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Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by mascot345: 12:28pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
HEAVEN4444:. Take it he saved just $100,000 in 3 years. Sorry,, he can't save $100,000 for a year. It's not possible. |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by dobosky(m): 12:30pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
I don't even pray for my enemies to even returned to Nigeria. Still regreting after 7 years. 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by Jaqenhghar: 12:31pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
HEAVEN4444:It's always refreshing to see a man who for once asks questions and actually researches to discern truth from fiction. See how you broke down the mathematics. We haven't even talked abut rent and cost of living which is very high if you live in a city. I tell Nigerians this. If you are looking for anyhow money, stay in Nigeria. If you want peace and stability in a functional society with just enough to take care of your needs, then abroad is the place. Nigeria is the only place you can go and borrow 100k form a friend or you visit one big man and he will give you 10k as transport. Money scarce for oyinbo land. No one has money to throw around you have to be very strategic. If you are not organized or you have longer throat, you will suffer. 7 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by mk3jax: 12:31pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
Shakitibob0: Provided 100% by my employer covering my entire immediate family |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by Jaqenhghar: 12:32pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
HEAVEN4444:Dont mind them, they want to backtrack. |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by HEAVEN4444: 12:33pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
mascot345:Nigga i done told you dont quote me if you cant read. study the highlighted and tell me he is not saying 100k per year for 3 years He has been very frugal here saving over $100,000 cash/yr for the past 3 yrs. He says he has dedicated 3yrs of his life to working so he can set himself up for life. 3 Likes |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by InvertedHammer: 12:34pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
Smile4mee01:/ For a caregiver to save $100,000/year after tax and living expenses means he lives in Jupiter not US. If you could rewrite the story with facts, maybe I can give you some insights. I live 50:50 between US and Nigeria. / 2 Likes |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by Jaqenhghar: 12:34pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
mk3jax:Is that what your employer told you or what you really enjoy? MY friend who was covered by his employer was rejected at the hospital because the Health insurance company wasnt remitting the money it was supposed to. Another friend lost his even with his coverage after his wife was admitted in one ' reputable' hospital |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by egbabiekperemo1: 12:36pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
[s]Jaqenhghar: Rubbish post |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by Truth234(m): 12:36pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
Jaqenhghar: wo I am tired jare, imagine comparing a nation to a human with limited lifespin. Thanks for the time. 2 Likes |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by abnot: 12:36pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
VTJN:No I’m not . |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by HEAVEN4444: 12:37pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
Jaqenhghar:hahaha right you saw that too ? trying to stylishly backtrack |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by Jaqenhghar: 12:38pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
Truth234:Don't mention.... anytime. |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by abnot: 12:42pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
InvertedHammer:In the cities I know well ( Edinburgh, London, Washington DC , New York City , Baltimore & Miami) it is very difficult for even an investment banking VP or private equity VP to save $100k a year. I don’t know how the friend did it from a menial job 3 Likes |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by kushe: 12:49pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
Limassol: You and woman don fight before? You can quarrel with a partner to a oint where you would query your own sanity. I hated this govt so much that after a while l felt thinking or commenting about its woes was hurting me mentally. At that moment I began to see the average Nigerian wants to run you down if you give them chance. 1 Like |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by InvertedHammer: 12:50pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
abnot:/ That's why I said that the friend does not live with us in this earth The first question is: Can he make $100k/yr as a caregiver even if he turns to machine? / 1 Like |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by HEAVEN4444: 12:56pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
Jaqenhghar:lol brother I can break it down like that because I have lived in the abroad too plus i know many nigerian women who do that actual job and i know most of them are paid 15 dollars an hour. i was even being generous when i put the 20 dollars there. That whole abroad is utopia nonsense that these nigerians peddle is just a mirage. There are only 3 groups of nigerians enjoying abroad and anyone who does not fall within that group is suffering. thats just facts. and these 3 groups of people only constiture about 4 percent of the diaspora or even less than 4 percent meaning 96 percent are struggling. The 3 groups are 1- Nigerian children who live abroad and stay with their parents. they dont know the struggles, mummy and daddy is the one struggling. so being a child living in your parents house abroad is the ultimate enjoyment 2-Medical doctors. If you are a medical doctor in the abroad enjoyment is your middle name. Although they will kill you with CALLS meaning every other week you are expected to sleep in the hospital premises overnight and do night duty. its veryy stressful as you get older. its like doing nightshift for like 2 days straight. but the money is extremely good 3-IT GURUS. and not just any run of the mill IT guy but i mean like an IT guy who can code in almost 10 languages both frontend and backend and can handle database administration etc. JUST A TOP IT EGGHEAD. like a genius level type IT intellect. you will enjoy tire. they will even pay you 500 dollars an hour if you are that much of an IT GENIUS. and i repeat not just any regular run of the mill guy we have in nigeria who can code but not that great at it. i mean someone who they can explain a project to you and you can bang out the program for it in less than a week with no bugs These are the only 3 groups of people enjoying the abroad . everybody else ? the struggle continues. bills bils bils racism racism racism 7 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by gforce5: 12:58pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
As someone who has spent 13 years of his life in the UK before relocating to Nigeria, I will say that moving back home is tough if you are not financially independent and don't have a back-up plan in case things don't work. All what the previous posters said about the cost of living in the west, lack of culture and risk of running a rat race is true. However, Nigeria is not a stable option either. The cost of living is rising and business is not booming like before. The growing insecurity in the country is not helping matters. I don't blame many people who want to leave. In my personal opinion, the best way to enjoy the best of both worlds is if you have papers. I get that not everybody is interested in such but it is a massive advantage that a lot of people are ignoring. If life is unbearable in Nigeria, you can always relocate. Foreign citizenship gives you access to foreign health care that you may not have in Nigeria. The point is not to limit yourself to one place. Many people who did so are regretting it. 12 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by GeneralPula: 1:01pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
Itzlinda: Everything nah scope.. Don’t fall for it 2 Likes |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by SaintUlot: 1:03pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
GoldCircle: When you are looking @ something from afar, the excitement you ll get from it might be out of this world, but after tasting it, law of diminishing returns will set in. Take money for instance, money only trips poor people and rich people with poverty mentality. Money doesn't trips real rich people, they see money as nothing out the ordinary, just like a piece of paper. 2 Likes |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by mk3jax: 1:11pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
Jaqenhghar: Benn around for few years and everything have been covered 100% as per contract even for specialise referral. |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by Abiboss: 1:12pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
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Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by caandi: 1:20pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
With the way the economy of the nation now is in serious depression/regression I don’t advise anyone not even my enemy to come back, except the person is well made. Do you know that 1000naira is equal to 850 cfa as of today? Cfa is now valued higher than naira! What a shame! Did you know uIn 2011/2012/ (1000 )naira was equal to 3500/3000 cfa. It’s a shame really that ordinary Cotonou is doing better than us! I have a relative that’s abroad and she used to cry and regret her stay over there saying it’s too lonely. Only her with the kids, no one to talk or party with, to cut the long story short, fast forward from 2020 the music changed, she has started thanking God for relocating her to Europe. In fact she said if she dies there, she wants to be buried there, she owns a duplex, a car, her children are going to good school over there, she’s eats anything she wants including cooking African meals there and I tell you she doesn’t spend much on cooking or shopping, she said life has never been better that with the way they watch things happening on here on TV and with the news update she’s scared of coming back and is grateful to God. So many folks that swore that they would never leave naija cos they’re feeding well and driving a car now what’s to run out. My dears make una reach US embassy and See even wealthy people that wants to jakpa! Haaa..... relocation even if it’s to Cotonou for now is better till buhari steps down or his tenure is over 5 Likes |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by RodgersAkpafu: 1:26pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
Smile4mee01:What works for peter may not work for Paul Some Nigerians are better off leaving and never coming back While others can leave for a while, then return. It depends on the individual 4 Likes |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by RodgersAkpafu: 1:28pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
InTheCloudySky:This is a good analysis 1 Like |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by meemee(m): 1:32pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
My brother, all of you should return home and let's rebuild this country. You have said it all by my lovely Ghanaian friend's plans. Nigeria is ripe and succulent for the taken. Opportunities abounds and so are Threats but the kind of strengths you guys show over there can make you succeed. It is just that the beauty of the country tend to bring out the weaknesses in us more but if you are disciplined and cool headed you can re-learn fast and quietly grow without making too much noise. Imagine if 5000 Nigerian youths from America enter Nigeria and create value that empowers themselves times 100. The multiplier effects can reach about 5 million people making the 5000 millionaires in the process. I know many will moan about trust and betrayers but please the question is you, I hope you were sincere to yourself when you are returning, do you see your brothers in Nigeria as partners to work with you or as African slaves to work for you? |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by Limassol(m): 1:43pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
kushe:I get you bro, and what you don't know is that waywardness exemplified is a direct consequence of decades of bad leadership and decadence. A hostile and horrible enviroment breeds all sort of ills. 2 Likes |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by bepositive11: 1:45pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
erico2k2: I saw it in a documentary about a European country. I think it was Germany. It also happens in South Korea |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by Kraytur: 1:53pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
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Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by Jaqenhghar: 2:10pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
HEAVEN4444:Oh I have been preaching to the choir sef. No vex . You are spot on. you forgot to add those who get lucky. Lucky to either marry into millions or win the lottery or have one rich man leave you a will.. Me I stilll dey there and for me the stability is better. Smeone was telling me ' bros why you no dey post pictures for facebook make we see as you dey flex' I just shook my head. The things we call enjoyment is just basic stuff 3 Likes |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by Zenithheights: 2:15pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
HEAVEN4444: I wish I can like this post a million times, I had to log in to respond. People just come online to spew misinformation, how can you save 100k/Y when your earnings as a caregiver is an average of 30/40k a year? All western countries are built on capitalism, only those that have highly sought after skills like the op above mentioned earn well. 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Nigerians Who Returned From Abroad: Any Regret? by RodgersAkpafu: 2:17pm On Sep 16, 2021 |
mmsen:Exactly! Thank God someone gets it |
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