Sapasenator:
About three years ago. It was a bitter winter and I was dining at a restaurant around 11 pm in the night. It was very cold and if I remember correctly, it was -35 degrees Celsius below freezing point and [s]if you pee outside, it freezes before hitting the ground[/s]. cold.

The restaurant was filled with everyone white except myself. I looked behind me and it was crowded with delivery drivers working for the delivery app, Skip the Dishes, waiting to pick up food orders. Nine delivery drivers and all black guys mostly Nigerian looking.

Imagine what it means to have to drive constantly in the bitter cold to deliver food when most people are either sleeping or enjoying themselves in a warm restaurant.

Some of these guys are even delivering with brand new SUVs purchased on credits and after a deeper dive, I came to realize our people here live mostly above their means to impress fellow Nigerians. They buy houses or cars they cannot afford and now have to work three jobs and drive on the side to maintain their fake lifestyles.

This is not a healthy way to live guys, learn to relax and enjoy yourself once in a while, do not live above your means and the fact that you are pre-authorized for that big mortgage, loan, or line of credit does not mean you have to accept.

Learn to live your life without trying to please or impress anyone and occasionally, take time off to have fun and enjoy yourself, take vacations.

Oga, the only advice in this write-up that makes sense is the bolded.

You see the pee matter, na big lie bro.

Lastly, the guy who buys a house has made a huge investment. Saving up to make initial deposit, and the monthly principal repayment is a big win. The house can be sold anytime and deposit+contribution+appreciation will become his gain.

One can still work 3 jobs and have vacations and rest with good planning.

When you don't know people's story, don't come to portray yourself as living the best life. Life na turn by turn.
You were 'dining' amongst 'whites' does not make you better than the " Nine delivery drivers and all black guys mostly Nigerian looking".

AirBay:


Abeg how this people dy do am 75k is around 46k post deductions. this no go survive person in ON

Do their spouses not work?

Most working spouses with average regular degular jobs not considered high paying will easily clear 100k after taxes.

ogbonti:



someone banned me here so i cant respond to you - i guess they just removed the ban - we complain of dictatorship in Nigerian government yet small power we get as admin in small nairaland we display same dictatorship we complain about with Nigerian government- how sad!

Could be autobots. They often ban that way but are lifted off manually when the mods notice them

Maeve7:


The question was: in which place does it get this cold where people deliver food with SUVs? Don’t play cat and mouse with me. You didn’t answer the first question, now you are running from the second.

Which part is unbelievable to you? -35degree cold or using SUV to make delivery? Even people use Tesla for delivery in North America

ActiveFarms:



Could be autobots. They often ban that way but are lifted off manually when the mods notice them

ok thanks for the updates

Anonymity is what gives cover for all sorts of silly claims and tales. See this fellow that has likely never left Nigeria talking nonsense 🙄

Nigeria is the Poverty Capital of the World. It used to be India until 2018. Both India and Nigeria have been destroyed by socialism but India made big reforms in 1998 and started growing and left Nigeria behind. That's why rich Nigerian residents can be found on flights to India desperately seeking healthcare intervention of one kind or another.

A delivery driver in North America has a better lifestyle and HDI than 99% of Nigerians. The number of cars owned by people aged 21 and lower in Canada or California is likely higher than the total number of private use cars in Nigeria.


The TOTAL REVENUES of the Federal Government of Nigeria last year was $15 billion while those same Nigerian delivery drivers, hair braiders, nurses, cooks and security guards remitted over $20 billion to the country. I mentioned this on another thread and one guy was SHOCKED 😲 He said...."that's Lagos State revenue, not federal"

Very important article from Nigeria Businessday in 2019, read and know that the fakery is over!

https://www.google.com/amp/s/businessday.ng/columnist/article/time-to-end-the-nigeria-is-rich-myth/%3famp

I think many Nigerians are still psychologically reluctant to accept Nigeria’s true position in the global pecking order today. Our sense of national self is largely built around the notion that we are a country very rich in natural and human resources, just one good government away from greatness. Some optic illusions further render this belief hard to shake.

In every state, there are a few dozen people (usually involved in politics) who possess such visibly stupendous wealth, we can be forgiven for assuming there is a lot more where that came from. Thing is, there isn’t. If you shared Nigeria’s 8.83 trillion naira national budget equally among Nigerians, each citizen would receive a paltry 45,000 naira or so; hardly enough to keep you in Panadol for the year.

But the end result is that when you combine the authentic and visible wealth of a few hundred Nigerians living off the state with the lifestyles of all those trying hard to appear rich, the rest of society can be forgiven for believing there must be a lot of money in Nigeria.

This is bad because it encourages many intelligent people to focus not on thinking of how to create wealth, but on how to corner their own “share” of this fabulous national cake. Either by getting into government or by winning a government contract and then behaving as though the pockets of the state are bottomless.

Another factor fuelling this “there is money in Nigeria” belief is that many people pretend to have more of it than they actually do. My friend who runs a crèche in one of the most expensive neighbourhoods in Lagos says she has lost count of the number of parents who drive the most expensive Range Rovers yet struggle to pay their children’s nursery fees on time. Of course, aspirational Nigerians don’t live above their means just because, they do so in response to societal pressure for them to prove they are “somebodies”; worth talking business to, hanging out with and treating respectfully. Raise your hand if you have ever pretended to have more money than you really do so as to be treated respectfully somewhere in Nigeria (my hand is raised high).

The statistics are a good opening into the REALITY of Nigeria. Simple question that gives a lot of insight - how many Nigerian HOUSEHOLDS earn ₦1 million per month? The stats and lived experience tells us that it isn't more than 1% of the population.

₦1 million is equivalent to $650USD. This is an amount that low skill workers like cooks and taxi drivers regularly send home to Nigeria. The most popular default middle class occupation for Nigerians in the USA is nursing, it requires only a Nigeria equivalent of OND and today their starting salary is $33/hr with a bonus payment of $20K upfront. Just these people alone live better than 99% of the Nigerian public and they can EASILY save $650 per month if they want to.

What is more, over any 10 year period, a significant percentage of these low skilled Nigerian immigrant workers IMPROVE their skills AND earnings by substantial amounts....this part is often ignored by envious denizens of the Zoo as they desperately cope with their own constantly diminishing prospects.

Let's not even get into higher level professions or higher skilled labour or professional business owners...say owners of firms in the construction trades, healthcare businesses or janitorial firms, accounting businesses and such. There's no need to cause you to have a jealousy motivated stroke like this guy

https://www.nairaland.com/8118996/japa-people-now-liquidate-investments/9#130411377

Read and laugh. This is public data!

For people like you, your poverty addled brain can only handle the LOWEST GRADE jobs in the USA and the other Anglo-Western nations...and those workers still live better than 99% of Nigerians. That is FACT, it's the data, it's undeniable.

Good Luck to Nigerians!!!

There is challenging yourself to do big things, there is also living above your means. You have to realize some people thrive under pressure. I get a lot of people want security of that 8 to 5, everythingbsoft. But you have to understand life is boring for some people if something is not chasing them. The feeling of using ur hard and smart work to break down hurdles and conquering them is what some people live for.

Chonchin:


Which part is unbelievable to you? -35degree cold or using SUV to make delivery? Even people use Tesla for delivery in North America

Which part of North America do people deliver pizzas in their private Tesla?

jesmond3945:
and you think is the right thing to do? Go and see how messed up their kids are. I turned down jobs that would not give me that work life balance. I rather take a pay cut to clothe, bathe and enjoy with my kids.

You are a smart guy. It is a system that tend to enslave if you are not careful.

Maeve7:


Which part of North America do people deliver pizzas in their private Tesla?

In the US. I saw a girl this morning delivering amazon package with Tesla. I do Amazon too as a side hustle. I deliver with my 2017 Hyundai SUV.

trium:
Learn to mind your business and live your life. Northerners hardly travel outside Nigeria, everyone has a different story. Just because you see some people show off does not mean the Uber or Skip The Dishes guy doesn't have his own struggle to feed family. Cho cho cho as if Nigerians can be compared with Indian, Chinese or Pakistan migrants. Let people live. What about the Nigerians in Nigeria living fake lifestyle and copying oyinbo life inside nigeria nko? Thr people they want to impress think they live in jungles when they travel. Let people be

Northerners hardly travel...lol...the amount of wealth Northern Nigerians I knew who lived in London - St Johns Wood/Mayfair/Swiss Cottage circa 2000's no be small. I have jammed many in Washington and NYC too. The many I have jammed in Saudi, UAE, Qatar...it is a big misconception. They travel.

Sapasenator:
About three years ago. It was a bitter winter and I was dining at a restaurant around 11 pm in the night. It was very cold and if I remember correctly, it was -35 degrees Celsius below freezing point and if you pee outside, it freezes before hitting the ground. cold.

The restaurant was filled with everyone white except myself. I looked behind me and it was crowded with delivery drivers working for the delivery app, Skip the Dishes, waiting to pick up food orders. Nine delivery drivers and all black guys mostly Nigerian looking.

Imagine what it means to have to drive constantly in the bitter cold to deliver food when most people are either sleeping or enjoying themselves in a warm restaurant.

Some of these guys are even delivering with brand new SUVs purchased on credits and after a deeper dive, I came to realize our people here live mostly above their means to impress fellow Nigerians. They buy houses or cars they cannot afford and now have to work three jobs and drive on the side to maintain their fake lifestyles.

This is not a healthy way to live guys, learn to relax and enjoy yourself once in a while, do not live above your means and the fact that you are pre-authorized for that big mortgage, loan, or line of credit does not mean you have to accept.

Learn to live your life without trying to please or impress anyone and occasionally, take time off to have fun and enjoy yourself, take vacations.

Do you even know the meaning of -35⁰C?

olamilarks:
Very apt. Even in Naija, people do things just to impress others, because of what people will say! A man will decide he needs three kids all because children are a blessing from God and his friends have four each.

I once worked as a financial Planner in a bank and I studied a particular ethnic group.

Ethiopian and Eritreans.

They are uneducated and do menial jobs like cleaning, construction and taxi driving.

Theses people are always frugal living within their means, most of them I came across have huge savings in their account up to $50,000.

They also invest a lot. I see a lot of cleaners saving huge money and also lots of professional with a six figure income living on overdraft all through the year with zero savings.

Deepocean:


Do you even know the meaning of -35⁰C?

It sounds strange to you right.

There is a -60C in Siberia Russia.

Chonchin:
In the US. I saw a girl this morning delivering amazon package with Tesla. I do Amazon too as a side hustle. I deliver with my 2017 Hyundai SUV.

Amazon is food delivery now? Food? Like pizza and noodles? And tacos?

JoeEeL:


Stop dragging with that guy. Leave him. Nigerians can drag anything draggable.

You just noted ur observation. U no carry fight come na.

I wont drag with him. I know the secret of most people because I was in the banking sector abroad as a financial planner for years and I see the secret of everyone.

I had a Nigerian lady walk up to me in my office wearing Gucci hat, clothes , glasses, shoes and she looked very expensive.

Account na negative and constant overdraft.

I make good money abroad but I realize I can make more in Nigeria. I will be exploring moving to Naija on a part time basis soon. Enjoyment and life full for Naija.

Maeve7:


Amazon is food delivery now? Food? Like pizza and noodles? And tacos?

Amazon delivers groceries too and fresh food not prepared. Yes it’s food delivery

We4all:


You fault his sample size and still had the audacity to talk about a few insignificant buddies who are either on vacation or planning to go on tours. The OP is very right about his assertion. Many Nigerians abroad who migrated for greener pastures are on this boat. They work overtime, hold up 3 jobs, just to keep up with the Joneses. This is not even something to argue about.

Some of them even succeed with a six figure income only to get into more debt, bigger cars, more houses and the the work circle continues.

I had a guy in my office about 7 years go, he was earning more than 140k dollars per album no savings and maxed out 10 credit cards with zero savings.

He told me he was building a house in Nigeria from his credit cards and my mouth fell open.

anonimi:


Why are you bragging about what you are clueless about

Leave the guy. He can easily use google and get an answer in 5 minutes. Even Siberia go to -60C in winters.

captianfreeman:


You are right.

Whites sabi enjoy themselves without stress. They can live in a shared one room and travel on vacations and seldom live above their means.

Nigerians actually think they are smarter than the whites.

Maeve7:


Amazon is food delivery now? Food? Like pizza and noodles? And tacos?

This is what it looks like, Groceries and fresh food packaged in bags. This’s the order I delivered today Saturday.

Maeve7:


The question was: in which place does it get this cold where people deliver food with SUVs? Don’t play cat and mouse with me. You didn’t answer the first question, now you are running from the second.

People deliver food with 2024 Toyota Highlander don’t get it twisted. A Wetin you know you know. This is confirm.

CriminalTinubu:
One of the many offerings of Tinubu.

Since his election rigging many Nigerians have been forced to flee the country either voluntarily as slaves or forcibly as refugees.

You are right, most especially the Obi supporters who only reason with their nose !!!

Chonchin:


This is what it looks like, Groceries and fresh food packaged in bags. This’s the order I delivered today Saturday.

He made his observation in a restaurant. He never mentioned Amazon. Later he went on talking how he knows people‘s secrets because he used to work in the banking sector. If you know, you know.

Where I am located, Amazon delivers with their company cars, each and every time, no exceptions.

They have used Tesla to carry me before as Uber and he wasn't black. It really doesn't mean. Where I leave, you need SUV to move around during winter. At least, na legit work then dey do.

Sapasenator:
About three years ago. It was a bitter winter and I was dining at a restaurant around 11 pm in the night. It was very cold and if I remember correctly, it was -35 degrees Celsius below freezing point and if you pee outside, it freezes before hitting the ground. cold.

The restaurant was filled with everyone white except myself. I looked behind me and it was crowded with delivery drivers working for the delivery app, Skip the Dishes, waiting to pick up food orders. Nine delivery drivers and all black guys mostly Nigerian looking.

Imagine what it means to have to drive constantly in the bitter cold to deliver food when most people are either sleeping or enjoying themselves in a warm restaurant.

Some of these guys are even delivering with brand new SUVs purchased on credits and after a deeper dive, I came to realize our people here live mostly above their means to impress fellow Nigerians. They buy houses or cars they cannot afford and now have to work three jobs and drive on the side to maintain their fake lifestyles.

This is not a healthy way to live guys, learn to relax and enjoy yourself once in a while, do not live above your means and the fact that you are pre-authorized for that big mortgage, loan, or line of credit does not mean you have to accept.

Learn to live your life without trying to please or impress anyone and occasionally, take time off to have fun and enjoy yourself, take vacations.

itiswell1:
They have used Tesla to carry me before as Uber and he wasn't black. It really doesn't mean. Where I leave, you need SUV to move around during winter. At least, na legit work then dey do.

I do not look down on them and I do appreciate a legit work but I look back and all nine delivery drivers are black like me. Hmmm

Sapasenator:


I wont drag with him. I know the secret of most people because I was in the banking sector abroad as a financial planner for years and I see the secret of everyone.

I had a Nigerian lady walk up to me in my office wearing Gucci hat, clothes , glasses, shoes and she looked very expensive.

Account na negative and constant overdraft.

I make good money abroad but I realize I can make more in Nigeria. I will be exploring moving to Naija on a part time basis soon. Enjoyment and life full for Naija.

So now you're claiming you live abroad after giving the impression you were visiting.

With Anonymity, anyone can claim anything.

We await the next revelation.

Good Luck to Nigerians

zumbigbo:



Northerners hardly travel...lol...the amount of wealth Northern Nigerians I knew who lived in London - St Johns Wood/Mayfair/Swiss Cottage circa 2000's no be small. I have jammed many in Washington and NYC too. The many I have jammed in Saudi, UAE, Qatar...it is a big misconception. They travel.

You are correct, I didn't even mention Kuwait, Saudi, Oman and the people that they think think like them because of Islam or conservatism.

I think what I tried to say there was travel to stay there for a long time. Home sweet home. I could be wrong but

Dreamhans1:
if I know my people well, being ostentatious, loud, dishonest and always trying to live above their means, then he made perfect sense

You mean a man left the shores of Nigeria to alleviate himself and his family from suffering and it will take a confused person a night encounter to judge him?

That is why Igbos will always be different from every other tribes, but I still give up to bini people when it comes to helping their families too.

Maeve7:


He made his observation in a restaurant. He never mentioned Amazon. Later he went on talking how he knows people‘s secrets because he used to work in the banking sector. If you know, you know.

Where I am located, Amazon delivers with their company cars, each and every time, no exceptions.

How can he know the secret of people he doesn’t know. Nigerians, no matter what we do, we always look for extra means of making extra cash. It’s how we go about it that’s different

Sapasenator:


Whites sabi enjoy themselves without stress. They can live in a shared one room and travel on vacations and seldom live above their means.

Nigerians actually think they are smarter than the whites.

I think you should be careful as some others have said of hasty conclusions. The person living in a shared room, is that normal Is that not what we call face me I slap you in Nigeria?Hostel style

What if the person wants to getaway from that stress? There are people who live like that in Nigeria and we don't complain. We live a communal life and we even have people on Nairaland abusing parents who bring up kids in such environments. How is that life normal?

Why is the white man living frugally smarter and a Nigerian living in a 3br abroad is not smart for living comfortably? Do you know what the past life of the white man is?Do you know whether he once declared bankruptcy. Do you think a Nigerian can cope with living like that and it won't affect his mental health? Everyone's story is different. This person living in a shared room is not enjoying. That's suffering and I don't care if he is black or white. I sense some level of inferiority complex here. That a white man does something does not make it right.

Highly qualified Nigerians are making a good life for themselves abroad and you want them to suffer to make it. Bros how far

I will take that Nigerian immigrant who is taking care of 2 families in 2 continents over someone who cannot afford to take care of another human being and not raise a family. Wherever you go, immigrants have the hustle power because they see opportunities homies take for granted. This is why sometimes you need to step outside your comfort zone to see your privilege.

Chonchin:


How can he know the secret of people he doesn’t know. Nigerians, no matter what we do, we always look for extra means of making extra cash. It’s how we go about it that’s different

Read his posts.