Actually what strikes me is that these are very friendly and non-racist people. See how happy and relaxed the guy is? He wouldn't be like that in US/UK. Cleanliness and infrastructure are NOT everything. I wouldn't mind living here. And he doesn't seem worried about crime at all. Lagos, you'd be worried about crime as a foreigner
Read my comment. That is exactly what I am saying. The difference is not that great in GDP per capita. The difference is in technological prowess, industrial output and sheer geopolitical heft.
India is a third world nation that commands the military and economic strength suring many first world nations, like our former colonizers, the Brits.
I read your comment. It is deceptive about India vs Nigeria percapita GDP. At least we agree that India is a third world country and everything there looks third-world
That was very noticeable... that was his first visit, no guide or clue of where he was. That's a very friendly community! and quite a number of them tried to communicate in English.
Actually what strikes me is that these are very friendly and non-racist people. See how happy and relaxed the guy is? He wouldn't be like that in US/UK. Cleanliness and infrastructure are NOT everything. I wouldn't mind living here. And he doesn't seem worried about crime at all. Lagos, you'd be worried about crime as a foreigner
Phabulous4:
That was very noticeable... that was his first visit, no guide or clue of where he was. That's a very friendly community! and quite a number of them tried to communicate in English.
India was colonized by England just like Nigeria. So I don't understand their difficulty with English.
I just watched the guy's video in Kenya his country. You'd see how uptight he is in that video. Big difference. Travel is good
I read your comment. It is deceptive about India vs Nigeria percapita GDP. At least we agree that India is a third world country and everything there looks third-world
I have since corrected my original comment. We both agree that India and Nigeria per capita income being similar means similarity in the state of development of city infrastructure.
But as a whole, India is hyped up because of its tech, economy and industry.
Actually what strikes me is that these are very friendly and non-racist people. See how happy and relaxed the guy is? He wouldn't be like that in US/UK. Cleanliness and infrastructure are NOT everything. I wouldn't mind living here. And he doesn't seem worried about crime at all. Lagos, you'd be worried about crime as a foreigner
If you know anything about India's caste system you edit your statement of India not being racist.
DeathParade:
I'm an Indian from India. I don't get what this entire thread is about. India's per capita GDP is $2880 while Nigeria's is $1621 So no wonder some places in Nigeria look a good as some places in India.
Add to it the corruption in the Municipal Corporations in India and the fact that we have millions of immigrants flooding into Delhi every year and its no wonder that the city's infrastructure can't always keep pace.
Keep in mind, this city has almost as much GDP as entire Nigeria. So the comparison is a bit off....
Reason India is hyped up is because it is the fastest growing major economy on the planet, just overtook Japan this year, will overtake next year.
And the other reason India is hyped up is because of Indian technology. A small example of the same, look at how 5G rollout in India was much faster and more widespread than even Europe. And then go read about how India is among the top nations that are doing R & D and owning intellectual property in 6G technologies like THz communications. Or look at Indian advancements in Supercomputing, Quantum Key Encryption, Hyperspectral Imaging, deep sea mining, etc. Indian firms are getting contracts from US military these days, like Pixxel aerospace that got contract for Hyperspectral imaging payloads that Pixxel made with Indian technology.
Pls, how relevant or of what significance is the cast system in the modern day India?
Caste system has been mostly replaced by the "Reservation system" in India.
So how relevant is Caste?
Highly relevant. So called "Upper caste Indians" are legally discriminated against by the Indian law when it comes to entrance in universities or in government jobs.
If the Reservation system was American, it would lead to a situation where a White student scoring 90% in the entrance exam is denied a seat in MIT whereas a black student gets in with just 50% score and gets a 50% discount on the tuition fees, abs this is done legally, by law. And same for jobs in the FBI and Police and bureaucracy jobs.
Apart from that, inter-Caste marriages are still frowned upon but the traditional Caste system is otherwise completely destroyed.
Then there is Caste based vote bank politics. This is waning, Modi is given some credit for this, shifting election discourse away from useless Caste vote banks politics and towards economic development based issues. Modi's budding successor Yogi Adityanath, who currently runs India's largest state, is also following in his footsteps of stopping Caste based politics. But even Modi uses lower caste appeasement when he runs out of options. So its not all hunky dory.
Caste is such a darling creation of the Western world because it is the best tool they have to divide India and Indians. The Brits created this myth of a Caste system by merging two disparate systems: The Varna system of Hinduism and the Jati system that is non Hindu in nature. Then the Brits used it to slander Hindus and divide and rule over India. It was (still is) their biggest weapon against India. Watch them, they never talk about the open secret that is the Caste system in Pakistan. Why? Because that breaks the Western myth that the Caste system is a Hindu system.
If you know anything about India's caste system you edit your statement of India not being racist.
You are confused. Caste and race have nothing to do with one another.
Casteism is different from Racism is different from Communalism.
Racism in India
In India, we are all mostly of the same Race. There is some racial discrimination against the Chinese-looking people from North East Indian states or Ladakh. But not much.
Casteism is sporadic. Communalism is rampant only when there is an Abrahmic faith in the equation.
Casteism and Communalism are much bigger issues in Indian discourse than Racism. Don't take my word for it, read the Indian newspaper opeds and editorials.
EDIT: I forgot Reigionalism. That is also a big headache in the Southern states. But from what little I've read about Nigeria, even you guys have issues with Reigonalism, right? So maybe you can understand what causes it.
DeathParade:
I'm an Indian from India. I don't get what this entire thread is about. India's per capita GDP is $2880 while Nigeria's is $1621 So no wonder some places in Nigeria look a good as some places in India.
Add to it the corruption in the Municipal Corporations in India and the fact that we have millions of immigrants flooding into Delhi every year and its no wonder that the city's infrastructure can't always keep pace.
Keep in mind, this city has almost as much GDP as entire Nigeria. So the comparison is a bit off....
Reason India is hyped up is because it is the fastest growing major economy on the planet, just overtook Japan this year, will overtake next year.
And the other reason India is hyped up is because of Indian technology. A small example of the same, look at how 5G rollout in India was much faster and more widespread than even Europe. And then go read about how India is among the top nations that are doing R & D and owning intellectual property in 6G technologies like THz communications. Or look at Indian advancements in Supercomputing, Quantum Key Encryption, Hyperspectral Imaging, deep sea mining, etc. Indian firms are getting contracts from US military these days, like Pixxel aerospace that got contract for Hyperspectral imaging payloads that Pixxel made with Indian technology.
DeathParade:
I'm an Indian from India. I don't get what this entire thread is about. India's per capita GDP is $2880 while Nigeria's is $1621 So no wonder some places in Nigeria look a good as some places in India.
Add to it the corruption in the Municipal Corporations in India and the fact that we have millions of immigrants flooding into Delhi every year and its no wonder that the city's infrastructure can't always keep pace.
Keep in mind, this city has almost as much GDP as entire Nigeria. So the comparison is a bit off....
Reason India is hyped up is because it is the fastest growing major economy on the planet, just overtook Japan this year, will overtake next year.
And the other reason India is hyped up is because of Indian technology. A small example of the same, look at how 5G rollout in India was much faster and more widespread than even Europe. And then go read about how India is among the top nations that are doing R & D and owning intellectual property in 6G technologies like THz communications. Or look at Indian advancements in Supercomputing, Quantum Key Encryption, Hyperspectral Imaging, deep sea mining, etc. Indian firms are getting contracts from US military these days, like Pixxel aerospace that got contract for Hyperspectral imaging payloads that Pixxel made with Indian technology.
India is still currently trying more than Nigeria, if they keep up with their recent rate of development in the next 15 years it can Compete with China
flokii:
Rwanda, Uganda, Zimbabwe and many other African countries now have clean and well planned cities.. Lagos too would have been in that league but for influx of illegal migrants and economic refugees who have no business being in the State.
The slow thinking leaders in Yorubaland are busy playing 'oju aiye' politics and politics of correctness till the entire South West region will turn to slum and Nigeria's waste site.
Years from now, tourists like the poster will be making videos about eyesore in Lagos while the losers calling themselves leaders, who failed to act will be rotting away in their graves. Failures.
Oga what do u want Thea ur so called leader to do ? Proffer solutions instead of complaining
Caste system has been mostly replaced by the "Reservation system" in India.
So how relevant is Caste?
Highly relevant. So called "Upper caste Indians" are legally discriminated against by the Indian law when it comes to entrance in universities or in government jobs.
If the Reservation system was American, it would lead to a situation where a White student scoring 90% in the entrance exam is denied a seat in MIT whereas a black student gets in with just 50% score and gets a 50% discount on the tuition fees, abs this is done legally, by law. And same for jobs in the FBI and Police and bureaucracy jobs.
Apart from that, inter-Caste marriages are still frowned upon but the traditional Caste system is otherwise completely destroyed.
Then there is Caste based vote bank politics. This is waning, Modi is given some credit for this, shifting election discourse away from useless Caste vote banks politics and towards economic development based issues. Modi's budding successor Yogi Adityanath, who currently runs India's largest state, is also following in his footsteps of stopping Caste based politics. But even Modi uses lower caste appeasement when he runs out of options. So its not all hunky dory.
Caste is such a darling creation of the Western world because it is the best tool they have to divide India and Indians. The Brits created this myth of a Caste system by merging two disparate systems: The Varna system of Hinduism and the Jati system that is non Hindu in nature. Then the Brits used it to slander Hindus and divide and rule over India. It was (still is) their biggest weapon against India. Watch them, they never talk about the open secret that is the Caste system in Pakistan. Why? Because that breaks the Western myth that the Caste system is a Hindu system.
Actually what strikes me is that these are very friendly and non-racist people. See how happy and relaxed the guy is? He wouldn't be like that in US/UK. Cleanliness and infrastructure are NOT everything. I wouldn't mind living here. And he doesn't seem worried about crime at all. Lagos, you'd be worried about crime as a foreigner
Hehehe. Racism is actually sometimes worse in India than the US/UK. You should follow the news more.
Black guy can't relax and make a video in the US/UK? You should travel a little.
flokii:
Rwanda, Uganda, Zimbabwe and many other African countries now have clean and well planned cities.. Lagos too would have been in that league but for influx of illegal migrants and economic refugees who have no business being in the State.
The slow thinking leaders in Yorubaland are busy playing 'oju aiye' politics and politics of correctness till the entire South West region will turn to slum and Nigeria's waste site.
Years from now, tourists like the poster will be making videos about eyesore in Lagos while the losers calling themselves leaders, who failed to act will be rotting away in their graves. Failures.
Without the hardwork of those you call illegal migrants and refugees, ho would ebilokan have increased IGR and budget 80 times since 1999 with his master plan?
The looters you call leaders are simply not interested in using our money to employ civil servants and pay them well for government services and common utilities that Jakande provided excellently for just four years before Buhari locked him up for corruption.
Do you know how much Jakande borrowed back then? Or how much he squeezed out of the masses as IGR?
Splashme: The first civilian governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, on Tuesday, said that the cancellation of the Lagos metroline project in 1985 was a major mistake and disservice to many Nigerians.
Jakande spoke in Lagos during the launch of a book which chronicled his life in politics and journalism.
The book, entitled, ‘Jakande: Leadership in Action’ is written by Dr. Bola Olaosebikan, who told the audience at the event that the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), was not responsible for the cancellation of the project.
Jakande said, “Reflecting on the metroline project, I think it is a major disservice to many Nigerians. Imagine how many people would have benefitted. It would have made life easier and changed the face of transport in Lagos. Whoever cancelled it or gave the advice towards its cancellation didn’t do right.”
The former governor asked Nigerians not to vote for unserious leaders in the coming polls, saying the elections presented Nigerians with a good opportunity that should not be squandered.
Expressing the hope that Nigeria would soon overcome its developmental challenges, Jakande said hope would be actualised faster if credible people emerged as leaders in the next dispensation.
He said, “This book comes at a very auspicious time in Nigeria’s history as we need leaders who can act. We need leaders who would not compromise the standards of good governance. God has blessed this nation the most in Africa, although we have not reached where we should be; with the right leaders, Nigeria would overcome its challenges.”
eluquenson: REVISITING SOME OF THE LATEEF JAKANDE'S GOVERNMENT ACHIEVEMENTS FROM OCTOBER 1979 TO DECEMBER 1983 (FOUR YEARS AND 3 MONTHS) IN LAGOS STATE
* His government built the current Lagos State Secretariat which houses all the state ministries as well as the popular round house hitherto occupied by all subsequent governors of the state.
* His government built the Lagos State House of Assembly complex.
* His government built the Lagos State Television
* His government built the Lagos Radio
* His government built Lagos State University
* His government established General Hospital in zones all over the state with assurance of free health care.
* His government established Teacher Training College and the College of Education.
* His government built low cost houses in Ijaiye, Dolphin, Oke-Afa, Ije, Abesan, Iponri, Ipaja, Abule Nla, Epe, Amuwo-Odofin, Anikantamo, Surulere, Iba, Ikorodu, Badagry, Isheri/Olowu, Orisigun etc.
* His government established the Water Management Board and Waste Disposal Board on the 18th of August, 1980.
* His government constructed the Adiyan Water Works to increase water supply in the state to 18.16 million litres per day.
* His government modernized and expanded the Iju Water Works which was first commissioned in 1915. This increased daily capacity from 159 million to 204 million litres per day.
* His government purchased and commissioned the giant car crusher equipment. The equipment was designed specifically to crush derelict vehicles in Lagos State. It had the capacity to crush 45 vehicles per day.
* His government constructed, rehabilitated and resurfaced Epe/Ijebu-Ode Road, Oba Akran Avenue, Toyin Street, Town Planning Way, Alimosho-Idimu-Egbe Road, Idimu-Iba-LASU Road, the new secretariat road and several others.
* His government constructed Victoria Island/Epe Road and thereby creating an ‘oil rig’ for Lagos State.
* His government established Asphalt Plant for the Department of Public Works.
* His government established Electricity Board for Rural Electrification with provision of street lights.
* His government modernized, expanded and commissioned Onikan Stadium in 1982.
* His government established a singular school system and ensured genuine free education in Lagos State and the beneficiaries of this policy are in different positions of eminence in the country and around the world.
* His government raised the primary schools in Lagos State to 812 with 533,001 pupils (against 605 primary schools with 434,545 pupils he met in 1979) and secondary schools to 223 with 167,629 students (against 105 schools with 107,835 students in 1979).
* His government constructed 11, 729 classrooms with the maximum of 40 children per class between March and August 1980, by 1983, he had constructed over 22,000 classrooms.
* In July 1983, two commercial enger boats christened "Baba Kekere and Itafaji" to run the Mile 2 - Marina (CMS) route via the lagoons were inaugurated by his government to mark the official launch of the Lagos State ferry services.
* His government took over the ownership and financing of Lagos State Printing Corporation in July 1980
* His government established the first State Traffic Management Authority (Road Marshals).
* His government established small scale Industries Credit Scheme which preceded the EKO bank.
*His government established LASACO Insurance.
*His government expanded existing market and built new ones.
*His government established Traditional Medicine Board.
WHO SAYS 4 YEARS IN OFFICE IS NOT ENOUGH FOR MEANINGFUL ACHIEVEMENTS?
IT'S A FACT THAT 90% OF GOVERNORS IN NIGERIA SINCE 1999 WITH REVENUES AT THEIR DISPOSAL CANNOT BOAST OF A QUARTER OF THESE ACHIEVEMENTS EVEN WITHIN THEIR EIGHT YEARS IN OFFICE.
Let us learn to appreciate and respect every country!
India is a developing country, just like many African countries. They have very high levels of poverty, inequality, unemployment etc.
The reason why they are hyped is because of what they have been able to achieve in of IT, Medicine, Auto engineering etc.
Some of the best authors of professional textbooks in Business, IT etc. are Indians e.g. Pandey, Gupta etc.
A lot of Nigerian and African lives have been saved in Indian hospitals.
Recently, India successfully launched their space aircraft which cost them roughly 10% of what US spent on similar space craft.
They also have one of largest population in the world, the same way Nigeria itself is hyped for being the most populous black nation. If not for the population size, Nigeria too may not enjoy some of the fantasy hypes.
