₦airaland Forum

Victosa:
Thanks for the update, when you first got to Sweden, how much did you spend on winter clothes and is autumn really cold? Do we need to get at least one jacket before we come.

Sure, get like two 'good' jackets before coming, depending when you arrive. If you are coming July August, then you may just have one jacket. I came in end of October, and it was getting cold already.

Some Jackets I bought (regular) was 149Kr and 24kr. But I spent 400kr in a secondhand shop to buy a jacket that didn't worth it. So, your budget for good jackets should be 300-600kr.

Here, there are second hand stores around. My advice: Before you walk into a second hand store, you may first visit mall of Scandinavia or any other store and look up things (H&M is where I buy my jackets, I now have their membership). Sometimes the second hand clothes are not cheap in comparison, may be better to get a new stuff. Some things are more affordable online.

Shopping in Stockholm.
When I arrived newly, my landlord, a Nigerian, took me to two African shops, I bought scumbia fish and Quaker Oats (tin). I was new and didn't pay much attention to the price then. Now I buy swedish oat meal packages in waterproof or paper bags.
But subsequently, I didn't know where those shops were. Then I would visit malls. The popular brands to me here are ICA (has different subs), COOP, City Cross, WIlly:s, Lidl, Pressbyran, 7-Eleven, and others. I repeat, 'popular to me'.

Pressbyran is almost in all train stations.
7-eleven is pretty strewn around (both 7-eleven and pressbyran are in Frecasti campus of SU).

The things to consider when shopping are: proximity, availability, price and variety.

Proximity. When you have emergency, the closest mall may be your best pick, irrespective of all other qualities. That is the reason you need to plan yourself. Ignorance may also confine you to a particular mall, no blames. I was shopping at COOP because it was closest to where I first lived and I had not discovered other big malls, and price sensitivity had not gotten hold of me.

Availability. This is in terms of the mall, timing and products. Pressbyran is about the most available when you are on transit (since they are almost in every train station), but they don't have as much goods as others, and I think they are quite expensive, except for their bannanas (they sell them in singles, and the more the cheaper). 7-eleven also sells bannanas like that. I buy 1L ice cream (vanilla flavour) only at Lidl for 14 kr abi 17kr, na only dem dey satisfy me for that one.

So, for me, out of all these, I settled for WIlly:s and Lidl only, even though I perceive Lidl to be the best (it's a German company). So,I first discovered WIlly:s, but it was far from me. Then I would branch to shop when I'm coming back from work because it was closer to my workplace than home. But if there was ever anything I needed while at home, I strolled to Coop to pick it.

When I discovered Lidl, I did a lot of comparisons and finally settled for Lidl, unless when i need to eat chocolate bar peanuts, or there's no Lidl shop around, then Willy:s. Willy:s membership will enable you enjoy further discounts (but you can't get this without a personnummer).

Lidl and WIlly:s close by 9pm in some locations, and 10pm in others.

African shop
I decided not to care about this anymore because items are just expensive there, I mean stuff you can get in other malls. The only thing that will take me to an African shop is to buy an African food not found elsewhere. Since I arrived sweden, I haven't had any need to visit an African shop. Garri would have been what would always take me there, but 'manna gryn' don substitute for everything eba here for me.

When you go to any shop to buy plastic drinks (like 1,5L sprite), the cost of the empty container is included separately, you can also go trade it when it empty, it costs 2kr.
It is normal for people to buy some stuff and just carry it in their hands and stroll back home. The reason is beause the bag wey dem go use package your stuff if you need (paper or nylon), na buy you go buy am. I dey put extra nylon bags for my backpack now, just incase e plenty pass the bag wey I carry for back. But once in a while, then you may have to buy a bag.

Some places would not take cash if you buy a thing, but these malls where I shop, they take cash as well. If you are in stockholm, reach me and I'll tell you how you can get a debit card quicker than you think.

make sure all your electrical appliances have two round pins (that is their standard here), if not, then you will need an adapter.

If you want to buy phone accessories and some electronics, then Elgigante comes to mind. Kjell & company also, but this people no dey take cash. I remember when I came in, my macbook has 3-pin charger plug. My classmate took me to Kjell to get one and I for no fit buy am if no be for my classmate- she had to pay with her card and then I gave her thecash. I never enter there again.

If you have issues with any appliance in the house, then Bauhus is the place to go, they sell anything there. I don tire.

Mba a na abara agu

Sometimes I think of why all these are happening to black people. What actually went wrong and where? Did God create all humans to be equal? Does this have to with the skin colour? It beats me. If you take a stroll to that community now you will see poverty. Their means of livelihood taken away and the people left to starve.

Communities should that have oil installations should 24/7 electricity provided by the 'sucking' companies. Every adult in the community should have access to decent housing, and should be paid minimum wage monthly, regardless of whether they work or not.

Now, when you look well, you may discover that some sort of intervention comes from the companies, but the traditional ruler and few men would have all diverted to their private accounts and once in a while release stipend to the villagers.

Someone once said that the devil is dark-skinned. The heart of Africans are 'desperately wicked'. They do to their kinsmen what they complain westerners do to them. Will African ever rise?

HeyHey:
The reduced fare is for students right?, and can my Naira card fund it. The app asked for Swish

Yes, for students.
I don't think your naira card can pay more than 20 usd.
I think you can use card.

What is her name and where did she elope from Port Harcourt?

HeyHey:
Thank you.

Can the SL card be gotten immediately and used that day?, or na queue too?,

Sure, just recharge it and boom!

same with the app. You can buy the ticket on the app and it will remain there until you activate it before it starts counting.

The ashewo part dey make me laff

boyfwend:
Sorry to bother y'all.
The only thing I know my dad does for me is to pay my school fees and he leaves me with no other choice again.
Let me clear y'all a lot about him.

The little work that I use to do here in the village, was to get small money for myself and the girl that I brought home. This man has been relying on me all this while to be bringing money for feeding and any household stuff.

I'm tired!!

Did I actually read well that you brought a girl home? Or was that a typo?
And do you mean your dad pays your school fees, up till your 300level?

Hello People, an update on transportation. I just came back from Greece and through Arlanda and can better describe how you leave the airport using the SL bus (the cheapest). As you are leaving, just ask where you get the busses (it is on terminal 4). When you get there, just walk out and look out for a bus booth. The signs will lead you there (local bus is what you look out for). If you are confused, just ask someone where to get the SL bus. Board the bus to Marsta where you ride the train to the city or any other part of stockholm.

The next thing I will pot is about shopping, my experience only.

Cheers people.

Nigeria, when will all these end? Chai! We are still far behind. This curse must end.

chatinent:
Why will anyone want to join Ukraine to fight Russia while you have bigger problems in Nigeria?

To solve their problem in nigeria.

Those saying they should have fought boko haram instead, don't you know fighting for Ukraine is more lucrative? If you die fighting boko haram, no be waste be that?

Well, they just closed to ris it in a foreign land, either you succeed or die trying. For naija, no hope for some people.
By the way, this is Russia's side of the story, they have also sustained heavy losses.

By the way, who likes what russia is doing? I just pray all these mindless kiilings stop.

hmn, didn't I hear that ESN killed and paraded 5 ebubeagu soldiers in Anambra state?

I doubt if mbaka wrote this. He releases videos. If you don't watch him make reference to this, or do it verbally, then it is probably fake

I thought you needed prayers or advice, I didn't know you'll be asking for money. That's not wise, you'll see it as 'free' and waste it.
If you need clothes and shoe to start work, borrow shoe and clothes from your peers.

As for the mess you put yourself into, when you are truly ready to get out of it, then you get yourself out of it.

40k was more than enough to start a job, and perhaps pay some out of your debts.

lifestyle1:
I Never said there's any agreement between us or any contract.

Please read my post again.

I didn't explicitly say so too, but your post suggested you have some sort of agreement with the person.

I had mentioned how you need monthly tickets to move around Stockholm at a much cheaper fee. If you live very close to school, you can walk to school, or get a bicycle to move around, or if you own a car. In that case, since you don't need to move around daily using the public transport, you may not need the monthly card but pay-as-you.

If you need to use the train and bus, then let's go.
The major company handling the public transport system in Stockholm is called SL (logo shown on the green card). There are two main plastic cards you need, the blue and the green (first image). The blue card is cheaper (the green has some privileges I don't really need as a student).

There are two ways to recharge your card:
1. Go to the train station and ask the desk officer (someone is there 24/7 ) to recharge your card accordingly, you can pay cash here. You hand him/her your card and he loads it using the small device beside him and hands you your card. You are good to go.

2 The second means is you doing it yourself using the SL app (can be downloaded from play store). You can buy the discounted ticket (make sure you have downloaded your Student's ID on your phone, incase if ticket control comes checking for tickets in the train). Once they flash their device on your card or the QR code on your phone screen, the next thing they will ask is your student ID (it has to be the one on the student ID app (STUK.CO)).

To enter the bus, you place your card (the blue on the blue surface marked 1 in the 2nd image and the green card or the QR code generated from your phone on the glass screen with green borders marked 2 in the pix). If you are using your debit card to PAYG, then place it on the same surface you use the green card and QR code from your phone.

At the train station, you do the same to automatically open the little gate for passage. Once you are inside the train station, you don't need to use your card anymore until you exit at any station. When exiting, the door opens automatically without using any card (na commot you dey commot).

You should also download the map that shows the entire train routes in Stockholm (3rd image) from play store, it is called 'stockholm metro map'). The only routes not there are the trams (the trains inside the cities and inner ciities, eg, tvabanna and Roslagsbanan). This will show you which train to enter and how to go from.where to where.

Finally, you need to download an app 'sthlm travelling' . This tells you the details of combination of trains and buses (including the train and bus numbers) to take from one address in stockholm to another address. This is a very useful tool.

I don tire, later if I remember any other thing I go add, have lots to do.

The next thing I want to drop here is transport within Stockholm

lifestyle1:
There's a reason I'm asking here. He may be relunctant to give me all the information I need.

But if I have all the information I need, I will know what's possible and what's not when I approach him.

Thank you for your input.

Why would he be reluctant when you have an agreement to go and work with him? He is, like someone has told you, in the best position to advise you because he knows the details of your contract with him.

He seems to be the best of the lot. But for me, if I will cost my vote, it is for Peter Obi

eazzzy1:
I didn’t say that. I don’t know how but I interpreted this post to be why do men get mad when a woman cheat, hence my response. Cheating isn’t good on both sides. Betrayal is betrayal regardless of the gender of the cheat.

I like that. Betrayal is betrayal

Qinglong:
Seems some women think men are entitled to cheat as well.

I was on a bus the other day, and I heard a woman complaining to the driver about her young friend leaving a rich young man because he simply cheated on her. According to the angry lady, her friend was foolish to do so because all men are naturally cheats and are inclined towards doing so cause it's apparently an inherent trait of ours.

Funny enough, the married bus driver did not attempt to argue with her.

I wrote about my experience with female colleagues. Our society has made many women to believe that. But I 100% certain it's not all women that think that way.

Highman56:
Becos we run things

That is changing my friend

baretalk:
A woman that does that is a LovePeddler.

An the man is called what? Just ashewo?

eazzzy1:
The reason why men get hurt from cheating is one word betrayal.

Interesting. You a man cheating is not betrayal to his partner?

Jman06:
Traditionally, men are expected to provide for the family and we all agree with that. Same tradition also permits men to marry more than one wife and also have concubines. Modern women want to pick the former and jettison the later.

That's not possible!

Hmn, that tradition. Things change when it is no longer fashionable.

Godoverevery:
There absolutely nothing you can do about so far men still pay bride price.

Over there in Europe a man doesn't need to pay bride price and the bride family don't give list

Here in Africa do you no what men go through and have to pay for before getting a wife.....is that equity

The employer decides how he wants things to an employee....if the employee isn't ok with the term he/she can resign......hope you understand

Lol. So na buy you buy her? Ok na. But taking a decision to 'buy' is translated to mean you love her enough to go for the 'purchase'. And if you love her, then you don't have to hurt her.

Pierohandsome:
it means you didn't understand everything explained.

Until a religion starts teaching polyandry and it is acceptable ,then we can talk. But for now,no religion promotes that,infact it is only Christianity that forgives .in other religions, If a woman is caught with another man,they will stone her to death. This grandstanding you are putting up is baseless and doesn't shift the reality of what I am telling you.

If a woman you know wants to test the severity of this abomination you are promoting, let her commit adultery, then you will understand the brutal consequences she will face ,even if her husband is a Chronic womanizer,that will not count on that day.


The society including her fellow women will curse and mock her,if it is in Kano, or other society not Christians, they will stone her to death and burn her to ashes,maybe by then,you will understand better

The point I am making also is that not all religions are known to all people. And, in some other climes, the woman will cheat and apologise if necessary, or indicate a desire to quit the marriage, but it is never the man's exclusive right to cheat.

I tell you, things are changing in Nigeria. Women are cheating now without the risk of any stone in some circles. I am not encouraging women to cheat, but I am calling out men to stop cheating, there are consequences too, heavy ones.

Pierohandsome:
you say culture and tradition. Culture and tradition is derived from religeous reference books.

No religion in the world that permits a woman having 2 partners ,forget perverts trying hard to scuttle morality. That gays and homosexuality is legal in some countries doesn't make it acceptable. Infact, Christianity is the only religion that promotes monogamy,even at that,it is still debatable,not everyone is a Christian. Other religions permits polygamy . In other religions men don't cheat because they see it as normal

Please,let us stop comparing men and women.women aren't given that right,it is for men only.

A man can have multiple partners but still love his wife, he won't trade his wife for any other woman except a bad wife. But the moment a woman starts cheating,the man is finished. Once a woman starts cheating,her love and affection has died for her husband, that is evil on his door,throw that woman out or you are gone within a short time

@thebolded, you may wanna add 'known to you'. Religious beliefs are formed everyday, some may start teaching that. If one really loves his wife, knowing cheating or having another partner aside her definitely makes her jealous and feel bad, then he shouldn't do it. No man can love two women with an undivided heart. If the man must cheat, then he shouldn't feel bad when the woman flirts and cheats, after all, nothing commot from the thing, it is still there for him after she has cheated. Na draw be that.