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uzeed:
[/color]I am a star, a big star,

OK. Never heard of you though. How big is your big?

uzeed:
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Do you want to be a super star like me?

This sounds like a line you've used for 'toasting' purposes.

Gosh, haven't been around these parts in a while (no, it wasn't a Seun-imposed absence). Really good to know our thread is still going. Igbo mma mma nu o!

You can say that again.

Fi mi le jare. Ma she kin begi fun eh lati aro kutu kutu!

You don dey post large graphics again abi? You no dey hear word. I'm not starting another thread for you oh. I'm a busy man!

TayoD:
@Nutter,

Of course. I will do better next time to understand[b] that I need not use technical terms with you [/b] and some others when making a contribution on nairaland. I just need to assume that I am talking to my 5 year old niece and make my statements as simple as possible becaue I wouldn't expect some reasoning on your part. But then, even after making an explanation of the same statement, you still blurted out such words.

In any case, now that you've rightly acknowledge that you know nothing about the trade relations of African countries and the U.S., why are you then condemning the U.S. as regards unfair trade?

  Now you are making yourself look ridiculous. All this could have been avoided if you had shown a little more humility. Now you are attacking me because I pointed out that you were mistaken. Just keep pushing, will you. We'll soon make this very ugly.

*I didn't know 'scarcity' was a technical term.

*I'm a proud holder of an Economics degree - 2.1 for that matter. Don't think for a moment that you can come here using economics as shelter. I will remain on hand to reveal your many inadequacies.

*Choose your next words carefully. You have been warned.

waka!!!

Oooh. I think say fear no dey catch you before. If na me you go dey open eye.

You are now in agreement that your statement 'could have been better worded'. No more fire and brimstone. You no see yourself now? Tut, tut, tut.

Obua,

If you can get a source for the video that'd be great. Thanks.

lol

@TayoD,

TayoD:
@Nutter,

Please try to read a person's posts in context before you just arrive at conclusions that best suits your predispositions. Here is my stament in full with regards to scarcity of garri in naija:

But you also fail to state here that every goods and foodstuff coming into the U.S. from African countries are exempted from tarrifs at the U.S. Ports. This was done to stimulate more trade and to encourage African Enterpreneurs. But the down side of this which the Nigerian government has failed to tackle, is the fact that many would rather send their garri to the U.S. and get paid (though some will like us to believe that the U.S. gets them for free), than to make the produce available in Naija for less. This means garri is now scarcer in naija and more expensive than it should be. Cassava growers will like to export them to China and the rest of Asia than to sell them in the local markets for less. This action has led to more food insecurity in that country.

I would expect you to tackle the issue I raised and to prove my conslusions wrong by a superior argument, but instead you just want to lay hold of a word that clearly means another thing in the context I have used it.

Why don't you say anything about the tarrif-free trade that the U.S. grants African Enterpreneurs? A simple law of economics tells you that excess supply of a good will translate to lower prices and scarcity of that same good will mean higher prices. So if the cost of garri is going up in naija doesn't that relate to scarcity and not excess? Please tell us.

Afam said he has some business interest in the U.S. Perhaps he also trades in foodstufss. Maybe you can get some education from him in this regard.

This is what I was worried you would do. Attempt a continuation of your justification by throwing digs. I read your statement and then went back to search for a fit by way of context. I found none. The portion of your text which is in bold was particularly scrutinised by me. I wonder why it is that you still do not see anything wrong. Just to prove my point, I’ll draw your attention to a particular sentence: “This means garri is now scarcer in naija and more expensive than it should be”. Does this sentence by you not immediately draw a distinction between scarcity as we know it, and affordability? Why are you now telling us they are the same in order to bolster your end of the argument? Perhaps you can explain that.

*If they were used to represent the same thing, your sentence would/should have read: “or more expensive. . . .” not “and more expensive. . . .”

*Stop being so defensive. What I said was not said in malice but for you to take corrective measures. If you think otherwise, then that’s fine. Your sentence speaks for itself. Maybe you should fully understand the import of your statements before you share them on a public forum.

*As regards your advice that I get an education from Afam on the intricacies of foodstuff trade, perhaps I shall (whether it's his area of expertise or not). After all, ‘man must wack’. 

*In reference to your question about if you are the one not communicating clearly enough, I believe, given your above remark, that we can all say 'YES' without fear of contradiction.

Before rushing to clink wineglasses, I think we should focus concern on the outcome of this process – as in who is actually going to jail and for how long? The Tafa Balogun matter left a very bitter taste in my mouth and has done its bit to reinforce my cynicism. We are still very far from ‘Uhuru’!

TayoD:
Please compare that to the cost of garri and other food items and tell me if it is still not scarce. Scarcity in the sense I used it does not mean unavailable, it only means unaffordable.

Please, stop redefining words to suit your stance. ‘Scarcity’ does not mean ‘Unaffordable’. When an error in your submission is pointed out, accept it, make adjustments, and move on. It’s ‘justifications’ like you have attempted that cause arguments to carry on endlessly without any discernable purpose.