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Politics / Re: Army Threatens To Move Against Shi’ite Leaders Over Alleged Inciting Comments by Obiwannn: 10:07am On Dec 25, 2015
jkendy:
Pls Nigerian Army, U guyz are still battling to clean up the mezz caused by the police on killing Mohammed Yusuf that later gave birth to this evil monster called Boko Haram.
Pushing these guys further might be disastrous to our security well being. My opinion though
Senseless post!
Celebrities / Re: Santa Visits Paul Okoye's House This Morning, Takes Adorable Pics With Kids by Obiwannn: 10:46am On Dec 23, 2015
Arebay:
Dt gal in d elf costume admiring dt dude..she b like, if only we culd b alone .
PERV!!!

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Travel / Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 2 by Obiwannn: 8:50am On Dec 22, 2015
styles2009:
Bro, my opinion, it's not Racism.
Please the word carry lot of meaning in Deutschland,when you use it.
Don't forget the visitor is welcomed and also the official language remains German!

Why then should you decide not to speak English when you know the person you are addressing doesn't understand English.
Travel / Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 2 by Obiwannn: 8:49am On Dec 22, 2015
crowns2:

You don carry ya biggie belle come here shebi? Fyi Its the headquarter auslander in the capital city tongue
If I enter you now ehn, na cry you go just cry...
I go just leave you because say you be my brother wife.
Travel / Re: How Can Nigerians In Diaspora Access Their Funds From 2016 With The CBN Policy? by Obiwannn: 11:55am On Dec 21, 2015
AbuMaryam1:
The policy will force us by made in Nigeria products, only gullible and corrupted minds are making noise. Becareful I stay abroad and I'm happy with this.
force us to buy made in Nigeria goods
Who buys Made in Nigeria goods abroad?
na wa oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

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Travel / Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 2 by Obiwannn: 11:50am On Dec 21, 2015
Eke40seven:

1. As far as i know, the payment wahala is only between you and your school, its not the embassy's business.
2. Even some courses in many top schools have not gone completely through some of these "accreditation" process in question. Again, its not an issue at all.
My opinion though. No be village matter o.. Dem get one person wey one do extension for bremen, dem tell am boldly make she go bring interpreter as nobody in there that particular day was willing to speak English.
I'd have no other option but to call this Racism...

willy2000:

Hehehehe i think say na only me. The ones wey dey my class can be so annoying, to the extent that they started making jest of me for learning the language, presumably they felt intimidated by that but me i no send ohh.
When i told one of them to explain some data streams technique, he just bluffed and told me its similar to data base management. I just mind my business jelely go meet prof for more explanations.
Then when I said i knew some machine learning algorithm because i did some basic AI during my bachelors, I became a laughing stock, like who learns AI and doesn't know database management.
Me i know send anybody again ohh. na only me waka come here.......lol
lol...They can be so proud and annoying ehn.. The thing is that they feel blacks 1) dont know anything 2) are suffering, when actually if we received the kinda education they received in their country, we'd be way smarter plus in reality dem even suffer pass us. Many of my Ogas don tell me not to take nonsense from them anymore... As Germans no dey send them, the only opportunity them get na to use you take shine, something they'd gladly do if u give them chance.

striker9:
Thank you bro..Well its worth giving a try and pls do you reside in Germany?if yes, kindly share your experience .
Oga mi' forget all wetin you dey see online. Getting a job is first very competitive for blacks residing in the Country with the country's certificate, e come be you wey dey come from outside with a foreign often looked-down upon degree. Also the Course of study matters. That's why I tell friends who are in IT not to hesitate in deciding whether to come here or not, as this is the place where I believe there are more available IT jobs than applicants. The only limiting factor again is the German language, something I am still trying to come to terms with.
If you are interested in skilled immigration then cast your net towards countries offering the program like Australia, heard Canada and Denmark, but not so sure. Even boys for here dey run this same program.
Travel / Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 2 by Obiwannn: 5:23am On Dec 21, 2015
kciano:


I can't forget u my man ..I still get ur nunber ..check ur whatsapp messages now ..I will anser u
Bros, how is Magdeburg naaa? how the City be? Are the peepole friendly? How studies na?? How the course-work, Is it what you expected? Is it easier than 9ja? More difficult? How you dey cope with Language Sometimes I say to myself why I didnt swap Magdeburg for Hamburg. I dunno if I made the right call.
Travel / Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 2 by Obiwannn: 5:18am On Dec 21, 2015
benycent:


Bros we are pushing it....you can only add me on whatsapp +491520399172, I am not currently in Germany
Zweite Masters? Das ist interessant!
Travel / Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 2 by Obiwannn: 5:15am On Dec 21, 2015
Slyphax:
I asked a question and everyone turned a blind eye and we are busy conversing about how important it is to learn your receiving country's language. Its the same as asking if its OK for one to eat. Be it for integration and economical reasons its imperative you learn the language,its not optional...Its even easy with the Duolingo app...
Again I asked a question about the 100L transcript for undergraduate admission that I had a a GPA of 2.77 but with two carryovers. Is that good enough and when can i start applying for winter semester admissions 2016
Duolingo ke? That wan na intensive learning? I laugh in Spanish.
Travel / Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 2 by Obiwannn: 5:13am On Dec 21, 2015
styles2009:
I stressed the language part for sometime here but some would come with their theory of English city bla bla bla, i dey laugh in pidgin.

My point even: Surly, you would get through your course of study in English but don't forget ,when you are searching for a Job in Germany, the language aspect would play a very big role and that's,where the cards start to fall.
Don't forget there's a huge competition out there. undecided
Cheers!
Azzzzzzzin...No be lie...The reggae don dey play for my ears already. People don tell me taya...say learning the language is as important, even more, as (than) getting below a 2.0. Both which companies require from you. Well, I no no how to combine language learning with bookwork. I used to, but I don lose ginger as time no dey dey. I hope to reginger next semester tho...when the bookstress go don reduce.
Travel / Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 2 by Obiwannn: 5:08am On Dec 21, 2015
Eke40seven:

You failed to add that when you go to the shopping mall, you stand there for hours praying you don't buy urine in place of ororo, or liquid detergent thinking its body soap.... And for the love of God, you hardly come by a product with English translations. Yeah! I understand thses things limits you.
You miss a lot of opportunities because of the language, i could have gotten an accommodation for free (in place of some little services) but couldn't get it because of the language barrier, ( a room in a flatshare here in nothing less than 400-500 euros by the way if you are lucky) landlords are choosy based on langauge, etc
Yeah! Staying in Munich can save you a lot of stress, its what they call "multi kulti" they almost all understand and speak English although they will always tell you "Nein/ja, ein bisschien" but same cannot be said of the outskirts, in fact their bavarian accents are so hard, it break stones. Although people here are EXTREMELY nice and helpful.
I have been to Bremen, Hamburg, Leipzig, Berlin, Oldenburg, Bamberg, Hannover, etc all recently, may be in some i spent only a few hours, and i can fully relate what victz and crowns2 are saying.
For prospective applicants, please learn as much as you can, you don't know where you might find yourself, even in places where English is widely spoken, its absolutely important you can speak or understand what is being spoken.
Oga, only you? Tchai!!! Eke the TRAVELER!!!
Travel / Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 2 by Obiwannn: 5:06am On Dec 21, 2015
jaegermesiter:
Thanks @crowns2 for your Constructive criticism.....well I never expected to find engllish everywhere in germany,and just as much as those bl**dy,racist,manipulative indians and chinese are in germany and surviving,why won't a naija survive.....We get ur message loud and clear,Familarise ursef as much as possible with german..alles gut und tausend danks
Azzin, na so I provoke one day shout for one of them for my class ehn...small thing remain we for set blow...
Yeye pipo. I don't take nonsense from any single one of them anymore now..
If dem do anyhow, dem go see anyhow.

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Travel / Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 2 by Obiwannn: 5:02am On Dec 21, 2015
cahnellven:
I live in Munich and I dare say German is only important for economic reasons (like getting a job)
I've not met a munchner that can't speak English, and their English is pretty good too.
At the foreigners office, you'll be asked if you speak English or German. Almost all, the docs here can speak English . Train signs and announcements are translated into English.

Maybe my experience, but as Williamso rightly pointed out, it depends on the city

Learning the language is important, but life can still be relatively easy without it in the big cities
What else would make life relatively easier if you can get a job and not a jab?
The former requires Deutsche, while the latter manpower
Travel / Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 2 by Obiwannn: 4:59am On Dec 21, 2015
Williamso:

Must've been a very bad experience for you... I am truly sorry, but I will partially disagree with you on some parts.


Thank God I got a map of my city and the Fahrplan the day I got here, so getting lost has been very minimal, and when I did have enquiries, all the helpdesks I went to had at least 1 English speaker! Besides, I have always asked someone beside me for the meaning of an announcement, and if they didn't understand me, I would simply ask the next. The young people are more likely to understand English than the elderly.


Unblocking my account was easy as telling the banker "I want to unblock my student account", maybe it's luck, but he understood perfectly.


Well, again, maybe I was fortunate to make friends with my neighbours who help me with translations. However, my letters are not 100% Deutsch, more like 60-70%. And I agree with you that Google Translator is scheiße. I also agree with you concerning medicare. The doctors almost always have poor English. However, my only encounter with a doctor (well, dentist actually) was wonderful as the consultant, the receptionist and the interns all spoke good English. Again, maybe I was lucky.


When I called my Ausländer office to book an appointment for registration/extension, I simply said "Guten Tag. Entchuldigung, ich hätte gerne einen termin für anmeldung, aber mein Deutsch ist sehr schlecht. Sprechen Sie Englisch?" and he immediately switched to English and that was it. Again situations like these are what made me say it is city dependent.


This is spot on! I had a very very bitter experience with vodafone because of this!


Well, I always looked at the screen as the numbers are adding up then pay before I learned to count in German.


Well, when I came here, I knew little more than "Guten Morgen, guten tag and guten abend", and it has been terrible at times, but not as terrible as you have painted it here. That being said, Deutschkurs in my school is free and part of the program. I still wish I had learned it before coming, and would advise anybody coming here to do so.
And you have been to 3 out of 16 states, not bad, but as long as you have not been to Kiel, then you can't speak for me! Heck, even the trains in Hamburg give announcements in German and English!


Hahahaha!!! Truth!
99 percent of the time those announcements are in Deutsche! wink

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Travel / Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 2 by Obiwannn: 4:55am On Dec 21, 2015
crowns2:


Many times I want to come here to say this but i don't know how people will react. From my experience in Germany I would say please don't get on that flight to Germany if you do not know how to speak or read German. In the past people just post and say: Learn the language without giving concrete and convincing reasons why. Let me explain like this:

From the airport you need to get to where you will be staying. You go to information desk to ask how to get to your destination. The people you may meet there hardly understand your question. You get on the train, tram or bus the announcements at the station, digital screen for bus stops are in German. There was i time i was alone on the track because everyone left the place and i didn't know the trip had being cancelled and the announcement over the air was in German. Some Naija people I know have been left alone in trains because everyone disembarked and they didn't understand the announcement. The train hasn't come at the time it should, you need to ask people around is it still gonna come? Sorry no one understands what you are saying.
You need to unblock your account. The bankers don't understand you. They will help you scout for an English speaker. The poor English speaker tries his best to understand you. He is limited in explaining to you. He pauses many times to try to think how he will convey his message to you. He will say i erm erm..sorry I don't know the English word for it. Then comes your letters. 100% all written in German. This are important letters. With some times urgent information. Someone got a letter from the doctor to take some drugs and to go for a life saving procedure. Everything in the letter was in German. Google translator very limited. Ended up in Emmergency room. Doctors says in his poor and limited English why didn't you do what we wrote? Patient says NO I couldn't understand it. The nurse and hospital were supposed to explain but couldn't because they don't know how to pass the message to you. They can't speak English.
You want to ask a passerby, please how do I get to so and so place? Do I turn left or am I to go right. People keep passing no understands you. Germans are unbelievably nice they always ALWAYS want to help or assist you. But you limit them because they don't understand what you are saying. Believe me the last place you should get lost is in Germany before you will find your way eh! God help you.
The emphasis has always being on learning the language to get Jobs. I am not talking about that. I am talking daily everyday life. At my Auslander office NO ONE speaks English to you. You must go with a translator or speak the Language. You know they are the key to your stay here.
You need to call some offices to get vital info or to make an appointment, the reciever cannot understand you. You then decide to visit the office, the receptionist doesnt understand you. They help you look for a colleague of theirs who could understand. Then you ask please can you speak English, the person says a little bit. Explanation begins, you get limited in explaining, the person gets limited in understanding because they cannot understand you fully.
When I first came here I used to shop, get to the cashier, they tell me the amount and I drop all the money in the wallet on the table grin. They select their own and give me the rest. Thank God they are honest. Sometimes I think ah! this must be food, you buy it and its NOT undecided
The person next to you wants to discuss with you, and they are smiling at you to gist with you but you cant understand lipsrsealed and sadly you tell them: Ich spreche kein Deutch Bitte. undecided
This is the little I can explain but please please and please again do not come here without learning the Language please. You may ask me why I didn't. 3 reasons: I was occupied with work but I should have taken a Leave to learn for atleast a month. secondly I never envisaged it was gonna be spoken by everyone everywhere here and all the time, every blessed day. Thirdly I have a compulsory course in my school for Deutsch Language from A1 to the end for a full year. Then I thought no need . I am learning but it takes time. You cant start speaking immediately. Many schools do ont have this offer. And then you have to pay for it. I tell you it is expensive. The 36k charged in Goethe is worth it.
And please don't come here to tell me its because of where you live because I have been in 3 of the 16 states of Germany and its the same experience.
Okay sorry I am typing in a hurry. Lastly avoid with all your might Nigerian non students especially assylum seekers. They are like the devil to steal and to destroy
You must be domiciled in a village then... cheesy grin cheesy
Good points nonetheless...even to toast geh sef, you need Deutsche. Kai, the Language can be and has been limiting.
Travel / Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 2 by Obiwannn: 4:51am On Dec 21, 2015
Williamso:
This is what you posted "they would never want to speak English to you despite the fact that English is their second language. The only means of communication here is German" which I disagree with. Yes, employers insist on German and yes, most (not all) posts come in German. Heck, du bist in Deutschland! Will you employ someone in Nigeria who doesn't speak English? I do not argue that German is not very important for economic reasons, what I disagree with is your assertion that people will socially refuse to speak English to you if they can, but like I said, it probably depends on the city... Endlich man brauchst Deutsch lernen. Es ist sehr wichtig.

All my posts were in Deutsche. undecided

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Travel / Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 2 by Obiwannn: 4:48am On Dec 21, 2015
michlan:
My application for MIP at stuttgart was just refused and most of the programs I really love after the MIP course are offered by Universities of Applied Sciences. I need advice on the prospects of masters degree from UAS as i've read that they are not equivalent to universities. Can one secure a placement for PhD with a masters degree from UAS. Thanks
Not really easy to get a PhD with UAoS. But yeah, you can.

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Travel / Re: General German Visa Enquiries Part 2 by Obiwannn: 4:45am On Dec 21, 2015
striker9:
Good day gurus

I have tried getting info from the previous pages about German Employment one year visa,but proved to no avail.I know the requirements but I'll appreciate someone with the experience to share the experience on how easy or strict the visa and processing is.Thanks....
lol....
Ogami' your qualifications gats dey super duper tight else no german company go reason you (and your Nigerian degree). Even Nigerians wey dey Germany with their German degree never get work, you wan miracolously get the work from 9ja ba? Anyways anything is possible, just believe. I love your faith tho.
Crime / Re: Nigerian Jailed 330 Years In The US For Raping Daughter by Obiwannn: 4:41am On Dec 21, 2015
praxisnetworks:

Believe me, am super calm.
your tone didnt depict it tho..
Crime / Re: Nigerian Jailed 330 Years In The US For Raping Daughter by Obiwannn: 12:07am On Dec 21, 2015
praxisnetworks:

I DON'T CARE how the other party feels!!! They care less about how your life turns out when setting you up for divorce. Love with your senses intact!
You should calm down bro... We are not fighting.
Crime / Re: Nigerian Jailed 330 Years In The US For Raping Daughter by Obiwannn: 7:17pm On Dec 20, 2015
praxisnetworks:

That's where a prenuptial agreement comes into play. Use your head.
So a prenuptial agreement wont apply to those back home?


And you think its so easy to sign it? How do you think the other party would feel?
Crime / Re: Nigerian Jailed 330 Years In The US For Raping Daughter by Obiwannn: 10:09pm On Dec 19, 2015
praxisnetworks:

Find a woman in a natural settings you like... Marry her don't try bringing a woman across great socioeconomic divides!
hmmmmmmmmm...
and u think the ones abroad are any better?
Travel / Re: How We Escaped Accident At Abuja Yesterday(photos) by Obiwannn: 4:45pm On Dec 19, 2015
holyFRED:
Join me in appreciating God for my life and the life of others.

We left Owerri enroute Kaduna a day before yesterday at about 6pm in a G.U.O luxurious bus.

We never had an idea we were travelling with a very faulty car. We only noticed after we passed Onitsha and stopped at a gas station to re-fill.

From here(Onitsha) till we got to Lokoja,we travelled without functioning brakes(the driver had to improvise with the clutch when necessary). At Lokoja,the driver had to fixthe brakes himself and after like an hour or so,we continued on our way to Abuja where we had the accident(Zuba precicely).

Our bus ran into a trailer and a small car.
Although we came down fine and uninjured,many people were bleading in the car we hit.

The driver's ability to control and park the car was described as a miracle by eye witnesses but we still thank God for everything.


P.S: I've given my life to christ today grin grin

Cc: Lalasticala

Thank God for your life oh..
Gone are the days where I go dey pray every time I travel because of fear of road accident.
Tchai, Naija...I believe we will get there sha...when? I dunt know. Probably not in this generation.
Crime / Re: Nigerian Jailed 330 Years In The US For Raping Daughter by Obiwannn: 4:41pm On Dec 19, 2015
whirlwind7:


I totally feel you on this one. I have two friends currently residing in the US. Both of them came back to Naija to pick wives. At this moment, both of them are divorced. I can't call this a coincidence. The legal and family system in US does not support the sort of traditional African belief of a fully submissive wife and children.
Yes, a discontented wife can set his husband up, and that might have been the case in this instance. But we are not sure. The court had decided, and had given it's verdict. Nothing short of a confession from the wife and daughter that he didn't commit this crime, would set him free.

One thing missing is, the defence lawyer could have made the effort to find out what led to the parents changing schools for the girl. the claim was that it was because she was molested. Now, the mother claimed that wasn't the case, but that the school was expensive. If investigation revealed that the mother lied in this instance, it will spoil her credibility with the jury. A very sad period for Mr. Ngene.

If the legal system in Naija were this strong and functional, our society would be a much better place. As it is, rapists and pedophiles often get a slap on the wrist and set loose, to look for their next victim.
So how do we get married when the girls abroad are not good, and if you go back home, get a wife and bring her abroad, she totally changes
Crime / Re: Nigerian Jailed 330 Years In The US For Raping Daughter by Obiwannn: 4:37pm On Dec 19, 2015
praxisnetworks:
Men stop upgrading women! It's dangerous.
so how do you marry? where will u see the wife? I have been thinking about this since, and the thoughts scare me to shit!
Crime / Re: Nigerian Jailed 330 Years In The US For Raping Daughter by Obiwannn: 4:36pm On Dec 19, 2015
FemiFaniKayode:
that's why i will never ever bring a naija girl i marry over to the usa even if she is as gentle as iced water.

she go dey naija dey born if that one no do am i carry the children from am switch to another woman.
They get stupidly carried away with this horrendous and sexist women rights law.

This is the only country in the world where a woman without no faults of yours stumulates you to be provocative knowing fully well the law will take her side)
They are. claiming equalitity in sexes but if a woman slaps me first i shouldn't slap back cos she is a "woman"

so disgusting
so how do you marry? I have been thinking about this since, and the thoughts scare me to shit!
Phones / Re: Dropboxing service *all Android Apps and Games {HD included} supported* by Obiwannn: 3:26pm On Dec 17, 2015
tonyx4x44:



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alryt thanks..
first I hav to root my device. On It!

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Phones / Re: Dropboxing service *all Android Apps and Games {HD included} supported* by Obiwannn: 12:13am On Dec 17, 2015
tonyx4x44:



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My GPU (Tegra) is not available. Thanks for the effort tho

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Celebrities / Re: “why I Don’t Wear Bum Shorts” – Dakore Egbuson Reveals by Obiwannn: 9:26am On Dec 16, 2015
AfribaryChika:


No Dear. Its simple.
what is?
Celebrities / Re: “why I Don’t Wear Bum Shorts” – Dakore Egbuson Reveals by Obiwannn: 9:26am On Dec 16, 2015
Chestar5:


danke sehr viel

frm my bro
that's good.. It's a very difficult language you know...
Celebrities / Re: “why I Don’t Wear Bum Shorts” – Dakore Egbuson Reveals by Obiwannn: 6:04pm On Dec 14, 2015
Chestar5:


a lil
Wow!
Das ist sehr sehr gut!
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