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Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Lexusgs430: 10:46pm On May 30, 2021
KOVIC19COVID20:
Correct pipu abeg Mek we rest this TV matter. Please anyone get experience on this?




Nah bottle matter, dey pain pickin wey dey sell water....... grin
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Lexusgs430: 10:50pm On May 30, 2021
justwise:
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I doubt any retailer will do that, that is breach of personal data which is illegal


They used to, in the past..... Was it not a breach then...... cheesy


We have been updated about the repealing of that requirement........ smiley
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by justwise(m): 10:51pm On May 30, 2021
Lexusgs430:



They used to, in the past..... Was that not a breach then...... cheesy


We have been updated about the repealing of that requirement........ smiley


Not surprised
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by oluayebenz: 10:56pm On May 30, 2021
sgtponzihater1:


grin grin Yet Buhari and Fulani is Nigerians problem? I swear down If you move all Naija here, and move all whites back to Nigeria, Nigeria will start working, and this place will become a shit hole. The black man's has a fundamental problem. Our smartness is actually retrogressive.


Less than a month lol

Nigeria has no problem whatsoever but Nigerians hmmmmm, imagine avoiding to pay that cheap TV licence.

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Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Lexusgs430: 11:09pm On May 30, 2021
oluayebenz:


Less than a month lol

Nigeria has no problem whatsoever but Nigerians hmmmmm, imagine avoiding to pay that cheap TV licence.


Not all of us fit buy Benz........ wink

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Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by oluayebenz: 11:10pm On May 30, 2021
Lexusgs430:



Not all of us fit buy Benz........ wink

lipsrsealed lipsrsealed lipsrsealed
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Ilekokonit: 11:48pm On May 30, 2021
somez:
Greetings everyone on this noble platform, I do greatly want to thank everyone for the insight you all share On this forum.

Pls I have a situation and humbly seek your advice.

I am making plans to relocate with my family to the UK , but my worry is what tangible job will I be doing. Don't get it wrong pls... I can actually do any hustle to survive as long as its legit, but for how long?

I am a certified accountant but currently running an interior designing company. Humbly am not doing bad in the business . Even in my absence, the company can still be running well in Nigeria.
My wife is a nurse so getting a job from here won't be an issue. But no man wants to rely Completely on he's wife... No.

My problem is : 1) Can I run an Ict certification course here before leaving?

2) If yes, what ICT course do you think is viable in the UK?

3) IF I'm to work in the care home (for a start) can I undergo an NVQ level course here in Nigeria?

Sorry if my write up is lengthy. I just start and propel my career all over instead of being a liability in the UK.

Thanks

Try and master Java Programming or any other Top Programming Language before leaving Naija and if possible pass the certification exam before leaving Nigeria and half of your work problems is sorted before you leave Nigeria. In the interim before you get an ICT job you could try your hands at barbing (which you can learn before leaving Naija if you are artistic).

Care work job for a man is not something I as a man would do and i would rather drive a cab or work as a security guard instead. If you have a work permit, you can work as a delivery driver delivering food if you quickly pass the UK theory and practical driving licence tests.

But nothing beats getting an ICT job soon after you land in the UK (possible as long as you master a programming course preferably Java with certification exam passed before you leave Nigeria)

Its not easy for a married man relying on his wife as the bread winner in any country talk less of a strange country.

Also don't bring all your savings to the UK as you may need to dip into them from abroad if a job doesn't surface quickly n the UK and having that source of cash in Naija that you can call upon in times of shortage can be the difference between your wife continuing to respect you or seeing you as a loser and calling the cops to kick you out in the middle of the night so that she can claim single parent benefits (if she is entitled to such)

And btw don't waste your early months relying on getting an Accounting job as that field is oversubscribed in the UK with too many unqualified accountants getting a lot of the jobs based on job experience whilst there is a skills shortage of ICT staff especially Java and other top quality programming languages.

Best of luck

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Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Ilekokonit: 11:57pm On May 30, 2021
justwise:


I doubt any retailer will do that, that is breach of personal data which is illegal

By law, dealers must notify TV Licensing of sales of TV sets, DVD, video and digital video recorders, digital set-top boxes, PCs and laptops with TV cards and TV cards sold separately. TV Licensing will then contact people, where appropriate, to confirm whether they need to purchase a licence.

https://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/about/media-centre/news/as-online-tv-takes-off-NEWS8
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Ilekokonit: 12:13am On May 31, 2021
Ilekokonit:

By law, dealers must notify TV Licensing of sales of TV sets, DVD, video and digital video recorders, digital set-top boxes, PCs and laptops with TV cards and TV cards sold separately. TV Licensing will then contact people, where appropriate, to confirm whether they need to purchase a licence.

https://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/about/media-centre/news/as-online-tv-takes-off-NEWS8


KOVIC19COVID20:

That law was repealed in 2013. June 2013. Previously, retailers are mandated to report purchase of new TV. But from June 25, 2013, the law was repealed.

You are correct . I haven't bought a TV for a while.

The Wireless Telegraphy Act of 1967 (as amended) has been repealed, meaning that from 25 June 2013 onwards you no longer need to send us customer name and address details when you sell or rent out TV equipment. This also means your business no longer has to keep sales records to comply with the law on TV Licensing. If you don’t need these records for anything else you can destroy them from 25 June.

https://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/check-if-you-need-one/business-and-organisations/tv-dealers-aud18
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Ilekokonit: 12:48am On May 31, 2021
ademola0508:


Chief, I’m a certified aws solutions architect with two years hands-on experience.

I’m currently learning js before taking the aws developer exam.

What’s your advice chief.

Your hands on experience will stand you in good stead but if you can learn some Java programming too it will be VERY helpful. What ever you do, learn as much ICT skills before you leave Nigeria.

Job boards such as indeed.co.uk will show you what skills are in demand and tailor your learning accordingly. All in all its a hard graft here in the UK even for those with years of experience and whatever you do bring as much money as you can if you are not in the UK already as you don't want to depend financially on already stressed relatives friends who can throw you out onto the streets if they perceive that you are stressing them in any way.

The stress in the UK is not for the faint hearted and is UNRELENTING so prepare your mind to work harder than you've ever done in your life if you are to get a job and keeping the job is a different kettle of fish where office politics, subtle racism, etc may creep in if you are unlucky.

Best of luck but be prepared to work your socks off.

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Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Ilekokonit: 1:09am On May 31, 2021
elisinho:
Hello house, I need helpabout band 6 jobs i got one in Sunderland and the other in Cambridge, I need advise about which to choose considering every prospects from the two please.
treat as urgent please
help a newbie

Sunderland to me is a dead no mans land whilst Cambridge is at least well known for Cambridge University. If it was me, i would go with Cambridge.
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Ilekokonit: 1:40am On May 31, 2021
LagosismyHome:


I agree with the comments on Indians... they know how to hold children with a grip. They make them not ashamed to eat the food, Speak the language, wear their outfit but the ones that blows my mind...some even convince their kids to do arrange marriage. .. welldone to them. We have people that came barely 5 mins ago they say they cannot eat Eba or that ogbono soup is smelling

I met like 3 indians who are my mates , privately schooled here in the 90s. Their parents were not rich but hussled hard because they didn't play with education. However for us , the demand from sending money back home will not even let us rest . Although I think we naija are begining to realise say home troubles no dey finish so focus . Focus on your nuclear family here .....


My 2 kids went to private Nurseries in their younger days and throughout their nursery and school run pre / after school club times, i never once saw an Indian or Asian kid at those nurseries or after school clubs and this is because for the indians the only english the kids listen to is from their teachers at govt run compulsory schooling and once they get back from school english stops and their own language kicks in until the next school session.

They bring their grand mothers who most times can not speak nor understand a word of english to baby sit their kids and look after them after school meaning that their kids never lose their culture or language.

On top of this, the Indians for a large part do not watch English speaking TV as they only watch Indian language TV and news channels once they are in their homes and the UK has quite a lot of Indian TV channels they can choose from.

The divorce rate amongst Asians in the UK is very low compared to Africans and the reason is their strong holding onto their culture.

I had a friend whose wife told him on their way from church that he should remove the Sunny Ade music he was playing in the car as she did not want their sons English to be as bad as his own as she feels his English was worsened by his listening to Sunny Ade music. Compare and contrast this to the Indians holding on to their culture and who go to great lengths to pass it on to their children.

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Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Ilekokonit: 1:52am On May 31, 2021
TheGuyFromHR:


Indians too send money home, but unlike us, they tend to send money back home to pay for bringing more family over. wink

Very true.

I have a Bangladeshi colleague aged 29 who has borrowed £10,000 twice now to send to his Brothers in Bangladesh to process their USA emigration Visa and he is not expecting anything back from them as all he wants is for them to escape poverty.

He himself was brought to the UK aged 13 by his uncle and i remember when his dad died back home he flew to Bangladesh that night even though he didn't have a dime, his cousins paid for his ticket and when he bought a house, some of his cousins contributed towards his deposit and he will do the same for them when the time comes as according to him, it is their culture.

Compare this to Nigeria where a more well off family member will almost turn his or her own siblings to slaves and will expect them to worship him or her for the peanuts they get from him or her and they will forever be reminded how they were assisted by him or her and the richer a Nigerian is, the more heartless and wicked they become.

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Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Omoba75: 2:06am On May 31, 2021
What do you single guys in London do to socialise
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by LagosismyHome(f): 3:54am On May 31, 2021
TheGuyFromHR:


Indians too send money home, but unlike us, they tend to send money back home to pay for bringing more family over. wink

Funny but true... an Indian friend who was born in UK in the 70s told me how his father used to go to India yearly and bring at least one or two relatives, this happened in the 70s and 80s claiming they are his children. ..... back then no DNA test. He said Christmas day was always the best for that waka as there was hardly any staff at the airport..... I trust his father wasn't the only one doing this, maybe that why you see so many of them in the UK.

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Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by LagosismyHome(f): 4:01am On May 31, 2021
Ilekokonit:


My 2 kids went to private Nurseries in their younger days and throughout their nursery and school run pre / after school club times, i never once saw an Indian or Asian kid at those nurseries or after school clubs and this is because for the indians the only english the kids listen to is from their teachers at govt run compulsory schooling and once they get back from school english stops and their own language kicks in until the next school session.

They bring their grand mothers who most times can not speak nor understand a word of english to baby sit their kids and look after them after school meaning that their kids never lose their culture or language.

On top of this, the Indians for a large part do not watch English speaking TV as they only watch Indian language TV and news channels once they are in their homes and the UK has quite a lot of Indian TV channels they can choose from.

The divorce rate amongst Asians in the UK is very low compared to Africans and the reason is their strong holding onto their culture.

I had a friend whose wife told him on their way from church that he should remove the Sunny Ade music he was playing in the car as she did not want their sons English to be as bad as his own as she feels his English was worsened by his listening to Sunny Ade music. Compare and contrast this to the Indians holding on to their culture and who go to great lengths to pass it on to their children.

So true and they do a lot of generational living arrangement . Adult Children living with parents .

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Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by TheGuyFromHR: 4:19am On May 31, 2021
LagosismyHome:


Funny but true... an Indian friend who was born in UK in the 70s told me how his father used to go to India yearly and bring at least one or two relatives, this happened in the 70s and 80s claiming they are his children. ..... back then no DNA test. He said Christmas day was always the best for that waka as there was hardly any staff at the airport..... I trust his father wasn't the only one doing this, maybe that why you see so many of them in the UK.

Hilarious.

My father used to tell us a similar story - in the mid-70s he was in the UK studying, living in a small 2 bedroom flat with his small family of 2 children at the time (just I and my elder sister had come over with my parents from Nigeria, 2 of the younger ones were born here), and how his Indian neighbour once asked him what he was doing with all that space, and didn't he have any family to help with the children.
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by somez(m): 4:28am On May 31, 2021
Ooooh... Thank you so much! Very brilliant advice I must commend. I will commence training as swift as possible and see that I get certified.

Thanks
Ilekokonit:


Try and master Java Programming or any other Top Programming Language before leaving Naija and if possible pass the certification exam before leaving Nigeria and half of your work problems is sorted before you leave Nigeria. In the interim before you get an ICT job you could try your hands at barbing (which you can learn before leaving Naija if you are artistic).

Care work job for a man is not something I as a man would do and i would rather drive a cab or work as a security guard instead. If you have a work permit, you can work as a delivery driver delivering food if you quickly pass the UK theory and practical driving licence tests.

But nothing beats getting an ICT job soon after you land in the UK (possible as long as you master a programming course preferably Java with certification exam passed before you leave Nigeria)

Its not easy for a married man relying on his wife as the bread winner in any country talk less of a strange country.

Also don't bring all your savings to the UK as you may need to dip into them from abroad if a job doesn't surface quickly n the UK and having that source of cash in Naija that you can call upon in times of shortage can be the difference between your wife continuing to respect you or seeing you as a loser and calling the cops to kick you out in the middle of the night so that she can claim single parent benefits (if she is entitled to such)

And btw don't waste your early months relying on getting an Accounting job as that field is oversubscribed in the UK with too many unqualified accountants getting a lot of the jobs based on job experience whilst there is a skills shortage of ICT staff especially Java and other top quality programming languages.

Best of luck
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by TheGuyFromHR: 4:34am On May 31, 2021
Ilekokonit:


Very true.

I have a Bangladeshi colleague aged 29 who has borrowed £10,000 twice now to send to his Brothers in Bangladesh to process their USA emigration Visa and he is not expecting anything back from them as all he wants is for them to escape poverty.

He himself was brought to the UK aged 13 by his uncle and i remember when his dad died back home he flew to Bangladesh that night even though he didn't have a dime, his cousins paid for his ticket and when he bought a house, some of his cousins contributed towards his deposit and he will do the same for them when the time comes as according to him, it is their culture.

Compare this to Nigeria where a more well off family member will almost turn his or her own siblings to slaves and will expect them to worship him or her for the peanuts they get from him or her and they will forever be reminded how they were assisted by him or her and the richer a Nigerian is, the more heartless and wicked they become.

And the difference between us and them continues to widen after we've all finally gotten into this country.
If you apply for any sort of student/zero-hours job and get a message from someone surnamed Singh/Reddy/Patel acknowledging receipt of the application or inviting you for interview, just remove your mind from that position. 95% of the time you are being included as a filler and will either not get the job or will end up in a workplace with a 10:1 ratio of Indians to others. Africans rarely do this, Nigerians virtually never.

This is another reason why the coming influx of the estimated 1 - 3 million Hong Kong Chinese is going to be an interesting situation, because they too hang together and do their best to insert their people wherever they can, so going forward, they will take on the Indians and other south Asians for the mid-level positions, reaching down to as many lower level ones as they can, while we the Africans and those of African origin, unable to stand together as a community or even as groups of communities (my father used to tell us how there used to be conflict between the west Indians and Africans in London, and even between the west Indians themselves, with Jamaicans playing the "superiority" role Nigerians used to adopt towards other Africans before Buhari did his best for our country), will have some interesting lessons to learn.

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Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by sgtponzihater1(m): 4:48am On May 31, 2021
Omoba75:
What do you single guys in London do to socialise

Find woman, and plenty places to hang out.
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Regex: 5:45am On May 31, 2021
Ilekokonit:


Your hands on experience will stand you in good stead but if you can learn some Java programming too it will be VERY helpful. What ever you do, learn as much ICT skills before you leave Nigeria.

Job boards such as indeed.co.uk will show you what skills are in demand and tailor your learning accordingly. All in all its a hard graft here in the UK even for those with years of experience and whatever you do bring as much money as you can if you are not in the UK already as you don't want to depend financially on already stressed relatives friends who can throw you out onto the streets if they perceive that you are stressing them in any way.

The stress in the UK is not for the faint hearted and is UNRELENTING so prepare your mind to work harder than you've ever done in your life if you are to get a job and keeping the job is a different kettle of fish where office politics, subtle racism, etc may creep in if you are unlucky.

Best of luck but be prepared to work your socks off.

Bro everything you wrote here, I have experienced since I came into the UK. UK isn't for the faint hearted wished I had enough IT skills before I came. Well I'd say na lack of money and perspective in Nigeria that made me not take programming serious. The little I've been working, I'm able to save up money to buy some courses and tbh, I'll get there.

As for the bolded, to the guy whom you are advising, he should take it really serious cause these people sabi race against you without you even realising. They will give you jobs they'd never give a white man and you have no other option but to do it.

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Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by marylandcakes: 5:45am On May 31, 2021
justwise:
[/b]

I doubt any retailer will do that, that is breach of personal data which is illegal

Yes they do , as soon as you buy your first TV you will get a letter from the TV licensing.
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by marylandcakes: 5:50am On May 31, 2021
Lexusgs430:


You are very correct..... Small small, after this Diana scandal, they would fully scrap the license........ wink



That Bashir guy, ever since he did the Michael Jackson interview and twisted Michael’s words to further his career, I’ve never liked him. He deserves everything he gets.
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by justwise(m): 6:03am On May 31, 2021
marylandcakes:


Yes they do , as soon as you buy your first TV you will get a letter from the TV licensing.

Not anymore, bought tv 2months ago .
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by marylandcakes: 6:03am On May 31, 2021
Ilekokonit:


Very true.

I have a Bangladeshi colleague aged 29 who has borrowed £10,000 twice now to send to his Brothers in Bangladesh to process their USA emigration Visa and he is not expecting anything back from them as all he wants is for them to escape poverty.

He himself was brought to the UK aged 13 by his uncle and i remember when his dad died back home he flew to Bangladesh that night even though he didn't have a dime, his cousins paid for his ticket and when he bought a house, some of his cousins contributed towards his deposit and he will do the same for them when the time comes as according to him, it is their culture.

Compare this to Nigeria where a more well off family member will almost turn his or her own siblings to slaves and will expect them to worship him or her for the peanuts they get from him or her and they will forever be reminded how they were assisted by him or her and the richer a Nigerian is, the more heartless and wicked they become.

This can’t work in Nigeria because both sides of the equation are advantage takers. It also involves a lot of humility this is lacking in Nigeria in large doses. There is a false sense of entitlement to a relatives income without giving anything in return by lazy Nigerians that’s why this can’t work in the typical Nigeria set up. Maybe in the northern part where there is a bit of cooperation amongst themselves, less greed and humility but not in the south.

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Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by marylandcakes: 6:05am On May 31, 2021
justwise:


Not anymore, bought tv 2months ago .

I just realised that, everyday you learn. Got my first telly long ..long time ago
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by marylandcakes: 6:15am On May 31, 2021
somez:
Ooooh... Thank you so much! Very brilliant advice I must commend. I will commence training as swift as possible and see that I get certified.

Thanks

You did write that you are a certified Accountant. Don’t you want to further your accounting career? there are loads of accounting jobs and you can school and work at the same time. If you’re lucky you might get a firm who will pay for your exams.
What’s your certification?
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by somez(m): 6:35am On May 31, 2021
Yes but I stopped practice long ago and not sure about accounting practice in the UK. I am open to any advice my brother.

ICAN intermediate.

Peach tree accounting certified ( 2 time certified)

Quivkbooks accounting certified

Tally Erp certified
marylandcakes:


You did write that you are a certified Accountant. Don’t you want to further your accounting career? there are loads of accounting jobs and you can school and work at the same time. If you’re lucky you might get a firm who will pay for your exams.
What’s your certification?
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by id2019(m): 8:19am On May 31, 2021
Yes
Lexusgs430:



RGN.......
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Lexusgs430: 8:38am On May 31, 2021
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by LagosismyHome(f): 9:36am On May 31, 2021
marylandcakes:


This can’t work in Nigeria because both sides of the equation are advantage takers. It also involves a lot of humility this is lacking in Nigeria in large doses. There is a false sense of entitlement to a relatives income without giving anything in return by lazy Nigerians that’s why this can’t work in the typical Nigeria set up. Maybe in the northern part where there is a bit of cooperation amongst themselves, less greed and humility but not in the south.

It very sad to watch .... we are no longer our brother keeper or genuine love doesn't seem to exist

A lot of relationships are now "transactional " and based on what they can get receive receive receive without intending togive back .....The LEVEL of entitlement is something else that even those who want to help are put off.

Even something as simple as boy and girl relationships is now about what each other can gain and less about love or feelings. The spouse is now a bank/ money manager .

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