unitysheart:


You too much. You finished them all. Tell them say na Ikebe Super we Sabi that time

o thanks for reminding me

Ikebe super,lolly,roses and hints were our own Instagram or instablog and Facebook back in the days

That was what we used in keeping up with the trends those days.its was about 120 naira those days.every Saturday/Sunday afternoon at news stands

All these ones they do on Instagram eg sugar mummy hook ups etc we had it on ikebe super,latest clothes,shoes and all we had it in the magazines.

Hints was like celebrity section of nairaland but they were more discreet eg there's a light skinned Yoruba actress who was said to bla bla bla.we already know who they were talking about

After reading it,it was our topic of jist on campus then

shadeyinka:

It's not too much of their fault though. The older non-indomie generation slowly created a new world where the corrupt individuals and thieves have been celebrated and where values, law and justice failed etc. The Indomie generation don't have any reference to good standards that used to be taught everywhere before.

Couple the above with the information age, you arrive at a generation who think they know just because they have access to the "social media"

It is all part of civilization
Civilization also have its advantages and disadvantages

I think it used to be called 2 mins in the mid 90s

archangel1:
Indomie generation are those who did not witness the military era. Born from 1999 till date. children of the new millennium.

I think it's 1995 or so....

shadeyinka:

It's not too much of their fault though. The older non-indomie generation slowly created a new world where the corrupt individuals and thieves have been celebrated and where values, law and justice failed etc. The Indomie generation don't have any reference to good standards that used to be taught everywhere before.

Couple the above with the information age, you arrive at a generation who think they know just because they have access to the "social media"

well you're right but remember we had our own educative shows on nta where they do general knowledge questions and answers.ive forgotten the name of that show.it was a competition for secondary school kids then and we used to sit with our parents and learn,they also do spelling bees competition.thats where we got our own information from plus radio not google etc

Then those days too we read.now indomie children are soooo mentally lazy they can't even read at least to just pass exam.all they want to do is party,do drugs,get high and fok

dangotesmummy:
o thanks for reminding me

Ikebe super,lolly,roses and hints were our own Instagram or instablog and Facebook back in the days

That was what we used in keeping up with the trends those days.its was about 120 naira those days.every Saturday/Sunday afternoon at news stands

All these ones they do on Instagram eg sugar mummy hook ups etc we had it on ikebe super,latest clothes,shoes and all we had it in the magazines.

Hints was like celebrity section of nairaland but they were more discreet eg there's a light skinned Yoruba actress who was said to bla bla bla.we already know who they were talking about

After reading it,it was our topic of jist on campus then

Hint magazine comes to my mind.....

Very correct. I just tot of it. If u wish to learn how to install car just check my signature.

Skmoda360:

Hint magazine comes to my mind.....

yessss.they were our own bloggers then giving us jist

dangotesmummy:
yessss.they were our own bloggers then giving us jist

Love and Romance corner

Some of the things mentioned here, especially the soap operas, I saw some of them as a kid growing up in Lagos na.

Even though I didn't quite grab what they were on about then.

Looks like there is no general consensus as regards the clear age group. Or we can also go on calling any new "set" Indomie generation.

Skmoda360:

Love and Romance corner

exaccccctlllyyyyy.they were similar to sexual section of nairaland

That's where we learnt our sexual fantasies from

dangotesmummy:
o thanks for reminding me

Ikebe super,lolly,roses and hints were our own Instagram or instablog and Facebook back in the days

That was what we used in keeping up with the trends those days.its was about 120 naira those days.every Saturday/Sunday afternoon at news stands

All these ones they do on Instagram eg sugar mummy hook ups etc we had it on ikebe super,latest clothes,shoes and all we had it in the magazines.

Hints was like celebrity section of nairaland but they were more discreet eg there's a light skinned Yoruba actress who was said to bla bla bla.we already know who they were talking about

After reading it,it was our topic of jist on campus then

Your view of the younger generation(indomie generation) is not entirely accurate. I agree morals were still high until the late 90s, but it never made Nigeria a good place to live. Corruption was still high, coup was experienced all the time, there was no rule of law, but since late 90's we are yet to experience any coup, it is part of civilization. What u see as the shortcomings of younger generation, are the disadvantages of civilization, issues like kids being lazy, disrespectful, feminism, gay etc are part of civilization, because civilization comes with freedom. You will agree with me back then women weren't this vocal like they are today. Do not blame it on the kids, it is as a result of civilization

ladyGKilaBCrueD:
How TF is any of the emboldened our fault we were just little pikins when the society turned to filth- heck some of us weren't even born and if anyone is to be blamed, it has to be y'all hypocritical and dirty older generation. Simply put, your greed, avariciousness and wickedness made the society what is is today. Look at all our so called leaders, all old generation people. You all turned the society to mush and somehow find a way to blame it on us- very interesting indeed. you corrupted the society, it's high time you take responsibility for your actions and inactions.
we have every right to give our opinion on political issues after all, you people fuckëd everything up in the first place
so because we didn't witness coups, go to post offices or other dumb shi2t you mentioned, we are not entitled to have a voice? lmaoooooo. you Generation Y people need to get your self absorbed heads out of your damned asses. times have changed, new trends are coming up which would become obsolete in the next 10-15 years and I sure as hell wont become a whiny, bitter income generation adult whining about the younger generation lmaooo

Nice words! You are correct! The non-indomie generation destroyed the last of the good days before the "Indomie" generation came forth. The Indomie generation hence does not have any reference to when Nigeria was good.

Unfortunately, the term "Indomie Generation" is used mainly by those who grew up at the tail end of the peak of Nigeria's prosperity. The far much older non-indomie generation would never call you "Indomie generation": they would rather call you children.

Those who call you Indomie generation didn't spoil your world but they were privileged to see, partake but not influence they system. In their life span, they saw things collapse to an unbelievable state. Those who call you Indomie generation are the bridge between the Old Nigeria and the New Nigeria. They were the transition generation who experienced both worlds.

Those who destroyed Nigeria are too old to call you INDOMIE. And it isn't your fault anyway: it's only that many Indomie Generation speak with no reference to standards.

dangotesmummy:
exaccccctlllyyyyy.they were similar to sexual section of nairaland

That's where we learnt our sexual fantasies from

I swear....

oloriLFC:
You are right. They have not seen coins before not to talk of spending it. And many of them are here on Nairaland. Indomie shudren

And those that have seen coins, what is special about it?

dangotesmummy:
E pain am sotey he go research about the history of infomie

Actually when people refer to any individual as an indomie generation,it means the person is young,naieve and ignorant of WHAT HE SHOULD KNOW OR IS EXPECTED TO KNOW

You know how millennials are.young,dumb, entitled,lazy yet they always think they're smarter than king Solomon.those are what characterize indomie generation


Then again you know indomie is just 2 minutes?,they want to do/have everything fast without taking the patience to go through the process and learn

Bottom line sha is that anyone that has childish behaviour or displays little knowledge of history and it shows is what they call indomie generation.for example if I am discussing with a friend and I say I enjoy the music syncro system and millennials interject and say who sang syncro system or who sang redemption song, or doesn't know that once upon a time in Nigerian history MTN SIM or mobile phones were only used by the elites and mercedes Benz were only used by big boys or rich men's kids to woo girls on campus.i'Il quickly know this one is an indomie generation child

One of the indomie generation child is below me.he just proved my point aptly of the reasoning and characteristics of an indomie generation

And yes the society was better then because we could leave our kids with neighbors and go to the market without fear of anything.anyone that tries it now,na sorry be him name,we could close our doors without padlocking or fencing it yet nobody will steal our stuffs

We could buy stuffs from market women and drop the money on the wares and whenever the owner of the product comes she will pick her money because people lived with CONTENTMENT AND MODESTY

Those days you could take 100 naira to the market and stock up your kitchen to the brim because food was cheap.eggs were 10 Naira,small coke was 15 Naira and the big one was 25 naira

With 30naira you can enter molue from mile 2 to festac

Festac was a peaceful, tranquil and safe haven before it became a den of pickpockets,armed robbers,kidnappers and Yahoo boys. you can go to a relaxation joint with just 500 naira and buy drinks and pepper soup to your satisfaction even as late as 2am and you are safe.if you walk around festac by 11.54 you will be sorry for yourself.infact by 7pm shop owners are closing when it was even at that time faaji was getting started

Never did I know festac will deteriorate to the level it is now

Those days you will beg,stalk and write several letters before you can manage to see a woman's cleavage.female nudity was rare but now you can meet a girl in tfc,buy her meat pie and in the twinkle of an eye you have bleeped her without much effort

Now men don't have to leave their house before they order for vagina online and the vagina will be brought to their doorsteps with just online booking

Millennials,I hope you can now understand why the older generation are irritated with your ways and lifestyle of how you do your things.not that the older generation were saints or perfect but they do things with tact and discretion.now no single taste again

We also went to night club.they call one of the night clubs 11.45.i don't know whether it's still being operated? Even in the club they were sexy in our own standard of sexy then o but not naked or in colourful rags and bogus wigs and heinous make-up

Those days you could put rice of 20naira and egg 10naira into the flask of a child to school but now it is indomie they put in their food flask to school

You need to watch music videos of the 80s and 90s then compare it with the olamides,davido,dammy Krane,tiwa savage etc,then you'll understand my point and the level of deterioration



Even club girls those days had to be begged for several months or sometimes years to see the colour of her pant but these days even church girls,to enter her pant no go reach 2weeks

Then by 10pm TV station closed.it was just nta we had it will show different colours of lines before it closes and the TV shows were edifying not the ones kids cannot even watch.millenials don't even know the difference between family soap operas/family drama and soft porn

All our own entertainment didn't pass

Everyday people
Family circle
Super story
Passion
Second chance
Gardner's daughter
Secret of the sand
And nta news.but now go to MTV naked video vixens,trace,naked women, everywhere nudity and sex

Also teenagers getting pregnant was a serious abomination,they were ostracized and the parents shamed so parents really monitored their kids till they got to university.its not like now ss2 boy will be fucking jss3 girl inside the school toilet or at the back of principals office

Nailed it. I can totally relate with everything here. Even if things are much easier now, it just seem those were glory days.

Substitute Gardner's daughter for Wild rose.
I need to know.
Things we do for love.
Taxi driver(Ghanaian soap), e.t.c

Rubbiish:

Your view of the younger generation(indomie generation) is not entirely accurate. I agree morals were still high until the late 90s, but it never made Nigeria a good place to live. Corruption was still high, coup was experienced all the time, there was no rule of law, but since late 90's we are yet to experience any coup, it is part of civilization. What u see as the shortcomings of younger generation, are the disadvantages of civilization, issues like kids being lazy, disrespectful, feminism, gay etc are part of civilization, because civilization comes with freedom. You will agree with me back then women weren't this vocal like they are today. Do not blame it on the kids, it is as a result of civilization

it's not an insult but I'll reply


Agreed there was a lot of political corruption and political turbulence at that time but there was still sanity.note that I said the older generation weren't saints too albeit every generation OLD AND YOUNG have their advantages and disadvantages.but if I will choose again, I'll choose the late 80s and early 90s to now

Rubbiish:

When was everyday people first aired?
There is nothing weird about putting super story in d list. What is confusing u is because super story is still much alive till now on wap TV, so the young ones have also come to know about it, that does not make it a new tv series. I believe when super story was invoke u were still young, if not u wouldn't be here arguing about indomie generation. Arguing about indomie generation clearly indicate u are below 38yrs

I must have skipped it. Everyday People shouldn't be on that list too. Infact, the list should be changed to

Ripples
Behind the Clouds
Supples
Cockk crow at dawn
The Village Headmaster
(Willy Willy don die)
Checkmate
Fortunes
Family circle
Third Eye
Things fall apart


The Invisible Man
Robinhood
Mr Spencer
Dr Who
Another life

Tales by moonlight
Kiddies vision 101

The Rich Also Cry
Secrets of the sand


Passions shouldn't be there but can be excused.


All that said, why are you insultive? Were you brought up like this?

dangotesmummy:
well you're right but remember we had our own educative shows on nta where they do general knowledge questions and answers.ive forgotten the name of that show.it was a competition for secondary school kids then and we used to sit with our parents and learn,they also do spelling bees competition.thats where we got our own information from plus radio not google etc

Then those days too we read.now indomie children are soooo mentally lazy they can't even read at least to just pass exam.all they want to do is party,do drugs,get high and fok

The Non-indomie generation was the last set of Nigerian youths that read books. Now, the Indomie generation hardly read anything outside their classroom requirements. Hence, they are narrow minded and know mainly what the social media is churning out.

It's not their fault though: you can exceed your average national culture and it's unfortunate that Nigeria has slid into a dark hole

Omoluabi16:
Nailed it. I can totally relate with everything here. Even if things are much easier now, it just seem those were glory days.

Substitute Gardner's daughter for Wild rose.
I need to know.
Things we do for love.
Taxi driver(Ghanaian soap), e.t.c

exactly.ill rather watch that than these modern day home videos.even the contemporary telemundos they churn out these days is crap.it lacks depth and knowledge

dangotesmummy:
well you're right but remember we had our own educative shows on nta where they do general knowledge questions and answers.ive forgotten the name of that show.it was a competition for secondary school kids then and we used to sit with our parents and learn,they also do spelling bees competition.thats where we got our own information from plus radio not google etc

Then those days too we read.now indomie children are soooo mentally lazy they can't even read at least to just pass exam.all they want to do is party,do drugs,get high and fok

Where are u getting all these from?
Don't we still have brilliant students?
Has there been shortage in any field due to lack of intelligent students?
These days kids are more smart, a 15 yrs old already in university unlike before.
There are still tons of educative TV programs till date, even more than we used to have. Stop seeing suffering as a good way of life. Back then we watched only NTA, which will open from 4pm till 12pm, we only had a black and white TV, everyone in d neighborhood will come to watch, there were no variety of programs, even the so called NTA, was not even clear, we will always be adjusting antenna for better signal, is that the kind of life u wish for u kids? Now we series of channels showing 24 hours with affordable cables and smart TV, isn't that better? Mind u back then we were only suffering because of our level of exposure as a people

shadeyinka:

The Non-indomie generation was the last set of Nigerian youths that read books. Now, the Indomie generation hardly read anything outside their classroom requirements. Hence, they are narrow minded and know mainly what the social media is churning out.

It's not their fault though: you can exceed your average national culture and it's unfortunate that Nigeria has slid into a dark hole

true.if you tell them to read,it's like torture to them.all they just crave after is indulgence.indulging their bodies and sensual senses with thrash

Rubbiish:

It is all part of civilization
Civilization also have its advantages and disadvantages

I wish something will reset this our National cultural backsliding else, we shall self implode.

shadeyinka:

The Non-indomie generation was the last set of Nigerian youths that read books. Now, the Indomie generation hardly read anything outside their classroom requirements. Hence, they are narrow minded and know mainly what the social media is churning out.

It's not their fault though: you can exceed your average national culture and it's unfortunate that Nigeria has slid into a dark hole

Yea right. Now we gonna act like every pre-Indomie generation was so smart. It is very normal to know things that happened while you were growing up, that is being aware. It is way different from self-development as a function of reading.

The so called Pre-Indomie generation are the ones that kept Nigeria like this. They are our big-gods sponsoring slay queens to expensive vacations. But now we going to act like they are the best thing to happen since slice bread.

I wonder why you all didn't use your reading to place us at par with fast developing nations.

Rubbiish:

Where are u getting all these from?
Don't we still have brilliant students?
Has there been shortage in any field due to lack of intelligent students?
These days kids are more smart, a 15 yrs old already in university unlike before.
There are still tons of educative TV programs till date, even more than we used to have. Stop seeing suffering as a good way of life. Back then we watched only NTA, which will open from 4pm till 12pm, we only had a black and white TV, everyone in d neighborhood will come to watch, there were no variety of programs, even the so called NTA, was not even clear, we will always be adjusting antenna for better signal, is that the kind of life u wish for u kids? Now we series of channels showing 24 hours with affordable cables and smart TV, isn't that better? Mind u back then we were only suffering because of our level of exposure as a people

lmaooooo so because a 15 year old child is already in the university automatically makes him "intelligent"?

Do you realize that we had exceptionally smart kids in our generation too who finished secondary school at 14/15 but the parents Will not ALLOW THEM TO GI TO UNIVERSITY TILL THEY'RE 18.instead they will register them to go and learn hand skill till they're ripe (mature) enough to enter university. But you see this is part of what we're talking about. you just want to rush the process.a child is not mature enough for the rigours of college but you push him there as if you Dont know that there is also emotional intelligence.do you think if a person is just academically intelligent,that's all.what if he knows book but cannot cope with the challenges of gangerism/cultism in our university those days nko? Or are you pretending to be ignorant of the fact that our parents kept the ones who weren't old enough at home just to help them mature so they can independently cope with school pressures.even the universities weren't admitting kids who were less that 18.18 was the required minimum to enter university but it was later into the late 90s desperate parents were doing fake birth certificates just because they wanted their kids to be in school at 15

dangotesmummy:
it's not an insult but I'll reply


Agreed there was a lot of political corruption and political turbulence at that time but there was still sanity.note that I said the older generation weren't saints too albeit every generation OLD AND YOUNG have their advantages and disadvantages.but if I will choose again, I'll choose the late 80s and early 90s to now

Choosing the late 80s is like going backwards
If we are going to be like the whites, we must pass through this stage. What u see as sanity back then was due to lack of freedom, ever since independence Nigeria has been like this, no stable light, no good roads, corruption, i can tell u it is getting better now because of civilization. Having only one station showing from 4pm to 12pm with whack programs to me were sufferings. The option we have these days from internet, phones, tv, vehicles far outweighs what was obtainable in the late 80s. I know the attitude of the younger generation may come off as offensive to older ones, but it is part of d flaws of civilization. We see it happens in the west, parents can't touch their kids, husband can't mistreat their wives, etc and if we must grow as a nation, we must embrace civilization.

shadeyinka:

The Non-indomie generation was the last set of Nigerian youths that read books. Now, the Indomie generation hardly read anything outside their classroom requirements. Hence, they are narrow minded and know mainly what the social media is churning out.

It's not their fault though: you can exceed your average national culture and it's unfortunate that Nigeria has slid into a dark hole

How many books have you bought for your children? Do you read books in front of your children? Our children are our own reflection. My dad and mum had a big library of books when we were growing up. Encyclopedias, classic novels, etc. So I read a lot. I read roots before I was 10.

I had intended to do same, have a giant library of hardcover classic literature. I do have a library, but it is electronic and not the same thing. I don't read books that much anymore. I have a colleague that religiously reads and practises self development via books. His library is conspicuous in his house. I'm sure his kids are reading well.

pocohantas:


Yea right. Now we gonna act like every pre-Indomie generation was so smart. It is very normal to know things that happened while you were growing up, that is being aware. It is way different from self-development as a function of reading.

The so called Pre-Indomie generation are the ones that kept Nigeria like this. They are our big-gods sponsoring slay queens to expensive vacations. But now we going to act like they are the best thing to happen since slice bread.

I wonder why you all didn't use your reading to place us at par with fast developing nations.

You are angry and I can feel it.

Unfortunately, those who call you Indomie generation are the worst hit. They grew up at the tail end of Nigeria having hope and greatness into a messed up hopeless society.

Those who destroyed Nigeria will not call you Indomie generation. They will call you "children".

As per changing the Nigeria as a result of knowledge acquired through reading: this is not possible again because knowledge without facilities, tools and environment is not useful for anything except self preservation and survival.

Is it your fault to be an Indomie generation? Certainly not!
It's about the society we all have found ourselves in. The difference is that Indomie generation do not have any reference to when the society was still sane.

Rubbiish:

Choosing the late 80s is like going backwards
If we are going to be like the whites, we must pass through this stage. What u see as sanity back then was due to lack of freedom, ever since independence Nigeria has been like this, no stable light, no good roads, corruption, i can tell u it is getting better now because of civilization. Having only one station showing from 4pm to 12pm with whack programs to me were sufferings. The option we have these days from internet, phones, tv, vehicles far outweighs what was obtainable in the late 80s. I know the attitude of the younger generation may come off as offensive to older ones, but it is part of d flaws of civilization. We see it happens in the west, parents can't touch their kids, husband can't mistreat their wives, etc and if we must grow as a nation, we must embrace civilization.

Mr mannn let us tell ourselves the truth and stop being sentimental about everything for once.

Oyinbos have their own civilization,let us too have our own indigenous civilization IN OUR OWN WAY AND AT OUR OWN PACE,IN WAYS THAT FIT INTO OUR OWN SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURE. Moreso if we want to copy oyinbo civilization let us copy the good side and leave the nonsense out of it but our people, instead of copying the good sides,it's the junks we will be copying.

If you notice oyinbo,they copy our good sides e.g coming here to learn out culture,food and music and they take it to their side to suit their environment.they don't take our negative side that's my point

dangotesmummy:
lmaooooo so because a 15 year old child is already in the university automatically makes him "intelligent"?

Do you realize that we had exceptionally smart kids in our generation too who finished secondary school at 14/15 but the parents Will not ALLOW THEM TO GI TO UNIVERSITY TILL THEY'RE 18.instead they will register them to go and learn hand skill till they're ripe (mature) enough to enter university. But you see this is part of what we're talking about. you just want to rush the process.a child is not mature enough for the rigours of college but you push him there as if you Dont know that there is also emotional intelligence.do you think if a person is just academically intelligent,that's all.what if he knows book but cannot cope with the challenges of gangerism/cultism in our university those days nko? Or are you pretending to be ignorant of the fact that our parents kept the ones who weren't old enough at home just to help them mature so they can independently cope with school pressures.even the universities weren't admitting kids who were less that 18.18 was the required minimum to enter university but it was later into the late 90s desperate parents were doing fake birth certificates just because they wanted their kids to be in school at 15

The bold was very few until late 90s
Reason we are backward, isn't it a good thing if a kid should have msc at d age of 22?
In USA, at d age of 20 - 22 they are planning family already. Our way of reasoning was backward due to our level of exposure, not because it was the right thing to do. Why would u wish such life style for ur kids?

dangotesmummy:
well you're right but remember we had our own educative shows on nta where they do general knowledge questions and answers.ive forgotten the name of that show.it was a competition for secondary school kids then and we used to sit with our parents and learn,they also do spelling bees competition.thats where we got our own information from plus radio not google etc

Then those days too we read.now indomie children are soooo mentally lazy they can't even read at least to just pass exam.all they want to do is party,do drugs,get high and fok

Did our generation nurture nta, or did they just let it die?
Spelling bees are still going on to today. Mtn sponsors some of them.

The so called lazy indomie children were raised that way. What do they see their parents doing? Are their parents watching educational informative TV, or are they watching music videos, nollywood, series channel and football?