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Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by Shakitibob0: 2:23pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
mk3jax:Are the services quality? I am in search of a hospital that offers quality services in Lagos. |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by HEAVEN4444: 2:24pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
Jaqenhghar:that portion of the lucky people is just too negligible to even consider lol. oh you are still there ? hehe. Yeah we are all built different as in me i dont see stability there. there all i see is prison. in chicago i still owe thousnds of dollars in parking tickets and in england one time i bought a car, the same day i bought the car i had not had time to buy road tax on the car, i parked it on the street hoping the next day i will go and do the road tax. oh boy when i wake up the car had been clamped. they left there number for me to call. i called they said i parked my car on the street without road tax. they said i have 2 days to pay it or they will come and tow the car and crush it in their depot if it is a car older than 10 years. to release the clamp from my car i paid 200 pounds ( 140,000 naira ). whats my point ? i see prison there. everything is so regimented. there are no freedoms. BUT TO EACH HIS OWN. i feel more free in naija. i remember in chiccago i used to get 50 dollar tickets almost everyday. cameras everywhere. just doing a right turn when the red light is on while it is legal but you must first stop before doing the right turn. if you do not stop and you do the right turn ? thats 50 dollar tickets. so they have all kinds of tickets for minor technicalities like that. at any single month i am in traffic court fighting over 20 tickets. there is no freedom in these western countries. in naija i dont have to deal with these types of restrictions and prison like conditions 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by Shakitibob0: 2:27pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
HEAVEN4444:This is it...You nailed it bro 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by FreeIgboho: 2:31pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
GoldCircle: Bolded Neatly summarizes it. Everything else is bladadash |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by descarado: 2:39pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
Klass99:My husband has been drumming it in my ears that he will retire at 50. I recently started thinking that way. Honestly, it makes sense. Cos it will make you start saving and investing. 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by HEAVEN4444: 2:42pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
Zenithheights:right ? lmao. its all these misinformation that make people risk their lives through libya desert thinking they are running to heaven. then when they see the reality, depression sets in |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by FreeIgboho: 2:45pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
InTheCloudySky: Gbam!!! @bolded! This is a pet peeve of mine! But they all say it including people abroad. You'd start even thinking to yourself it could be correct! 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by erico2k2(m): 2:46pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
Jaqenhghar:ALL i CAN SAY IS THIS, YOU SHOULD BE YOUR NUMBER ONE FAN! |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by Jaqenhghar: 2:54pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
HEAVEN4444: LMAO! I'm telling you na small be that. It's even worse in countries like Germany. I agree life is too structured. I personally don't believe life is meant to be that structured and you can see it all around you with the rise of all these antifa, Social justice warriors, rights on everything.... One day they will wake up and make eating meat illegal and na that time I go pack come back home. No time for BS |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by HEAVEN4444: 2:56pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
Jaqenhghar: totally agree with you too. i dont think life is meant to be that structured and robotic. |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by bilulu(m): 2:58pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
GoldCircle:I'll prefer to return to Nigeria if Nigeria is just like Ghana, a lot of things scares me here. Also I miss the Nigerian lifestyle, Canada is so boring forget all the hype. Canada is so overhyped mhen.... |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by FreeIgboho: 3:04pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
seunny4lif: An old person will NEVER be homeless in America except by choice. A "capitalist" country that pays you just for being old! 1 Like |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by akinola98: 3:04pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
Itzlinda: That’s a lot of money to save in a year in that system even most doctors working there can’t save that despite being frugal |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by neyoohhh: 3:13pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
HEAVEN4444: Software testers, project managers, business analysts are also killing it . Abroad is all about investing early whether you are rich or middle class . Get that good credit for leverage and be extremely frugal. With consistency you'll wake up one day and realise how far you come. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by Pegi23(f): 3:16pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
It is like i am late.. booking back seat tho..I will comment soon . |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by Adamsking(m): 3:33pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
mk3jax: If you have any job opportunities I am interested |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by musicwriter(m): 4:06pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
I salute you all who live overseas for your courage because I cannot do that. Even if you pay me to live in the US or Europe, I'll never do that. And that's not because I have money but because I understand what it means to live there. Unless you have a lot of money overseas, you'll never be as happy as an average person in the street of Africa. For me..... it's about being happy. And for anybody nursing the idea of returning home, I'll say again as someone said earlier, whatever you do wait until Buhari leaves office, otherwise you'll certainly regret returning to Nigeria. The current people in government have no business being in governance. This government is so inept that they're courting the former president, Goodluck Jonathan (whom they accused of ineptitude) to join their political party so that they'll give him the presidential ticket in the coming 2023 election. Before you return, note that price of goods are changing everyday. Within the last two months, the price of cooking gas has gone from N1,000 to N1,500 to N2,000 and still changing. Nobody knows the price next month. This year alone, the Naira has fluctuated from N390/$ to N410/$ to N430/$ to N450/$ to N470/$ to N480/$ to N500/$ to N520/$ to N440/$ and now N550/$. Nobody knows the price tomorrow or even this evening. Another advise I have for you all is never wait to return home before jumping into a business. Never jump into a business you know nothing about just because you have money, unless it's a little money for experimentation, a kind of trial and if everything goes fine, then invest. On that note, I'll advise you to begin from where you're. Right where you live, you can already begin trying out stuffs to see how it would pan out. Example; someone in the US or UK contacted my junior brother to make him a website for admission into universities over there. It seems he's working with universities over there to channel his prospects to them at a fee. This is just one idea and there are many similar things you can engage in while you're still there. I think the easiest side hustle anyone can engage is find a problem people back home would more likely pay for to get done where you're. If anybody is interested in setting up such side hustle and you have $1,000 to invest, I'll bring a business idea that would make money. Note: I am not interested in your money, rather I want to see whether I can help. Also my phones and laptop are being monitored by the CIA, MI6 and their dumb African slave agents for the type of articles I write on my blog cause they believe I am revealing too much that they want kept secret for their continued exploitation of African people. If you enroll in my PREDATORLOGY course, the type of idea I'll give you would be one to legitimately exploit white people. But the problem is that it's big business that we can't afford. 5 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by tourphland(m): 4:11pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
bilulu: Come Lagos now… Lagos no boring 2 Likes |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by buJu234: 4:20pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
life is so interesting oo.. while a lot of people are fasting, praying, and queueing the embassies for visas needed to relocate.. others planning to return.. na waooo 4 Likes |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by FreeIgboho: 4:47pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
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Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by engrelvis(m): 4:48pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
HEAVEN4444:lol...exactly.I was born in early seventies (72) .l started travelling in d nineties. Listen d main difference is in their organise n logical way doing things,d beauty n of course their currencies( in terms of conversion). Forget what u c on TV a typical white is a fu.. King racist.I can never stay there parmanently.My first daughter is in sch in Uk.My second son will soon follow.if dey decides to stay after everything dats their problem. Boredom there is killing.l luv my freedom .Lastly everybody dey carry difference grace. I making it there doesn't mean u will.l know a lot of Nigerians who v wasted their youthful lives over there.To come home na wahala.My civil practice v been financially rewarding. So back to yr question do I regret always coming to dis disorganize n unpredictable society? D answer is absolutely no.ln d issue of elderly pray u v money at ur old age n dnt v bad children. 2 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by FreeIgboho: 4:49pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
mmsen: RodgersAkpafu: Exactly my ass. People run away for all sorts of reasons - wanted for crime, debt, taxes owed, student loans, want to practice things like pedophilia and other vices, etc 3 Likes |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by bilulu(m): 4:49pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
tourphland:worse place to live on earth.... If at all, Abuja will be the place. I no fit die for traffic abeg |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by Klass99(f): 4:57pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by seunny4lif(m): 5:10pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
I swear The last time I posted pictures on my Facebook was 2017. I have never post any pictures since then. It’s was when my brothers move to Europe and The USA, they understand what I have been talking about since 2011 Nigeria is not a home again because even the billionaire and all the politicians all have houses abroad Jaqenhghar: 2 Likes |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by HEAVEN4444: 5:21pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
engrelvis:i am in total agreement with everything you have written. abroad boredom is something else. its not the place for a nigerian. and the lack of freedom is stifling. every small thing you need to collect license for it lmaooo. to catch fish inside waterr you need a license. to sell on the street you need a hawking license. to hunt bushmeat you need a license. and these licenses are not always easy to get and they can be expensive and you can be rejected. ( by the way i do not eat bushmeat, i was just making a point about hunting licenses lmao ) 2 Likes |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by engrelvis(m): 5:43pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
HEAVEN4444:lol..u forgot car parking ticket.My brother by d time u calculate every utilities bill na small remain for salary. What do u do next? Na to dey break yr waist for over time. Night will b like day.l have a friend dat practically drive truck thruout d nights.To sleep at night na wahala.D truth is d exchange rate dt is making western world so attractive now.When my wife came to join me on one of my numerous trips she ran back home because of boredom n everybody minding their business. Is only on Sunday services she normally meet people..lol 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by RodgersAkpafu: 5:48pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
FreeIgboho:The concept of leaving your country of birth and not wanting to go back there is still a foreign concept difficult to grasp for most negros.... So I understand your predicament 1 Like |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by engrelvis(m): 5:53pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
My advice no mata how long u v stay overseas try build n invest in yr country. D pendulum can swing anytime( we pray nt ).There is a thin line BTW poverty n richness over there. I rest my case 2 Likes |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by 360command: 5:57pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
Lamanii22:nothing much.. one day you will board a plane and you will see it as normal except you want to act like you a big girl. The western countries is good. You can survive, no matter your status but you will see some challenges as people might see you as African which is usually negative. Even when you find love, that western man can insight things relating to your "Africaness" which can be negative but it might be a joke. At work, it is the Same. They will make fun of your Africa but if you are well knowledge about history, geography and people, you can say things to make them feel down if they try to laugh at you. For example: some Hispanics friends make fun about Africans and Africa. I sat one of them down when he made the biggest mistake by acknowledging he was of Spanish descent. I stood up in front of the crowd and said"why do Mexicans like to acknowledge they are of Spanish blood but you condemn your root"? Why is it that I hear things like "Mexican white", "moreno", "caramel" "tan" "brown " etc.. it means you all are not proud of your skin colour.. You want to cover your skin with long sleeves in the sun so you don't turn black but in truth, you have the black in you but you want to act white.. I said, you need to decolonize your mindset so that the world can begin to respect you. I said more which I cannot write here but the white Americans, black Americans were shocked knowing I spoke the truth and they all laughed at the Mexican Americans.. Living in the west is cool and it has its challenges but you must talk smart, act smart so that they do not talk bad about you .. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by HEAVEN4444: 6:13pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
engrelvis:boredom wan wound Hanty hehehe my brother if you dey UK to watch TV wey you buy with your own money nko ? you must pay TV license to watch your own TV inside your own house oooo hehe. This oyinbo people are crazy. very soon then go charge for oxygen |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by engrelvis(m): 6:23pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
Lol..whenever I hear people say dey r citizen of US n most countries I laugh.DAT same citizenship passport ur holding check it very well yr real country name is beneath it |
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