I have always been a proud Nigeria and always stood tall and proud and showcased myself to everyone as a proud Nigerian. I live in the US.

Due to all the disgusting occurrences happening daily in Nigeria, it has all made me sad and disgusted that this once great nation called Nigeria has been degraded so. I had begun to hate and despise Nigeria slowly over the years.

But today, a colleague who had become friends with me talked about her having a Nigerian friend who was from same country as mine. I looked at her puzzled and was like, "Nigeria? Oh I'm not Nigerian."
She looked surprised and asked wasn't I a Nigerian? I replied, "When did I ever tell you I was Nigerian? I'm not Nigerian. I'm from Cameroon."
She looked very embarrassed and told me that she had always assumed I was Nigerian. I told her no, that I was from the country next to Nigeria and that many people seemed to assume that. And I also made her know that I felt insulted that she will ever think or refer to me as one.
After she had apologized profusely, she opened up to me and began to tell me how much Nigeria seems to be giving Africa a bad name and about all the emails and scams originating from Nigeria and how she was usually scared of Nigerian guys because they were all deceivers. This lady was African American .
So this is what people actually think about Nigerians? Chai.

I actually thought I will feel bad and unpatriotic but it actually felt good finally removing the Nigerian load or burden placed upon my shoulders by being a Nigerian. Just sharing this here.

The last two years of the pandemic has taken a mental toll on many people. I wish all Nigerians well

Na una know o

I am Nigerian. Yahoo boys can go to hell in due time.

3 Hail Marys for all Nigerians.

EvilNeedle:
I have always been a proud Nigeria and always stood tall and proud and showcased myself to everyone as a proud Nigerian. I live in the US.

Due to all the disgusting occurrences happening daily in Nigeria, it has all made me sad and disgusted that this once great nation called Nigeria has been degraded so. I had begun to hate and despise Nigeria slowly over the years.

But today, a colleague who had become friends with me talked about her having a Nigerian friend who was from same country as mine. I looked at her puzzled and was like, "Nigeria? Oh I'm not Nigerian."
She looked surprised and asked wasn't I a Nigerian? I replied, "When did I ever tell you I was Nigerian? I'm not Nigerian. I'm from Cameroon."
She looked very embarrassed and told me that she had always assumed I was Nigerian. I told her no, that I was from the country next to Nigeria and that many people seemed to assume that. And I also made her know that I felt insulted that she will ever think or refer to me as one.
After she had apologized profusely, she opened up to me and began to tell me how much Nigeria seems to be giving Africa a bad name and about all the emails and scams originating from Nigeria and how she was usually scared of Nigerian guys because they were all deceivers. This lady was African American .
So this is what people actually think about Nigerians? Chai.

I actually thought I will feel bad and unpatriotic but it actually felt good finally removing the Nigerian load or burden placed upon my shoulders by being a Nigerian. Just sharing this here.

Bro, nothing do you. You do your thing. Us proud Nigerians will keep repping Nigeria anywhere and anyday. No yawa.

You disowned Nigeria. Good for you. That one no mean say if you f**k up, dem no know where you come from. Documents will read deport Mr so so so and so to Nigeria.

Nigeria wey don disfather you since.lol

Hhmm... Not trying to defend Nigeria, there are many reasons for a Nigerian to be upset, but if your reason for disowning your country is because of what you heard from a foreigner, then it's sad. You've probably lived in Nigeria and you've known Nigeria all your life. You never saw or heard any reason to disown Nigeria. Then a foreign lady told you about your own country and you suddenly realized the country is not worth it? Is this really the case or are you saying this cause you're no longer in the country and, therefore, feel you can do away with her? If the later is the case, then it's even more pathetic cause you simply cannot cut ties with Nigeria. It's practically impossible as a first generation immigrant. Even those born in the US are still meant to understand they're immigrants.

Various countries have thier own issues. Issues that only the people themselves can solve. Even those better off today had thier period of hard times. You're enjoying the results of other people's past struggles in the US. You're walking about freely as a black person cause some people found the courage to stand against power. If the citizens of some of these so-called saner climes had disowned thier countries during the periods of hardship, you wouldn't have had anywhere to run to today. If we all start disowning our own country cause of our own issues, who will solve it for us? How will things get better? You may be thinking, "I'm just an individual, what can I do?" Well, you can start by rejecting stereotypes instead of disowning your country because of them. Tell your foreigner friend that, even though we are battling corruption, we've got good and bad people just like the US. Remind her to treat people as individuals and not as a herd. By doing this, you've done a whole lot.

Just a thought.