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42 Ways To Know You Are A Real Lagosian by Busolami2015(f): 4:10pm On Aug 24, 2015
Lagos which is referred by most nigerians as the land of opportunity for everyone.. There are innumerable streets and roads that pave the city of Lagos and some of these streets are famous around the country. Both locals and visitors always want to visit them whenever they are in the area. Walking along the streets of Lagos is always captivatig or even boring , because each street has his own belief , behaviour and character.
If you have experienced at least 10 of the following symptoms then you can proudly lay claim to be a real Lagosian.

1. You break out in cold sweat at the thought of traveling on Third Mainland Bridge.

2. When driving you panic and make a detour when you spot the men in black and white popularly called vehicle inspection officials.

3. You are wary of strangers.

4. You have argued or even fought with a bus conductor when joined in ‘marriage’ of looking for change with another passenger.

5. You are always in a hurry even when not late for your appointment.

6. You complain about the stress of living in Lagos but have never thought of moving out to another city.

7. When you travel out of Lagos, you become nostalgic, miss the city badly and always want to come back.



8. You have friends from every part of Nigeria.

9. You look forward to Fridays.

10. You look forward to the weekend.

11. You were once a member of an orthodox church in your village but began attending a Pentecostal church when you arrived in Lagos.

12. You have been to Afropolitan Vibes at Freedom Park and danced to Lagos Jump.

13. You hate commercial buses but don’t have a choice.

14. You desperately dream to own your own car.

15. You don’t really like politics but have sympathy for the All Progressives Congress.

16. You have heard negative stories about Tinubu but wish you met him one day.

17. You fear LASTMA officials.

18. You hate your landlord.

19. You desperately want to buy a land to be rid of Lagos landlords.

20. You dread rainy season.

21. You hate the police and do not want to touch them with a long pole.

22. You hate the sight of a police station.

23. You live in the suburbs but dream to move to Lekki when you make good.

24. You have attended an Owambe party and have taken the Yoruba style Aso Ebi.

25. You have a Yoruba or Igbo friend or other friends from different parts of Nigeria.

26. You work on Lagos Island but live in the outskirt of town.

27. You have had a scary experience on okada.

28. You have long wanted to visit Badagry slave route but never got round to accomplishing the dream.

30. You hate traffic and do everything to avoid being caught in one.

31. You have been to Shoprite or Silverbird Galleria when it first opened to buy things you don’t need just brag about being there.

32. You entered an expensive boutique to prize expensive clothes and promised the sales girl you will be back knowing you won’t be found anywhere near the place again.



33. You have bought ‘’bend-down-select’ second hand used clothes only pass them off as new to friends.

34. You have a family member of friend abroad and have seen him or her off to the airport.

35. You have been to the beach with friends and taken selfies.

36. You have bought Gala and Coke while in traffic.

37. If you are Igbo, you have a Yoruba friend and have been to your friend’s family’s Owambe party.

38. If you are Yoruba, you have a close Igbo friend who is so dear to you that you have become like family.

39. You have lived in Lagos all your life and fantasize traveling to the Northern part of Nigeria.

40. You hate area boys and agberos (street urchins) but powerless to remove them from the streets or clamp them in jail.

41. You are smart and street wise.

42. You argued with your friends at the vendor’s shop everyday especially on a monday morning…

Cc lalasticlala



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Re: 42 Ways To Know You Are A Real Lagosian by RichDad1(m): 4:11pm On Aug 24, 2015
Omo Eko gan gan
Re: 42 Ways To Know You Are A Real Lagosian by Busolami2015(f): 4:11pm On Aug 24, 2015
Hmmm hmmm, make I see your comment ooo

What do you think?
Re: 42 Ways To Know You Are A Real Lagosian by boboLIL(m): 4:12pm On Aug 24, 2015
Lolss funny
Re: 42 Ways To Know You Are A Real Lagosian by eleko1: 4:12pm On Aug 24, 2015
cool Eko akete
Re: 42 Ways To Know You Are A Real Lagosian by boboLIL(m): 4:13pm On Aug 24, 2015
41 na the koko....smart and street wise
Re: 42 Ways To Know You Are A Real Lagosian by auntysimbiat(f): 4:14pm On Aug 24, 2015
Hmmmmm...okay oo
Re: 42 Ways To Know You Are A Real Lagosian by Busolami2015(f): 4:14pm On Aug 24, 2015
eleko1:
cool Eko akete
that's Lagos for you...
The land of opportunity
Re: 42 Ways To Know You Are A Real Lagosian by Busolami2015(f): 4:17pm On Aug 24, 2015
boboLIL:
41 na the koko....smart and street wise
if you stay in lagos and you are not wise , you can Neva be wise anywhere again
Re: 42 Ways To Know You Are A Real Lagosian by donholy28(m): 4:21pm On Aug 24, 2015
U supported fashola to d last but now ur calling him a thief
Re: 42 Ways To Know You Are A Real Lagosian by eleko1: 4:30pm On Aug 24, 2015
If U dnt sabi how to jump outa moving molue/danfo-n Lasgidi,U neva reach.It is in Lagos u learn diff slang from agbero..Nah there U fit do one shakara tto Ur opponent say shey u knw Basia,Owala,Igo loju,acid for Oshodi Oke embarassed embarassed sad
Re: 42 Ways To Know You Are A Real Lagosian by Busolami2015(f): 4:36pm On Aug 24, 2015
More reply....


Cc lalasticlala
Re: 42 Ways To Know You Are A Real Lagosian by Busolami2015(f): 4:38pm On Aug 24, 2015
donholy28:
U supported fashola to d last but now ur calling him a thief
hmmm, but true sha
Re: 42 Ways To Know You Are A Real Lagosian by Nobody: 4:43pm On Aug 24, 2015
Hmmm,,, okada issue lipsrsealed
Re: 42 Ways To Know You Are A Real Lagosian by Busolami2015(f): 4:46pm On Aug 24, 2015
Eyekandi:
Hmmm,,, okada issue lipsrsealed
ghen ghen lol..
Cc lalasticlala
Re: 42 Ways To Know You Are A Real Lagosian by Nobody: 4:54pm On Aug 24, 2015
Busolami2015:
ghen ghen lol..
Cc lalasticlala

Not a lol matter o,, these northern okada men ride like they got 9 lives... I don talk " kada kada". Tire lipsrsealed they will reply with... U i dey pear, No flobem e dan hia u, e go small small undecided
Re: 42 Ways To Know You Are A Real Lagosian by Busolami2015(f): 8:21pm On Aug 24, 2015
Eyekandi:


Not a lol matter o,, these northern okada men ride like they got 9 lives... I don talk " kada kada". Tire lipsrsealed they will reply with... U i dey pear, No flobem e dan hia u, e go small small undecided
hmmm embarassed

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