So I really didn't want to end the last post on this topic simply because there are so many points to raise. I'll go straight to the point.
Here goes another list...
2. Must every street be named after a person? Not their first or last name. Their full name (at least 3). I'm not trying to be funny here but most names are just too long and cumbersome. It takes getting used to anyway.
3. Why do we pay for trolleys at the airport? I really threw a princess tantrum at the airport about this. A trolley I am not keeping? N2,500 for a trolley I will only use for 15 minutes? Nigeria is the only country I have been to that ask you to pay for a trolley. Yet, everyone is still looking for other ways to take even more money from you. I had to tell them without mincing my words that I will not give One Naira to anyone. Let Jesus come.
4. From point 3, why do people like to haggle in the market? These are the same people who go to expensive shops and supermarkets, close their eyes at the pricetags, spend without flinching yet, want to drag one little N200 with an old woman who NEEDS the money to buy the basic necessities for her children. Go and buy your tomatoes, ogbonno and crayfish somewhere else please.
5. I have been people watching. Sorry. But I have. I saw someone get a cotton bud from his friend and then lick it before putting it in his ear. Does your spit clean your ear wax better???
6. Why is mackrel called titus?
7. Why is everyone living in or moving to Lekki? Is it that serious?
8. How many police officers can I do Christmas, New Year, Weekend, Ramadan, Bank Holiday, Dinner, Lunch, Sun Is Hot, It Is Raining, for on a daily basis?
9. Talking about the police, there are too many people wearing uniforms on the road. All in different colours. I don't really know what they do other than cause traffic. Except LAWMA. They work. I am yet to see them standing and gisting or harrassing car drivers.
10. TRAFFIC! What took me so long to mention that? Traffic is a serious problem in Lagos city. The lack of other forms of public transportation (i.e. underground trains) has ignited this problem. The days feel shorter and unproductive because you spend at least 4-6 hours stuck in traffic. Everyday. Its a total waste of valuable time. Time you will never get back by the way. Many people grow grey hairs in traffic! Time is money people, common!
11. From point 10, is it me or do people just horn too much. Nigerians are awful drivers at times. Every small thing beep beep beep. Even those big trucks carrying whatever it is they carry, when they horn, you feel you are in front of a bull, bear or lion. I am so scared to sit behind a wheel. I can deal with the bad roads. I can even deal with the people walking in the middle of the road trying to sell you something while you desperately try to avoid driving on their foot and giving them any eye contact before they swarm your car like bees. But the horns! It startles me. Drivers here have guts seriously and I guess they are used to it. Its like they have been trained to horn. Someone needs to check the mental stability of owners of cars that horn excessively. They might be having a bad day or perhaps they suffer from Persistent Road Rage Syndrome. You will hear all sorts on the road. Stupid, Orioda, Werey ni e (Can't spell yoruba, sorry), waka, oloshi, get out, your fada, move your dead car, oh its a woman no wonder. All sorts. Please, my fellow Nigerians, use your horns only in an emergency.
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