USA Africa Dialogue Series - 10 Things Nigerians Miss While Living Abroad

10 Things Nigerians Miss While Living Abroad 

Nairaland; Dec 11, 2014 


1.Visitation from friends, neighbours and families

There is nothing as unique as the
visits we get from our friends and
neighbours in Nigeria, especially
from our families in the village or
our home town. During these
visits, food is served and stories
are shared. It is one experience
that brings oneness and bond
between people. Most people
living abroad do not enjoy this
luxury and they miss home badly
when they are lying alone in their
apartments.

2. Free car parks

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You don't need to worry about
traffic tickets when you are in
Nigeria. There is no police ticket
for you when you default in your
parking space, it is either you are
called out to re-park your car or
warned. When you park wrongly
abroad, you pay the penalty fee. In
Nigeria, you can park an airplane
on the street without stress.

3. Street shops

You would definitely miss the
street shops in Nigeria when you
travel abroad. The reason is, these
street shops provide you with
everything you may need early in
the morning or late in the night
when the markets are closed. On
every street, you will find Northerner
with small kiosk selling a variety
of household items or a pharmacy
store right at the corner of the
street.

4. Street Jamz

You must have realized that most
developed countries are noise free,
sometimes; you can feel a pin
drop because making a noise is
regarded as an offence. Come to
Nigeria and experience something
that will blow your mind, the jamz
that comes from different shops
can be exciting because it is one
avenue were you can know the
hottest tracks in the music
industry without surfing the
internet.

5. The TV shows 

Nigerian TV soaps and reality
shows are like no other, you can't
compare them with American or
British TV shows because they are
have been uniquely produced.
Some of the TV soaps have good
story and once you start viewing
them, you will get hooked. Most
Nigerians living abroad miss these
shows because they tell a lot
about our lifestyles and how to
tackle most problems we
encounter in our daily lives.

6. Lagos bus conductors 

Even though, bus conductors in
Lagos can be annoying, you can't
but miss the way they behave
especially when they have a
disagreement with someone in the
bus. It's always an interesting and
memorable scenario.

7. Speaking Pidgin English

Pidgin English makes
communication very easy among
Nigerians. Nigerians living abroad
miss speaking their favourite
slangs such as 'How far?', 'Wetin
dey happen?', 'How you dey?'.

8. Owambe parties

Nigerian parties are famous for
some reasons – the fashionable
clothes, foods, friends and
families. They are the only
massive weekend parties in the
world and also the grooviest.
Owambe party is a norm in Nigeria
and if you like it or not, you will
find yourself in one, celebrating
with friends and families, dancing,
eating and drinking with them.
After all, a great celebration
reveals itself wherever there is
food, music and of course,
Nigerians.

9. Market haggling 

You may never know what you
have until you have travelled
abroad and discovered how
difficult it is to bargain on some
items because they come with
price tags. In Nigeria, everything is
very affordable and you can easily
buy things without price tags. You
have the freedom of down pricing
every product with the sellers
which is what you may never
experience in malls and
supermarkets abroad.

10. People who do everything for you 

You can not get free labour
outside Africa which is one thing
you would definitely miss. There
are a lot of relatives, friends and
neighbours who would love to
wash for you, cook and clean for
you without asking for anything.

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