Baby Into The Stream by Laird(m): 10:33pm On Sep 03, 2023
Post parum.depression/ Puerperal psychosis
Foreign AffairsRe: How Russia & China Will Oust America & Europe From Africa by Laird(m):
Watcharena:
that migration issue is the funnest part, the west will try to ensure a country is kept under extreme hardship so that the brilliant ones can migrate to the west and develop it for them ,I can remember when Boris Johnson was calling Russian scientists to migrate to UK since Russia is under heavy sanctions by the west,that was at the beginning of SMO in Ukraine when Russia fired the first hypersonic missile in Ukraine and almost the same period US had a failed test for their hypertension weapon test.

The bottom line is that migration can't be used when talking about trade relation between world powers and Africa

[b]Also Birthrates in Developed Countries are dropping. The citizens are giving birth to.less children
I am also on a group on Reddit called Antenatalists. I read there the reasons somepeople in the West don't want to give birth to children stating uncertain world crisis, inflation, job challenges, health challenges, uncertain economic times, not wanting to risk exposing a child to the uncertainties of life and I kind of agree with them

A lot of the citizens of the developed world don't want to do stressful low paying and high paying jobs ( military, care work, it, healthcare, engineering)

So foreigners are brought in to the jobs, fill up their university spaces in those courses, , work in those jobs that need workers and pay taxes. Patronize corporations and contribute to their economy A Win win
Foreign AffairsRe: Dollar Dumped? India Bought 1m Barrels Of Oil From UAE Using Rupees Instead Of $ by Laird(m):
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Fujiyama:
^^^
Everything depends on trade volumes between the two countries. If trade volumes are sizable then the UAE will definitely have something to use Rupees for...just as India will definitely have something to use Dirhams for.



^^^
Your neighbours aren't necessarily your biggest trading partners. In fact, there are several countries who trade very little with their neighbours. Again...the issue is trade voulmes...if the UAE and India build trade volumes significantly, and trade very little with their neighbours, then what do they need dollars for?

Also...if the UAE accumulates rupee reserves and uses these reserves to buy goods from India, that isn't trade by barter. Trade by barter (by definition) does [b]not
involve currency.
Exactly

India exports to the UAE are about 30 billion last year + over 3 million Indians work in UAE sending about 20 billion back to India last year so averagely India generates about 50 billion dollars from UAE every year


India imported goods from the UAE Worth over 50 billion us dollars last year so UAE also generated about 50 billion dollars from India last year

So why do they need a third party currency with that level of trade[ when Indians would always need dirhams to import from UAE and UAE would need rupees to import from India



India exportS to UAE
Refined petroleum (US$8.79 billion in 2022)
Pearls, precious stones, metals, and coins (US$5.58 billion in 2022)
Electrical and electronic equipment (US$3.49 billion in 2022)
Iron and steel (US$1.31 billion in 2022)
Textiles (US$1.26 billion in 2022)
Other major export items include:
Machinery and mechanical appliances
Chemicals
Food items (cereals, sugar, fruits and vegetables, tea, meat, and seafood)
Gems and jewelry
Engineering products
Pharmaceuticals

UAE exports to India/ India import irom the UAE
are: Petroleum and Petroleum Products, Precious Metals, Stones, Gems & Jewellery, Minerals, Chemicals, Wood & Wood Products
Jobs/VacanciesCLOSED by Laird(op):
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PhonesRe: Please Which Phone Do You Recommend for to buy among these one? by Laird(m): 2:30am On Aug 21, 2023
Go for Oppo or Samsung

Talking from experience
FamilyRe: 'A Man Who Lives In This Kind Of Apartment Shouldn't Be Thinking Of Marriage' by Laird(m):
The funny thing is that many Broke Ladies shouldn't be blabbing about financial standards
Who told them the broke Men want liabilities
BusinessRe: Opay And Palmpay Which One Is Better by Laird(m): 3:38am On Aug 14, 2023
Deicide:
Why?
Opay is more user friendly
Has more.features
Is faster
Is more detailed
RomanceRe: Should I Go Into Prostitution? by Laird(m): 8:50am On Aug 06, 2023
apache4:
My friend, sorry about your predicament. I can help you, but only on two options because I don't really know if you are saying the truth .


1. Send pictures and all the specifications of the machine you need. I will buy the machine and send it to you with extra 50k so you can manage it for a start


2. I can send my boys to your location to very all what you are claiming and your child must be present to answer some questions, this option comes with 350k after the verification.


That's the best i can do for now


The choice is yours
The moniker doesn't appear to be inclined towards a verification of claims from both your self and myself

So offer withdrawn
RomanceRe: Should I Go Into Prostitution? by Laird(m): 11:31pm On Aug 05, 2023
Dcass:
thank you sir I've tried every possible thing I can
Free machine not new available.


No strings or conditions attached

In Lagos.


You might have to fix it.

Not.for resale
EducationRe: Google Vs Chatgpt. Which Do You Prefer Using? by Laird(m): 7:40pm On Aug 04, 2023
Spainze007:
Pls tell me more... Because I have been trying to figure out what's so special about google bard pls tell me more abeg educate me oooo
Google Bard has access to Google's data base of information which includes
1-Google search of which Google search has 2.4 million search requests per minute and 8.5 billion search requests per day.

2- YouTube

3- Google Lens

4- Google Chrome

So Bard has access in my opinion to more information than ChatGpt.

I have tried both and I prefer Google Bard.

Though both sometimes make mistakes as they are still experimenting
EducationRe: Google Vs Chatgpt. Which Do You Prefer Using? by Laird(m): 8:31pm On Jul 21, 2023
parkervero:
Good has Bard her own version of chatgpt
Of which Google Bard is better than Chat GPT
BusinessRe: Please How Do I Receive A Laptop From UK by Laird(m): 6:39pm On Jul 06, 2023
They will friend You most times online and say you won a laptop or phone.or.item.or they want to gift You

You should pay ahead for shipping

Then maybe customs will seize it too.when.it.is supposed to have reached Nigeria nand ask for extra payment 🤣🤣🤣🤣
BusinessRe: Please How Do I Receive A Laptop From UK by Laird(m): 1:20pm On Jul 06, 2023
There is a popular scam making you pay for this. Don't pay until you see the laptop on your hand

Be informed
Music/RadioRe: Music Genre That's Capable Of Uniting All Nigerians From All Parts Of Nigeria by Laird(m): 1:23pm On Jun 29, 2023
South African music is far deeper and vaster than Naija music despite Naija music being more popular globally




It's in my opinion due to poor economy and poor incomes In Naija so a lot of focus is on making short term songs with potential to be immediate hits

Also lower income and lower quality education levels lead to lower music taste and less investment in diverse music genres
HealthRe: Can HIV Infect The Child In The Womb If The Mother Is Positive? by Laird(m): 11:24pm On Jun 25, 2023
1) There is medication given to.the child at birth to prevent the transmission of the hiv from the mother to.the child

2) Also the mother needs to book and register for antenatal earlier during the Pregnancy and alway tell the Healthcare providers she is hiv positive whenever she goes to the hospital
Jobs/VacanciesRe: Please I Need A Job by Laird(m): 11:10pm On Jun 24, 2023
You didn't put what you studied, area you stay in , areas you can work around where You stay
BusinessRe: Opay And Palmpay Which One Is Better by Laird(m): 8:49pm On Jun 23, 2023
I have used Both. Opay is a million times better
CelebritiesRe: Dagrin’s Mother Cries For Help, Seeks Financial Assistance by Laird(m):
Honestly, this Begging Economy by adults and elders in Nigeria for non essentials and non critical unavoidable emergencies is a very bad thing.and should be discouraged.
You worked for many Years and decades. If your line of work is not moving, reskill and change line of work. What of people whose mum is not Dagrin.
Don't bring any child to this world to suffer and expect.to ride in the child's coat tails or past or present achievements
CareerRe: Understanding The Japa Syndrome And What It Portends For Nigeria by Laird(m):
acorntree:
whether individuals are well informed or educated is not the real reason. In those advanced societies it is a crime not to be responsible. Here any useless man can impregnate a woman and still not responsible, even if married to the woman it is laws and implementation of laws that make those system to be working. There are many Nigerians who are totally irresponsible. Many Nigerians don't want to pay bill unless they are forced to do so.
Do You know the amount of women in the developed world that want children for personal selfish social benefits ( from.the government and from the father; Child support) because of the enabling Laws there

https://www.nairaland.com/7737436/actor-kevin-costners-estranged-wife

These are whites ooo not Africans. Having a child is now perceived by many women in the developed world as a scheme to collect a huge more than needed portion of a man's resources especially when the man is well to do

It is not for the child's welfare. The child is a means for them to get money and benefits from the government and the father.
If child support is reduced to basic minimum, all this getting pregnant for a man to access his assets while the child gets a tiny fraction would reduce. PregnancyPreneurs would reduce
CareerRe: Understanding The Japa Syndrome And What It Portends For Nigeria by Laird(m): 8:15pm On Jun 22, 2023
ednut1:
Blame feminism for their low birth rates. Women in the western world no longer want kids and they prefer cats, dogs and other pets while having casual sex. Unfortunately i see Nigerians in Nigeria copying western values and lifestyle, who knows if we will alao have low birth rates one day . Me i don benefit sha. I don collect their passport and dey enjoy chilling job 🤣. Some of those that have japa will come back to Nigeria to work or invest too. So its not all doom and gloom
It's not just feminism. The more educated or informed about something, the more You know about the cost of having and maintaining it like a car or a house or a child.
An accountant or a doctor or a music Star, If the 3 of them have a Million dollars given to them. Who is least likely to buy a Bentley or Benz or a mansion for personal use
Of course the accountant is least likely
to buy the car or house for personal use because he is aware that the car is a liability.
N The Music star might buy the car to attract his fans and promoters to bwlw perceived socially market value and social status . The doctor might maybe buy the car or house to show book smarts can drive Bentley too or live in a mansion . The accountant is more informed about the car or house being a financial Liability and can only buy them if they help to reduce tax payments ( another discussion on its own).
Please note all this are examples
In Developed countries, people have access to information and are well Informed that children are responsibilities and duties with school daily drop offs and pickups, child carers fees being expensive assignments, feeding,. medical care, cable subscription, school fees, rents , energy bills and medical bills and teen-agers and kids would also expect the parents to support them until they can stand on their own of which 21sr century capitalism does not assure each child being born of a well paid job or a prosperous career in the child's field.of study or training
That's a whole lot of responsibility as not everyone in developed countries have a lot of cash and so some people try to manage their expenses and costs including child care
Private secondary school in USA is 50 thousand dollars per year. How many citizens can afford it for their children.
So because people in developed countries are aware that more children equals more bills and responsibilities and less personal time
without the guarantee of more income. They tend to have less children as most people in developed countries are average income earners but not rich or wealthy
CareerRe: Understanding The Japa Syndrome And What It Portends For Nigeria by Laird(m):
A time may come in Nigeria when people from neighbouring countries will fill certain labour gaps both in technical skilled labour and vocational.skilled labour
Most youths are not learning artisan skills and most foreigners are filling the gap

Most highly important high talent people in healthcare and I.T are leaving the country and taking their skills and knowledge with them .
Engineers too.
Getting good properly trained Plumbers, or carpenter or builders is a nightmare. Most are not well trained and so their apprentices learn from Oga the art of playing different clients and leaving half Done jobs and doing not so quality jobs

A country can't do without without good health, good roads, phone network and bank network and electricity to power everything, and gas and fuel to move about and cook food.
FamilyRe: A Friend Of Mine Denied His Mother In Front Of His Friends Cause Of Shame by Laird(m):
Life is harsh.
There was a guy who used to go to his friends uni apartment and also related well with the OTHER FLATMATES at that flat
So one day one of the flatmates came to a place in a CRV and kind off snubbed the Guys greeting. Until the MainMain Friend made mention of the Guys Car he also just got which was higher than the CRV. CRV GUY WANTED TO START FAMZING the guy he snubbed who then told him off. I was there

Christiano Ronaldo disguised as a street player and nobody looked at his football skills on the street until he removed his disguise . A famous violinist sold out a major venue in America but played on the streets abi subway with everyone passing by.

Everybody is not YOU. A lion would still eat its human carer. Humans were once using fellow humans as slaves. Most People tend to disrespect and look down on people who appear less wealthy or less in status than themselves

It is just human nature

That You could give your friend, or family member your last PENNY does not mean he or sbe can do the Same for You or your family
It's the painful truth unfortunately

Protect Yourself

It is what it is
FamilyRe: A Friend Of Mine Denied His Mother In Front Of His Friends Cause Of Shame by Laird(m):
My views may be tough but it is the reality and truth

Please in Africa. Children are not a sort of vanity Legacy or fertility pride.
Children are EXPENSIVE RESPONSIBILITIES.
IN NIGERIA THERE IS MASS UNEMPLOYMENT, LITTLE GOVERNMENT SUPPORT TO.CITIZENS AND HIGH LEVEL OF MASS POVERTY AND VERY SLIM OPPORTUNITIES TO ESCAPE POVERTY IF BORN POOR.

STOP GIVING BIRTH TO CHILDREN YOU CANT ESTABLISH

MOST SUCCESSFUL PEOPLES PARENTS HELPED TO.SET THEM UP FOR.SUCCESS THROUGH BUSINESS CAPITAL OR HIGH QUALITY TRAINING IN POTENTTALLY HIGH INCOME CAREERS

DAVIDOS FATHER AND DBANJS PARENTS SET THEM U IN MUSIC. . SAME FOR ADENUGA, DANGOTE, IYINOLIWA ABOYEJI, JEFF BEZOS, BOLA TINUBU, OSIBANJO, FEMI OTEDOLA, BEYONCE, MICHAEL JORDAN, KOBE BRYANT, MARK ZUCKERBERG , SAUDI PRINCE ALWALEED,, DONALD TRUMP, TIGER WOOD, DONALD TRUMP,FLOYD MAYWEATHER, TAYLOR SWIFT, JERMAINE DUPRI. EVEN PUFF DADDY HAS SET UP HIS SON IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY

IMAGINE A CHILD FETCHING WATER OR SELLING ITEMS AFTER SCHOOL.WHILE ANOTHER CHILD IS TAKING EXTRA LESSONS IN PROGRAMMING OR OTHER POTENTIALLY HIGH INCOME SKILLS LIKE MUSIC OR FOOTBALL OR BASKETBALL

I WANT TO BE A MOTHER OR A FATHER IS NOT ENOUGH REASON AND IS A VERY SELFISH REASON TO BRING ANOTHER LIFE INTO THIS WORLD TO BE SUFFERING AND STRUGGLING.

MOST OF MY CHILD HOOD FRIENDS THAT ARE DOING BETTER THAN ME KEEP THEIR DISTANCE. EVEN THOSE THAT TALENT AND SKILL WISE HAD TO BE BAILED OUT BY THEIR PARENTS

A LOT OF FRIENDS TRAVEL OUT AND STOP KEEPING IN REGULAR CONTACT WITH ME. EVEN THISE WE USED TO.BE 5&6 . EVEN THOSE WHO I HAD NEVER ASKED THEM FOR A PENNY WHILE IN NIGERIA . HARSH, PAINFUL BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS.


LIFE IS ALREADY HARD AND HARSH AND EXPENSIVE ALREADY. THERE IS. NO GLORY IN STRUGGLING.
NO NEED TO BRING CHILDREN WITHOUT A VERY EXTREMELY STRONG SAFETY NET INTO THIS WORLD
That is why people in the developed countries have less children, they are aware of this knowledge . EVEN DELIVERY, BABY FOOD, DRUGS, RENT, SCHOOL FEES ARE ALREADY EXPENSIVE

DONT BRING ANY CHILD TO.THIS WORLD TO SUFFER OR START STRUGGLING. THAT IS MY 5&6

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