I can't even call this taking style to abuse us. Ultimate social status badge? As determined by a shop assistant who is selling ... guess what? The aforesaid 'ultimate social status badge' which is - in the Guardian's own words, "increasingly outdated elsewhere" ...
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--"What's your BB pin?"The question is the ultimate social status badge for many young, urban Nigerians. Standing in front of a row of gleaming BlackBerry handsets in a Lagos phone shop, sales assistant Remi Olajuwon explained: "The average Nigerian has a very healthy interest in status and luxury. So if somebody asks for your BlackBerry pin and you don't have one …" she trailed off with a dismissive flick of her false eyelashes.Retailing at between $200 (£126) and $2,000 in a country where most live on less than $2 a day, the cost alone made it a status symbol, she added. "People come in to buy one just to show they've been promoted."- IkhideStalk my blog at http://www.xokigbo.com/Follow me on Twitter: @ikhideJoin me on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ikhide
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Yes Offcourse Blackberry is the king of Smart Phone. BlackBerry phones are classy and with qwerty keypads. The BlackBerry Business Mobile Contracts are low priced and a particular can benefit from the many advantages offered by the community providers.
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