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Nairaland / General / Re: Why Is The Jackpot Prize Of National Sports Lottery Small? by member65: 8:45pm On Jun 30, 2010
Jimoh, When life give you lemon, turn am to lemonade. Make you leave them alone. Just provide me lucky numbers for (US lottery o). Megamillions or Powerball. If the thing hit the jackpot, U go get $1m guaranteed.
Dating And Meet-up Zone / Re: Truth Be Told Ethiopian/eritrean Girls Are: by member65: 8:40pm On Jun 30, 2010
^^^
Nna, naw try me o. Levels day man. I know say e hard for you but e easy for me. I naw dey go below anything up there. That's why when I see some naija chikas on this site with their ororo face dey feel say dem be the best thing since slice bread, I just laugh in Gambari.
Dating And Meet-up Zone / Re: Truth Be Told Ethiopian/eritrean Girls Are: by member65: 5:49pm On Jun 30, 2010
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Why would someone leave all these and prefer to yansh another man instead? (Gays)
Travel / Re: Travel The World Visa Free by member65: 8:17pm On Jun 29, 2010
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Dating And Meet-up Zone / Re: Truth Be Told Ethiopian/eritrean Girls Are: by member65: 1:50pm On Jun 29, 2010
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Dating And Meet-up Zone / Truth Be Told Ethiopian/eritrean Girls Are: by member65: 3:20pm On Jun 28, 2010
Hot! Hot!! Hot!!!
I'll probably get some flacks now. But fellas, make sure you've seen some of these goddesses before deciding who to settle down with. Chei, grin
Travel / Re: Its New York City Babe by member65: 1:42pm On Jun 28, 2010
@Bigmodo, How're you man? You still have this NYC dream? Don't give up. However, I recommend traveling to other countries first may be this would increase the probability of your securing a visa. NYC is definitely a place to visit.
Travel / Re: FIRST TIME ABROAD by member65: 9:54pm On Jun 23, 2010
@Siena. I'd always wondered about those cruise ships from Naija to London and vice versa. Used to have a late friend of my dad's who did a lot of his travel from Naija on cruise ships. I don't think they still do that today though or do they?
Travel / Re: Where Is The Place To Be? Uk Or The Us? by member65: 5:47pm On Jun 23, 2010
oyewolejos:

U can say that again and again.We runs the World here unlike the Lagos Phase 2 some people are praising to high heavens just because they paid 20,000 to get Visa there and another 50,000 ticket  grin grin grin

I can't even differentiate UK from Nigeria. grin

I think Abuja is better than London. It even has wider roads. Well, someone put it well that London is the developed part of Lagos. lol When US and Russia they go space up and down, britain they celebrate say na dem invent how to flush toilet? which kind "great" britain?
Travel / Re: Where Is The Place To Be? Uk Or The Us? by member65: 7:40pm On Jun 22, 2010
BAC:

How foolish can you be? who is talking of the start of the war. Do i have to give you a hard knock to get your dead brains started? You are avoiding the question, if you can read into a question how can you pass common entrance. The question is who owns the federal Reserve bank. Get that brain of yours in gear or keep your mouth shut.
I thought that you were too smart to believe the mumbo jumbo of New Age,illuminati, conspiracy theories and the Rothschild family balderdash. I guess I was wrong. Seeing that you are bent on becoming the class clown, this will be the end of my discussion with you on this matter.
Travel / Re: Where Is The Place To Be? Uk Or The Us? by member65: 2:48pm On Jun 22, 2010
BAC:

You are very ignorant. Please, real educated americans on this board please tell us who owns the federal Reserve Bank? That they used "federal" does not mean it is not a private bank. Our Queen owns it all.
After the first world war American could not pay her debt. So they decided to sell up to her majesty the queen all americans and generations to come,
Federal Reseve Bank is owned by the crown and managed by the city of London.  American presidents don't even have the power of this organisation.
If you are not educated, educated your self now. Do the research,  
Please tell me you are joking? Let me school you a bit. First, in case you don't know, America never participated in World War 1 at the initial stage. They deemed it to be Europe's war. But they were capitalist so they were loaning money to France and Britain to finance the war. They also allowed them to buy arms on credit. Their vested interest was to ensure that France & Britain win so they could recover investments made. The US didn't enter the war until after it was provoked by the sinking of an American ship they also did to ensure that Britain and France would be able to make good on investments made.
Your statement on the Fed reeks of elevated level of ignorance or intellectual lethargy. Bright minds don’t engage is such foolish talk. “Better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt".
Travel / Re: Where Is The Place To Be? Uk Or The Us? by member65: 4:40pm On Jun 21, 2010
Gemma11:

Macs, Ipod, Iphone and Ipads were invented by British designer John Ives who was poached by Apple from Britain in the 1990s.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/nov/29/ipod-jonathan-ive-designer
"Poached" as if the guy was forced into slavery. Simply put he immigrated to the US where the environment is better. By the way, why did you fail to mention that the invention was actually made and launched in the US? The thread starter asked where is the place to be your inventor guy figured it was US and ditched the UK.
Travel / Re: How Do I Get Visa For U.S.A? by member65: 2:13pm On Jun 21, 2010
^^^^^^ Vicjustice  was just pulling your legs. You don't get Visa for Texas. You apply for a Visa to the US. Your statement is similar to saying how can I apply for a Visa to Lagos or Sokoto. The answer to your question would be going to the US embassy.
Travel / Re: Where Is The Place To Be? Uk Or The Us? by member65: 2:04pm On Jun 21, 2010
BAC:

Come to think of it.   Our Queen owns the federal Reserve bank. So you can't compare UK to USA. UK owns the US including all the people in it, till unknown amount of generations to come.
Who ever has the money has the altimate power.

So that should finalize this augument.
You must either be high on drugs or be reading those fake UK textbooks.
Travel / Re: Where Is The Place To Be? Uk Or The Us? by member65: 2:02pm On Jun 21, 2010
tunnytox:

Angie you too gbaski! a lot of people underate UK and talk as if america is heaven though I've not been to the US [s](I will be in few years tme hopefully) but I'm presently in Canada and most of what ppl talk about this country makes me laugh especially now that I can compare it with UK. I won't trade the UK for any other country as far as I'm concerned. They talked about the US having bigger opportunities but most ppl can't practice their profession in another state without passing through some other forms of rigourous process, moving within states in the US sometimes is like moving from one country to another.[/s]
The jury will disregard the rest of the statement.
Travel / Re: Where Is The Place To Be? Uk Or The Us? by member65: 2:32am On Jun 21, 2010
AngieFan:

So one has to be a Brit to have a name?   

I am actually between Britain and the US at the moment as I am employed by a British multinational doing work in the US and no, it is not BP grin grin. I have not emigrated to the US and neither am I trying to get a US passport. At the end of 2010 I hope to be based back home in Britain permanently.

London's Imperial College and UCL are ranked higher than MIT, Princeton and UCLA with UCLA waaaaaaaay down in the ratings at 30. Look it up! Even the University of Manchester, Kings College and the University of Edinburgh is ranked higher than UCLA. lol!

There is nothing cruel about Britain's immigration policy. I have already stated that the only thing the US has over the UK is numbers and size. Anyone with an ounce of sense would be able to figure out that while America with her 51 states, each of which are bigger that our small Island, the UK, can afford to give every baby born to illegal immigrants on its shores citizenship, common sense dictates that it would be virtually impossible for the UK to do the same. The rest of your paragraph didn't make any sense so I won't try to respond.


What holes? lol So if US could go it alone why do they need the Brits? Bush is out now and the British public is all for sending our troops home but Obama has been essentially begging Cameron to let them stay. If you knew anything about history then you would know that if it weren't for Britain, America wouldn't even exist as it is today. For that fact alone it is America who is the oversized younger child of Britain. They speak our English language remember. . . cool .Do you know that even the American national anthem is written to the tune of an old British pub song? lol


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In regards to the military. Of course they have more in numbers but that in no way means that their systems are more sophisticated. You Nigerians automatically think 'more' and 'big' = better.
The American airforce and navy force does not compare in terms of quality to the Royal navy or the British airforce but they have more in numbers. Quantity vs quality.


Yes I personally  find facebook crap and that is not debatable. That 500 million people use it does not in anyway make a difference to my personal perspective. I am also one of the few people who consider Ipods to be bad technology. . .again not up for debate. cool

Asking me if the PC I am using is American is however irrelevant as the fact remains the the first computer was invented in Britain. The Internet as we know it, the world wide web ('www' which every web page address uses), hyper links, internet pages that can consist of images and videos etc was also invented by British Computer Engineer Tim Berners Lee who is a Brit. If  wasn't for him we would not be discussing on this forum today.

None of those companies you mentioned would not exist or have come into play had Britain not invented the wheel the first.

80% of the greatest inventions in the world and things you and everyone else uses in your every day life was invented or started in our very small Island, Britain or by a Brit. From the basic flush toilet, the telephone, electricity, light bulbs, traffic lights, atm machines, photography, steam engine, underground subway system, railway system, tennis, Penicillin, DNA, football grin to the jet engine which allows passenger jets  to zip across the globe in record time.

I reckon that if Britain were the same size as America in terms of land mass and people we would be better. As it is we are just a small Island with less that 65 million people compared to America's 300 million but despite that we are still a country to be reckoned with. Please give credit where it is due.

Ok where do you live? Only a person who lives in a country where things do not work would laugh at the point of paying taxes. We pay them for our hospitals, roads, street lights, rubbish collection, schools, our police force, our ambulance system etc. There is nothing wrong with paying taxes. That you think they are too high is subjective.

I do agree that America is best for immigrants because they have the land mass and more people but don't tear down Britain to prove your point.
I guess my joke about the username flew right past you. However, when you begin to compare the sophistication of America's Military with the UK, attributing the existence of US to the benevolence of the UK,  then I know you are seriously bugging and just arguing out of emotion. I don't know what history you read but the US actually fought with the British and defeated them, chased them out of America that was even before the US became as great as it is today. It was never due to UK's benevolence. The British's behind was actually wooped.

Also, unless you are IBB who believes history is his own concoted lies, pray tell whose entrance into World War2 changed the dynamics of the war? Did you notice that America refused to be drawn into the war though Hitler and the rest of his crew almost overran Europe? I guess it was the sophistication of the UK's military that dropped the Atomic Bomb that eventually led to cessation of the war right? And the enemies surrendered to a UK General right? In case you don't know, the US did the aforementioned. It bailed out the world. For this alone, Europe and UK owed the US big time. I can't even belief you are comparing sophistication of the two countries' Military might? Why was NATO formed? The US and UK are light years apart militarily.

Pray tell, where was the mighty UK during the space race between USSR of old and the US? Where was the UK when America was landing on the moon, sipping tea?

Additionally,defaulting to US's size as the reason behind it's success is simply bogus, a lazy person's argument and avoiding
the truth. I gave you examples of Russia and Canada both larger in size but you don't see folks trooping there except the US. In number, China and India are 3 times over larger than the US. Why are they not the leaders in every area the US is? Why didn't you make the same argument for them? I don't think if you want to be taken seriouly you'd bring up that line of reasoning again.

Meanwhile, I don't have time to check all your supposedly British inventions one by one but I do wonder the kind of manipulated history books you guys are reading in the UK. Maybe that's why you are so bent on the inventions thing. Let me break it to you little by little honey:
First, in the real world, Photography came from the works of Joseph Nicéphore Niépce a French man and later the film technology came from George Eastman of the Kodak camera fame(I'm sure you know Kodak). He is an American.

Secondly, contrary to your British text books, light bulb was actually invented by Thomas Edison of the 10,000 experiment fame. He is AN AMERICAN from New Jersey. Please dump your British text books. They lied to you guys.

In the same vein, regarding the Telephone, if the UK was far better(as you alluded to), why did Alexander Graham Bell,a Scottish man, immigrated to the US and invented the Telephone in the US and not the far better UK? I'm not going into the invention stuff war with you. The evidence abound even for the blind and the deaf that from Automobile, to Aircraft, Space, Medicine, Nuclear Tech, IT,etc America has more inventors.

Now back to the original reason for the thread. The thread starter asked which is better? This is the same question millions of inventors, business leaders, entrepreneurs, students, budding scientists, medical researchers etc ask all over the world every day. Guess what country they overwhelmingly chose in huge numbers? The US. That’s what makes America great. It’s a nation that creates a conducive environment where one could achieve one’s dreams. That’s why for example Sergie Brin’s family (of Google fame) immigrated to the US from Russia vice the UK.  Arnold Schwarzenegger originally from Austria became the governor of California, Barack Obama’s (the US president) dad was from Kenya, Bobby Jindal the governor of Louisiana is of Indian immigrants etc.  Accordingly, that’s why there are several programs to bring immigrants into the US from DV to H1B.  Because when you create an atmosphere where the best and the brightest can thrive, and you pick them from all the countries of the world, that country would continue to lead the world. I suggest you read the bio of Alexander Graham Bell (the telephone inventor) and pay attention to what made him to stay in Boston. Even the great Einstein immigrated to the US.  That’s why the US is better. That is why the US is the leader in various fields even virtually in every sport. Frankly speaking, Britain is better than many countries but in the context of what I've enumerated above, and the impact US has in the world, US takes the upper hand. And I'm sorry but your beloved Britain would have to play catch up.  If you don’t get this, you won’t get anything else. You’d just be coming up with some fluffy stuff like Britain invented how to flush the toilet while the US is light years ahead. GOD BLESS AMERICA. God Save the queen? lol
Travel / Re: Where Is The Place To Be? Uk Or The Us? by member65: 5:05am On Jun 20, 2010
FL Gators:

ROTFL grin

@Post
Never been to the UK. . . .so i cant compare. But I heard that everything is much more expensive in UK. . . .so. . . . .

Is the only thing appealing in UK the insurance system? undecided
Ask them how much taxes the government take out every paycheck to sustain the socialized government. It's horrendous. Compare that with FL with no state income tax.
Travel / Re: Where Is The Place To Be? Uk Or The Us? by member65: 5:01am On Jun 20, 2010
AngieFan:

First of all, how comes you don't have a proper name? 
Because I'm not British? lol

Of course the opportunities are more in the US. It is a bigger country, has more people and so therefore bleating on about more opportunities is really stating the bleeding obvious. cool
Fa fa fa foul. Russia and Canada are bigger in size while India and China in population why are many of their citizens emigrating to the US in huge numbers besides Canada which still emigrate albeit in low numbers?

America and Britain have a 'special relationship'. I wouldn't necessarily call it 'looking up' to them. Britain is America's strongest and closest ally and if their military was so strong they wouldn't require the British army to back them up in the middle east would they? Let me pick some holes in your argument. How many British troops are in Iraq compare to the size of US troops? That was just for Bush to make the useless argument about international coalition. Besides, regaring military might, UK na small boy o, at least where the US is concerned. Of course they do have a special relationship. That of a small boy looking up to his elder brother. lol

Oh and by the way Youtube, Facebook (which I happen to think is crap) and Google wouldn't exist had the computer and the internet not been invented in Britain. grin If they are crap, I think more than 500m people would prove you wrong as per Facebook. I can't even put together the gazillion stats that'd be behind Youtube and Google. By the way, I can bet you top dollar that the operating system you are using is from the US. Who made Mac, Ipad, Iphone etc? Where're the founders of  Microsoft, Oracle, SunMicrosystems, Adobe, etc all the power houses where are they from or based? Oh and the framework the backbone of the internet started with DARPA. ARPANET US defense project.
That being said, the only thing America has over Britain is numbers. That be in entertainment, movies, music etc. It is however a great nation with great people whom I adore. I personally think the climate there is more suited to Nigerians looking to leave Nigeria. [size=4pt]Britain is full jare!![/size] grin grin See above for the numbers quote.
By the way what are you doing in the US if Britain is such a wonderful place with tremendous opportunities?lol
Bonus,  For the Uni thing. Oxford and Cambridge are top notch and are recognized worldwide for their "bukuru" but when it comes to leader in practical tech and real world application, they look to MIT, Princeton, UCLA etc
Don't even let's start talking about the cruel immigration system. Eg, If you one is born after 1983 I think the person inherits the status of their parent. US at least uptil today, even if the child's parent is an illegal immigrant, Jus Soli makes the child a citizen at birth. The child could aspire to become the US president if they so desire. Britain is relying on Old glory. The relics of the castle, queen, colonial empire.etc. No more black people to subjugate again money begin dry. lol
I hope you naw say I know they carry this for my head like a fanatic, just having fun. I prefer Naija better to both.
Travel / Re: Where Is The Place To Be? Uk Or The Us? by member65: 2:27pm On Jun 18, 2010
justwise:

Only a yr? And you think you know jack about UK?
Pray tell, how long does one need to live in a place to know jack about it?
Travel / Re: Where Is The Place To Be? Uk Or The Us? by member65: 2:24pm On Jun 18, 2010
@OP I suggest you visit the US and compare. As some wrote, the opportunities that are in the US are tremendous. Where else in the world would a story like that of Barack Obama and so many entrepreneurs like the brains behind Google, Youtube, Facebook, Microsoft etc be possible and quickly achievable? If you are ready to work hard and smart and have the right documents, you could consider the US. Besides, the UK along with their EU cronies could tax one’s wages to death. The fact that it’s the number one country in the world where every nationality on earth wants to immigrate to says a lot about the place. In addition, the US is almost like several countries fused into one. Each state is very unique and you’d be pleasantly surprised how different some are and have to offer climate wise, nature wise, employment wise when compared to others. By the way, in so many areas the world looks up to the US including the UK whether it is in entertainment: movies, music, IT, web, sports (except soccer), militarily put it this way, the US sneezes and the world catches a cold. UK is alright but the image in my head of the place is that of a tight wad. Some areas are good for vacationing though.

Now to the jokes:
Some said UK is Lagos Phase II
Poor man's US
UK is just the developed part of Lagos
Travel / Re: Travelling From Lagos To Germany by member65: 7:46pm On Jun 11, 2010
I don't know what the costs are but Lufthansa like someone recommended would take you direct to Germany without any stop.
Travel / Re: Brazil Visa Needed Urgently by member65: 12:36am On Jun 07, 2010
My friend this is not a 419 board or oluwole online. angry
Travel / Re: New York Vs London by member65: 3:27am On Jun 06, 2010
London and NYC keh? If you want to be objective you know say London na glorified Lagos man. They're not just on the same level. Even the entire UK as a whole. UK's time has passed. They're living on past glory.
Travel / Re: 2 Visas In 1 Month I Tank U God: by member65: 4:17pm On Jun 04, 2010
shilling:

No, I'm in[b] North Dakota[/b] for school. BC is just for hols. Victoria is everything they say it is . . . gorgeous!!
Chei, That place must be ghost town.
Travel / Re: Us Visa Stay Extension by member65: 3:13pm On May 29, 2010
justwise:

Are you for really? So if you are given 3months visa u can go ahead and stay as long as u want? Please where is your source?
He never said this. Please read again. He's saying USCIS port of entry officer determines the length of the person's stay which is absolutely true. The officer could deny entry, may elongate or cut short the duration given by Visa officer in Naija.
Travel / Re: Any Nigerian In The Dominican Republic? by member65: 12:16am On May 29, 2010
Sithanda:

I av many there. infact very close relations. a complete naija family and many friends studting there and lecturing in one of d universities there

Wow. That's surprising. Do you know the city they live in, Santo Domingo, La Romana, Santiago or elsewhere?
Politics / Re: Nigerian Senators Are Paid Better Than US Presidents by member65: 12:01am On May 29, 2010
OAM4J:

OP

Your topic and post is misleading. You should compare a senator/Rep basic salary with US president basic salary or add up all the allowances and compare.

You quoted US president basic salary (less his allowances) and you compared it with  house of rep quarterly allowances. that is wrong.


Meanwhile i dont know how you did your calculation, Us president monthly basic salary is still higher than Dimeji monthly allowance

US president monthly basic = $400,000

if Dimeji quarterly allowance is N100M = N33.33m monthly = $222,222


I dont also know how they arrived at the front page calculation
My friend don't provoke me o. Learn how to read. POTUS makes $400,000 per year. Our politicians should all be lined up and executed.
Travel / Any Nigerian In The Dominican Republic? by member65: 8:02pm On May 26, 2010
I was having this discussion that there's no country on earth that Nigerians are not present. Just wanted to find out if there're any Naijas living the in the Dominican Republic.
Travel / Re: Violence Victim Apply Green Card After Cancellation Of Removal by member65: 7:58pm On May 26, 2010
TAAI:

Dear folks,
Pls help! I am a victims of my husband ( a US citizen), after come to US i didn't get green card but abuse from him, I run away and then he divorce me when i'm absence. Judge sent me the deportation , I went to artoney and he get the cancellation of removal for me and then I find the evidence and doctor prove that I have psychology document from doctor and I applied for green card. I have been stay in US for 5 years and my mother was died during that time. Now I wish to come back to my home but I don't know how long I can get the green card, any body can help me to answer this . Tks a lot!
Ask the attorney who assisted you in the cancellation of the removal. Usually you should receive a conditional green card if your marriage is less than 2 years. I'm presuming that's the stage you were when he refused to consent to the permanent green card. Under normal circumstances your green card should be permanent by now but check with the attorney who assisted you with the cancellation. Also you may go to USCIS website http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis or call them here a 1-800-375-5283 and ask your questions.
Travel / Re: Uk Spouse Visa - Part Time Occupation by member65: 4:36pm On May 25, 2010
^^^^^
Good. Now you need to pay your tithe, J/k Just try not to be too far from the forum and assist others with info when and if you can. Congrats.

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