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Re: Experience My First Racism In U. K From Someone Who I Thought Was My Friend. by africandollar: 8:03pm On Feb 20, 2022
OP, first and foremost this your English get as e be but I guess you are still typing out of annoyance.

Now let me tell you this, most white guys are innately racist against the black skin, they were not born this way but they did grow up so no thanks to the propaganda being spread to them by their parents, peers and media. They don't like you no matter how friendly they try to behave towards you...just know this and know peace! I too studied for my Masters degree in Scotland and their racism always shows when they are drunk, if you want to know the truth hidden in the heart of a man then give him strong drink and you would be surprised at what he spues out!

As for Harry, you would have to forgive him as it's not totally his fault 'cos a leopard would always find it hard to change it's skin but you can always learn to dine with him with a long spoon i.e. always watch your back when you're with him. British people especially have a way of laughing with you while mocking you behind your back. To keep fighting with him would only make you miss out on opportunities where he could be of help since you are living in his country.

Take heart dear, your dreams are valid and don't let any white trash make you think lesser of yourself.

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Re: Experience My First Racism In U. K From Someone Who I Thought Was My Friend. by babadee1(m): 8:03pm On Feb 20, 2022
Right001:
When I moved to the U. K for my master. I stay in an flat which consist of many white English boys. So an England boy called Harry decided to show me the equipment in the apartment. So when we got to the kitchen he show me a dish washer which I did not care to look at and he responded that have I see a dish washer before? I was shock and told him of course have seen a dish washer and he reply that I did not want to sound rude but africa are poor and always hungry and I reply him do I look like someone that is poor and hungry and his respond was you are from the rich family in Africa and I told him clearly my parents are not rich that am just an average Nigerian boy and he his reply was it is impossible that you are either rich or poor in Africa and my response was that he should stop believing the propaganda been pass by CNN and BBC about Africa.

After that we bonded and we usually teese ourself and crack jokes. So during December period I was infected with covid 19 which all. Of them in the house have travel to their family home to spend Christmas and new year holiday. So during that mid January on Friday I was in the parlour with my white flatmates and we where just joking and catching fun then we started to talk about covid and I told them during the time they travel I contacted covid and Harry reply that he is going to kill me so I laugh and I thought it was one of the joke but he said he mean it and I started telling him that so do u expect me to call u in your family home and tell u I contacted covid and the others white where explaining to him and this guy started using abusing words against me telling me to return back to Africa and saying some nasty words about Africa and I told him if u have brief with me then challange me and stop picking on my continent and colour and he told me that he is going to insult my colour and continent that if I want to fight him then we should go to the garden to fight as man to man. I was just saying in my mind this man is looking for someone to kill him. I just ignore him and when I stop replying him he just calm down and left. What pain me most was when he left then all the white guys told me his crazy that I should not answer him and I was like when he was insulting me racially all of u where just watching him as if nothing happen. After some time he came back to the parlour and apologise to everyone except me for been a nusiance and after that he wanted to discuss with me and I shouted at him saying back off. After sometime he wanted talking to me and I just ignore him as if nobody is talking and after talking I just close my laptop and gave him a bad gesture and left the palour then he reply that I am looking at him as a vallian that he is not a bad guy.

The next day his girlfriend came visiting him and was smiling at me and i just reply her with a bone face and left. Then after sometime he came apologising to me that what he did to me was wrong that he did it under the influence of acholol which I know but I said to myself for him to say this to me when he was drunk meaning he has been harbouring such thoughts in his mind and the alcohol just gave him the courage to express his racist characters to me. I told him I forgive him but right now I don't trust any English people or white people because for such a guy to laugh and joke with u and still be a racist his something terrible. Abeg make una give bristish chance.

You're in the UK. Naija people are plenty there. Look for your own people to bond with and live with before you get into trouble because one oyinbo wan set you up.

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Re: Experience My First Racism In U. K From Someone Who I Thought Was My Friend. by Rexymania(m): 8:04pm On Feb 20, 2022
Your cup of tea. That's your experience, keep it.

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Re: Experience My First Racism In U. K From Someone Who I Thought Was My Friend. by Ojukwu007(m): 8:05pm On Feb 20, 2022
Right001:

I am working and typing at the same time that why
Even though brother man, the typos are just too much. Did you say masters or college??

The tenses are mind wrecking.

No paragraphs grin

Anyways, sorry about your experience. One love.
Re: Experience My First Racism In U. K From Someone Who I Thought Was My Friend. by Meenabee(f): 8:05pm On Feb 20, 2022
All that matters is he has passed the message in plain words. End if story Mr, faultfinder.
MufasaLion:


Oh, I dig. You can edit/delete and re-post it when you're off work.

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Re: Experience My First Racism In U. K From Someone Who I Thought Was My Friend. by J3da: 8:06pm On Feb 20, 2022
MufasaLion:
This your write-up would be better and interesting to read if you could have paragraphs, punctuation marks and correct the words you spelt wrongly.

My thought exactly! For someone pursing a Master's degree.

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Re: Experience My First Racism In U. K From Someone Who I Thought Was My Friend. by Beermoney1: 8:06pm On Feb 20, 2022
Right001:
When I moved to the U. K for my master. I stay in an flat which consist of many white English boys. So an England boy called Harry decided to show me the equipment in the apartment. So when we got to the kitchen he show me a dish washer which I did not care to look at and he responded that have I see a dish washer before? I was shock and told him of course have seen a dish washer and he reply that I did not want to sound rude but africa are poor and always hungry and I reply him do I look like someone that is poor and hungry and his respond was you are from the rich family in Africa and I told him clearly my parents are not rich that am just an average Nigerian boy and he his reply was it is impossible that you are either rich or poor in Africa and my response was that he should stop believing the propaganda been pass by CNN and BBC about Africa.

After that we bonded and we usually teese ourself and crack jokes. So during December period I was infected with covid 19 which all. Of them in the house have travel to their family home to spend Christmas and new year holiday. So during that mid January on Friday I was in the parlour with my white flatmates and we where just joking and catching fun then we started to talk about covid and I told them during the time they travel I contacted covid and Harry reply that he is going to kill me so I laugh and I thought it was one of the joke but he said he mean it and I started telling him that so do u expect me to call u in your family home and tell u I contacted covid and the others white where explaining to him and this guy started using abusing words against me telling me to return back to Africa and saying some nasty words about Africa and I told him if u have brief with me then challange me and stop picking on my continent and colour and he told me that he is going to insult my colour and continent that if I want to fight him then we should go to the garden to fight as man to man. I was just saying in my mind this man is looking for someone to kill him. I just ignore him and when I stop replying him he just calm down and left. What pain me most was when he left then all the white guys told me his crazy that I should not answer him and I was like when he was insulting me racially all of u where just watching him as if nothing happen. After some time he came back to the parlour and apologise to everyone except me for been a nusiance and after that he wanted to discuss with me and I shouted at him saying back off. After sometime he wanted talking to me and I just ignore him as if nobody is talking and after talking I just close my laptop and gave him a bad gesture and left the palour then he reply that I am looking at him as a vallian that he is not a bad guy.

The next day his girlfriend came visiting him and was smiling at me and i just reply her with a bone face and left. Then after sometime he came apologising to me that what he did to me was wrong that he did it under the influence of acholol which I know but I said to myself for him to say this to me when he was drunk meaning he has been harbouring such thoughts in his mind and the alcohol just gave him the courage to express his racist characters to me. I told him I forgive him but right now I don't trust any English people or white people because for such a guy to laugh and joke with u and still be a racist his something terrible. Abeg make una give bristish chance.


Please when writing something for public consumption, please write in good English. Couldn’t follow your write up. So much grammatical errors and you did your masters abroad. Take time, be clear, creative and concise. Not insulting you, just feedback.

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Re: Experience My First Racism In U. K From Someone Who I Thought Was My Friend. by Elidrisy20: 8:06pm On Feb 20, 2022
MufasaLion:
This your write-up would be better and interesting to read if you could have paragraphs, punctuation marks and correct the words you spelt wrongly.
no be English language,he dey study for England nw

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Re: Experience My First Racism In U. K From Someone Who I Thought Was My Friend. by Awoleesu(m): 8:08pm On Feb 20, 2022
OP, did you deliberately choose to murder the English language just to spite your racist Brit housemate or this is your usual way of writing?

Master's in the UK is now pure water...

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Re: Experience My First Racism In U. K From Someone Who I Thought Was My Friend. by Enemyofpeace: 8:08pm On Feb 20, 2022
You’re in UK but your English grammar is like someone living in Aba. I swear this life no balance

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Re: Experience My First Racism In U. K From Someone Who I Thought Was My Friend. by Elidrisy20: 8:08pm On Feb 20, 2022
If I were you,I will just carry my belongings jey,jey come back home

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Re: Experience My First Racism In U. K From Someone Who I Thought Was My Friend. by Careful4u: 8:09pm On Feb 20, 2022
lol..na today!

Mine happened at my working place, they will smile at you and stab you from behind.
Some of them feel intimidated by us and I guess we human beings are wired like that.

I later left the place for them and as God may have it, I finally got a better place.

Moral of the lesson, don't assume they love u because of their smiles, don't tell them your secret that will count against you especially we guys with their young ladies.

I used to think otherwise when I was in naija! but most in London are friendly and accommodating unlike North here

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Re: Experience My First Racism In U. K From Someone Who I Thought Was My Friend. by fkj950ax(m): 8:09pm On Feb 20, 2022
You need to write better. Its too difficult to read.
Re: Experience My First Racism In U. K From Someone Who I Thought Was My Friend. by Raalsalghul: 8:09pm On Feb 20, 2022
babadee1:


You're in the UK. Naija people are plenty there. Look for your own people to bond with and live with before you get into trouble because one oyinbo wan set you up.

Bad advice, doing that will only limit his opportunities.

Even his fellow Nigerians can set him up.

He should communicate with everyone: Nigerians, Blacks, Asians and Whites too.

However, he should not be too trusting.

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Re: Experience My First Racism In U. K From Someone Who I Thought Was My Friend. by firstratedcitiz(m): 8:10pm On Feb 20, 2022
Don't get me wrong, I'm not in any way defending his actions, but what you experienced at the hands of the white guy is nothing compared to the kind of tribal hatred and hateful comments by some Nigerians here in Nairaland. You need to read some comments in the threads to understand the point that I'm trying to make. We feel it's okay to hate on one another and abuse ourselves based on ethnicity. But when the whites do the same to us, we cry and start to protest.

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Re: Experience My First Racism In U. K From Someone Who I Thought Was My Friend. by Nobody: 8:10pm On Feb 20, 2022
Right001:
When I moved to the U. K for my master. I stay in an flat which consist of many white English boys. So an England boy called Harry decided to show me the equipment in the apartment. So when we got to the kitchen he show me a dish washer which I did not care to look at and he responded that have I see a dish washer before? I was shock and told him of course have seen a dish washer and he reply that I did not want to sound rude but africa are poor and always hungry and I reply him do I look like someone that is poor and hungry and his respond was you are from the rich family in Africa and I told him clearly my parents are not rich that am just an average Nigerian boy and he his reply was it is impossible that you are either rich or poor in Africa and my response was that he should stop believing the propaganda been pass by CNN and BBC about Africa.

After that we bonded and we usually teese ourself and crack jokes. So during December period I was infected with covid 19 which all. Of them in the house have travel to their family home to spend Christmas and new year holiday. So during that mid January on Friday I was in the parlour with my white flatmates and we where just joking and catching fun then we started to talk about covid and I told them during the time they travel I contacted covid and Harry reply that he is going to kill me so I laugh and I thought it was one of the joke but he said he mean it and I started telling him that so do u expect me to call u in your family home and tell u I contacted covid and the others white where explaining to him and this guy started using abusing words against me telling me to return back to Africa and saying some nasty words about Africa and I told him if u have brief with me then challange me and stop picking on my continent and colour and he told me that he is going to insult my colour and continent that if I want to fight him then we should go to the garden to fight as man to man. I was just saying in my mind this man is looking for someone to kill him. I just ignore him and when I stop replying him he just calm down and left. What pain me most was when he left then all the white guys told me his crazy that I should not answer him and I was like when he was insulting me racially all of u where just watching him as if nothing happen. After some time he came back to the parlour and apologise to everyone except me for been a nusiance and after that he wanted to discuss with me and I shouted at him saying back off. After sometime he wanted talking to me and I just ignore him as if nobody is talking and after talking I just close my laptop and gave him a bad gesture and left the palour then he reply that I am looking at him as a vallian that he is not a bad guy.

The next day his girlfriend came visiting him and was smiling at me and i just reply her with a bone face and left. Then after sometime he came apologising to me that what he did to me was wrong that he did it under the influence of acholol which I know but I said to myself for him to say this to me when he was drunk meaning he has been harbouring such thoughts in his mind and the alcohol just gave him the courage to express his racist characters to me. I told him I forgive him but right now I don't trust any English people or white people because for such a guy to laugh and joke with u and still be a racist his something terrible. Abeg make una give bristish chance.

Guy your English is terrible!!!

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Re: Experience My First Racism In U. K From Someone Who I Thought Was My Friend. by shigishege: 8:11pm On Feb 20, 2022
MufasaLion:
This your write-up would be better and interesting to read if you could have paragraphs, punctuation marks and correct the words you spelt wrongly.
after you have already finished reading it??
Re: Experience My First Racism In U. K From Someone Who I Thought Was My Friend. by Flier: 8:11pm On Feb 20, 2022
MrBrownJay1:
when you argue with people, you try to hurt them thus say the things that you know will affect/hurt them....
Dont mind the poster he is inexperience! What happened in the kitchen and the parlour wasn’t really bad because There is no way a white guy won’t attack your race or continent during fracas since it’s all about Making your opponent sad
Beside,if you are not ready to face racism abroad don’t mix with white,I am even sure there is no way you wont face racism,just that you will have to prepare your mind before it finally happen
Living or going to school abroad is not for a fainted heart even if your father is wealthy abroad
And the truth is, you will even face racism from your fellow black friends before the whites

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Re: Experience My First Racism In U. K From Someone Who I Thought Was My Friend. by Allisgud: 8:12pm On Feb 20, 2022
MufasaLion:


Must you always spam threads?
oshodi for uk

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Re: Experience My First Racism In U. K From Someone Who I Thought Was My Friend. by Codes151(m): 8:13pm On Feb 20, 2022
MufasaLion:
This your write-up would be better and interesting to read if you could have paragraphs, punctuation marks and correct the words you spelt wrongly.
you need help. Since your brain is that dull to understand what he wrote.

Zombie

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Re: Experience My First Racism In U. K From Someone Who I Thought Was My Friend. by Nostring: 8:13pm On Feb 20, 2022
Beermoney1:



Please when writing something for public consumption, please write in good English. Couldn’t follow your write up. So much grammatical errors and you did your masters abroad. Take time, be clear, creative and concise. Not insulting you, just feedback.
gbenu oshi soun...who u help?

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Re: Experience My First Racism In U. K From Someone Who I Thought Was My Friend. by Digmygold: 8:13pm On Feb 20, 2022
MufasaLion:
This your write-up would be better and interesting to read if you could have paragraphs, punctuation marks and correct the words you spelt wrongly.

He should have written it in Yoruba. I.bet he went there for a "Master" in Yoruba. grin

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Re: Experience My First Racism In U. K From Someone Who I Thought Was My Friend. by dejavuh0007(m): 8:13pm On Feb 20, 2022
[Pretends to be shocked]
Re: Experience My First Racism In U. K From Someone Who I Thought Was My Friend. by derecho(m): 8:14pm On Feb 20, 2022
Isaacpromise1:
Bro, just know that many every white person is a potential racist, on the surface they can profess love but a spark of event can bring out the racism in them. Know this and know peace.

Just flow along, don’t expect love from someone whose heart is full of hate.
You can flow with them but don’t bring yourself so low that they tramp on you anyhow. Put that guy in his lane !
You guys should stop misinforming others.
Just like saying every Yoruba/Igbo person is a bigot because of the "tribal wars" on Nairaland.
When you mix with people with the right values, you'll understand.

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Re: Experience My First Racism In U. K From Someone Who I Thought Was My Friend. by oluxy(m): 8:14pm On Feb 20, 2022
MufasaLion:
This your write-up would be better and interesting to read if you could have paragraphs, punctuation marks and correct the words you spelt wrongly.

Is that what you are looking for?

I guess you are no different or little different from the white guy the dude is talking about.

Oh sorry to you and your likes who liked and shared.

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Re: Experience My First Racism In U. K From Someone Who I Thought Was My Friend. by Mom007(f): 8:16pm On Feb 20, 2022
Pele. You can't blame them too much. Like you said, bad and negative propaganda and bad PR given to Africa by the news and even our kleptomaniac leaders who portray us as a bunch of destitute savages just to continue milking their charity and kindheartedness. This is the impression that sticks and is why those of you that make it out have to be better ambassadors.
Cheers.

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Re: Experience My First Racism In U. K From Someone Who I Thought Was My Friend. by willian10: 8:16pm On Feb 20, 2022
Rahkman:
Maybe he pictures you fucking white women that thing gets dem mad as fuc k, that's em white folks
U can also make that joke to someone, one way or the other
Re: Experience My First Racism In U. K From Someone Who I Thought Was My Friend. by erico2k2(m): 8:16pm On Feb 20, 2022
Right001:
When I moved to the U. K for my master. I stay in an flat which consist of many white English boys. So an England boy called Harry decided to show me the equipment in the apartment. So when we got to the kitchen he show me a dish washer which I did not care to look at and he responded that have I see a dish washer before? I was shock and told him of course have seen a dish washer and he reply that I did not want to sound rude but africa are poor and always hungry and I reply him do I look like someone that is poor and hungry and his respond was you are from the rich family in Africa and I told him clearly my parents are not rich that am just an average Nigerian boy and he his reply was it is impossible that you are either rich or poor in Africa and my response was that he should stop believing the propaganda been pass by CNN and BBC about Africa.

After that we bonded and we usually teese ourself and crack jokes. So during December period I was infected with covid 19 which all. Of them in the house have travel to their family home to spend Christmas and new year holiday. So during that mid January on Friday I was in the parlour with my white flatmates and we where just joking and catching fun then we started to talk about covid and I told them during the time they travel I contacted covid and Harry reply that he is going to kill me so I laugh and I thought it was one of the joke but he said he mean it and I started telling him that so do u expect me to call u in your family home and tell u I contacted covid and the others white where explaining to him and this guy started using abusing words against me telling me to return back to Africa and saying some nasty words about Africa and I told him if u have brief with me then challange me and stop picking on my continent and colour and he told me that he is going to insult my colour and continent that if I want to fight him then we should go to the garden to fight as man to man. I was just saying in my mind this man is looking for someone to kill him. I just ignore him and when I stop replying him he just calm down and left. What pain me most was when he left then all the white guys told me his crazy that I should not answer him and I was like when he was insulting me racially all of u where just watching him as if nothing happen. After some time he came back to the parlour and apologise to everyone except me for been a nusiance and after that he wanted to discuss with me and I shouted at him saying back off. After sometime he wanted talking to me and I just ignore him as if nobody is talking and after talking I just close my laptop and gave him a bad gesture and left the palour then he reply that I am looking at him as a vallian that he is not a bad guy.

The next day his girlfriend came visiting him and was smiling at me and i just reply her with a bone face and left. Then after sometime he came apologising to me that what he did to me was wrong that he did it under the influence of acholol which I know but I said to myself for him to say this to me when he was drunk meaning he has been harbouring such thoughts in his mind and the alcohol just gave him the courage to express his racist characters to me. I told him I forgive him but right now I don't trust any English people or white people because for such a guy to laugh and joke with u and still be a racist his something terrible. Abeg make una give bristish chance.
Oga OP Racism is a serious crime i the Uk.you can actually report him to the police.
Re: Experience My First Racism In U. K From Someone Who I Thought Was My Friend. by JOemmy(m): 8:16pm On Feb 20, 2022
U need to forgive and forget the kind of racism and hatred here in nigeria is even far worse than what that guy did to u.
Re: Experience My First Racism In U. K From Someone Who I Thought Was My Friend. by ImoleNaija: 8:17pm On Feb 20, 2022
oluxy:


Is that what you are looking for?

I guess you are no different or little different from the white guy the dude is talking about.

Oh sorry to you and your likes who liked and shared.

What are you saying?

Re: Experience My First Racism In U. K From Someone Who I Thought Was My Friend. by Tingotoe: 8:17pm On Feb 20, 2022
VeeVeeMyLuv:
Bros I repeat that white boy is very very correct

For u to be able to travel to UK u are rich!

In this regime, there is only high & low class

This bloody regime with their deadly addons (recession, inflation, devaluation) have cleared the middle class that's the reason u ran to UK in the first place.

If there is middle class they are negligible.

Have you ever seen nollywood produce a prison movie where the prison is very big 3 storey? All what we see is a cell behind police station counter.
There are poor Nigerians on scholarship in the UK. Not everyone who schools abroad is rich. I'm presently doing my PhD in France and I ain't rich

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