It's not really a beef thing with this
British Nigerians vs Nigerian Americans
Gunz&Butta
All Star
I would say the British Nigerians are more connected to the culture. UK is closer to Nigeria and London is basically Lagos in Europe.
Nah bruv
It's black English vernacular that originated on the streets of London, taken from East end cockney rhyming slang and mixed with patois and pidgin
No one in the islands or the continent speaks how we do
Only those weird Canadians (respectfully) doing some rebore accent
As for Nigerians, no comment, they tried to massacre my entire tribe, I'm not surprised they don't like no one
Why are Nigerians concentrated in London?Right
britain was their colonizer, lots were brought there
The Wall Is Undefeated!
Superstar
There's a level of truth to this. It depends on where in the UK. In London, multiple races and ethnic groups live next to and associate with each other.
On the other hand, many people do stick to their own ethnic group. There hasn't been enough time to merge. Plus many Afro-descended ethnic groups (e.g. Jamaicans, Barbadians, Trinis, etc) tend to assimilate into the native population.
Secure Da Bag
Veteran
That part of the Star-Spangled Banner they leave out. The Merkins are who they're referring to.
There's also Aframs in Newfoundland or Nova Scotia, IIRC.
And it makes sense. A flight from Europe to West Africa is 5/6 hrs and in the same time zone compared to 13/14 hrs from the East coast of the US to West Africa.
Also, comparing UK Nigerians to American Nigerians is off.
England is 50,000 sq miles. Texas is 5x larger than England. Most Nigerians in the UK are in London whereas the US has many many cities with significant Nigerian populations.
I’d wager Nigerians in Houston, Dallas, DC, NYC are culturally closer to Nigeria/have just as strong ties, especially now with social media and whatsapp.
England is 50,000 sq miles. Texas is 5x larger than England. Most Nigerians in the UK are in London whereas the US has many many cities with significant Nigerian populations.
I’d wager Nigerians in Houston, Dallas, DC, NYC are culturally closer to Nigeria/have just as strong ties, especially now with social media and whatsapp.
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Veteran
Wouldn't Houston, TX be considered the global hub of the Nigerian diaspora?
I imagine that it has developed into this because of the history of migration and the business, academic, social, and religious networks established there.
If you said Igbo Nigerian Diaspora…sure. But globally I don’t know of any one city that can claim to be “the hub”
Gunz&Butta
All Star
I would say London is, because of historical ties, distance to Nigeria and density of Nigerian population there.
In the past, Nigerians didn't even need a visa to pop up in the UK
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Gunz&Butta
All Star
C'mon breh, how is this even an argument? Outside of Africa, London is like the 37th Nigerian "state". London might as well be Nigeria's backyard with the sheer movement of people back and forth.
The reason I say this is because of the population of the US Nigerian diaspora.
The London-Lagos axis is really just for the British Nigeria diaspora. The global diaspora encompasses US, Canada, SA, Australia, Mainland Europe.
There are more Nigerians in the US than the UK, but of course the density in London is prob no. 1