₦airaland Forum

Sapasenator:
About three years ago. It was a bitter winter and I was dining at a restaurant around 11 pm in the night. It was very cold and if I remember correctly, it was -35 degrees Celsius below freezing point and if you pee outside, it freezes before hitting the ground. cold.

The restaurant was filled with everyone white except myself. I looked behind me and it was crowded with delivery drivers working for the delivery app, Skip the Dishes, waiting to pick up food orders. Nine delivery drivers and all black guys mostly Nigerian looking.

Imagine what it means to have to drive constantly in the bitter cold to deliver food when most people are either sleeping or enjoying themselves in a warm restaurant.

Some of these guys are even delivering with brand new SUVs purchased on credits and after a deeper dive, I came to realize our people here live mostly above their means to impress fellow Nigerians. They buy houses or cars they cannot afford and now have to work three jobs and drive on the side to maintain their fake lifestyles.

This is not a healthy way to live guys, learn to relax and enjoy yourself once in a while, do not live above your means and the fact that you are pre-authorized for that big mortgage, loan, or line of credit does not mean you have to accept.

Learn to live your life without trying to please or impress anyone and occasionally, take time off to have fun and enjoy yourself, take vacations.

Wsx2:
My brother better leave Nigerians alone, they are difficult to advice. Plan your life wisely, time will tell. I left 8 houses back in nigeria , 3 cars. I got here in canada and had to adjust immediately. I live in 1 room here and never drive a finance car, this is a different society. Just because they gave them credit opportunities, they will go all out to put themselves in debt they can’t get out of just to show off on social media and impress gullible people back home. They are broke.

If you try to advice them they will shut you off and say they only live once, they never for once think they can live longer. They don’t even think.

Plan ya life bro

cococandy:
What was the point of owning 8 houses and 3 cars in Nigeria if that real estate portfolio can’t give you the financial means to afford a better place in America?

I’m curious to know how this type of financial mindset works .

I know you’re going to say you can afford it but choose to live in one room. Then my next question is why? You’re pinching the penny to do what? To buy more land and another house and another house just to live in on room the whole time? What’s the end goal?

To have money to live comfortably or have money that you can look at and smile while living in squalor?

Wsx2:
I can see where you are coming from as a female, you have no responsibilities so you will never understand

Maeve7:
You can say whatever you want and so can I. Have a nice evening. Peace out.

trium:
Learn to mind your business and live your life. Northerners hardly travel outside Nigeria, everyone has a different story. Just because you see some people show off does not mean the Uber or Skip The Dishes guy doesn't have his own struggle to feed family. Cho cho cho as if Nigerians can be compared with Indian, Chinese or Pakistan migrants. Let people live. What about the Nigerians in Nigeria living fake lifestyle and copying oyinbo life inside nigeria nko? Thr people they want to impress think they live in jungles when they travel. Let people be

kossyablaze:
bro stop supporting rubbish. Dudes here buy biggest benzs,bmws, Audi's.... They couldn't afford. They do 2 or more jobs to meet up with their payments. They do delivery too as a side gig to meet up. I have dinned in the Grey Eagle resort and casino as the only black dude. All other dudes came in as pick up dudes

CriminalTinubu:
One of the many offerings of Tinubu.

Since his election rigging many Nigerians have been forced to flee the country either voluntarily as slaves or forcibly as refugees.

dominique:
Some of them take on these extra jobs so as to be able to have enough money to send to their relatives in Nigeria (or whichever 3rd world country they come from) and still have decent savings

babtoundey:
"All Nigerian looking..." This must be a joke How do you differentiate the look of a Nigerian from that of a Cameroonian, Ghanian, South African or other near and far dark skinned Africa?

Continue, we are enjoying your tale by moonlight.

twosquare:
So much hate on this thread just because of someone's observation...which is nothing new anyway...

Some are feeling like what he said will deny them visa---that's the vibe I am getting...or when they get 'there', they too don't want to be 'judged' so they can comfortably snap in snow and pepper people back home through WhatsApp status without their conscience biting them.

Sapasenator:
Gbas gbos everywhere. Hehehehe. This here is why I like Nigerians nor be small.

thecommunist:
That most are hustling does not mean they are cash strapped. I have a well paid job as a project manager and my wife has a well paid job as a Vet doctor. And we very comfortably pay our mortgage with enough to save by Gods grace. However, I do delivery side hustle especially in winter because it pays well. I make up to 900 dollar a week on delivery back then. I do it not because I'm cash strapped but because I see it as an opportunity to make more money when I still have the strength to work and save up even more for retirement. I only stopped because I noticed that it makes my tax unreasonably High.

Wsx2:
I can see where you are coming from as a female, you have no responsibilities so you will never understand

Maeve7:
Where did you go to where the temperature was -35 and people delivered food with SUVs? I am excited to visit the place.

Sapasenator:
Where is the advice and who am I advising? You are mistaking an observation for advice.

I only advise when being paid for it an do not advice for free.

aswani:
Which election rigging, even your messiah Peter Obi that went to court never claimed he was rigged out.

In actual fact, Peter Obi stared clearly last week, especially for the hard of hearing, that President Tinubu was given the mandate by Nigerians so please can you stand on his mandate like a good Nigerian.

Peter Obi cane third and elctions are over a year ago, rest Bikonu.

kossyablaze:
oga you can't comprehend the message. You are still eating mama thank ma I suppose

Sapasenator:
It gets to -40C here sometimes and you have to plug in your car overnight before it could start.

Tendd:
Don't they have public buses or trains in North America? Or they are not functioning well ? And why the need for the SUV's even for an individual household?Generally, l observe America as a place
where people like to show off and blow their trumpet.
From the big house,huge cars etc all to impress .This is typical the Nigerian way

Sapasenator:
I once worked as a financial Planner in a bank and I studied a particular ethnic group.

Ethiopian and Eritreans.

They are uneducated and do menial jobs like cleaning, construction and taxi driving.

Theses people are always frugal living within their means, most of them I came across have huge savings in their account up to $50,000.

They also invest a lot. I see a lot of cleaners saving huge money and also lots of professional with a six figure income living on overdraft all through the year with zero savings.

Sapasenator:
Whites sabi enjoy themselves without stress. They can live in a shared one room and travel on vacations and seldom live above their means.

Nigerians actually think they are smarter than the whites.

komekn:
The election was rigged the court system hijacked and manipulated a convicted criminal with forged certificates is your President.

Even with rugged election more Nigerian voted against him than for him . He didn't win the election he got SELECTED.

Wsx2:
I can see where you are coming from as a female, you have no responsibilities so you will never understand

1stGenAmerican:
This is a lie.

Wsx2:
I can see where you are coming from as a female, you have no responsibilities so you will never understand

babtoundey:
"All Nigerian looking..." This must be a joke How do you differentiate the look of a Nigerian from that of a Cameroonian, Ghanian, South African or other near and far dark skinned Africa?

Continue, we are enjoying your tale by moonlight.

cococandy:
What was the point of owning 8 houses and 3 cars in Nigeria if that real estate portfolio can’t give you the financial means to afford a better place in America?

I’m curious to know how this type of financial mindset works .
oney to live comfortably or have money that you can look at and smile while living in squalor?

Maeve7:
It’s non of your business what cars people buy and how many jobs they do to pay for them. If that’s what makes them happy and they don’t go about it committing crime, so be it. OP has written a very condescending post that reeks of envy and parades himself as the wise one. Mind your own business.

Gerrard59:
Many adult Nigerian males who emigrated while in their 30s do wish to return to Nigeria at a later date. That could be the reason. It is not the same for women. So, that could be why he mentioned gender in his response to you.