Lagos, Nigeria is Crazy (Largest City in Africa - 25 Million People)

[Hungerpain]

Too many people.

 

[GrindtooFilthy]

(source: from my Mother, who spent the first 23 years of her life in Cross River)

First off, accent/language Thanks to the British most Nigerians know English but certain parts of the country have their own language.

second, traditions. On Christmas, are you telling me you wouldn’t be geeked out or ask someone questions about this:

that’s the Ekpe Masquerade. Saw one at a Nigerian Convention they had here in Atlanta. They’re harmless and nobody is suppose to know who’s inside.

Now Ekpo

My mom told me only men were allowed to see them & would chase women down.

TLDR/My Point: there’s too much culture and tradition for you to keep it cool.

Skin care products are different over there off rip they’ll know due how is skin is gleaming, also they probably won’t be able to identify him to any of the ethnic groups that’s number 2

 

[MikelArteta]

I wonder if I would be able to blend in outta curiosity as a Black American.

Like would someone that looks like Will Smith but wears what they wear and keep his mouth shut be convincing enough to think he was a native

nah they know

anywhere I went people right away knew I wasn't from there

 

[Astroslik]

nah they know

anywhere I went people right away knew I wasn't from there

Prolly cause you were wearing your scarf in the middle of the summer.

 

[Gunz&Butta]

Fun fact: Over 60% of the population in Lagos live in hand made shanty town squatter slums like this

Before anyone comes in here touting Nigerian inequality *ahem* I mean, excellence

That slum is a neighborhood, how is that over 60% of the population?
Anime weirdo came rushing in like bu bu but they live in slums

Live in America but have inferiority complex against slum dwellers, brehs.

 

[Premeditated]

Lagos is a mess man. you would think that having one of the highest gdp cities in Africa(top 3), it would actually look like a 1st world city and match it's gdp, but nope, it's just a more populated Accra. Nigerian and Ghanaian major cities are not greatly structure besides Abuja, unlike the francophone african cities. Just compare Abidjan and Dakar city grids compared to the other two.

 

[Thurgood Thurston III]

How

They got like a sixth sense when it comes to that shyt. You could be a breh from another African country and they'll know.

We have the same power over here. I could tell when someone is not ADOS with maybe 70% accuracy (it's tough in NY). And I could absolutely tell when someone is not from NYC.

 

[Mike Nasty]

tons of Black vloggers you could have posten in lagos

Tons, you could have posted one.

 

[Gunz&Butta]

Lagos is a mess man. you would think that having one of the highest gdp cities in Africa(top 3), it would actually look like a 1st world city and match it's gdp, but nope, it's just a more populated Accra. Nigerian and Ghanaian major cities are not greatly structure besides Abuja, unlike the francophone african cities. Just compare Abidjan and Dakar city grids compared to the other two.

That's very simplistic take. By your logic, Mexico should look like a "first world" country better than Belgium, simply because of GDP.

Also, Dakar has only a million people, what it's excuse for not looking tidy?

 

[Benjamin Sisko]

I don’t know why the white man’s opinion/experience of a black Africa city matter over a black man’s….that’s weird to me

 

[ISO]

shyts easy phenotypic differences, accent, cultural differences, styling from hairstyle to clothing, mannerisms, colloquialisms, etc.

 

[Premeditated]

That's very simplistic take. By your logic, Mexico should look like a "first world" country better than Belgium, simply because of GDP.

Also, Dakar has only a million people, what it's excuse for not looking tidy?

still, you would think the country with the biggest economy will have one city that could match it's middle income status.

plus, what I'm referring to doesn't even have to do with cleanliness or tidiness. I'm talking about how to build a city properly starting from determining city zone. from my observation, Abidjan and Dakar original city planners seem to have a better grid plan on how to build there city in terms of structure compared to Accra and Lagos. you don't need a high gdp for that, just common sense.

 

[KnickstapeCity]

I thought Cairo is the largest city in Africa.

 

[UberEatsDriver]

Lagos is a mess man. you would think that having one of the highest gdp cities in Africa(top 3), it would actually look like a 1st world city and match it's gdp, but nope, it's just a more populated Accra. Nigerian and Ghanaian major cities are not greatly structure besides Abuja, unlike the francophone african cities. Just compare Abidjan and Dakar city grids compared to the other two.

aren’t the French African cities/countries even poorer and run down or am I mistaken?

 

[Premeditated]

aren’t the French African cities/countries even poorer and run down or am I mistaken?

depends

as compared to whom?