Why are Nigerians so proud??

[stanley mbata]

im proud to be a nigerian no matter what thay say about us i'm a nigrian. stanley mbata plainfield nj

[Chinedu]

Sam -London wrote:

I'm sure you guys are the most educated of the lot on the African continent because it manifests in your sloppy basic English grammar.

Its a pity that as Nigerians, we always let our egos and unbridled republicanism (or what someone called deficit complex and blind arrogance) get in the way of our relationship with people from other parts of the world.
People who say Nigerians are proud and cocky must have a reason for that.
Often Nigerians would make such or similar judgements on other peoples: such as
1. The Oyibos are greedy.
2. The Oyibos are stupid and gullible.
These are all symptoms of narrow-mindedness. Both from teh Nigerians and other people who say the same.
Our challenge as a people should be to continously adapt our culture by absorbing such comments, and other aspects of these foreign cultures ; to make it more attractive and appealing to teh global communty.
Well travelled people all over the world understand that people behave in different ways due to the culture they were raised with.
These people try to understand and live with these elements of cultural diversity and variety.
In fact these aspects of variety and diversity make a community much more fun.
In summary, to be more successful as a people we must learn to be more sensitve to the feelings and sensibilities of these communities who play host to us.
Afterall, why are our graduates in foreign countries working at jobs we are overqualified for?
ASK YOURSELF THAT QUESTION....
Its due to the same unbridled republicanism and selfishness; "I too sabi" attitude, I know more than everyone else, it must be done my way attitude.
Thats why nothing works back home. No one keeps the laws; everyone is an expert in every subject; there is no law and order; public officers/servants serve themselves and their families and friends rather than the public; and there is no respect for ethics and professionalism anywhere.That is why our systems have failed woefuly. Thats why everyone wants to emigrate to other countries where things work.
Why cant we therefore respect these people who have been able to setup working systems?
Please tell me why???
Respect no be servitude.If I respect someone I am not automatically their servant. we must learn to stoop to conquer.

[PAUL]

IF YOU CAN'T BE A SUN BE A STAR. IT ISN'T SIZE THAT YOU SUCCEED OF FAIL. JUST BE THE BEST IN WHATEVER YOU DO.

[Ola]

Nigerians are smart and proud and i beleive this is why we fight against injustice. Find out more

http://www.nigeriancircle.com

[azorji]

How I wish the people back home love nigeria as much as you guys do. We wouldn't have had the bunch of thieving politicians back home. Come to think of it, why do we call ourselves great?

[Nigerian Realist]

I have noticed for long how many Africans hate to see Nigerians.
Though i have not heard the real reason for that. I kept thinking what the whole Africa will look like if theer was no Nigeria to open the eyes of many brothers and sister. I don't surport something bad or criminals, but who are the angels on this earth? I will want those Naija haters to tell me one. Brothers please wake up so we may regain our lost paradise, than talking like fools in this 2006.

Guy Nigeria is only opening the eyes of other African Countries how stupid so many Nigerians are. In this country there is no such thing as Love and Brotherhood. It's every man for himself. Nobody gives a shit about their fellow man or woman.

I think you should pay more attention to finding out what your purpose is in the world rather than boasting of how much you earn and how many degrees you have because we are accountable to God for the time, talent and every other blessings he has showered upon us, and God only blesses us so we can be a blessing unto others.We all came into this world with nothing and we will leave with nothing, so please forget about your ability and focus more on your avalability and you will know true riches.

My Guy you are talking shit. Which brings me to my other point. In Nigeria, we must have more one stop churches than in any other of Africa. We, Nigerians go to church and try to tell other people to follow us like sheep.
I will recount an experience i had. A friend of mine Nigerian had a really bad accident one day. Another Point I am coming to. Anyway after i heard this ,a friend that was following him called me and i went there. I saw a bunch of people in the distance near his car. I thought they were helping him. He was already taken to another hospital by another friend. We arrived at the crash site and the people were roaming around in his car.

These same Nigerians, were then trying to follow us to get his boss and brother. They were describing the crash over and over as we were driving. Wjen we got to the hospital, and i was about to go in they asked me for ''something'' for the help they gave.

They did nothing to help the situation. and as my friend left the house we were in had a lot of money in his wallet. I went back to the car and found it but everything else was gone. The papers to his car,
and his liscense and all the cash he was carrying. he had a lot of money from all of us. He coming back from his place with about N 25,000.00. His share of an event we all planned together. All his money gone hard earned. These people who did nothing but talked wanted me to give them money for their help?????
What the hell did they do to help????
They were practically waiting for my friend to die until my other pal came by!!!!!

Another thing Driving in Nigeria is a life or death game and the police force is nothing more than a fucking joke. They are only concerned with causing accidents through their own stupidity.

They stop cars anywhere on the road and expect anyone who is different or anyone to give them money. If they stop you , they mostly will ask how is weekend ,which is code for give me some money. There is also the famous i am cold or i need batteries for my torchlight.

The bullshit here is just too much.

[Nigerian Realist]

The oyibos are not greedy they mostly come to nigeria and get cheated by some nigerians so why the fuck should they ever trust any one nigerian over another..
Be real.

Chinedu

Please be real.

I have had to stop myself from nearly beating someone to a bloody mess because i got tired of being cheated.

Don't even think that i don't know that these people are nigerian because i do.

Ode you just de blow smoke and fire no de.
Why you go try talk up Nigeria and you no de.

Ode Olodo

[Nigerian Realist]

Everyone here is kinda funny they represent all strange charachteristic it's like a criminal island.

[Nigerian Realist]

Emeka Okibe wrote:

Nigerians are not cocky and tricky.We are just smart.

Nigerians Smart you are fucking joking.
Nigerians are good at being selfish and greedy and stupid.

[MWana congo]

The problem with nigerians is that you talk too much!Did you create nigeria?No,the white man did!If you are so smarts,why didn`t create national language?Congolese created congo which three times the size of nigeria,they created lingala the most beautiful language in africa,they created one the best music in the world,they produced Fassi kafyeke,the greatest african engineer and president of the candian institut of aeronautics,Theophile obenga,Kalaa Mpinga...Please,shut up!

[Lilala]

The smartest people in africa are bantus.We occupy almost all of africa.Mandela,Tutu,Lumumba,Ch aka,Menelik,Biko,Neto,Nzinga,K enyata,Nyerere...the list goes on.You sudanese( yorubas,haussas,ibos,ghanians. .) are nothing.Augustin Banyaga,Noel Lohoue,Assani,Gangbo,all greatest african mathematicians are bantus or bantus related people.
You nigerians keep with what you do the best:Juju,419 for men and prostitution for women

[Emma]

Nigerians are as they look, stupid. The look like monkeys on crack, get out of my F@@@king country you apes, go back to nigeria! I hate everyone of you, you should all be annihilated.

[Emma]

Nigerians are hateful , and vulgar.

[Temmy]

omoselwa wrote:

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pure hating!!!

What is your problem are you not a nigerian or younhave sold your birth right Miss ecowas

[Temmy]

Emma wrote:

Nigerians are as they look, stupid. The look like monkeys on crack, get out of my F@@@king country you apes, go back to nigeria! I hate everyone of you, you should all be annihilated.

You must actually be a frustrated and hateful person you lack any form of self worth and i am very sure you are an illiterate and an ignoramus for you to tar everybody with the same brush and iam sure you have not been outside your domain because it only people with a tiny view of life, thinks like you do go back to school and get some form of education

[lilala]

Nigerians greatest mathematicans:
-Olusola akinyele,PHD at Ibadan(I begue you pardon?)
-Aderemi kuku,PHD at ibadan(Is that a joke?)
-Ethelbert chukwu ,PHD at case western reserve UNI?
I remind you that augustin banyaga is the only african ever to be accepted at the institut of advanced studies(princeton).I am sure these nigerians PHD were not in maths but in yoruba and ibo

[Olaniyi Mosak]

Sam -London wrote:

I'm sure you guys are the most educated of the lot on the African continent because it manifests in your sloppy basic English grammar.

Sam.
The pedigree in most of the responses you read is not truely the total picture, get to meet Nigerians that will put you in your place and you will be forever appreciative of what we are made of, as per the sloppy english i am amazed myself, so guys clean up a bit and truely represent our great country, your write ups were truely appauling.
While i commend your observation Sam. becareful not to step on our toes.

[EMMANUEL IJERHE]

HI, STANLEY I LOVE YOUR COURAGE TOWARDS OTHER NIGERIAS,I WOULD LOVE TO KNOWN YOU MORE,HOPE ON [e-mail] CALL [phone]

[Florence]

Lilala wrote:

The smartest people in africa are bantus.We occupy almost all of africa.Mandela,Tutu,Lumumba,Ch aka,Menelik,Biko,Neto,Nzinga,K enyata,Nyerere...the list goes on.You sudanese( yorubas,haussas,ibos,ghanians. .) are nothing.Augustin Banyaga,Noel Lohoue,Assani,Gangbo,all greatest african mathematicians are bantus or bantus related people.
You nigerians keep with what you do the best:Juju,419 for men and prostitution for women

Ha!ha! Lilala that is too much to say about your fellow african. Just go and take of yourself because according to your statement about yourself(not nigerians), show that you are a frastrated kind of person. If you are a christian,muslim or budist! just go for spiritual cleansing in order to be focus oriented ok.

[Florence]

Nigerian Realist wrote:

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Nigerians Smart you are fucking joking.
Nigerians are good at being selfish and greedy and stupid.

I am so sure that you are not a nigerian or maybe you are the less privilege type of nigerian! please dont be fraustrated, just try to improve on oneself and am very sure God will see you through,amen bye.