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Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by wonlasewonimi: 12:43am On Mar 23, 2021
erico2k2:

trip was Ok, nah the £210 dem force me pay dey pain me pass

Erico my guy, you could have used your curve card to pay the £210 and come home to reverse it by going back in time....one of the benefits of fintech and challenger banks cool cool grin

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Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by deept(m): 12:45am On Mar 23, 2021
Lexusgs430:


Franking stamp, A4 paper, printer laserjet ink + envelope = £2.40.......... grin

that is why i like amazon, if you want to return something you buy and the cost to return is more than the price they will ask you to keep.

HMRC no try they spend 2.40 to collect 1.08
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Lexusgs430: 12:47am On Mar 23, 2021
oscarwilde:


Una too play self.... make una serious na.... I’m coming in with three children and me know say no be beans. I need real help, make I no slack....


Your saving grace at the moment is, your wife is currently employed and has an accommodation..........

That lifts a massive pressure of your manhood....... When you arrive, get your BRP etc etc

Look around Hull, Hall all options available to you..... grin

Since una don born 3 already, whilst you dey house job hunting, no contemplate Number 4........ wink

NB : Depending on when you intend to arrive, if you can undertake a crash course in plumbing, barbing etc etc...... Would be to your advantage........ Abi banker no fit be plumber or barber etc etc ........ grin cheesy

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Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by wonlasewonimi: 12:47am On Mar 23, 2021
deept:


We chop those one for 30 years diversifying our portfolio. Did you hear about the fisherman in Rivers state that caught some fish worth millions od dollrs and he and his people used for pepper soup

diversify ko diversity and inclusion ni....the only way i can diversify is to go the route of smoked catfish....you know feeling when you suck the stew out of its head grin grin grin
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by wonlasewonimi: 12:50am On Mar 23, 2021
Lexusgs430:



Your saving grace at the moment is, your wife is currently employed and has an accommodation..........

That lifts a massive pressure of your manhood....... When you arrive, get your BRP etc etc

Look around Hull, Hall all options available to you..... grin

Since una don born 3 already, whilst you dey house job hunting, no contemplate Number 4........ wink

NB : Depending on when you intend to arrive, if you can undertake a crash course in plumbing, barbing etc etc...... Would be to your advantage........ [b]Abi banker no fit be plumber or barber [/b]etc etc ........ grin cheesy

or electrician - the money wey dey there na die.

as dem keji giwa don cast project management and BAs lol

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Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by oscarwilde: 12:50am On Mar 23, 2021
davide470:
Partially true, but there are exceptions.

When i wanted to open a bank account some years back, it was one Indian mama who was the Asst. Branch Head that helped me (maybe she was bored that day). The branch was a tiny Barclays branch with about 5/6 staff. She took her time and we had a long discussion on how she managed one of India's biggest bank branches back at home and when she moved to the UK, she got this which was way below her but she isn't complaining.

There is a way he will package his CV, convert every lead, funds he managed, daily forex transactions, profit he made from his branch to £ (with the Naira equivalent in bracket), and some banks would actually give him a shot, at a lower grade though.

Covid might be a limiting factor as per face-to-face but you never can tell!

As he is sending, he can also be using side eye to check out Amazon and the ever-recruiting care homes too..very important

Cc: oscarwilde

Thanks a lot bro...

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Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Lexusgs430: 12:52am On Mar 23, 2021
wonlasewonimi:


Erico my guy, you could have used your curve card to pay the £210 and come home to reverse it by going back in time....one of the benefits of fintech and challenger banks cool cool grin


Back in time or back in reverse, that £210 must still be paid............ kiss

We know Oga Erico2k2, does not do new generation banks, so is not aware of soro soke generation features........ cheesy grin
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by oscarwilde: 12:52am On Mar 23, 2021
Lexusgs430:



Your saving grace at the moment is, your wife is currently employed and has an accommodation..........

That lifts a massive pressure of your manhood....... When you arrive, get your BRP etc etc

Look around Hull, Hall all options available to you..... grin

Since una don born 3 already, whilst you dey house job hunting, no contemplate Number 4........ wink

NB : Depending on when you intend to arrive, if you can undertake a crash course in plumbing, barbing etc etc...... Would be to your advantage........ Abi banker no fit be plumber or barber etc etc ........ grin cheesy

Lol... I no mind at all, so far the cash comes in... does it mean I can’t just get a normal job even at a lower grade?
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by RalphJean: 12:53am On Mar 23, 2021
Lexusgs430:



Your saving grace at the moment is, your wife is currently employed and has an accommodation..........

That lifts a massive pressure of your manhood....... When you arrive, get your BRP etc etc

Look around Hull, Hall all options available to you..... grin

Since una don born 3 already, whilst you dey house job hunting, no contemplate Number 4........ wink

NB : Depending on when you intend to arrive, if you can undertake a crash course in plumbing, barbing etc etc...... Would be to your advantage........ Abi banker no fit be plumber or barber etc etc ........ grin cheesy


If you want testimony that vaccines work, and that IK COVID fatality has fallen hugely, just follow @ Lexusg430 .
In the ‘hay days’ of Corona virus, my guy will be so tired during /after work that he only visits Nairaland once in 12 days.
But now, as vaccine don dey work inside the population, my guy don get plenty time to dey talk about Manhood...

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Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by oscarwilde: 12:54am On Mar 23, 2021
wonlasewonimi:


or electrician - the money wey dey there na die.

as dem keji giwa don cast project management and BAs lol


I been wan take BA course with Digital Bananas self. Is it still worth it?
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by wonlasewonimi: 12:55am On Mar 23, 2021
Lexusgs430:



Back in time or back in reverse, that £210 must still be paid............ kiss

We know Oga Erico2k2, does not do new generation banks, so is not aware of soro soke generation features........ cheesy grin

why you come destroy my parol na...erico don dey google curve lol
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by wonlasewonimi: 12:56am On Mar 23, 2021
oscarwilde:


I been wan take BA course with Digital Bananas self. Is it still worth it?

You go chop banana you go yo...
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by oscarwilde: 12:57am On Mar 23, 2021
MichaelUde:


Lol.
No mind OgaHR, na him way. Na hire and fire them sabi, the same person wey congratulate you on your appointment in one letter go later regret to inform you say the appointment don waka.
But what he said na true o.
You're more likely to be working on your physical fitness with Amazon than otherwise when you first land here.

There is also a Step 5: Retrain for the NHS.
I'm a Tier 2 dependant as well, my madam na nurse, I worked in a bank too.
Pikins dey to feed, I dey work shift for supermarket. Just get something, anything doing so that you no go exhaust the money wey you use come from Naija and your madam go begin notice say gas bill dey high and wonder why that is so.

You loud gan... I hear you
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by oscarwilde: 12:58am On Mar 23, 2021
TheGuyFromHR:


Lol, comedians full here.
(HRM101 - Always do your best to get one of your subordinates to sign the bad news letters. You never know when Nigerians go begin do mass shootings American-style).

On a serious note, not to discourage you oscarwilde, but to give you a realistic view of the situation.
The retraining idea is a good one; I have a friend who is now a HCA.

Which areas do you suggest for me to retrain in?
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by DisGuy: 12:59am On Mar 23, 2021
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by oscarwilde: 1:00am On Mar 23, 2021
wonlasewonimi:


You said everything my lazy self couldnt type. I was thinking along the lines of the shitty pay involved.

TBH, to be a banker in naija is soul destroying and life wasting; I remember working in a department called funds transfer...all you do everyday is helping customers to transfer money from one account to the other.

I know the feeling. E be like say na bankers Japa pass
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by DisGuy: 1:01am On Mar 23, 2021
wonlasewonimi:


You go chop banana you go yo...

seriously? lol

all those testimonies use to enter my eyes back then when their ads were everywhere!
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Lexusgs430: 1:03am On Mar 23, 2021
RalphJean:



If you want testimony that vaccines work, and that IK COVID fatality has fallen hugely, just follow @ Lexusg430 .
In the ‘hay days’ of Corona virus, my guy will be so tired during /after work that he only visits Nairaland once in 12 days.
But now, as vaccine don dey work inside the population, my guy don get plenty time to dey talk about Manhood...


A God truly exists....... May God deliver us from those spying on our activities............. grin
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Lexusgs430: 1:05am On Mar 23, 2021
oscarwilde:


Lol... I no mind at all, so far the cash comes in... does it mean I can’t just get a normal job even at a lower grade?


Let's first ask...... How do you define ' normal jobs'....... cheesy

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Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Lexusgs430: 1:06am On Mar 23, 2021
oscarwilde:


I know the feeling. E be like say na bankers Japa pass


E be like say, nah you lucky pass........ In all this gbas gbos........ I hope you are jotting tins down........ grin
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by wonlasewonimi: 1:19am On Mar 23, 2021
DisGuy:


seriously? lol

all those testimonies use to enter my eyes back then when their ads were everywhere!

What they succeeded in doing was getting people off their natural daily bread on to this flight of fancy, now everyone is back to square one.
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by oyoolima: 3:03am On Mar 23, 2021
It is nice to see some lefties here as the average Nigerian is a Conservative.

I have loved the discussion about Shamima but no one has really mentioned that she was a minor when she left and had been groomed for years.

If someone sinks their hooks into a 12 or 13 year old,there are high chances that the child will fall for everything,hook ,line and sinker.Its the same way young boys are recruited into gangs at an age where a feeling of belonging is important. How about child soldiers who would shoot without a qualm,what of child suicide bombers? Recruiters try to "catch them young" because they know psychological bondage as a tool of control is very powerful.

I do not look at a 13 year old criminal the same way as a 40 year old one,and that's the reason why there are juvie facilities.

There will always be children who do bad things,children who will disgrace their parents no matter how hard they try.No one knows how it all went wrong.

Shamima engaged in an atrocious act which I condemn in all entirety but she is British,she was groomed on British soil and should be punished on British soil.

Let's Imagine for a second that she's unrepentant,why should Bangladesh accept someone who would pose a danger to them? You can't train someone badly and then push the problem to another person to handle.

There's a crazy right wing wave sweeping over the UK.
I believe this will hit a fevered pitch soon especially seeing the bile that's being fed to people by the very right wing media,Daily Fail,Telegraph,the Fox style GB news coming,the anti 'woke' crew .Funny that the same media is failing to hold the corruption government to account re the PPE scandal.

The precedence has been set though, even if your child lives in the UK and has grandkids,the grandkids can be stripped of citizenship because of their link to Nigeria or wherever.All the brethren that are building mansions and making investments in Naija are not foolish menn. As long as you're not of British descent,your children ,their children are inferior Brits and second hand citizens.

If you like let your English sound like Eliza's own,when they ask you where you're from and you say Romford but they ask where you're really from,they now have backing which is now lawful.

It's terrorism today, tomorrow what will it be?If your grand child refuses to take a vaccine, a good lawyer will say ; look, he's a danger to the public, with an intent to kill by corona. Home Office can now say he's Nigerian by descent, he's a threat to public safety, strip him of British citizenship. If you set a ball rolling,there could be far reaching consequences down the line.

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Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by LagosismyHome(f): 4:05am On Mar 23, 2021
wonlasewonimi:


What they succeeded in doing was getting people off their natural daily bread on to this flight of fancy, now everyone is back to square one.

Some saw good money during the fancy flight ... (better than what their natural bread would have given) that should count for something cheesy
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by TheGuyFromHR: 6:32am On Mar 23, 2021
oscarwilde:


Which areas do you suggest for me to retrain in?

1. Orienting yourself towards healthcare.
You can grab some cheap and quick certifications (NVQs) and start in at the lower levels, healthcare assistant, phlebotomist, etc.
Or depending on what you read in school and if you have the money to go back to school, there's nursing, physician associate, etc.

2. Or if you can skill yourself in IT-related pathways, all that coding and stuff.

In your shoes I would tweak my CV heavily and flesh out customer service experience (no matter how tenuous) and make those one of my targeted positions. The only upside of covid is the increase in positions that have now turned WFH.
Then look for a couple of certifications to anchor yourself. As you are in banking, think compliance and governance (all that KYC, AML stuff), tax law (don't do a masters o). These City people have so many dodgy clients, so they have to preach compliance loudly while they happily help them dishwash their money.

Then get some handwork if you can. Anything to get yourself outside on a daily. Even if you will be the designated babysitter/childcare specialist for a while, push them off to school and go and carry load in Tesco or something for a shift. Or babysit by day then go mail sorting or warehousing by night. Our Nigerian women dey try well well, tolerating our weird cultural practices and all that, but when you are the winner of bread you go show am.

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Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by hustla(m): 8:08am On Mar 23, 2021
oyoolima:
It is nice to see some lefties here as the average Nigerian is a Conservative.

I have loved the discussion about Shamima but no one has really mentioned that she was a minor when she left and had been groomed for years.

If someone sinks their hooks into a 12 or 13 year old,there are high chances that the child will fall for everything,hook ,line and sinker.Its the same way young boys are recruited into gangs at an age where a feeling of belonging is important. How about child soldiers who would shoot without a qualm,what of child suicide bombers? Recruiters try to "catch them young" because they know psychological bondage as a tool of control is very powerful.

I do not look at a 13 year old criminal the same way as a 40 year old one,and that's the reason why there are juvie facilities.

There will always be children who do bad things,children who will disgrace their parents no matter how hard they try.No one knows how it all went wrong.

Shamima engaged in an atrocious act which I condemn in all entirety but she is British,she was groomed on British soil and should be punished on British soil.

Let's Imagine for a second that she's unrepentant,why should Bangladesh accept someone who would pose a danger to them? You can't train someone badly and then push the problem to another person to handle.

There's a crazy right wing wave sweeping over the UK.
I believe this will hit a fevered pitch soon especially seeing the bile that's being fed to people by the very right wing media,Daily Fail,Telegraph,the Fox style GB news coming,the anti 'woke' crew .Funny that the same media is failing to hold the corruption government to account re the PPE scandal.

The precedence has been set though, even if your child lives in the UK and has grandkids,the grandkids can be stripped of citizenship because of their link to Nigeria or wherever.All the brethren that are building mansions and making investments in Naija are not foolish menn. As long as you're not of British descent,your children ,their children are inferior Brits and second hand citizens.

If you like let your English sound like Eliza's own,when they ask you where you're from and you say Romford but they ask where you're really from,they now have backing which is now lawful.

It's terrorism today, tomorrow what will it be?If your grand child refuses to take a vaccine, a good lawyer will say ; look, he's a danger to the public, with an intent to kill by corona. Home Office can now say he's Nigerian by descent, he's a threat to public safety, strip him of British citizenship. If you set a ball rolling,there could be far reaching consequences down the line.






First time commenting on this thread as i have been observing lowkey

I have one or two questions for you

If you have seen the video of Shemimas lawyer with Piers Morgan on Good Morning Britain or what's it called, you might understand me better

My question is -

If Shemima is allowed into the UK despite her being not remorseful and obviously radicalised, and she goes on to blow up a school with 3 of your kids in it, what will be your reaction?

What is the probability that she won't be used to orchestrate attacks while in the UK? What if that's the actual plan?

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Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by oscarwilde: 8:13am On Mar 23, 2021
TheGuyFromHR:


1. Orienting yourself towards healthcare.
You can grab some cheap and quick certifications (NVQs) and start in at the lower levels, healthcare assistant, phlebotomist, etc.
Or depending on what you read in school and if you have the money to go back to school, there's nursing, physician associate, etc.

2. Or if you can skill yourself in IT-related pathways, all that coding and stuff.

In your shoes I would tweak my CV heavily and flesh out customer service experience (no matter how tenuous) and make those one of my targeted positions. The only upside of covid is the increase in positions that have now turned WFH.
Then look for a couple of certifications to anchor yourself. As you are in banking, think compliance and governance (all that KYC, AML stuff), tax law (don't do a masters o). These City people have so many dodgy clients, so they have to preach compliance loudly while they happily help them dishwash their money.

Then get some handwork if you can. Anything to get yourself outside on a daily. Even if you will be the designated babysitter/childcare specialist for a while, push them off to school and go and carry load in Tesco or something for a shift. Or babysit by day then go mail sorting or warehousing by night. Our Nigerian women dey try well well, tolerating our weird cultural practices and all that, but when you are the winner of bread you go show am.




Thanks a lot bruv. Already I’ve done some care certifications my wife recommended. I have ICA(AML) certificate.
But I also just finished PRINCE2, was looking at CBAP and some other courses that’ll see me into PM/BA pathway. What do think about that?

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Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by oscarwilde: 8:16am On Mar 23, 2021
Lexusgs430:



E be like say, nah you lucky pass........ In all this gbas gbos........ I hope you are jotting tins down........ grin

I am oooh... I de jot wella... I no wan hear story that touch
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by wonlasewonimi: 9:19am On Mar 23, 2021
LagosismyHome:


Some saw good money during the fancy flight ... (better than what their natural bread would have given) that should count for something cheesy

You only make good money in contract roles if you do it continuously long term. A 6 month role is just there to mess up one's system cos you'd have spent the corporation tax and vat whilst looking for another role.
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by deept(m): 9:24am On Mar 23, 2021
oscarwilde:


Thanks a lot bruv. Already I’ve done some care certifications my wife recommended. I have ICA(AML) certificate.
But I also just finished PRINCE2, was looking at CBAP and some other courses that’ll see me into PM/BA pathway. What do think about that?

All way na way. There are people who have done these courses and gotten something and some that have gotten nothing. Not everybody will get the same results. If you want to become a pm/ba and the courses will help your cause then do them.
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by oyoolima: 9:34am On Mar 23, 2021
hustla:




First time commenting on this thread as i have been observing lowkey

I have one or two questions for you

If you have seen the video of Shemimas lawyer with Piers Morgan on Good Morning Britain or what's it called, you might understand me better

My question is -

If Shemima is allowed into the UK despite her being not remorseful and obviously radicalised, and she goes on to blow up a school with 3 of your kids in it, what will be your reaction?

What is the probability that she won't be used to orchestrate attacks while in the UK? What if that's the actual plan?


I would feel same way you would feel if anyone blows up a school that has your 3 kids in it smiley

Piers Morgan spews obnoxious filth unfortunately, so I cannot watch anything with him on.

Piers and his fellow outrage merchants have got you believing that her return to her homeland means she should automatically be on the streets dancing awilo.

Has anyone said she should be set free or she should not face the music for her crime?

Does justice not demand that she is tried in court abi you people don't trust your judiciary?

No one knows what their plan is but there are probably worse people than her inside UK prisons.Why should she not be there?

I have just said that she should be brought back to her homeland and tried here.Rendering her a Bangladeshi citizen just because she is Bangladeshi by descent has introduced a 2 tier citizenship and repercussions will follow down the line.

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Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by hustla(m): 9:42am On Mar 23, 2021
oyoolima:



I would feel same way you would feel if anyone blows up a school that has your 3 kids in it smiley

Piers Morgan spews obnoxious filth unfortunately, so I cannot watch anything with him on.

Piers and his fellow outrage merchants have got you believing that her return to her homeland means she should automatically be on the streets dancing awilo.

Has anyone said she should be set free or she should not face the music for her crime?

Does justice not demand that she is tried in court abi you people don't trust your judiciary?

No one knows what their plan is but there are probably worse people than her inside UK prisons.Why should she not be there?

I have just said that she should be brought back to her homeland and tried here.Rendering her a Bangladeshi citizen just because she is Bangladeshi by descent has introduced a 2 tier citizenship and repercussions will follow down the line.










That's the first time I'll agree with Piers Morgan on anything but OK

It is well o

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Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by RalphJean: 10:24am On Mar 23, 2021
oyoolima:



I would feel same way you would feel if anyone blows up a school that has your 3 kids in it smiley

Piers Morgan spews obnoxious filth unfortunately, so I cannot watch anything with him on.

Piers and his fellow outrage merchants have got you believing that her return to her homeland means she should automatically be on the streets dancing awilo.

Has anyone said she should be set free or she should not face the music for her crime?

Does justice not demand that she is tried in court abi you people don't trust your judiciary?

No one knows what their plan is but there are probably worse people than her inside UK prisons.Why should she not be there?

I have just said that she should be brought back to her homeland and tried here.Rendering her a Bangladeshi citizen just because she is Bangladeshi by descent has introduced a 2 tier citizenship and repercussions will follow down the line.










You don’t know more than the UK Supreme Court, or do you?

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