Oluwatosun Oso, a Nigerian dentist based in the United Kingdom, has berated his fellow countrymen who have formed the habit of coming online to lament about their living condition one year after they move to the country.
In a Twitter thread, Oso stressed that most of the Nigerians who move to the UK often forget how hard life was for them back in Nigeria and the benefits they enjoy after moving.
He stated that asides from the large sum of money they haven’t accumulated since moving, the complaining set of Nigerians fail to remember that they can now eat whatever they like with little money, as they can work and get paid for overtime, unlike in Nigeria where they can go without being paid for overtime.
He tweeted: “The things you left in Nigeria, did you build them in a year? Why do you want your life to suddenly transform in one year of japa? If you see progress, be thankful and keep pushing cos you’ll soon break through. Some of the things UK people say makes me puke.
‘’You get here and suddenly things that were considered luxury in Nigeria become your daily reality. You get things you couldn’t dream of buying in Nigeria, but you’re pissed you don’t have 20 thousand pounds in your account 12 months after traveling. What happened to patience?’
“You complain about working too much, but you forget to mention that you get paid for every extra minute you spend at work. You’ve suddenly forgotten how you spent 5 hours on the road going to work in Nigeria, or how you got called in to do overtime without extra pay.
“In your 12 months here, police hasn’t stopped you once, you’ve never heard sound of generator or constant blaring of horns. You have constant power and superb internet, eat whatever you want without breaking the bank. Anytime you feel ungrateful, remember why you left Nigeria.
“We know how bad things are back home, no one going through the wahala in Nigeria will take you serious when you complain. Don’t look for sympathy from people back home, your quality of life is considerably better, yes I said it. Form a community and lament amongst yourselves.
“Stop looking for Pele and ehyah from someone that’s not had light in two weeks. Thank you.”
His tweets have garnered reactions from Nigerians with some supporting his tweets while others were in disagreement.
A tweep @rocksinogen said: “😂😂😂😂 yeee! This last one enter sha”
@Ada_mummyya wrote: “If they experience what @aedcelectricity is doing to me, they won’t complain.”
“No light for one week and counting, inverter don dey work over time. Reducing the number of bulbs used cos we don’t want the inverter to go off. Let’s just thank God for life,” @Osasu_ tweeted.