nothing

Good things doesn't scare me

What scares me is living in this frustrating enclave

You will be lonely tbh

Nigerians ooooooooooooooooooooooooooo with abroad mentality

missing my local/cheap food.

Missing Nigeria food

Losing money and not getting the visa

saysoo:

Not being able to come home at will.

This is one of the major challenges they face. I met a guy in Chicago in 2018. He moved in from Europe. Last year, his dad died, the man who spent his hard-earned money on his education, including his master's degree in Europe. He only cried his heart out but couldn't come home cos he had no papers yet. I advised him to return to Europe since he had their papers and work or he applied for work in USA and processed his papers from EU and emigrate legit. He didn't listen, till his US visa expired in hands. He had already completed his programme before he left for USA from Europe. He's been visiting USA from Europe as a student all along.

Even some can't afford to visit yearly, regardless of their status over there. Once they look at that money, they change their mind. They'd prefer sending that money instead meanwhile, money can't buy relationship and family. Seeing your parents and relations around you alone is more healing than any medication.

Here despite the economic situation, people would dash those in need here money freely , despite not earning so much but ask them in the Diaspora to do same, they could block your lines forever. I understand it's not that easy over there. I pray we get leadership right this year so our economy and country can fare better and people can come home and invest. I crave family so much. I can't afford to spend a quarter without seeing my lovely parents and siblings. I like being with people around me.
Over there , everyone is afraid of neighbours. Here you can barge into your neighbour's house and ask if they have chilled water inside their fridge or anything to munch, out of love. You can't do that over there. They'd call police at the slightest suspicion. You could be living with the neighbour next door for months and yet, you're not seeing each other and that's why people commit suicide more easily there. Nobody to share thoughts with and by the time they add one plus one, they've ended it before you know it.

For me, I like putting my money down for whatever I like without anyone coming to me and be asking me to pay for one gbese. If I want to build house, I build and move on, same if I want to buy car. Mortgage and stuffs aren't my style. I be African man, original.

meobizy:
This topic again?! Abeg, close this forum, pay every member ten thousand Naira and call it a day. Na waste of time man dey do here.

bruh
They ask this question every day

LGBTQWZYZ, Leaving my family behind, my life at Old age, my children in the world of LGTBWXYZ.

ibkayee:
These points have come up a fair bit in some of those 'japa' threads. So I guess some people are scared of the following:

- Racism

- Starting a menial job from scratch when they have top qualifications

- Losing their identity

- Not being able to get away with delinquency since you are not above the law, no matter how rich you are

- Not being able to get away with matrimonial misconduct against your wife

- Lack of cheap labour

- Being lonely (Nigeria is a communal society, some of these places are more individualistic)

- Not as easy to meet women/men

- Investment in the japa with no worthwhile returns

Well said.

Thread closed.

Nickisindigo:
Missing important events back home

Like what events ..........

Wat scare me most is not being able to eat my fav amala and abula delicacy. And d extreme weather conditions during springs.

LGBTQ; I worry that I might get into trouble for misgendering someone and not necessarily being allble to have a full grasp and understanding of the lifestyle, also for my kids maybe becoming one
Raising well grounded kids; I worry that I might not be a good enough parent and they would end up entitled and unaware with a lot of vices the Nigerian in me consider immoral but it's totally normal there

As I dey nothing dey scare me...Naa make God just open door and send me a helper to help me.

If u don't know ur purpose or reason for going there u should be scared.

Once u know the reason and purpose the next is to know more about the people, culture, environment and opportunities.

if u have all these planned out u stand 50% chance of achieving ur aim.

nothing

Nah make I no fail my visa interview other ones nah Jara I must survive, I don even tire for Nigerian sef

Lonliness and rat race

What will scare one of relocating abroad when better life awaits you?

IwasNeverGone:
Mehn, I fear failure

and that you might fail more because you afraid hence you won't learn from your fails. Failure is nothing to be afraid cause intact it makes you more of an expert in doing whatever it was again. By then it's called experience.

Nickisindigo:
Missing important events back home

Nothing ever happens in Nigeria.

youngsahito:
Some Nigerians are very superstitious when it comes to Japa affairs. Some are afraid of being in an environment whose language they don’t understand while some are scared of the cost of living and some are uncomfortable about their safety in their new location.

Let’s talk, what scares you the most about relocating abroad?

Nothing.


If I must go....,I will go...... anywhere I die,I die.

The government checking my Earnings

don't go and school in scotland.

ibkayee:
These points have come up a fair bit in some of those 'japa' threads. So I guess some people are scared of the following:

- Racism

- Starting a menial job from scratch when they have top qualifications

- Losing their identity

- Not being able to get away with delinquency since you are not above the law, no matter how rich you are

- Not being able to get away with matrimonial misconduct against your wife

- Lack of cheap labour

- Being lonely (Nigeria is a communal society, some of these places are more individualistic)

- Not as easy to meet women/men

- Investment in the japa with no worthwhile returns

- Not being able to get away with matrimonial misconduct against your wife

You need to add wife gaming the system and fking you over. Some Nigerian marriages are marriages of convenience where one spouse is not fully aware of this. Colour now shows when they enter obodo oyibo

Husband/wife coming out as gay. This happened to a couple I know of. Husband came out as gay. And dude was an alfa for that matter. Chain migration gone wrong.

Empowered pikins or neighbours reporting you to police for implementing African discipline.

If good things de scare you then just know you are born to be poor. Just stay where u are and be roaming about in poverty till u kpai

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DESAN:
Loneliness

This is my greatest fear oh. I'll rather stay here and enjoy my money