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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Zahra29: 11:17am On May 02, 2025
jedisco:
Na 'Carneyland' finally.... I dont know which 'expat' to carry for head now- British expat, Nigerian expat, even Canadian expat abi expat pro max. grin
Trump did a good one there sotay even the conservative leader lost his seat. Carney has a brill CV though, to be headhunted to be BOE head while not being British says it all.

Abeg free our lady....hehe. Lady who has refused to tell us how she + family stumbled upon a British kpali. Whether is was a boat arrival aka windrush or anchor baby situation... who knows
LOL!!!! Who is the us?? It's only YOU who is obsessed with this point - I think you're desperate to hear that I + my family hustled for a visa/British kpali 😂

Okay let me put you out of your misery lol. Once upon a time, many years ago, most members of the commonwealth, including my family, were automatically British subjects and could freely live and work in the UK as citizens. Then they changed the laws, mainly because they felt that too many people from certain continents were coming in. (Immigration has been a dicey issue for decades).

If your family had moved to the UK before the laws changed, you + your family would likely have been automatically British as well and you wouldn't have needed to "stumble upon" /apply/ hustle for a visa + passport.

However I doubt you would have wanted to come here back then as Britain post WW2 (and even as recently as the 80s) was very different to the nice and pleasant land you moved to a few years ago.
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Zahra29:
A very poor night for Labour, losing an extremely safe seat less than 1 year after the GE. In contrast, the former Labour govt enjoyed 6 years before their first byelection defeat. Likewise David Cameron had a decent honeymoon period before the Tory party started to decline.

It highlights how unpopular Labour currently is and if Starmer doesn't set about delivering further, faster and positive change, or at least get better at communicating the improvements they are making, then they will be the first government in recent times to do only 1 term. People want a dynamic leader and have little patience now for a steady, but slow/ overly cautious, civil servant type.

If the current trajectory continues, Labour is likely to have a different leader taking them into the next GE. My prediction is:

2029 GE:
Labour leader - Wes Streeting
Tory leader - Robert Jenrick
Reform leader - Nigel Farage
🤐
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Lexusgs430: 12:53pm On May 02, 2025
justwise:
…before or after they do their duty without demanding for bribes?
If the don't attempt to stress me and humble themselves...... I tend to be nice..... 👌😊🤣
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Lexusgs430: 12:58pm On May 02, 2025
Zahra29:
LOL!!!! Who is the us?? It's only YOU who is obsessed with this point - I think you're desperate to hear that I + my family hustled for a visa/British kpali 😂

Okay let me put you out of your misery lol. Once upon a time, many years ago, most members of the commonwealth, including my family, were automatically British subjects and could freely live and work in the UK as citizens. Then they changed the laws, mainly because they felt that too many people from certain continents were coming in. (Immigration has been a dicey issue for decades).

If your family had moved to the UK before the laws changed, you + your family would likely have been automatically British as well and you wouldn't have needed to "stumble upon" /apply/ hustle for a visa + passport.

However I doubt you would have wanted to come here back then as Britain post WW2 (and even as recently as the 80s) was very different to the nice and pleasant land you moved to a few years ago.
Revolver cocked, aimed and fired...... 😂🤣
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Lexusgs430: 12:59pm On May 02, 2025
Zahra29:
A very poor night for Labour, losing an extremely safe seat less than 1 year after the GE. In contrast, the former Labour govt enjoyed 6 years before their first byelection defeat. Likewise David Cameron had a decent honeymoon period before the Tory party started to decline.

It highlights how unpopular Labour currently is and if Starmer doesn't set about delivering further and faster change, or at least get better at communicating the improvements they are making, then they will be the first government in recent times to do only 1 term. People want a dynamic leader and have little patience now for a steady, but slow/ overly cautious, civil servant type.

If the current trajectory continues, Labour is likely to have a different leader taking them into the next GE. My prediction is:

2029 GE:
Labour leader - Wes Streeting
Tory leader - Robert Jenrick
Reform leader - Nigel Farage
🤐
This result was totally predictable...... I hate to say..... I said it...... 😂🙄
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by jedisco(m): 1:25pm On May 02, 2025
justwise:
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That is the key point there, loan condition is where the body is buried and have you noticed that most of these contracts are carried out by Chinese companies? Airport, rail , road contractions etc are done by Chinese companies.
True... it's one we should confront but it's not that straightforward.

Have you noticed all projects done by Chinese companies which are funded by Chinese loans are of decent quality and most importantly end up being completed? I hate to ask but would you say with reasonable certainty that if we freely borrowed (without terms) say $ 2B for the Kaduna rail, it would have been completed?

I hate to say it- some of the terms of the Chinese are infantalising but they also get the goods delivered. This is in contrast wo what we lend from the IMF e.t.c some at higher rates which disappear into thin air. The Chinese companies know they can't take money from their government and not deliver. Also, the host nation manytimes needs to provide some counterpart funding beforehand to demonstrate their interest. The fact that the hands of certain politicians are somewhat tied means they can't inflate the cost by several multiples while asking for the loan to be wired to their individual accounts.

We as a nation could address that issue through several means- one could be by local content rules mandating even the Chinese companies to use a majority of Nigerians e.t.c. afterall we issue the visas. We could also negotiate a split of construction companies with local and Chinese companies handling big projects concomitanly but that means we also have to hold local contractors to a high standard and the understanding that the money wouldn't be used to settle boys.
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by rokana: 2:48pm On May 02, 2025
Please I need part-time care Job in Manchester 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by jedisco(m): 3:58pm On May 02, 2025
Zahra29:
.... Once upon a time, many years ago, most members of the commonwealth, including my family, were automatically British subjects and could freely live and work in the UK as citizens. Then they changed the laws, mainly because they felt that too many people from certain continents were coming in. (Immigration has been a dicey issue for decades)....
Easy with the emotion.

By 'they' u mean the landlords?

So your family were part of the windrush crew who took advantage of British benevolence before that 'loophole' was closed. I gather most of them who claimed to have 'built' Britain started crying foul when the government asked them to go back and build their own country. Hehe.. We stood with them as brothers afterall. Quite comical now seeing some of their descendants say 'we don't want dem migrants in our country'. We all have our 'ojuelegba' afterall.
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Zahra29:
Lexusgs430:
Revolver cocked, aimed and fired...... 😂🤣
😂 😂
Not at all, I'm a peace lover. I was only responding to the question he kept harassing me on.
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Zahra29: 4:13pm On May 02, 2025
Lexusgs430:
This result was totally predictable...... I hate to say..... I said it...... 😂🙄
You're right, you did call it before the GE
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Zahra29:
jedisco:
Easy with the emotion.

By 'they' u mean the landlords?

So your family were part of the windrush crew who took advantage of British benevolence before that 'loophole' was closed. I gather most of them who claimed to have 'built' Britain started crying foul when the government asked them to go back and build their own country. Hehe.. We stood with them as brothers afterall. Quite comical now seeing some of their descendants say 'we don't want dem migrants in our country'. We all have our 'ojuelegba' afterall.
Lol, my emotion is sunny and blessed ☺️

I'm struggling to make sense of your post.

"They" means the British government.

It wasn't a loophole; it was the default position from the creation of the CW that allowed most people from the CW to move freely to the UK. Similar to EU freedom of movement, but with automatic citizenship. They then changed the law, similar to Brexit, to make it more difficult to acquire British citizenship.

Not everyone who came to the UK was part of the Windrush - many moved to the UK long before the Windrush ship landed, some moved as citizens in later years.

You should try to read up a bit on British history - you seem to think that everyone who was here before 1980 was either Windrush or an "anchor baby" 🙄😂
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Zahra29: 7:00pm On May 02, 2025
@Lexus - have you seen this? The UN judge/slave master has been jailed for 6 years!

The victim has also been granted asylum in the UK.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/may/02/un-judge-lydia-mugambe-jailed-uk-exploitation-uganda
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Malosky1: 9:37pm On May 02, 2025
MaoMao:
Good day
I am also going for the may intake... have you found a roommate yet?
No, not yet. It's not easy finding especially wen u are not yet there... Any plans on getting one?
Is ur visa out yet?
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Lexusgs430: 10:29pm On May 02, 2025
Zahra29:
You're right, you did call it before the GE
Unfortunately for reform party, those wins are poisoned chalice.......😂🤣
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Lexusgs430: 10:31pm On May 02, 2025
Zahra29:
@Lexus - have you seen this? The UN judge/slave master has been jailed for 6 years!

The victim has also been granted asylum in the UK.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/may/02/un-judge-lydia-mugambe-jailed-uk-exploitation-uganda
This is always the outcome, majority of the time.......

NEVER stylishly bring a maid from Africa..... They would ruin your existence...... 😊😂
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Resurgent2016: 5:42am On May 03, 2025
Lexusgs430:
This is always the outcome, majority of the time.......

NEVER stylishly bring a maid from Africa..... They would ruin your existence...... 😊😂
When you underpay or do not pay people, you need to very kind to them grin. Madam judge learnt that the hard way.

Btw, is she not paid well enough to get a proper baby sitter or she was just too greedy?
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by babajeje123(m): 5:43am On May 03, 2025
Resurgent2016:
Yes, London is expensive. London is to the UK, what Lagos is to Nigeria.

To check rent prices, you can find that online yourself using zoopla.co.uk, rightmove.co.uk .

Check if the uni has accomodation available, you may find it cheaper.

Not trying to scare you also, but the UK economy is tight at the moment . Ensure you are able to support yourself properly before you come.
London is unreasonably more expensive than Lagos.
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Viruses: 7:23am On May 03, 2025
Zahra29:
@Lexus - have you seen this? The UN judge/slave master has been jailed for 6 years!

The victim has also been granted asylum in the UK.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/may/02/un-judge-lydia-mugambe-jailed-uk-exploitation-uganda
If this news spread, people may come forward 😀... because there definitely will be more of this kind of thing. The victims just need someone to give them courage.
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Lexusgs430: 7:35am On May 03, 2025
Resurgent2016:
When you underpay or do not pay people, you need to very kind to them grin. Madam judge learnt that the hard way.

Btw, is she not paid well enough to get a proper baby sitter or she was just too greedy?
She should have simply applied for a domestic visa, but she tried to game the system...... The system showed her that any shortcuts, could cut you short..... 🤣😂
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Viruses: 7:48am On May 03, 2025
Lexusgs430:
This is always the outcome, majority of the time.......

NEVER stylishly bring a maid from Africa..... They would ruin your existence...... 😊😂
She ruined herself, except the story is false.

People that have had to pause or delay their careers because of childcare don't have sense, is she that have sense that went to bring maid.

I keep saying it, whoever likes the African lifestyle too much should just remain there, you shouldn't come here and want to live like you're still there.
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Cyberknight: 8:14am On May 03, 2025
Lexusgs430:
Unfortunately for reform party, those wins are poisoned chalice.......😂🤣
Preach low taxes then still have to provide services - that circle can't be squared. Councils as currently structured and funded are designed to remain always in the red, tending towards bankruptcy.

The only costs savings available is to lay people off, and when you start laying off the people who are your voters, especially in the rural counties they've won where there are few to no other employment opportunities - well we'll see how that goes.

I see they've won KCC, so at least you should be looking forward to council tax so low that you won't mind the amount of money spent on fixing coil springs and shock absorbers.
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Cyberknight: 8:23am On May 03, 2025
Zahra29:
A very poor night for Labour, losing an extremely safe seat less than 1 year after the GE. In contrast, the former Labour govt enjoyed 6 years before their first byelection defeat. Likewise David Cameron had a decent honeymoon period before the Tory party started to decline.

It highlights how unpopular Labour currently is and if Starmer doesn't set about delivering further, faster and positive change, or at least get better at communicating the improvements they are making, then they will be the first government in recent times to do only 1 term. People want a dynamic leader and have little patience now for a steady, but slow/ overly cautious, civil servant type.

If the current trajectory continues, Labour is likely to have a different leader taking them into the next GE. My prediction is:

2029 GE:
Labour leader - Wes Streeting
Tory leader - Robert Jenrick
Reform leader - Nigel Farage
🤐
The knives are already out for Starmer, and he knows it. But I doubt Streeting will take over - he's currently making heavy weather of his health brief. If Starmer goes, it'll likely be the proper left back again - Grangela is my bet.

Labour is leaking away supporters to the left. (Lib Dems and Greens). They won't get far cosplaying Reform-lite (other than by being nasty to immigrants), and trying to face two ways at once isn't making them any headway.
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by justwise(mod): 8:25am On May 03, 2025
Crownpoint:
Good day everyone,
I gained admission to university of hull London campus , and the reviews I have been hearing about living inside London city is scary
That the accommodation and living expenses is way higher compared to other cities

Is it possible to pay for my accommodation and feeding over there as a student , and is there anyone that can give me a range of the accommodation fee there
https://www.nairaland.com/7767052/uk-student-visa-tier-4/485#7767052.15524
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by justwise(mod): 8:28am On May 03, 2025
Lexusgs430:
This is always the outcome, majority of the time.......

NEVER stylishly bring a maid from Africa..... They would ruin your existence...... 😊😂
..and when you do?...treat them like human beings else.....
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by MaoMao: 8:34am On May 03, 2025
Yes my visa is out
I am really looking for an accommodation, not too expensive in or around Birmingham
What about you?
Malosky1:
No, not yet. It's not easy finding especially wen u are not yet there... Any plans on getting one?
Is ur visa out yet?
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Lexusgs430: 8:45am On May 03, 2025
justwise:
..and when you do?...treat them like human beings else.....
Even if you treat them like human beings, the judas in them, would still strike....... 🤣😂😜

The underlying issue that makes them betray their Oga's is/are...... DOCUMENTATION/LEGALISATION/RIGHT TO REMAIN .... 😁
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by justwise(mod): 11:58am On May 03, 2025
Lexusgs430:
Even if you treat them like human beings, the judas in them, would still strike....... 🤣😂😜

The underlying issue that makes them betray their Oga's is/are...... DOCUMENTATION/LEGALISATION/RIGHT TO REMAIN .... 😁
You think this woman got 6yrs behind bars without any collaborating evidence of her crime? Considering her position and her work achievements in legal field i don't think that the British legal system will throw a high profile woman behind bars because of an unsubstantial evidence.
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