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Hi,

First, i won't tell you to go to God or Pray. I will be very factual with you. This is very common and in most cases it's not that the Man doesn't love you but the thing is not just there. It's not the best situation to be in. Yes you are not happy, have you studied him to see if he is happy in the relationship? A lot of guys just hang around for the sake of marriage, kids or (what will people say) while i'm of the opinion that you guys should talk things over and if things don't change, then move on. It's difficult initially but you guys will get over it. For all you know, he might be depressed and you are unhappy as well so talk about it and think about each other's happiness and health.

May you have the wisdom, knowledge and understanding to deal with this issue.

Agimor:
When was this video shooted?

This sentence shows the magnitude of Nigeria's problem.

Shymm3x:
You have to pay a lot of taxes in the UK, depending on ya wages and tax bracket cos the UK is much more organised/civilised than America and the government provides a lot of things like free health care - unlike the US where you have to get ya own health insurance.

I honestly don't know much about the Engineering field in the UK - apart from Civil Engineering. And if you're a civil Engineer, it's very lucrative.

I got to work late and I blame you

donem:
Madam you correct, would have loved to be there, but unfortunately can't.

Wish Mumc HBD in advance and successful celebration.

Lobatan where in Manchester?

OnReflection:
It is Kile leyi nso, geddit?
Lay off my home base, end off!

What homebase?

ttmacoy:
People heading to work at that time in London are usually those doing odd menial jobs like early morning office cleaning and are more often than not illegal immigrants.

I don't think it's educational to generalise or speculate. some people have to prep the rail track before people like you wake up and what's wrong with menial jobs? It puts food on the table, supports dreams. I've met a cleaner that now owns his own cleaning company and earns more than an AGM in Nigeria. I've met a security guard that is now a security consultant for an oil company in Scotland. You see, that exactly is the difference... No matter what job you choose to do, there is always a route to progress. Now Tell me what can a cleaner ve in Nigeria?

Lizabeth25:
True! Buh that doesn't mean we have to kill ourselves in other to achieve our aims!


If somebody start heading to work by 4.30am in some parts of Nigeria, (Lagos precisely) we will say he/she is trying to beat Traffic! Buh abroad nkan? The place people are clamoring for!

What's their reason for heading to work by that time

Their reason for going to work is they have a system that supports you 24 /7 and these system must be maintained by hard working people on a rota basis. They have a purpose and business justification for every job created so it's not a case of a yoruba graduate working in a bank and having to work long hours for no justified reason. I'm not arguing ooo just supporting my view.

Lizabeth25:
I HAVE! My passport is stamped!
I don't need to live abroad before I make it in life.
You people should stop killing yourselves all in d name of abroad!

True, you don't need to travel anywhere before making it. making it is subjective though and dreams are different. For some, the dream is to have millions, build a house and buy a car gbam. However for others, they want to explore, compete on a Global front, push the boundaries.
It all depends on perspective. Whatever we do, we should make sure it's legit.

Anglovel:
You can succeed Here in Nigeria if u are Patient,Diligent,Honest,Focused,Frugal, CONTENTED,PRAYERFUL!!!
The Land is Greener Here in Nigeria trust me!

I wish your statement was constantly true, I will be the first to jump back but I'm afraid it's not. The system doesn't support gradual legit progress. The Man no Man Culture might hamper your plans. The system might also cripple you. All that said, the opportunities are there in Nigeria as well and nothing compares to the sun.

OnReflection:
It is best that you draw a line in the sand with your anti-Peckham rhetoric, by concentrating on other matters, before you draw even more inbound fire.

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Kileleyinso?

Shymm3x:
Anyway, I sincerely apologise for the initial back and forth. It just irks me when folks use Peckham for all kinds of negativity when most don't even know how rich the London Borough of Southwark is. SE1 is just like the City of London and all the monumental landmark bridges over the Thames River that represent London connect Southwark.

I hear that. That's why folks need to stop generalising about Nigerians in the UK cos there are tons of Nigerian professionals making ridiculous money daily. Even a lot of young Nigerians are making it big and it's silly to use the achievement of an average immigrant (which is where majority of immigrants in any country will always fall) to judge everyone. However, I still don't think it's wise to live in those ultra expensive high rise flats in Canary Wharf - when you can use the money for a bigger and better house. Driving around there is also expensive due to congestion charge. Don't even get me started about parking. Ditto the stress of going to an underground parking lot to pick ya car every morning - when you can easily come out of ya detached house and drive off. They're just making the Asians who own majority of the real estate in that area richer.

Apology Accepted.

Shymm3x:
Lol.

So, you in live in the shytehole called Purfleet where there are no shops apart from McColl's? That's a big residential barrack and a dead place. Chafford Hundred is far better. And despite how shitty Grays is - it's miles ahead of Purfleet. I can't live in that place.

Nah, Canary Wharf is too expensive for anyone working a 9-5 job (even for top executives). Why would you pay that much for a small flat, when you can easily buy a big house somewhere and commute? Most of the folks who live in Canary Wharf are foreigners: Chinese, Americans, Russians, Canadians et al.

I don't mean this in a rude way. But don't underestimate what our guys are earning. Being a top executive is just a name if the top executive needs you to make his show work, then you name your price. But I'm still praying to get to that level. For someone that lives in different places in one year I think it makes economic sense to live in not so expensive places.

Shymm3x:
Lmao...you sound like a villager from Nigeria. You live in Essex-London where houses and rent are extremely cheap, yet you had to feel funky and start throwing shades at places where houses prices (for smaller houses) and rent are twice what you pay, no?

Respect the home town - you can't afford to live there, unless you want to spend all ya wages on rent. You and I know that for a fact. So stop faking the funk. I live around Rainham axis - catch me if you can.

hahahah just when I put my pistol down lol..... I better pull it back up lol so we both stay in a relatively cheaper but better place. I board in Purfleet second to the last carriage (quiet area) 8:07. I have friends that work and live in Canary Wharf hence why I'm adamant that legit Nigerians can afford to live there easy.

Shymm3x:
Cool. But you lot need to leave the place alone and stop using it as the poster child for all kinds of negativity by destroying the image of the place. A lot of folks are connected to the place, the same way you're connected to where you're from - and the same way certain negativity that are half-truths would irk you, is the same it'll irk them.

Yes, Peckham used to be notorious for a lot of things but since time immemorial - Dulwich and other parts of Southwark have always been some of the nicest areas in London. Heck, Southwark used to be part of Westminster and Southwark still connects Tower Bridge, London Bridge, Blackfriars Bridge, Southwark Bridge, and Millennium Bridge - and one of the biggest tourist havens in the UK. So why destroy the image of the place? The overwhelming majority of the folks in the Borough aren't even black - and Nigerians make up a very small fraction.

In recent years, Peckham has changed tremendously like other notorious places in London. The place deserves some respect. People pay through their noses to live there and it has never been a cheap place to live. And they also deserve some respect.

Now this is communication. I'm proud of you. you gave us more information here and we get how you feel about Peckham. Kudos to everyone living in Peckham, we respect them.

Shymm3x:
I'm not trying to prove anything - your post was just idiotic. Why throw the tons of hardworking Nigerian professionals who live in Peckham and South East London under the bus - just to make a vacuous point, when the other places you cited aren't even residential areas?

Heck, there are more professionals working in the City, living in Peckham and South East London than any other place in London - due to proximity and how easy it's to commute from there. Hence the rent and house prices in those areas are higher than what the real estate value should be.

I'd wager that the only reason why you don't live there is cos the rent is too high for you, hence you moved to London-Essex like everyone else. Just say that next time and stop talking nonsense. And yes, I get defensive about Peckham cos it seems that's the only place you lot know and it's always about using the place for all kinds of nonsense talk. Is Peckham the only place in London? Even the article the OP posted couldn't help it and had to throw Peckham in North London. Leave Peckham alone.

Anyway, since you C2C route - how do know who's Nigerian and who isn't in Fenchurch St.? And how many black folks do you even see there, to know that Nigerians are doing fine in Fenchurch St.?

I thought you knew for a fact that I was in a village in Nigeria but now you think I live in Essex omg. You my friend are unbelievable. Anyways where do you take your C2C from so I can crown you miss Peckham....

Shymm3x:
You're a gift that keeps on giving.

So when you take a trip there and you see just any black person out of about 500 hundred people who aren't black, you'd know the person is Nigerian and boom, Nigerians are doing fine in London, no? Can you see how utterly dumb you sound?

Also, why did you cite Peckham and South East London? What point are you trying to prove when a lot of the folks who work in Bank, Fenchurch, and Canary Wharf live in Peckham and South East London?

south East is the first stop for most Nigerians. Peckham is like ojuelegba.

Shymm3x:
I'm not trying to prove anything - your post was just idiotic. Why throw the tons of hardworking Nigerian professionals who live in Peckham and South East London under the bus - just to make a vacuous point, when the other places you cited aren't even residential areas?

Heck, there are more professionals working in the City, living in Peckham and South East London than any other place in London - due to proximity and how easy it's to commute from there. Hence the rent and house prices in those areas are higher than what the real estate value should be.

I'd wager that the only reason why you don't live there is cos the rent is too high for you, hence you moved to London-Essex like everyone else. Just say that next time and stop talking nonsense. And yes, I get defensive about Peckham cos it seems that's the only place you lot know and it's always about using the place for all kinds of nonsense talk. Is Peckham the only place in London? Even the article the OP posted couldn't help it and had to throw Peckham in North London. Leave Peckham alone.

Anyway, since you C2C route - how do know who's Nigerian and who isn't in Fenchurch St.? And how many black folks do you even see there, to know that Nigerians are doing fine in Fenchurch St.?

If you're crossed about the Peckham issue,there are better ways of countering what you disagree with without being rude. I have been to Peckham a few times in the past for foodstuff and yes there might be a good people there but everyone knows Peckham has a negative reputation. Simples.

ogaju007:
Good write up and I must say, you're indeed right however the story is one sided as it doesn't reflect ordinary people that left Nigeria for the UK and have worked their way up.I think your story is based on people residing in a particular part of London. Need I say, there are other places in London other than Peckham or South East in general.

We have a lot of successful stories of ordinary people doing good and I think it's good to get a balance of the 2.

Wherever you are, remember it's not the place that makes you, it's what you make of the place. The opportunities here are endless and if you have papers and you choose to work in a supermarket then that's another story. some people have never been stopped by the police in the over 10 years that they've been here.

Just like anywhere in the world including Naija, you need to hustle your way up (Legitimately).

Next time you're in London, take a little trip to Canary wharf, Bank, Fenchurch and you will be proud of your Nigerian brothers and sisters.

Shymm3x this is for you. Re-Read the bold part. Though I assume it might take time to disseminate but try. Like I said no need to try so hard to prove you live in UK. My statement was to let the OP know although we have people struggling, we also have people doing relatively well.

Shymm3x:
Shut up - you googled Bank, Fenchurch St., and Canary Wharf. If not, you would know that those aren't residential areas - that's the City of London.

No one working a 9-5 job would even live in Canary Wharf - and if you've been there, you'd know that most of the people living there are foreigners. And the Nigerians who live there are mostly fraudsters and those who looted naija's money. Stop googling shiit.

lol I'm having so much fun. ok I googled canary wharf has residential part and if you can't comprehend what people write, don't be myopic to make it shallow.

Shymm3x:
Obtuse illiterate, I'm from Peckham but I don't even live there. However, I do know tons of Nigerian professionals live there and all over South East London due to how easy it's to commute to the city and proximity. You're just to stupid to see that and you had to cite places where no one lives, to make a vacuous point. I doubt you've ever been to the UK...you lot just chat shyte and pass the same crap to other people, thus making a vicious cycle of stupidity and folks talking about things they know nothing about. You bummy scrounger.

When did people start living in Bank and Fenchurch St.? And would you even be able to know who's Nigerian and who isn't, when most people you would see are those going to work, and you would hardly see black people in those areas? Can you see how utterly dumb you sound now, you incorrigible git?

Let me see what you would say next cos I go through Fenchurch St. to work every morning via the C2C route.

why are you trying so hard to prove you live in UK? That's so low. You also write like the low class of London. I wonder what you do? Words like git, shyte are not nice. Omg ok what's the matter? Ok you win. You own UK. You take the C2C by the way I also change over to DLR at Limehouse. If you read my initial message without being defensive about Peckham, you will see you're getting worked up for nothing.

adaxxy:
you are so so on point I dont reside there but a go on vacation, I've been to many places ,Chingford, Purfleet, Dagenham, westhm,Brighton, Birmingham, Wolverhampton,Manchester, Bromley ,Shepherds bush,Hammersmith ,Liverpool Dalston, homerton,camberwell, Peckham Rye, Hackney down,Pembury,nurbury so many that I can't remember seven Sisters, Manor House, tooting bec,Brixton ,high street kessington,you see when you've been to these places you find out that there's no place you won't find niger but the local brits lives outside London and they live large .

You better be careful before Shymm3x says you're googling names lol. Please would you live in Peckham?

Shymm3x:
You're an idiot. I'm from Peckham, and South East London. If you're not an illiterate villager - you'd know that Peckham is part of Southwark council. Southwark extends all the way to SE1 that borders both the City of London (where Bank is) and Tower Hamlets (where both Docklands and Canary Wharf are located) - and Dulwich (a nice area) is also part of Southwark. And some of the priciest real estate in the UK are in SE1. You wouldn't know that, would you?

South East London is massive and there are loads of nice areas there...so why post nonsense and cite places where people don't live? I know for a fact that you have never been to the UK and you're one of those stupid Nigerians who hear silly stories and spam them everywhere as the truth, you vacuous pleb. Just shut ya gob. I don't know why you lot will never leave Peckham alone and find a next place for ya fables, myths, legends, for fvck sake.

You sound frustrated. Is everything ok? Do you need help? Is something not going according to plan? Speculation is for illiterates you know? Has your benefit been stopped? If you need a helping hand let us know. We are all Nigerians and willing to help. You sound like you just got to Uk and it's shacking you. Or things didn't go as planned? No shame in staying in Peckham but good lord knows the likes of you lot that live there.

masterp204:
There's a saying " people perish for lack of understanding or knowledge".
That's what you get when You board a plane from Nigeria and land your ass in London.
What happened to Manchester, Newcastle and other cities ?

You nailed it. Living outside gives you a better saving margin than living in London and thanks for mentioning (legally). The truth is most people have been at the point the OP mentioned but have moves on from that. People have done cleaning, supermarkets, security,care etc before moving on. The most important thing is having a plan and direction you're working towards then you can always move up the ladder. It's not easy but it's possible.

masterp204:
There's a saying " people perish for lack of understanding or knowledge".
That's what you get when You board a plane from Nigeria and land your ass in London.
What happened to Manchester, Newcastle and other cities ?
I've been to the uk and am talking from experience.
I've met so many Nigerians who summoned courage to leave London and settle in other cities in the uk and are making more money while paying very little for rent .
I stayed in Sunderland And visited friends in Newcastle and Bradford. These guys (students)do part time jobs , pay their tuition fees and accommodation themselves and still send money home while some folks work their ass off and end up spending their money alone on rents in London.
If you want to make it in the UK please stay away from London. It has been messed up my ur fellow country men that's why the police stops and ask you for documents . They don't try that shit* anywhere in the uk except London.
Also, living in the uk as an illegal immigrant is something you wouldn't want to do because you won't be able to do anything with your life.
As for the taxi matter, I and a friend paid £50 from heathrow to our hotel the last time I visited there. And who says that guy can't make £300 (90,000 naira) everyday. FYI , he owns the car. So while some ppl rant about staying in naija and drinking garri just like I read earlier when you havent traveled and seen things first hand is absolutely your choice, because it's a case of "who no go, no know". You don't judge by the posts & comments you read here. Do your research. Lastly, You'll enjoy your stay in diaspora if you live there legally.
My 2 cents.

You nailed it. Living outside gives you a better saving margin than living in London.

Shymm3x:
There are actually high end flats in Canary Wharf (not in the proper complex where all the companies are but part of Canary Wharf) where people live. And majority of Nigerian folks living there are fraudsters, or those who looted naija's money. Nigerians who work in Canary Wharf and earn legit money don't live there. Even the white folks who work in Canary Wharf don't live there - most of them live outside London.

No one asked you to live in Peckham and I doubt you can afford to live there anyway. But stop talking about what you know nothing about.

About Nigerians in Bank and Fenchurch St. - bwahahahahaha. You mean they have converted all the offices there into residential buildings, no? Stop googling crap.

Each one to his own opinion. Your debate style shows your thought process. I repeat the OP should visit those places and realise not every Nigerian is a supermarket or Peckham class. The opportunities are there for anyone that sees it. If you actually live in UK, you are a proof that you can take an animal out of the bush but most times can never take the bush out of the animal. There is a difference between discussion and argument.

Shymm3x:
You lot just chat shyte - Peckham and South East London have produced more successful black folks in the UK than anywhere else. And a lot of them still live there, albeit the better areas and towards London-Kent. And around London-Essex as well.

And who lives in Bank and Fenchurch St, apart from work? You sound clueless as well. Also, most of the Nigerians who live in Canary Wharf are fraudsters. Just discuss the topic and stop throwing names of places you don't know around.

Hello, no need to be rude. At no point did I mention that people live in canary wharf. Read my statement again and by the way Nigerians live in Canary Wharf that are not fraudulent. Peckham might have produced 1 or 2 great minds however, it's still a place I personally wouldn't think of residing.

Good write up and I must say, you're indeed right however the story is one sided as it doesn't reflect ordinary people that left Nigeria for the UK and have worked their way up.I think your story is based on people residing in a particular part of London. Need I say, there are other places in London other than Peckham or South East in general.

We have a lot of successful stories of ordinary people doing good and I think it's good to get a balance of the 2.

Wherever you are, remember it's not the place that makes you, it's what you make of the place. The opportunities here are endless and if you have papers and you choose to work in a supermarket then that's another story. some people have never been stopped by the police in the over 10 years that they've been here.

Just like anywhere in the world including Naija, you need to hustle your way up (Legitimately).

Next time you're in London, take a little trip to Canary wharf, Bank, Fenchurch and you will be proud of your Nigerian brothers and sisters.

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Really spot on pictures.

Osama10:
At the end of the day everything is vanity.

This is a poor minded comment.

Typical of Nigerians... If something looks odd, then na witch, wizard or spiritual... WWhy not just type on google "Types of Bats" or "Species of Bats"... That is the simplest research you can do but no... its a witch... You guys ehn i just tire.