₦airaland Forum

Earlystar698:
What about those that can't explain their source of poverty

There's no such person.
Anybody poor is due to
A) . Lack of jobs in your country due to global economy.
B) . You are just stupid.
So I think option A is the correct answer.

We4all:
Every product has a life span and a market for it. Shoes; no matter how expensive don't even have a long life span. And unless you don't have a need to wear shoes often, you must make a yearly or regular purchase. So, your analogy doesn't hold water.

A manufacter should have a product for different markets as not every Nigerian are obsessed with inferior goods. China, US and other European countries produce for different markets. Why should 'Aba made' be different?

Because we're black and nobody respects us.
When they make shoes in China or malasia or they package and put in boxes.
We here, PRESS AND FORCE everything inside nylon. Zero presentation/packaging.

Seriously, Western nations are the ones who created industries and industrial standards.
There is ISO9000 (9001) standard that basically implies that products must be 100% identical and follow 100% identical manufacturing processes.
Western nations follow these standards rigorously to produce everything. That's why you can call up Nokia or HP or Toyota customer service and they will either help you repair or send you a maintenance manual of the product you have and EVERY single screw they show in the manual will appear exactly like that in the real product in your hand.
But our great country Nigeria is very good at faking documents and certificates.
Companies without certifications will forge it and say they have.
Even president without document will forge it and say he has.
We aren't known for telling the truth or keeping to standards.
Today we do like this, tomorrow we do like that.

We4all:
Most Nigerians are also willing to pay extra if it's durable. They can produce for different classes of Nigerians who will pay according to what they can afford.

You are a manufacturer.
You produce 2 shoes.
Shoe A and Shoe B.
Shoe A cost N10,000 and lasts for 50 years.
Shoe B cost N1,000 and last for 3 months.
Every 3 months your customer will bring another N1,000 to buy fake shoe B.
The guy that bought original shoe A, you won't see him again till 2073.
Which shoe will you be producing in your factory?
Original A or Fake B?

Stargangz:
Aba made wey no dey last reach 3 months, Igbo people and fake products.

Well, Chinese also make fske products. The more it spoils, the more you will buy a new one so that they can keep producing and keeping their factories alive.
1. How many phone chargers have you bought?
2. How many USB cables have you bought
3. How many earphone wired/wireless have you bought?
Yes, they made it fake so it will spoil quick and you will buy another one.

MEEVEET:
Lmao

It cost you 1 hour to earn that money in the UK... Ok minimum wage ooh

In Nigeria it would take you just over a week to earn that on minimum wage

So please do you calculations again

Don't mind the idiot

Isobug:
They are not ready

They prefer to be adult children, swiping phone all day.
Oyibo has finally made the juju that has successfully hypnotized all the youth.
Phone!

TrustNone:
what does sesame street means mean?
I'm 30

It's where we learnt how to speak proper English.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUusX1Js6R0&pp=ygUWc2VzYW1lIHN0cmVldDogY2xhc3NpYw%3D%3D


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxgWHzMvXOY&pp=ygUWc2VzYW1lIHN0cmVldDogY2xhc3NpYw%3D%3D

Resetinc:
Colo-Mentality

We can be saying "colo-mentality" as a joke or to disparage them.
Future generations will ask this same question about you.
Why are you abc? And we will answer, "corruption mentality" .

kokomilala:
Being Catholic In A Multicultural World, With Imbalances In One's Own Culture

I've tried to offer my own humble answer in my title. You're narrowing your choices where u have nonsense of options: whites, blacks, hispanics, Aussies, Indians etc, etc..

Since women from ur kin don't want to date u, possibly because they've been culturally wired to see relationships as material transactions, then you should be open-minded to women of other races and cultures.

These women, who may happen to be much better socially and financially, would oblige u, I'm certain, in a heartbeat.

We have a dysfunctional culture, sadly. It's the culture of gender consumption, where everything is seen through the prism of how-do-I-maximize this relationship materially? from the mundane boyfriend-girlfriend relationship to marriage.

These days, when I see women in their. 40s still single, I no longer have empathy for them. Most of them, it seems, have traded their choices.

People who ran overseas should marry overseas people. Simple.
If you want to marry a Nigerian, there are millions of Nigerians here in Nigeria. Marry one and carry overseas instead of complaining.
You cannot be outside Nigeria and still be expecting 100% Nigerian previlages again.
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That's how some will insist on eating eba and soup overseas. Nigeria food becomes an expensive delicacy once you leave the shores of Nigeria. Eat the food of the country you find yourself and marry the women of the country there as well.

Otulented:
Come back to 9ja, look for a good and good looking girl and marry here in nigeria.

Simple!!!!

Smile4mee01:
I have been abroad for a while now and i am curious to know why some of our ladies decline dating or marrying fellow Nigerians in the diaspora. I have tried to date a few any they are often quick to assume i am after them for their papers while i just prefer my own, someone who understands my culture and where i have come from. Even when i try to date the ones that don't have paper, regular work visa holders like me. They seem to want to be with the guys that have papers.

Also, when i am old, i would like to return to Nigeria. Marrying outside would make that transition very difficult.

I study other races, Immigrant groups from India and Asia. they work together well, and don't have these difficulty.

Should i give up on being with a Nigerian or keep trying ?

Regards.

You people travelled overseas because you don't like Nigeria and Nigeria problems.
Marry overseas people.
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The time you were here in Nigeria, you didn't marry Nigerians here with you. Now you went overseas and suddenly, it is those Nigerians that you are interested in?
Your intentions are not genuine and you all know it. Hence you Nigerians overseas will just continue repelling each other.

Tingotoe:
It's obvious you're question is directed at the millennial and genz generations. Our parents all got married in their twenties and 50 years later, they're still good with grown up kids and waxing strong

Well, Economy!
Back then, it was easy to get a job and one person's salary (Dad), was totally enough for the whole house, rent, new car, school fees... everything.
Today, husband and wife will be doing 24hrs shift work to see food money.

Stephen2324:
Men who married at 24, 25, 26, 27. Do you regret it? If you could, would you have it different next time?

Very wicked OP.
So you dey hide for backyard since all this time, waiting for tales of misery.
As you no hear anyone, na im you come dey ask question.

Do it first.
Report after 1 week of usage.

adamusuleiman1:
Very informative..

But no dates.

Rich4god:
Am lending my voice to this thread
https://www.nairaland.com/7922406/wife-why-life-women-complicated#127165126

A couple of days back, my wife put to bed using CS. Initially we had a baby before, I a know how complicated and painful the pregnancy and childbirth was.

Now I was in the theatre during the CS and I saw first hand how someone's abdomen was sliced open and the baby pulled out. I also saw how doctors were putting their hands into someone's abdomen and how they finally stitched her up. It wasn't an easy sight to behold. Right now, she's recovering, but the pain she's passing through is much.

To me, this is the highest form of sacrifice that someone can give for the family.

So to the men and husband out there..... before you ask your wife to be "what she is bringing to table", kindly think about the sacrifice they make in bringing your children to the world.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-gbacsUKpc?si=V_npzNSLMadX0pJb

Watch a bit of this if you can.
He talks about this same point you put up here.

Angelfrost:
Depends on the kinds of people and the foreign nations in question.

Nations like Australia and Canada are not where moronic nitwits and lowlifes easily get into.

Most Nigerians just have selfish mindsets... We just like to shine alone even in galaxies that can accommodate Billions.

Unfortunately for them, they have no direct control or influence on Immigration processes. So, they are left with playing mind games by churning out unsolicited and false narratives on social media and YouTube.

Nigeria as a country has over 500 tribes (major and minor). Only the British that colonised us, know how to rule everybody equally.
We, ourselves are unable to do this justly.
We are not taught how to work together to maintain trust and build the nation.
When last did you see a person of the North buying land in the East and living there?
When last did you see someone BORN in a state, and call THAT state, his state of Origin?
Who buys land in the Eastern part of Nigeria?
Why can't anyone go to farm in peace?
Why does the north obey a different judicial system from the south, encouraging underage brides?
Why are some people NEVER prosecuted for even the worst crimes ever committed?
These things didn't happen when the British colonised Nigeria. Yeah, life may have been miserable under British rule, but it was equally miserable to everybody without exception.
NYSC was setup to force Nigerians to mixup around the Nation.
Federal Government Colleges were also setup for this same reason. Mixup round the nation, live there, work and marry.
But are people agreeing to do the NYSC again? Everyone has turned tribal and fighting each other now.
It is this rubbish that Nigerians run overseas away from.
So they're not really ready to meet up with other Nigerians who contributed to all these problems.

qtguru:
She's not lying Canada is expensive, I have their visiting visa but if you look at cost of apartments and food, but what I'm not sure is if it's just Ontairo that's expensive or other provinces, there are some affordable countries in the EU like Malta and Portugal.

I chose to be in Malta, rent for a nice apartment in Malta is 500-700 euros with everything furnished, Canada for 1500k it's comes with nothing. Na you go buy am, unless you go goodwill with no shame

I don't think it's a good idea to just calculate based on the value of the money.
Calculation should be done based on minimum wage in each different country.
That will give you a true idea of which country is cheap and which is expensive.

Angelfrost:
You and whom are stuck with Nairaland?!!

Do you understand the meaning of "Largely"?!!

Dude, most nations discourage their citizens from leaving, especially when they are unprepared, but Africans take the cake... We literally look for every possible avenue to push people back from joining us abroad.

Some are actually obsessed with limiting their fellow citizens or blocking them from migrating...!

They migrated overseas SPECIFICALLY to get away from people back home.
So why on earth do you think they will ever want those same people back home to come abroad and meet them again?

Anny69:
She said her opinion. She didn't tell the Canadian Embassy to stop issuing visa to Africans because I don't understand why y'all are crying.

So which person on this website or the whole world internet asked her for her opinion?
Why can't people just shut up when nobody asked them question?

TO
TO
TO
always TO
How about today? Today nko? What is the capacity today?

FitCorper:
I can bet my left balls some japa people are already regretting leaving Nigeria.

But what can they do?
They sold off everything.

SaintUlot:
With the rate at which Nigerians are leaving Nigeria, you will think with N50k you can japa from that country. Every Tom, Dick and Harry have left, the remaining ones are just waiting to buy their flight ticket.

I doubt if we still have up to 1 million people left in Nigeria at this time. So where is that multidimensional poverty statistics coming from? If almost everybody can afford the cost of Japa that doesn't come cheap. This makes me to come to the conclusion that, Nigerians might not have money in their bank account, but majority have tangible assets that can be easily converted to cash if the need arises.

Well, unlike foreign people, Nigerians are tribal people. And what that means is that we have villages, and family village house.
Everyone is ashamed if he can't point out his family village house in this Nigeria.
Some of these Japa people, sell off that house and that land to say a final goodbye to Nigeria.
Use that money and japa.

onadana:
Education is not an end ...but a means to an end ....the height this guy has reached a lot of graduates can only wish or dream of.Education is over rated.

He's just a practical individual.
Most Nigerian Educated people are stuck being theoretical.
Theory without practice is nonsense.

Jeon:


Waiting for the yellers to cry over this man's money.

Well, me I don't like his nose.

Bimpe29:
End time syndrome everywhere. Can you imagine a university expected to mould characters and facilitate learning of her students loose guard?

University is for adults
Character molding is in Primary and Secondary schools where your parents and teachers can still flog you with cane.
By University, you are full adult. Nobody is going to flog you again.
If you are still messed up in the head by then, then you're a really foolish human being destined to failure.
Zukerberg and Bill Gates went to University. Which lecturer were they waiting for to come and mold their character?

Oyindamolah:
it's imperative they also do due diligence, do you know you can walk into the ministry of regional planning & building and make enquiry about any land in Lagos and you would get informed.

You will get misinformed.
Different people will say they are giving you the right information, that you should just settle them first.
At the end, you will have no idea who has the right information.

Proudlyngwa:
Nothing concern government with this.

Stop conferring failed parental responsibilities on strangers

Everything concerns government in this.
The kids have seen their parents and other adults totally jobless because they are stuck in an unfavourable economic climate TOTALLY CREATED by the government.

doggedfighter:
Very cheap

Which part there is cheap?

All the Engineers that designed that ladder, calculating the ladder's stress.

COMPAQ:
Go to America and blow someone head off because he bullied you and you have a gun and see where you end up!!

Nowhere.
Shey you watch YouTube.
Once you register your weapon, and have a license, you just be claiming "self defense".
Black people in US who have guns typically don't register their guns and don't have license to use it either, that's why they keep
getting in trouble frequently.
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Anyway, it is an idea. If there was a separate country for Nigerians in diaspora, everything will work fine in that country.
I only mentioned the "gun" usage as necessary because of Igbo tribe. They always try to dominate other tribes when you put them with other Nigerians. And they will certainly try that nonsense if there was Nigeria 2.0 somewhere else.

Woodshot:
Even the 1900s never had Americans spending couple of days on the Rail. It's 2023 Imagine what's a scourge in Nigeria.

As long as you're in Nigeria never envisage optimal, excellent, exceptional and world class services. Because the system is rigged to fold up and fail. Even when they shockingly give or deliver marvelous performances/services always create time to research why on earth you received such good services in Nigeria.

Americans are Europeans in diaspora.
They will make things work.
If you can create a country for Nigerians in diaspora, those ones will make everything work because their eyes are now clear of all the tribal bigotry that is killing us here back home. They might also carry guns like Americans to blowup anybody's head that tries to bully them or be the leader without proper democratic election.