cue64:
almost 800k in Naira for house rent per month? Even in Hong Kong one of the most expensive places in the world, this is tagged expensive

The reason why u should not listen or believe everything u see.. The through event of things is to go there and come back to prepare.

Or if u have closed friend or family members there. Not just anybody

Jaybnjamin:
Following

Thanks

cue64:
almost 800k in Naira for house rent per month? Even in Hong Kong one of the most expensive places in the world, this is tagged expensive

No mind this one jare, dem just go copy am come from one unverified site I don come across am before when I did some research it ain’t real jare, even SA wey dey expensive for Africa Na 150k for 2bedroom for pitoria oo, 3rd expensive state in SA

Emekus i can feel your pain,just that moment you about to hit jackpot and suddenly you lost it all.

cue64:
almost 800k in Naira for house rent per month? Even in Hong Kong one of the most expensive places in the world, this is tagged expensive

That's the negative part of Ivory Coast which they may not tell you. Apart from things being very expensive, I don't see any other negativity except language barrier. So just hold enough money and you're good to go....

Rent Per Month

Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 350,000.00 CFA

Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre 125,000.00 CFA

Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre
1,025,000.00 CFA

Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre
542,857.14 CFA



Clothing And Shoes

1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) 61,666.67 CFA

1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...)
24,333.33 CFA

1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) 65,000.00 CFA

1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes 41,250.00 CFA

Jaybnjamin:


The girl will be like
Which kind nija guy wey I go carry wey no sharp like other's.

No be sharp matter, if i dey hear French that time she for tell me and me for they coded

EMEKUSBOY9:


No be sharp matter, if i dey hear French that time she for tell me and me for they coded

No be lie shaa.
No pun intended though

Chidonsky:
Emekus i can feel your pain,just that moment you about to hit jackpot and suddenly you lost it all.

My brother the greatest all time be that oooo

Na French language curse am oooo at the early stage i came to ivory coast

EMEKUSBOY9:
HELLO GUYS!

Happy to be here once again......

I was try to bring my friends for them to continue from where i stopped but they are not ready for now

So today i will be writing on my "MISTAKES / FUNNY THINGS" i did in ivory coast.

I will be starting with this flirty story between me and a girl called Mariam in ivory coast, when i was homeless and i newly came there...

So let's start....

Her name is Mariam a Muslim by religion. She is fair and average in height and with seductive eyes that tells u to come and kiss me( guys knows what am talking about) and also with a sexy behind... Oh my God am sorry forgive me

And to any woman i will be getting married too in future that is seeing this now or later in future... Am sorry! ( for describing a woman this way)

I remember when i first came into ivory coast and straight to the street of Abidjan.... This girl was the first eyes opener to me. Have never seen a seductive woman who talk with a man with his eyes..... And what made it so sweet was that am a good match for her and i was able too blend with her easily. the understanding was there like " supporting striker and striker" in a soccer match.

both of us had some secret affair and no body knows about our affair in that area.

Less i forget this girl mum own a big shop in a "shopping plaza" and are mum goes too Dubai to get jewelries and some clothes that she sales and also very popular in Abidjan, and all this made it hard for that girl to be free. she is the only girl at home and so useful and busy!

But all this things did not stop us from meeting " time to time" and i never knew she was planing something big for both of us

Mind u, i just came into the country and i knew nothing in French. i was just smart enough to communicate in any form i can and some times i use my phone on "google translation " it was rough and rugged for me but i was stubborn to cope and blend with this Ivorians ( i had no choice and not with what am seeing then)

On this faithful day, i was in my popular hangout spot close to this girl mother "shopping plaza" this is where we always fixed our date. We most times communicate through eyes and hand language ( i told u people both of us understand each so well)

So..., she brought food for her mother this faithful afternoon, and as she was about going, and she gave me a sign to follow her... Then i did.

We met at the usual spot approaching her parent house, and i was expecting same gist and flirt we normally do but not knowing that it was a day of craziness, if not that i spoiled my own show ( am crying as am writing this and i dnt want to remember it again)

Then she told me " emeka Alon" this is French language ways of saying LET'S GO ( i dnt think i got the spelling correctly though...) i was surprised and wondering where is this girl taking me too. and when we got too their house gate, she told me "emeka vien" French language way of saying COME. At this time i knew is a good day and my joy stick was already responding to stimulus and the smile she was giving me when she was telling me to come in....

everything was working perfect and is like she had this plan forever.. i was just working through the compound like a "land lord" and so free as she is taken me into her parent house..... Then we met a man, as we were about to enter the house ( that is her step dad).... then her step dad ask her who i was in (French language) then she told her step dad that i am her brother from another state, that i came too visit her. My brethren, everything was perfect and at that moment i know this girl was "executional "

The man even welcomed me with a nice smiles.... and as i was about to enter the house with this girl, i dnt know if someone was watching me with mirror in NIGERIA, and the next thing i said to the man was "WELDON GOOD AFTERNOON SIR"

The next thing this man said was to asked the girl to stop and ask her again where is this boy from, at that level it was clear to me i already lost....

Then this man later find out am from NIGERIA, which will even make him to suspect us because the girl already lied to him.

I have no choice than to leave immediately and i look at the eyes of this sweet Ivorian girl and it shows i really disapointed her

let me say her intentions for bringing me in to her parent house....

Her intention was to take me to her room and bleep the hell out of me and still keep me for weeks while we have sweet fun.

I would have stayed for some time, because the house is really big and u can be in her room for months nobody will find out.

The painful thing is that by then i had no place to rest my head and i was only sleeping at night clubs..

Chai ! It is well.......

stay tuned for the Continuation's of my MISTAKE/ FUNNYTHINGS in ivory coast by 8pm today or by 12pm tomorrow...

Thanks too u all

cc:odinga1of
cc:claraola
cc: jeometry

Chai,if you hear french you wil understand what she told that man, sorry bro I can feel your pain.
Thanks for mentioned

Claraola:

Chai,if you hear french you wil understand what she told that man, sorry bro I can feel your pain.
Thanks for mentioned

Na so

EMEKUSBOY9:


My brother the greatest all time be that oooo

Na French language curse am oooo at the early stage i came to ivory coast

and you nvere come across her again?

Mizwisdom:



That's the negative part of Ivory Coast which they may not tell you. Apart from things being very expensive, I don't see any other negativity except language barrier. So just hold enough money and you're good to go....

Rent Per Month

Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 350,000.00 CFA

Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre 125,000.00 CFA

Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre
1,025,000.00 CFA

Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre
542,857.14 CFA



Clothing And Shoes

1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) 61,666.67 CFA

1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...)
24,333.33 CFA

1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) 65,000.00 CFA

1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes 41,250.00 CFA

i honestly think this cannot be 100percent true

Mizwisdom:



That's the negative part of Ivory Coast which they may not tell you. Apart from things being very expensive, I don't see any other negativity except language barrier. So just hold enough money and you're good to go....

Rent Per Month

Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 350,000.00 CFA

Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre 125,000.00 CFA

Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre
1,025,000.00 CFA

Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre
542,857.14 CFA



Clothing And Shoes

1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) 61,666.67 CFA

1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...)
24,333.33 CFA

1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) 65,000.00 CFA

1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes 41,250.00 CFA

Your mission here is to derail this thread? OP is only narrating his sweet memories in Ivory coast.

Madam plz Be guided

NONNYG:
Your mission here is to derail this thread? OP is only narrating his sweet memories in Ivory coast.

Madam plz Be guided

There's something wrong with you. My post was directed to someone who asked but was ignored not you.

Chidonsky:
and you nvere come across her again?

We lost communication the moment i moved to that Ivorian family house

NONNYG:
Your mission here is to derail this thread? OP is only narrating his sweet memories in Ivory coast.

Madam plz Be guided

Lol... Bad guy

Mizwisdom:



@Fuhrerfran6
From what I heard, rent is very expensive and light bill is also expensive so hold enough money for these two bills. Things are cheaper in Nigeria too. These are the negative things I've noticed so far.

Housing
Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in expensive area
1,332,460 Franc

Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in normal area
589,930 Franc

Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat
114,782 Franc

Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in expensive area
832,286 Franc

Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in normal area
348,958 Franc

Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 sqft) studio
82,394 Franc

Internet 8 mbps (1 month) 41,114 Franc
40” flat screen tv 324,452 Franc

Microwave 800/900 watt (bosch, panasonic, lg, sharp, or equivalent brands)
105,129 Franc

Laundry detergent (3 l. ~ 100 oz.) 15,000 Franc

Clothes
1 pair of jeans (levis 501 or similar) 40,000 Franc

1 summer dress in a high street store (zara, h&m or similar retailers)
37,500 Franc

1 pair of sport shoes (nike, adidas, or equivalent brands)
54,909 Franc

1 pair of men’s leather business shoes 25,000 Franc

Transportation
Volkswagen golf 1.4 tsi 150 cv (or equivalent), with no extras, new
-
1 liter (1/4 gallon) of gas 625 Franc
Monthly ticket public transport 20,597 Franc




N1 = 1.57 XOF

Lol this is definitely not accurate. Disregard the information you got on that website.

EMEKUSBOY9:


Lol... Bad guy

, we need daily updates abeg. Just ignore the Derailers Association of Nairaland

NONNYG:
, we need daily updates abeg. Just ignore the Derailers Association of Nairaland

No probs my guy

EMEKUSBOY9:


No probs my guy

You're brave enough to make such an adventure to an foreign land without understanding their means of communication.

haiti007:


You're brave enough to make such an adventure to an foreign land without understanding their means of communication.

My brother a man just need to eat that frog for him to achieve what he need in life

HELLO GUYS.....

Like as i promise too update today from the continuation of my MISTAKES /FUNNY THINGS i did in ivory coast.

i just need to quickly ship in this mistake story from one my 3 Nigeria friends in ivory coast.

Am saying this to let you people know how ur former environment and the country u lived before can affect ur way reasoning ( mentality)

We all have this mentality that every woman in Nigeria wants money, and this believe got stock into our brains... And despite we moved to another place, environment or country, we are still carrying this MENTALITY that grew with us.

His name is bobby, and came into ivory coast before me. although i had not gone too ivory coast when he met the girl but i was there at the closing hour of their relationship. Am very sure, he never knew this Ivorian girl was an accountant if not he would not have ask her for dating.

I remember how this my friend called bobby was telling me how passionate this Ivorian girl loved him and how he started suspecting this kind of love he has never seen.... even in Nigeria, despite the lady was an MTN accountant with good educational qualification and also very pretty. He also told me how this Ivorian girl called him immediately she closed from work for him to join her at her house. He even confessed that the lady was really doing well for her self.

Now lets get too why your mentality sometimes determined how far u go in life and how oppurtuned you will be. Am saying this because i remember how this my friend keep lamenting on how he lost this sweet and good Ivorian lady just because of the way he view all women.

And When he was planing to leave this girl, by then i just came into ivory coast and any time this same girl called him at night too meet at her place.... My guy will start complaining for no reason and Bobby's complains goes this way in pidgin

" this girl think say i get money because i be Nigeria guy... She just dey show me love make i for enter trap then from there she go they bill me ooooo "

Then the remain 2 guys go say " she no know say u be Nigeria guy" ( ignorance is really a disease )

I had no choice than to keep shot because by then i was just knowing them....

That is how he continue to play this girl and not answering her call at night, and this made the girl really fed up with him and everything they say is history . he lament all the time about this mistake. and he tried to visit the girl in her house but he was told this girl has moved to a new house

Why is this painful..... is that, this girl would have still help him get a job when he has non. This my friend is also a graduate and i know what that girl would have done for him. She may even help him into MTN in ivory coast.

Sorry for this long story about my friend...

Now back to mine, and i will start with the funny things i did over there in " ivory coast "

i remember when i newly came to ivory coast and later moved to the Ivorian family house.

Due to the power ( light) issue in Nigeria and how i was so used with carrying my charger into any where i am going too in Nigeria. it took me some time to realise am not in Nigeria any more because most times before i leave home in ivory coast i put my charger in my pocket and on my way going... i remember there was no need for such

Dnt blame me i was only a product of Nigeria.....

Dnt laugh at me, am not the only victim of this stupidity... My friends are also involved infact they want too quickly go home when they know their phone was about to die, but when they remember the light over there is" 247" they just smiled and calm down. We all start bursting into laughter

Oh my father, i remember when i first got there and how i wrote my number with names on it in different pieces of papers and i carry it all over like my card, because i know am very sure of approaching Ivorian ladies
, and the hardest point and very sad moment u will regret as a foreigner is when this sweet Ivorian damsel will say too u in French language " NUMERO"

meaning - (give me YOUR NUMBER)

If an Ivorian girl ask after ur number be sure of a call at night or before u even get home

i had lost so many damsel this way because i dnt know numbers in french by then...

So, i decided to be stubborn and think creative about getting the solution this way. I have no choice to duplicate my numbers in so many "hand take" papers when they ask and i bring out does pieces of papers... They always smiled for being so creative

Atleast have giving some people EXPO, i bet u..... U will not find this in any "relationship books"

Again, i remember how i was becoming a prophet, thinking that the light must go off anytime the rain is falling so heavily

Dnt blame me! where i came from is normal thing for light too go off when it rain's....

after all, they said we are giant of africa... And if giant light can go off when it rained, what do u expect from other smaller countries to us?

Infact, all my time there that rain fell so heavily.... their light was so stable and strong like the " WALL OF JERICO"

I have no choice than to start thinking differently and my mentality start changing.

Listen people, u dnt find " high tension wires" over there like in Nigeria. All their "light cable and high tension" passes through the ground. (What a county)!


I have to go guys... It will take some little time to update again because i want people reading this too meet up easily and digest it....., I dnt want them to feel they still have like 20 pages to go. That can be discouraging .

So, stay safe and God bless u all for ur time.



cc:odinga1of
cc:claraola
cc:jeometry

Thanks for the update. I dey your back jare

EMEKUSBOY9:
HELLO GUYS.....

Like as i promise too update today from the continuation of my MISTAKES /FUNNY THINGS i did in ivory coast.

i just need to quickly ship in this mistake story from one my 3 Nigeria friends in ivory coast.

Am saying this to let you people know how ur former environment and the country u lived before can affect ur way reasoning ( mentality)

We all have this mentality that every woman in Nigeria wants money, and this believe got stock into our brains... And despite we moved to another place, environment or country, we are still carrying this MENTALITY that grew with us.

His name is bobby, and came into ivory coast before me. although i had not gone too ivory coast when he met the girl but i was there at the closing hour of their relationship. Am very sure, he never knew this Ivorian girl was an accountant if not he would not have ask her for dating.

I remember how this my friend called bobby was telling me how passionate this Ivorian girl loved him and how he started suspecting this kind of love he has never seen.... even in Nigeria, despite the lady was an MTN accountant with good educational qualification and also very pretty. He also told me how this Ivorian girl called him immediately she closed from work for him to join her at her house. He even confessed that the lady was really doing well for her self.

Now lets get too why your mentality sometimes determined how far u go in life and how oppurtuned you will be. Am saying this because i remember how this my friend keep lamenting on how he lost this sweet and good Ivorian lady just because of the way he view all women.

And When he was planing to leave this girl, by then i just came into ivory coast and any time this same girl called him at night too meet at her place.... My guy will start complaining for no reason and Bobby's complains goes this way in pidgin

" this girl think say i get money because i be Nigeria guy... She just dey show me love make i for enter trap then from there she go they bill me ooooo "

Then the remain 2 guys go say " she no know say u be Nigeria guy" ( ignorance is really a disease )

I had no choice than to keep shot because by then i was just knowing them....

That is how he continue to play this girl and not answering her call at night, and this made the girl really fed up with him and everything they say is history . he lament all the time about this mistake. and he tried to visit the girl in her house but he was told this girl has moved to a new house

Why is this painful..... is that, this girl would have still help him get a job when he has non. This my friend is also a graduate and i know what that girl would have done for him. She may even help him into MTN in ivory coast.

Sorry for this long story about my friend...

Now back to mine, and i will start with the funny things i did over there in " ivory coast "

i remember when i newly came to ivory coast and later moved to the Ivorian family house.

Due to the power ( light) issue in Nigeria and how i was so used with carrying my charger into any where i am going too in Nigeria. it took me some time to realise am not in Nigeria any more because most times before i leave home in ivory coast i put my charger in my pocket and on my way going... i remember there was no need for such

Dnt blame me i was only a product of Nigeria.....

Dnt laugh at me, am not the only victim of this stupidity... My friends are also involved infact they want too quickly go home when they know their phone was about to die, but when they remember the light over there is" 247" they just smiled and calm down. We all start bursting into laughter

Oh my father, i remember when i first got there and how i wrote my number with names on it in different pieces of papers and i carry it all over like my card, because i know am very sure of approaching Ivorian
girl/ ladies, and the hardest point and very sad moment u will regret as a foreigner is when this sweet Ivorian damsel will say to to u in French language " NUMERO"

meaning - (give me YOUR NUMBER)

If an Ivorian girl ask after ur number be sure of a call at night or before u even get home

i had lost so many damsel this way because i dnt know numbers in french by then...

So, i decided to be stubborn and think creative about getting the solution this way. I have no choice to duplicate my numbers in so many "hand take" papers when they ask and i bring out does pieces of papers... They always smiled for being so creative

Atleast have giving some people EXPO, i bet u..... U will not find this in any "relationship books"

Again, i remember how i was becoming a prophet, thinking that the light must go off anytime the rain is falling so heavily

Dnt blame me! where i came from is normal thing for light too go off when it rain's....

after all, they said we are giant of africa... And if giant light can go off when it rained, what do u expect from other smaller countries to us?

Infact, all my time there that rain fell so heavily.... their light was so stable and strong like the " WALL OF JERICO"

I have no choice than to start thinking differently and my mentality start changing.

Listen people, u dnt find " high tension wires" over there like in Nigeria. All their "light cable and high tension" passes through the ground. (What a county)!


I have to go guys... It will take some little time to update again because i want people reading this too meet up easily and digest it....., I dnt want them to feel they still have like 20 pages to go. That can be discouraging .

So, stay safe and God bless u all for ur time.



cc:odinga1of
cc:claraola
cc:jeometry

were you able to visit the northern part of the country, what is Life outside Abidjan like

Bro, plz update more.


Happy Sunday.

felixzo1:
were you able to visit the northern part of the country, what is Life outside Abidjan like

Yes just once outside Abidjan and i can tell u is more peaceful and cheap food and houses are the advantages in those areas.

The only advantage in Abidjan is just that city life and to make money or "chasing the bag"

haiti007:
Thanks for the update. I dey your back jare

You too much my brother

odinga1of:
Bro, plz update more.


Happy Sunday.

No worries...

EMEKUSBOY9:

No worries...

thanks for the update, is electricity constant in other cities too?

EMEKUSBOY9:


No worries...

Bro, I stumbled on a random picture of their market place some days ago, and I saw tricycles (keke) are there transport system like our own in Nigeria?

felixzo1:
thanks for the update, is electricity constant in other cities too?

Every where in abidjan has light. But Not all the states has light and that gives u business oppurnity in those state.

Like what i heard from the locals and my nigeria friends... they said charging of peoples phone is really mega business there

I knew some hard core Nigerians that are there making silent money than people in Abidjan...

haiti007:


Bro, I stumbled on a random picture of their market place some days ago, and I saw tricycles (keke) are there transport system like our own in Nigeria?

No Keke there oooo, i dnt know about now but nothing like keke