Nairaland General › Re: What Are Those Corrupt Habits That Nigerians Have Accepted As Normal? by neonly: 4:47pm On Oct 17, 2023 |
Madam selling and buy currencies |
Computers › Re: Gadget Lovers!!!! by neonly: 9:55pm On Oct 08, 2023 |
Pls cam get me this Sony battery bps 42 any one pls Attach below is d picture |
Crime › Re: Force PRO, Olumuyiwa Adejobi: I Have Never Accepted Bribe In My Career by neonly: 9:01am On Sep 26, 2023 |
Frank mba is the one if the best police man I have ever seen sha |
Travel › Re: UK: 10 Things You Will Miss About Nigeria When You JAPA by neonly: 10:21pm On Sep 20, 2023 |
uche87: There is no gain without pain in life. We must sacrifice something for whatever gain we make. Remember the concerted efforts made by the late pop legend, Michael Jackson, just to be able to shop in a mall in disguise. Inasmuch as relocating to the UK is a life-defining move and experience, it entails leaving behind some vital aspects of your life for better economic opportunities and a higher standard of living. These aspects will always be missed. Let's recount the interesting aspects of the Nigerian life below:
(1) Food:
You can easily get Nigerian delicacies in some cities in the UK, but that local flavour is always missing. I feel it needs the hands of the rugged women within the crude environment to get it right. For example, which Amala in the world can replace the famous Amala Skye in Ibadan?
(2) Social life:
The social life in the UK is either poor or strange to Africans. People in London are stepping it up with events but other cities are still lagging behind. Even when you organise social gatherings and send out invites, most people ignore them and pick shifts instead. This is unlike Lagos where people easily 'turn up'. Remember what singer Banky W said about social life in Lagos, "Ain't no party like the Lagos party"
(3) Women: Nigerian women are easily accessible as long as you have the money. You can easily see what Lagos socialite and other celebrities are doing with the dream women of people. Even when you are broke and you are organised as a man, you might still have your way. In contrast, the relationship market is different in the UK. It is a very conservative setting that abhors strangers. Ephemeral factors like skin colour, accent, ethnic background and visa status play key roles in who dates you.
(4) Work-life balance:
If you believe the hustle in Lagos is real, then you haven't seen the one in the UK. With the cost of living rising, I have seen people working 24 hours to make extra bucks. I once met a 48-year-old man who confided in me that he had been working 24 hours for 3 straight days. Most immigrants who set unrealistic targets for themselves end up living to work.
(5) Friendliness:
Nigerians are culturally friendly, especially if you are someone of high repute. Even when you are a nobody and you dress well, people easily get attracted to you. These people try to socialise with you. The UK will unconsciously teach you the differences of the terms; colleagues, friends and acquaintances. Most people only relate with themselves either on a professional or strictly needs basis.
(6) Church: Sunday mornings are lovely in Nigeria. People wear elegant dresses and head to church. The praise and worship session lightens your mood. It is always a moment of expression of joy. But in the UK, the roads are mostly deserted on Sunday mornings. This is because most people are nursing hangovers from the escapades on Saturday. In fact, you will doubt if the Britons actually introduced Christianity to Nigeria via Henry Townsend in 1842.
(7) Friends/Naija vibes: It is easier to get people together in Nigeria than in the UK. In Nigeria, most people do 9-5 jobs and the weekends are sacred. Over here in the UK, every day seems the same. When you are free, your friend or neighbour is fully engaged. When you are on a day shift, he might be on a night shift. With Nigerians back home 'billing' the ones in the diaspora more than Ikeja Electric, people work throughout the week to send something home.
( Weather: Nigeria has one of the best atmospheric conditions in the world. The weather is moderate and with technological devices, you can create your own comfort. In the UK, the weather is so cold and unpredictable. Most times, your sense of fashion goes out of the window. You just want to avoid being sickened by the cold, by wearing big jackets. These jackets make you look like Ninja Turtles. The weather remains more unstable than the mood of a woman seeing her period.
(9) Family Support: When you start having kids in the UK, you will value family support. It is mostly unavailable. Even when your family is here, most of them will be engaged because time is too valuable. In Nigeria, your parents, grandparents, aunties, uncles and other family members will always be available to support you. All you have to do is to grease their palms, no matter how faint the oil is. At all at all na imm bad pass.
(10) Christmas and other festivities: The Christmas Day vibe in Nigeria is second to none. People cook the best meals and share them in the neighbourhood. Visitors show up at your place for memorable times. In the UK, it is a bank holiday and some workplaces that can't afford to close, lure people to work with double pay. A greedy Nigerian will take the money and postpone the celebration for the following year. At the end of the year, all your memories might hover around depressing moments at work if care isn't taken.
Osahon George Osayimwen is a Journalist and a Psychologist. He writes from the UK. You forgot to add Cheap electronic in alaba |
Politics › Re: Pictures Of President Tinunbu At The UN General Assembly by neonly: 8:43am On Sep 20, 2023 |
Rayban25: Photoshoot presidiot.
If you remove his cap you'll see cocaine hidden on his head  Kai kai kai |
Family › Re: Help, I'm Not Emotionally Attached To My Mother, Siblings And Extended Family by neonly: 5:00pm On Sep 18, 2023 |
MisterBanny: I have learnt a lot in life due my tragic experiences. Each time I see my mother's calls, my blood pressure would jump up instantly cos it's either she wants to tell me about the death of a relative in the village or complain about money. She always complains yet has the latest Wrappers. She can never give u her money. The day I got the biggest shock of my life was during my clearance in sch before NYSC. I needed transport fare to travel to sch like 3k. I was stranded. I don't ask her for any sort of monetary help cos I know she wouldn't give. But that day I asked her for help, and in her usual characteristic, she claimed not to have, she didn't even know that I had checked her phone and saw a balance of 13k. I was so sad and wondered why a mother would do this to her son. I thought people say a mother can do anything for her child, then why is my own case different? Up till today, I never told her that I knew she had money in her account. Pls tell her had d same experience with my late dad It was He died dat some issues became clear to me Naso my own wife be towards are children even when am still not dead what wound happen if am not around She a foolish woman and I owe YOU no apologies |
Family › Re: Help, I'm Not Emotionally Attached To My Mother, Siblings And Extended Family by neonly: 4:52pm On Sep 18, 2023 |
MisterBanny: Thanks for this piece. God bless you Don't thank him pls some women are not deserve to called mother Follow your instincts whatever you think is best do it you have no know to answer to You are self made man walk with your head high Good luck |
Romance › Re: Ugandan Businessman Marries Seven Wives Same Day (photos) by neonly: 7:52am On Sep 12, 2023 |
Dogalmighty17: Is there an epidemic of ugliness in Uganda? 7 wives and non is beautiful? Guy fire a Uganda babe ehh u will never remain d same again der pussy get different texture thick like bush meat and they are very flexible.  |
Romance › Re: My Father Has Married Another Woman (pictures) by neonly: 9:19am On Sep 07, 2023 |
At least you papa made a right choice by not settling down for d   Dat is d way it is |
Politics › Re: What Time Is The PEPT Judgement? by neonly: 9:01am On Sep 06, 2023 |
Am in d court room already it start by 10am Ignore strolls |
Family › Re: My Fiancee Doesn't Want To Court Marriage (registry) by neonly: 5:22pm On Sep 03, 2023 |
Baful me as persin dey look for wahala for himself Persin say I no want court things u dey knack yur head for ground Guy continue dey fire dey go just make sure belle no come in |
Politics › Re: Perish Idea Of Military Government, Its Return To Anarchy – Rufai Oseni Warns by neonly: 8:48am On Sep 03, 2023 |
Rufail abi what d name sef No difference in military gov and Nigeria democratic gov Go to oworoshoku houses were burnt because of der selfish interest Media house are controled Dss will kick yur door down once you talk Etc I don't support d military gov because person dat has not seen has not seen them But dis civilian gov is not working for us honestly |
Sports › Re: Who Remembered This Lie? India 99-1 Nigeria. by neonly: 9:09am On Sep 02, 2023 |
OP yur topic should be why do Indian don't play football |
Family › Re: Why Do Men Treat White Women Better Than Black Women? by neonly: 8:22am On Aug 27, 2023 |
cenaman: White ladies are assert while black ladies espacially naija babes are liability They are coming for your head |
Car Talk › Re: How Do I Get A Police To Arrest A criminal In Oladipo ? by neonly: 6:30pm On Aug 24, 2023 |
U made a very big mistake you should have come to Lagos yourself to select yur compressor yurself D plumbing and sucking was for you to check properly because most of dis compressor are foreign used U should have just opt for a new one Hope u know compressor have life span |
Romance › Re: How Is The High Rate Of Pregnant Girls At Your Area by neonly: 2:28pm On Aug 24, 2023 |
Kingosytex: Yeah! Living a chaste life is termed old fashioned now. A girl who choose not to fornicate is ridiculed and shamed, tagged all sorts of names while the whores are being celebrated. The moral decadence is hitting its apex coupled with the fact that there is hunger in the area. I was in Monrovia, Liberia some 3 weeks ago and what I saw made me realize that Nigeria is still sane  Liberia na capital of HIV naw pls don't compare |
Family › Re: When Your Wife Loves Sex And Always Craves For More by neonly: 6:03pm On Aug 21, 2023 |
tee59: straight to early grave Who told you Abeg shift |
Education › Re: Stop Sending Your Children For Holiday Lessons by neonly: 5:57pm On Aug 21, 2023 |
SIXTEENTH: Seriously the things are getting out of hand, why did the white called it Holidays then? I had a discussion with my wife recently concerning such extra summer class lessons My own boys have been cruising der bike learning new stunt though one of them had an accident with his hand but he OK now Holiday should be holiday that another way of schools exploiting parent To all of them saying holiday lesson is good well GOOD LUCK |
Family › Re: What Do We Really Need Polygamy For? by neonly: 5:29pm On Aug 16, 2023 |
OP pls wait till you marry them come back and repeat the question |
Romance › Re: Many Relationships Are A Mistake, It Shouldn't Have Started In The First Place, by neonly: 5:25pm On Aug 16, 2023 |
Dem don wound OP Pele |
Business › Re: South Africa Opens Women's Only Bar - No Men Allowed! (PICS) by neonly: 9:42am On Aug 14, 2023 |
Starzo: Same you that was saying most of the Nigerian women in SA look like she-boons a few months back, now same you is coming to say you don't see Nigerian women in SA
lie go kill you U guys dey listen to d ajegunle guy forming SA. |
Business › Re: South Africa Opens Women's Only Bar - No Men Allowed! (PICS) by neonly: 9:42am On Aug 14, 2023 |
Starzo: Same you that was saying most of the Nigerian women in SA look like she-boons a few months back, now same you is coming to say you don't see Nigerian women in SA
lie go kill you U guys dey listen to d ajegunle guy forming SA |
Romance › Re: She Wants Me To Apologize All The Time by neonly: 2:34pm On Aug 13, 2023 |
donbachi: So she'll cheat on you and ask you to apologize OP na small pikin abeg leave am with his cross body go soon tell am when she stab him and still want him to apologize |
Family › Re: Tired Of My Child’s Dad by neonly: 2:28pm On Aug 13, 2023 |
fyzaila: What are sill doing with him? Force him to marry you or what? You made the mistake of cohabiting with him without marriage already. And with that he and his has no regard for you.
Pack up your things, take your kid and move far away from him and start your life afresh. This time around be more disciplined and don't allow any man ride you for free like this one. In as much as I sympathize with d OP but der is always two side of d coin And what makes you think the child belong to d mother alone as if the child is a sculpture made by d woman alone That yur comment is very irritating After all d woman is the only visitor in d house why should she steal a man property with his concert that she should go with d child if that what best for d child |
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Agriculture › Re: Hard Plastic Crusher by neonly: 1:44pm On Aug 11, 2023 |
Cost pls |
Politics › Re: DSTV Banned In Malawi by neonly: 6:55pm On Aug 10, 2023 |
USELESS DSTV they called me yesterday offering some stupid offer little do they know guy man don port enter Netflix and other downloading site can even remember when I do sub last with der old films |
Christianity Etc › Re: The Signs Of The End Time Biblical Interpretations by neonly: 4:45pm On Aug 10, 2023 |
OP Nigeria has now is worst than HELL be guided pls More over religion is to bring us under control Hope you heard of aliens dat have found here on earth dis is game changer against religion I even heard dat human are not originally from earth that they were brought by aliens Reason how come is only human dat needs something to cover der body to generate heat to stay alive so d whole issue abt religion is questionable |
Romance › Re: Please Where Can I Find Good Grade Okrika Bedsheets In Lagos by neonly: 12:16pm On Aug 10, 2023 |
Go oshodi arena market |
Health › Re: Body Of Man Who Jumped Into Lekki-ikoyi Link Bridge Water Recovered by neonly: 12:10pm On Aug 10, 2023 |
D country hard but der is always hope Guys just keep enduring it will be alright Suicide is never the answer honestly |
Romance › Re: Here's How Women Gradually Exploit You Without You Even Knowing by neonly: 11:14pm On Aug 08, 2023 |
True talk I can bet my balls you been a victim before |
Nairaland General › Re: Electricity Distribution Company Staff Invade Lagos Community by neonly: 10:43am On Aug 07, 2023 |
Same thing happened in oworishoki in Lagos for d past 3 weeks now they not have power And you say dis country is not lawless Everybody flexing der muscle |