Gosh, Siena, Happy belated birthday. . . .i am so sorry i forgot.

Hope you had a nice time and a quiet celebration with friends and family on an important milestone?

The lib dems are a mickey mouse party, jesters, just like Ian Wright was whining in todays papers, after signing a deal with Talksport . . . .

I will stick to sports on this thread before mukina cautions me. I am a law abiding nairalander. I will take you up on being a Tory and your ridiculous policies and shocking manisfesto later in the politics board when i get the chance.

zandra1 you are late

needlelady, are you one of the ladies shown?

I usually read the FT, yes Guardian and Telegraph.

a bit off topic,

Are you a Red Ken supporter or the Bonkers Boris supporter in the mayoral elections?

i like to pay for my paper thanks. Since i buy one, the rest can be read in the library at lunch time

Every team goes through a rough patch. We will rise again. thanks for your concern. . . NOT!!

Be glad and merry with your team, i am as gracious as Wenger in defeat

oziomatv:

All the moderators are westerners if not Yoruba speaking. ( a kind of Nigerian politics).

@ Nwando

I'm sponsoring your campaign expenses go ahead My girl.

The above is not a true statement. No need to start a tribal fight.

If Nwado wants to be a moderator and Seun agrees, then it is all well and good. At least 2 of the current moderators are not westerners.

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4play, a whole big man like you dey quote "lite" and the "london paper" on Arsenal future signings?

Why am I not surprised You closet Gunner . Come out and show yourself and join the lovely arsenal guys and babes . let us forget this season existed sha

I think Kobojunkie has done a good job so far and has been gracious too. He has been a "moderate moderator". If i don't follow the rules, i expect my posts to be deleted. Let us not always be in opposition to authority.

RichyBlacK:

@Imani,

The reason for the perceived irony is "self-selection" or "pre-selection". Most of those who travel outside the country (any developing nation) to any of the developed nations belong to a subset of the general population with certain traits. They're usually less tolerant of things they consider "improper" and more likely to act on them. Such a group of people actively seek opportunities to leave the country when they can't stand the situation anymore. Also, some of the qualities they possess make them more attractive to establishments in the developed countries (schools, corporations, etc). Note that this does not mean that ALL such people choose to leave the country; it does not also mean that MOST of such people choose to leave the country. It means that of those who choose to emigrate, a good proportion of them share certain identifiable traits. This may explain why most Nigerians living/visiting abroad are more likely to possess those traits than the general Nigerian population.

Ok, thanks for the scientific analysis. So, which "subset" do you belong to?

I don't entirely agree with your comments above. I will use the illustration of a baby. No baby was born walking, speaking and able to take care of itself. It has to be taught to do those things. In the same vein, I don't believe that some "subset" of people are more "compassionate and rational" than others in that sense. We are all Nigerians and have the same racial bond and attributes. Some people ability to move out of the country to seek greener pasture elsewhere was borne out of opportunity rather than deliberately moving abroad. At the end of the day, we are social being and learn a lot from our surroundings, both good and bad things. There was a time that Nigeria was a good place to live, people didn't move to foreign lands in droves like they do now. Are you suggesting the people then didn't have the "traits" that those that are moving away now have? Every human, at the end of the day, is responsible for their own development and choices they make. They can also choose to act morally, ethically or otherwise. I won't say those abroad are necessarily programmed to have certain traits. Just to remind you that there are lots of Nigerians in foreign jails as well. How will you class those people? Compassion and love are "within rather than without" expressions. You either have them or not, and it is a shame some people don't have the capacity to show compassion to others. Our society is the way it is because somewhere along the line, we began to tolerate and accept greed, and other vices as a way of life. What do you expect the people to be like. Rather than challenge the leaders, maybe we should start from the layman on the street, because one day, he could become a leader and what skills will he have? Look at the type of leaders, some of them have been abroad and "exposed" but has that changed their "innate" behaviour? Looks like we are both going round in circle, the story of our nation!!

almondjoy:

You dhey mind the short woman?   She come dhey ves say I say she wan meet herself?   Gosh. . . you never know when you will hit a nerve. . . even in saints!  I beg make I carry ma wahala go another thread. . .before she use all her "superntural" connections delete all ma post to #500!

You and this I-Man sef!  Anyway. . .as with all Nairaland romances. . .all I will say is goodluck!  UK connection for that matter. . . they driest there is in the world.  That one no go even last 2 minutes! Una fit each other.

You are looking for my trouble you this woman with all your unfounded allegations  . Me and you "understand" each other wellu wellu how can a weppa wano person wan fight me?

Actually i am I-man's "senior" on nairaland as i joined before he discovered this website and registered with the name 4play. He came up with I-man to wind himself and not me up . It is all nothing but banter and fun. You are free to join in. You husband need not know

4play is already spoken for from a very good source

Ikamefa,

I think AJ directed the first two lines of that post you quoted at me, especially the flirt part. It is nothing serious and all banter

4play, you are seriously crazy . You missed your chance. Never mind, another one will come soon one day . In the mean time, POST your picture Cadet and I and m sure other ladies want to see the "handsome" igbo guy . The yahoo messenger you have is probably as fake as mine, if you know what i mean

You want to marry married woman, some men just want to die young sha. .  .

sly, i am sure that car picture was not taken in naija as much as you love the place. It is a nice car though.

oh Sly, didnt know you got to see my pic Had it on for only one night. Oh well. Thanks for the compliment

as for you mr 4play, i challenge you again to post your picture .

mukina, please mind all those jobless men. They want to meet this and that person. Don't forget to sing that song " you ve got to have a JOB if you wanna be with me"

almondjoy:

You too. . . the way you are going around these days. . . some peeps will soon escape from your YIM and come and open a thread to meet your too.

You just dhey underground dhey flirt with them guys with "UK sophistication". . . chop clean mouth!

Be kiafull I say!

I even suspect that some people are opening threads to meet themselves.


[size=15pt] Ikamefa? Did you open this thread yourself?[/size]

Shame the devil!

Is it true, all these people opening "i want to meet mukina, iice, ikamefa" etc graduated from yahoo yahoo chats

Oh my gosh. . .thank God i can count how many people i chat to on one hand.

You sure say no one wants to meet you too? And the usual suspects include 4play, 4Him and co. Debosky their igwe has been awol.

and lastly, it is not ladylike to be a flirt. I am an innocent observer in all the love games going on. What is my own. Everyone is free to love. . .singing "all we need is love" no be so?

Dis Guy:

Erm is the man (ayo) really crying racism, it would appear whenever people complain, people say they are crying racism, when did it become a crime to complain?

_{why you two stalking each other?}

What sort of doctors do we have in that country anyway, these so called professionals should be ashamed!

May his soul R.I.P

Oga Dis Guy, please expand on the above bold comments

In answer to your question, nobody says don't complain. Just put your priorities in order. A whole doctor, probably of the same ethnic group couldn't have compassion and treat a fellow Nigerian until he died of his injuries, yet  nobody is protesting or complaining to the governement or relevant authorities. A Nigerian man is held down due to unrowdy behaviour of a few by BA and some people are crying racism and boycott. Where is the sense in that? We don't even treat ourselves well and expect others to treat us well. My previous comments still stand.

wow, Ikamefa, you have certainly "hooked" the nairaland guys. . . .just that they are the wrong ones .

Sly and co, how many women will you toast. gosh . The worst is that most of these same guys are also hooked to other nairalanders. Gosh dont we like all these drama , Nairaland drama makes some of those south american soap look boring

Congatulations to Chelsea,

Isn't it amazing our the guys are quick to call women "ugly" yet cannot post just one picture of themselves. Like Jesus said, "remove the moth in their own eyes, then you will see to remove from others"

I won't say the iyabo lady is pretty, but there is not much she can do to alter her face is there?

Cadet:

and where is 4play? Abeg, show pix jare.

Morenike09, you too dey wait for 4play's pictures? Maybe his wowoness has no equal

4Play, come out and show thyself.

Gosh, i can feel so much "love" on this thread.

4 Play:

So the Police demanded 35,000 Naira to release the dead body? Where are those people working themselves into a frenzy over BA's treatment of a couple of Nigerians?

They should come and petition the police and hospital involved in this.

While we don't always see eye to eye, especially when club related, you are spot on this time

People are quick to cry racism when their disruptive behaviour is reprimanded in foreign countries that have some discipline and regard for the law and human life, and expect to be treated like "eggs" while they are treated worse than animals in their "beloved" country. The irony always baffles me

Some children are just violent and unfortunately the law "protects" them, especially when they are under 18. So when they become adults they just carry on their violent lifestyle. Totally unacceptable.

NO child of mine will EVER dare raise his or her hand against me. That day we will know who gave birth to who. Nonsense.

4 Play:

I am going to return to that hellhole very soon(within the next 4 years).I no go follow una rot away here

Can't imagine raising my kids in the West.

Are you stalking me . I have a time tabled plan similar to the above

Raising kids of secondary school age in the UK is NOT an option. I did my secondary school in Nigeria and  did not die, so any child can cope.


@Topic,

depending on experiences, people see Nigeria as different things. Some see opportunities, others see sufferin and siling syndrome. Depends on which side of the coin you fall on. I see opportunities. The tax here alone is  

4 Him:

He wouldnt be illegal if he comported himself with dignity in the first place.  
he's going back to a hellhole and you expect him not to kick and scream?

Don't open a can of worms with your use of the term "illegal". You will be shocked the number of people who see overstaying as "hustling". Certain guys, i will withold their tribe in the UK, so i am not labeled a tribalist, will do anything to evade the long arm of the law, and when they are caught, fight deportation claiming "human rights defence"

I have no sympathy to those that overstay, and i know it sounds harsh especially if children are involved, but people are responsible for EVERY choice they make. If you can do the deed, then you can do the time is my philosophy. When our people actually start behaving in a manner that reflects us in a positive light, we will always have problems with foreign countries who refuse to accept our substandard ways of life.

nwando:

The one me I don't like is whenever you're on these planes going or leaving from Naija,as soon as you're about to take off or land,the flight attendants will bring out shelltox and start spraying it all over the place.
The thing dey vex me eh?
haven't you people noticed?
I've travelled to a few other countries and have never seen than done.
Those people hate us!
They want to eradicate us like pests but God won't agree

That has only happened to me once. I thought to myself, what the hell is going on and i hoped they got to "fleet" those in business class and first class as well . It had been a while i had seen mosquito repellant being sprayed as fortunately, no mosquitoes in London , well, not that i am aware of. I think it is disgusting but, since the hostesses were also affected and not that they hid in a little room and where "fleeting" the rest of us, it wasn't too bad.

Someone is flexing their flirting skills, . Be careful, lest you are stung

I will agree with EloSela and KoboJunkie on this one. I have flown BA several times and i have never been treated anyway i shouldn't. I will have to say i have never witnessed a deportation case, so therefore cannot comment specifically on this case. But the fact that some people want everyone to boycott BA without any credible reason is laughable. Maybe if we had our own national airline, or behave rationally like we are supposed too, none of the drama would have happened.

I prefer to travel by British Airways when I can. The closest to that is Virgin Atlantic. The minus for these airlines is thier poor timekeeping. BA takes an extra hour in addition to any flight to Lagos. The baggage side is another story. I hope they are not emulation the people Singapore Airlines is probably the best. In fact, on arrival at Singapore, my bags were already waiting . Those that have flown Emirates seem happy too. The Eastern airlines are giving western airlines a run for thier money.

I flew Delta airlines last December to the US and i was unimpressed by their service and in flight entertainment. On future flights I will stick to BA or Virgin, despite their poor time keeping and baggage issues.

AJ,

How dare you call London "Lagos". What an insult . I demand an apology.

Lagos is not too bad sha , if you live in the right side of town, not just on the island. And i don't mean Obalende or those kirikiri areas