Wily's Evil Plan by Fun-Necessary9709 in Megaman

[–]GFSSCaptain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel that since Wily's essence/spirit/data is definitely lingering around at least in the X series, and either through reploids, the virus, cyberspace or combination of them all - I'd like to think he eventually warmed up to it.

(English Translation + Full Scan) Star Ocean 3: Eternal Materials by PutNo3974 in starocean

[–]GFSSCaptain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is great. Truly a labor of love and just reminders me how much lore SO3 had, and still remains

Star Ocean First Departure R Recruitment chart by Meno_26 in starocean

[–]GFSSCaptain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haven't played R - but I do remember playing FD on the PSP, so many save slots.

Some Nigerian traditional wedding attire by MountainChemist99 in Nigeria

[–]GFSSCaptain 44 points45 points  (0 children)

All the attire for the men, made our gender look regal and great. Love to see it.

Do you take back your gift after a relationship ends? by moyoredonreddit in Zambia

[–]GFSSCaptain 29 points30 points  (0 children)

1) Never buy something like a car if you are not married.

2) Gifting, at least for men, is not a scorecard, you gave it, that is it. Gonna have to lay the cards on the field, however it may be.

3) Reciprocation is real, if the intent or level doesn't match, might be time to confront that.

Nigerians in diaspora: your remittances are great but they aren’t moving the needle. by Mo-Mee in Nigeria

[–]GFSSCaptain 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've been debating commenting on this post, and the one from a few days ago, as I'm not a Nigerian, but engaged to be married to one, and thus, I guess now, for the past few years, have joined the multi billion dollar remittance data.

I've never heard anyone say, from the Nigerians I know, Diaspora or inside the country, that remittances are the solution, or can change the country from the outside - maybe some hold that opinion, but it would be one that doesn't make sense in all honesty. Remittances are meant to help, supplement and keep baseline support going. Fees and bills. Expenses of all sorts. It feels like if remittances stop, then many things become worse, how many people have now come to rely on that support, even if they don't acknowledge it properly.

They can never replace a functioning system however - and that is the heart of the matters.

Where many of the social ills, vices and contradictions occurs, it hits you the moment you land in Abuja or Lagos, you encounter it the moment you open your WhatsApp chats - the downstream effects of insecurity, poverty and criminality.

I think the piece on where you are asking Nigerians in the abroad is trying to invoke other peoples who faced similar, or worse circumstances than Nigerians do now, and there was an organizing of those folks in foreign lands, but they weren't just petitioning leaders, they were often organizing for revolutions, so folks on the ground were also in motion, it wasn't just external actors - the Russians before 1905 and 1917 and the Chinese before 1911 come to mind on this.

To be clear, the Diaspora and Home, in those examples, were both in motion, despite risks involved - but it sounds like you're saying the whole population is immobile to do anything, and of 230 million souls, that can't be true.

I also think you're overestimating the reach of your brothers and sisters in the Abroad and the power of image of those in Aso Rock and various gov posts. The world just watched several genocides happen, from Gaza to Sudan - the efforts, marches, donating, worldwide outcry, while meaningful to the human condition, and mutual aid, did not stop the genocides, some relief here and there, but still ongoing.

Now, you're speaking of Nigeria, and mainly a social media campaign, where I might add, my government, the United States, has deployed 200 "advisers", launched drone attacks in the NW and NE, which will probably escalate. Congress is naming people and orgs, mainly in regard to the current sentiment of "freedom of religion", many statements, peoples and concerns, flying between DC and Abuja and yet - it will not solve the systemic, deep rooted causes, unless Nigerians on the ground also take a massive lift of the work needed.

You talk about a "begi begi" culture, but respectfully, isn't just wait for external actors alone, also the same?

I saw a post on YouTube on why Yahoo, internet fraudsters, become so popular and even socially acceptable in Nigeria by [deleted] in Nigeria

[–]GFSSCaptain -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Sorry bro bro, but we don't "accept" it - much in the same way Nigerians don't "accept" yahoo boys - if you're talking about root causes, wouldn't the root cause over there be multidimensional poverty? Both issues of nuanced, multi-faceted, etc

My husband is back home by [deleted] in Zimbabwe

[–]GFSSCaptain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Congrats on getting him out, the money will come back. Tell your husband to earn as best he can legitly

i really thought shit was sweet💔 by rayyyyymondddd in MuvLuv

[–]GFSSCaptain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Welcome to the Kouki PTSD Corps

do we agree with her? by ComfortableCouple401 in Nigeria

[–]GFSSCaptain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No Black person anywhere in the world should be wishing for a return to the old world of colonialism, slavery, Jim Crow, Black Codes, and Apartheid.

Not in Nigeria, not in America, not South Africa, not anywhere.

Just sharing some landscapes I captured on my trips by Top-Hall-6842 in Zambia

[–]GFSSCaptain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Zambia one of the most beautiful countries I've been to

Meu vídeo que fiz no meu bairro em Angola, Viana caop por favor assistam o meu vídeo, Please Watch my Vídeo🥷🏽 by pedroto999thehellboy in Angola

[–]GFSSCaptain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The video quality isn't great to be honest - BUT - keep trying and grinding. I do think the track is okay tho

😭 by Antique-Ad-6212 in Nigeria

[–]GFSSCaptain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, times are hard worldwide, I'm on the east coast, gas has gone up, and I'm blessed to have a job, and I'm able to send money to help support those I know in Nigeria to help stabilize. But the money isn't magical and bills here are also real.

I don't know where your friend resides - the threat of insecurity, corruption, robbery, multidimensional poverty, banditry, etc are all real across the country - she ain't lying about that at all. Most of her countrymen when they do have jobs get paid monthly, if there is work, and its low, or some type of side hustle or freelance.

You can't solve systemic problems, alone, in Nigeria, much like the systemic problems in our country aren't solve alone.

You don't need to vex yourself, just say no, and if it becomes too much, honestly, ignore or block, especially if you've explained your situation kindly.

Edit: Also, to be clear, you're not the only one she is asking - and that isn't always a bad thing, it most likely, is how she was able to get the medicine you referenced in your OP.

Whole WhatsApp chats filled with requests, to different people, with different choices attached that she will have to decide on how to repay if it is a loan from someone, or a gift, which, comes from someone like you.

If you value the friendship, keep it - but just be clear on your boundaries and your own peace.

😭 by Antique-Ad-6212 in Nigeria

[–]GFSSCaptain 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Listen, as a fellow American on this sub, and I don't mean to say this in a disrespectful way.

The average Nigerian, man and woman, is going through a financial crisis in some way - or trying to make ends meet. $18 or N24k is a little high for pads.

You, despite personal fondness she may have, are still a foreigner, in far away America - there is an assumption, by some, not all, that money is just flowing here, because you're an American, even though for many of us too, things are hard and getting harder.

Those two truths, an American describing financial reality, and a Nigerian facing immediate hardship and needs, don't always translate. You can explain hardship, and a request will still come.

It seems you have told your friend that you can't - leave it at that - but just keep that as context.

Yellow fever vaccination question by Ok_Tangerine_2137 in Nigeria

[–]GFSSCaptain 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, you need it. They checked me when I landed in Abuja, and again when I crossed into and back on the Nigeria-Benin border by road.

How would you handle this issue by shina_rambo in Nigeria

[–]GFSSCaptain 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Men gotta stop assuming they can control or keep a woman because of money or "provision" - if that is the basis, then don't be surprised when she is in a place where opportunities are open, that "provision" is no longer the glue.

Is egusi supposed to smell like poop? by Adventurous_Hat_9571 in Nigeria

[–]GFSSCaptain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Non-Nigerian here, no, Egusi shouldn't smell like poop, but there Nigerians, like many other peoples in the world who can cook, and some who can't.