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Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by Clefayomide: 1:20pm On Aug 07, 2017 |
FrankNetter: nice thread franknetter, you just made mention of a client, would like to know what kind of job you do apart from the restaurant job. |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by Bossman(m): 2:07pm On Aug 07, 2017 |
Yes, the city proper (South and West sides) does have a lot of blacks. Chicago is one of the cities a lot of blacks from the south moved to during the civil rights days. A lot of prominent blacks also got their start in Chicago. The movie 'Chiraq' is not neccessarily a good depiction of Chicago. Most of the shooting is concentrated on the run down areas of the West and South side. In my opinion, Chicago is one of the best metropolitan (BIG) cities in the US to live in. Just check out Wiki for more info. No need to rehash anything here. orbis: 6 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by Bossman(m): 2:10pm On Aug 07, 2017 |
Yep. That's the lollapalooza music festival at Grant park - https://www.lollapalooza.com/ FrankNetter: |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by Bossman(m): 2:33pm On Aug 07, 2017 |
Frank - I work in the building on the far right (next to the very tall bldg. - Aon center) in your last picture showing downtown buildings. you took that particular picture on Michigan avenue, right before Randolph. Keep up the good work! 16 Likes |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by CanadianNurse: 8:19pm On Aug 07, 2017 |
FrankNetter:see meat of $2 =700 NAIRA..... 700 NAIRA SUYA FOR naija no good do 4 people sef 10 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by orbis(m): 9:39pm On Aug 07, 2017 |
Bossman:I got a lot of friends who left Chicago but they never have any good thing to say about it. Its strange but from experience areas with lots of blacks have a high crime rate and lots of drug use Maybe the good parts of the city have less blacks. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by Bossman(m): 3:09pm On Aug 08, 2017 |
That's very rare. A lot of folks visit here from other big cities and they rave about the architecture and cleanliness of the city. It's considered the cleanest big city in the USA (It's the 3rd largest city btw). In general, areas that are mostly black/poor tend to have higher crime rate. Downtown proper itself is moistly white...too expensive for most blacks to live there. However, when we mention Chicago that always includes downtown, North side, South side, and West side and a few surrounding suburbs. All those together are overwhelmingly white. Chicago is probably the #2 or #3 center for business and finance in the US. I think you really need to google the city. orbis: 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by orbis(m): 4:31pm On Aug 08, 2017 |
Bossman: Yeah i have googled about it and had thought about moving there at some point in time. However you know how they keep only the good news online and you never get to know thr real poo till an ear on ground lets you know whatsup. So do you know if they pay as good as what we have on the East coast a d Cali for instance? 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by ttmacoy: 5:56pm On Aug 08, 2017 |
When it comes to chicago it's actually the opposite as the gang related south side violence makes more news than the amazing things the city has to offer. I have friends who have visited and love it by the time they leave but based on news they had negative expectations before they came. Not saying there are no problem areas they are but as a law abiding person you really don't have any business in those areas and that applies to any major city including Lagos. orbis: 3 Likes |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by Nobody: 6:12am On Aug 09, 2017 |
@ guiddoti I just pm U |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by olumig(m): 6:51am On Aug 09, 2017 |
FrankNetter:You are one too as long as you are a Nigerian. 2 Likes |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by CanadianNurse: 7:35am On Aug 09, 2017 |
olumig:bro that statement is contextual! Sheybi English NA our official language... Na wa o 8 Likes |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by Nobody: 1:12pm On Aug 09, 2017 |
CanadianNurse:Buhaha..it's hard for folks here. |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by CanadianNurse: 3:42pm On Aug 09, 2017 |
elfmann:NA real wa o 1 Like |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by Bossman(m): 3:47pm On Aug 09, 2017 |
As for pay, it really depends. However, the cost of living is lower in Chicago than say Los Angeles or NY, so the pay will be lower as well. However, remember that this is the 3rd largest city in the US right after LA and NY. And a major metropolitan city, surpassed only by NY. In general though, the pay is commensurate with the cost of living. orbis: 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by olumig(m): 6:16pm On Aug 09, 2017 |
CanadianNurse:My remarks is in the same vein also 1 Like |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by olumig(m): 6:17pm On Aug 09, 2017 |
elfmann:it's hard everywhere |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by Nobody: 6:59pm On Aug 09, 2017 |
olumig:Yeah. |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by CanadianNurse: 7:53pm On Aug 09, 2017 |
olumig:noted!! Have you by any chance used the lagos international airport recently? How is the service? Do they still act like hustling touts? (I mean the customs and immigration etc) Do they still do manual check in by opening your bags? |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by Fish123(m): 11:43pm On Aug 09, 2017 |
The airport is a bit upgrade now,when their couples of months back. they now use machine to scan baggages CanadianNurse: |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by 1Rebel: 11:56pm On Aug 09, 2017 |
olumig: This one is seeking attention 3 Likes |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by orbis(m): 2:03am On Aug 10, 2017 |
Fish123: Last time i was there, thsy still opened my bag and also used machine. See the way they begged me to drop my naira notes with them like say govt no de pay them. I smile each time i remember applying to join immigration or customs. Maybe i for be one of those airport touts....but Baba God knows better plans for moi 24 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by pretty16(f): 5:51pm On Aug 10, 2017 |
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Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by Originalsly: 10:06pm On Aug 10, 2017 |
orbis:Lol...you keeping it real! |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by Fish123(m): 11:07pm On Aug 10, 2017 |
oh really, i didn't know they still check manually thou orbis: 1 Like |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by SirWahl1: 12:36am On Aug 11, 2017 |
Bossman: I work just by the cook county building downtown chicago. Hope we could hook up one of these days. I do love a cup of coffee with you 6 Likes |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by Philian112(m): 5:57pm On Aug 13, 2017 |
Hmm wow! Wow! Wow! Frank Weldon sir for all ur time and energy u spent in taking us al 2 yankee through your eyes , I must say im thrilled and Filled with excitement bro!.. I know im leaving this country very Soon and I'll have the Opportunity to Write my own experience here . Thanks again bro , I feel U! 2 Likes |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by moststylish(m): 11:23pm On Aug 13, 2017 |
Frank , Frank ,where are you bro |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by Nobody: 9:52am On Aug 14, 2017 |
moststylish:Goolu. |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by olumig(m): 7:42pm On Aug 14, 2017 |
CanadianNurse:As recent as July11th, it was a breeze in, smiling and courteous officers. Machine was used. 1 Like |
Re: Yankee: through the eyes of a village boy. by orbis(m): 6:22pm On Aug 16, 2017 |
Hey @CanadianNurse....are you an RN or LpN 1 Like |
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