Nigerians in the diaspora can be annoying sometimes. It鈥檚 like they all got the same memo: Japa and begin to find ways to annoy all the Nigerians you left behind. I need japa connoisseurs to please stop doing these 10 things.聽聽
Recording videos in the snow
One thing japa warriors have in common is recording all their videos outside in the snow. Does the snow emphasise that they鈥檙e abroad, or does it show the hardship they鈥檙e really going through? Either way, they need to stop.聽
Telling us how cold it is
At least 100 new Ontarians have told us how cold it is. We鈥檝e heard. But it won鈥檛 stop us from coming.聽
Reminding us that it鈥檚 not easy聽
Every five seconds, they must remind us that living abroad isn鈥檛 easy, like they鈥檙e not enjoying the perks of a functional society and economy. Come back to Nigeria then, if abroad is so tough. Nowhere is completely easy, except you鈥檙e rich.
Telling us to stay back
I hate when they make statements like, 鈥淒on鈥檛 come to the UK. The people here aren鈥檛 friendly鈥,聽 or 鈥淒on鈥檛 come to Japan. The sun doesn鈥檛 shine鈥. Other nationalities are finding ways to bring in more of their people, but Nigerians are telling theirs not to come.聽
Telling us how lonely it is
They don鈥檛 even mean they miss their families or struggle to make genuine friends. All they care about is how hard it is to find a sex partner. Then they tell us to find partners we can bring abroad with us.聽
Telling us to japa
They japa and immediately forget the struggles they faced when they were leaving the country. Now, every time something bad happens in Nigeria, we get variations of 鈥淏etter japa fast if you like yourself鈥, 鈥淛apa o. Nigeria is horrible鈥.聽 Will you give me the money?
Acting like they don鈥檛 know how bad Nigeria is
All of a sudden, they鈥檝e forgotten that NEPA takes light and the background sound they hear over the phone is generator noise. I once complained about working late at a former bank job, to a friend abroad, and he asked me to quit since they aren鈥檛 paying overtime. You say, what?聽
Telling us how much stuff in their new country costs in naira
鈥淐an鈥檛 believe I just paid 鈧13k to barb my hair.鈥 No, sir. You paid $30. They鈥檙e not earning in naira, so I don鈥檛 get why they鈥檙e always crying about the naira equivalent of things. Are they looking for pity?
