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Re: 15 Things You’ll Only Understand If You Grew Up In Lagos by lanocfoods: 7:45pm On Aug 11, 2025

eyesoflagos:
https://eyesoflagos.com/15-things-youll-only-understand-if-you-grew-up-in-lagos/

You forgot bed bug inside danfo. The thing go just dey bite you for leg, if you are careful, e go follow you go house

Re: 15 Things You’ll Only Understand If You Grew Up In Lagos by Babssoo(m): 7:46pm On Aug 11, 2025

It is not just peculiar to Lagos, that is how it is in the west generally

Re: 15 Things You’ll Only Understand If You Grew Up In Lagos by lexy2014: 7:47pm On Aug 11, 2025

eyesoflagos:
https://eyesoflagos.com/15-things-youll-only-understand-if-you-grew-up-in-lagos/

You trying too hard but its not working. Are all you wrote peculiar to Lagos alone?

Re: 15 Things You’ll Only Understand If You Grew Up In Lagos by Adewale1603(m): 7:47pm On Aug 11, 2025

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Re: 15 Things You’ll Only Understand If You Grew Up In Lagos by lexy2014: 7:49pm On Aug 11, 2025

Sempeyak01:
Baba it cant be like Lagos experience ask people Orile Iganmu...lol

How is the "Lagos experience"?

Must his experience be like the "Lagos experience"?

What is special about the "Lagos experience" that no other part of the country has experienced?

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Re: 15 Things You’ll Only Understand If You Grew Up In Lagos by Warmaterial(m): 7:53pm On Aug 11, 2025

Is a normal 9ja lifestyle.

Re: 15 Things You’ll Only Understand If You Grew Up In Lagos by Justiceleague1: 8:12pm On Aug 11, 2025

Factcheck0001:
I stayed in Ibadan during my childhood days n I experienced this.....

U forgot spending t.fare n trekking with your friends, Omo u won't know when u will cover long distance

Last week I drove my wife n 2 of my boys along my childhood route, I showed them my sec school n our house then n how we trekked d distance every afternoon n they couldn't believe it.

Omo those good old days.

Big big shout out to
Loyola college Ibadan
Jimoh Aliyu
Rotimi Akinkuolie
Makinde Godwin

Oga they are talking about Lagos,not Ibadan,thank you very much.

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Re: 15 Things You’ll Only Understand If You Grew Up In Lagos by IkeAnumudu: 8:14pm On Aug 11, 2025

eyesoflagos:
https://eyesoflagos.com/15-things-youll-only-understand-if-you-grew-up-in-lagos/

Rubbish write-up.

Most kids experienced these growing up all over Nigeria.

What is peculiar to eating rice on Sundays, for example?

Re: 15 Things You’ll Only Understand If You Grew Up In Lagos by Justiceleague1: 8:17pm On Aug 11, 2025

Owomida

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Re: 15 Things You’ll Only Understand If You Grew Up In Lagos by judewrites: 8:19pm On Aug 11, 2025

7. Turning the Compound into a Playground
Shared compounds were mini-communities where everyone knew everyone — and your neighbor’s aunty could discipline you like her own child.

This is one aspect I missed so much back in those good old days.

There was so much friendliness those days unlike now!

Re: 15 Things You’ll Only Understand If You Grew Up In Lagos by Justiceleague1: 8:20pm On Aug 11, 2025

flokii:
That you no 15 is on point.. but iragbiji will make you street smart.

Fun fact.. If you can survive the hustle and bustle of iragbiji like I did, then you can survive anywhere.

Ilu Iragbiji ilu sangodele yekini amoda

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Re: 15 Things You’ll Only Understand If You Grew Up In Lagos by olabrad: 8:27pm On Aug 11, 2025

It happens all over Nigeria

Re: 15 Things You’ll Only Understand If You Grew Up In Lagos by snowball11(m): 8:28pm On Aug 11, 2025

VinnyBaba:
What kind of post is this

Every Nigerian experience these in their different cities nah.

Baba Op don too stay lagos so tey him come dey think say things wey every part of naija dey experience dey happen for lagos only.

Naim make we say "Traveling na experience!" grin

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Re: 15 Things You’ll Only Understand If You Grew Up In Lagos by Neddyogu(m): 8:28pm On Aug 11, 2025

Disadvantage of living one's entire life in same environment. A frog in a well says " the sky's no bigger than the mouth of my well".

Re: 15 Things You’ll Only Understand If You Grew Up In Lagos by Franking: 8:31pm On Aug 11, 2025

Try Warri for that number 15.

Re: 15 Things You’ll Only Understand If You Grew Up In Lagos by Judd007: 8:38pm On Aug 11, 2025

All of these are normal things in

eyesoflagos:
https://eyesoflagos.com/15-things-youll-only-understand-if-you-grew-up-in-lagos/

Re: 15 Things You’ll Only Understand If You Grew Up In Lagos by fitinwell: 8:47pm On Aug 11, 2025

eyesoflagos:
https://eyesoflagos.com/15-things-youll-only-understand-if-you-grew-up-in-lagos/

There are more ... Joor..

You missed bathing in Heavy rain downpour..

You forgot fetching rain water...

You forgot Taking Garri with groundnut in the afternoon after school....

You forgot buying lolipop, tasty time juice...

You forgot gogo chocolate and smarties choco

Re: 15 Things You’ll Only Understand If You Grew Up In Lagos by Host78: 8:50pm On Aug 11, 2025

ibabz:
You didn’t add the ewa agoyin with hot bread: my number one unforgettable experience. Everywhere I have stayed I haven’t seen anyone close to that experience.

agege bread then.

One of my favourite bread of all time. Don't know if they still make it. I left Lagos since 2009.

I never tried the ewagoyin with bread though. As a young boy then I don't like mixing foods (even till now) so it's rare for me to try new foods or mix foods I don't already eat

Re: 15 Things You’ll Only Understand If You Grew Up In Lagos by BuyMeBanger: 9:06pm On Aug 11, 2025

The noted 15 things depend on what social class and decade you were brought up in Lagos.

Re: 15 Things You’ll Only Understand If You Grew Up In Lagos by Dancebreaker: 9:08pm On Aug 11, 2025

Rexymania:
Shey Nepa no dey take light for Imo or ogun state?

Una go just dey hype Lagos like say no be human beings dey live for there 😡😡

Iragbiji and Ikot-Ekpene have 24/7 NEPA light, as far as OP is concerned.

People in Umuchukwu and Sokoto don't enter public transport bus or buy from hawkers. Werey too much in this 9ja o. grin

Re: 15 Things You’ll Only Understand If You Grew Up In Lagos by Meedon: 9:23pm On Aug 11, 2025

BSCAI1:
In fact this life we just have to take it easy life is too short let's just have it in God

Which God? Is it Jehovah or Allah?

Re: 15 Things You’ll Only Understand If You Grew Up In Lagos by munezo(m): 9:43pm On Aug 11, 2025

Thank you for sharing.

As a Lagos bred, I agree.

Re: 15 Things You’ll Only Understand If You Grew Up In Lagos by Factcheck0001: 10:16pm On Aug 11, 2025

Justiceleague1:
Oga they are talking about Lagos,not Ibadan,thank you very much.

them no dey carry light for Ibadan?

Dem no dey chop puff puff for other states too?

Traffic no dey happen for other states too?

Oya tell me what he listed that doesn't happen in other states too?

Re: 15 Things You’ll Only Understand If You Grew Up In Lagos by merits(m): 11:01pm On Aug 11, 2025

eyesoflagos:
https://eyesoflagos.com/15-things-youll-only-understand-if-you-grew-up-in-lagos/

I can never stay anywhere except Lagos it is already part of me "Lagos leads others follow"Follow who know road.PBAT till 2031.

Re: 15 Things You’ll Only Understand If You Grew Up In Lagos by AZControversial: 11:25pm On Aug 11, 2025

Those good old days.....

Re: 15 Things You’ll Only Understand If You Grew Up In Lagos by aswani(m): 11:55pm On Aug 11, 2025

eyesoflagos:
https://eyesoflagos.com/15-things-youll-only-understand-if-you-grew-up-in-lagos/

Same for Benin except number 5 where you replace tuketuke with Danfo.

Lagos had unique things like going to Bar beach or learning and preferring to cross expressways rather than the overhead bridge.

Re: 15 Things You’ll Only Understand If You Grew Up In Lagos by dalitigator(m): 2:34am On Aug 12, 2025

Factcheck0001:
I stayed in Ibadan during my childhood days n I experienced this.....

U forgot spending t.fare n trekking with your friends, Omo u won't know when u will cover long distance

Last week I drove my wife n 2 of my boys along my childhood route, I showed them my sec school n our house then n how we trekked d distance every afternoon n they couldn't believe it.

Omo those good old days.

Big big shout out to
Loyola college Ibadan
Jimoh Aliyu
Rotimi Akinkuolie
Makinde Godwin

Having friends amongst locals and none locals is always a major problem. Cos you don't know who is who. Before them count you join wetin you nor know anything about.

Lagos could be honestly lonely at times..

Re: 15 Things You’ll Only Understand If You Grew Up In Lagos by Oluwomonext212(m): 3:57am On Aug 12, 2025

Some Lagos people and their whack thinking 😀😀For ur mind we wey we grew up in other part of the country be mumu grin

All my cousins that were born and raised in Lagos none match my energy

Re: 15 Things You’ll Only Understand If You Grew Up In Lagos by Thereedemer: 7:36am On Aug 12, 2025

Mindlog:
Lagos do not have a Sunday rice tradition, it is eaten all days of the week while I was growing up in Lagos.

Abi rice Monday to Friday
Saturday beans
Sunday early morning b4 church bread and tea
Dem don swear for Nigeria

Re: 15 Things You’ll Only Understand If You Grew Up In Lagos by Mindlog: 8:12am On Aug 12, 2025

Thereedemer:
Abi rice Monday to Friday
Saturday beans
Sunday early morning b4 church bread and tea
Dem don swear for Nigeria

Rice was so common, even kids in public schools whose parents give money for breakfast, buy rice from [i]mama put [/i]on their way to school

Re: 15 Things You’ll Only Understand If You Grew Up In Lagos by Abee79(m): 9:19am On Aug 12, 2025

One thing that fascinates me about Lagos is the unique relationship between bus drivers and their conductors. It is a much underrated business synergy that can only be found on the streets, literally. They communicate using codes, slang and gestures. The etiquette of bus conductors should also be the subject of a separate study grin

Re: 15 Things You’ll Only Understand If You Grew Up In Lagos by naijapikin2(m): 10:00am On Aug 12, 2025

Aside from number 6... Nothing more specific that you won't see in large quantities elsewhere.

Overrated Lagos

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