sukkot:
Now first of all let me establish one fact , I do not care about your life choices, I personally find these japa topics and the back and forth comments on it to be very amusing. So when I open topics like this it is strictly to catch cruise. Nobody is discouraging you to japa so please save that mad talk. With that being established let’s proceed with the story

Dr Peter is a very rich man in Nigeria who had a medical practice and a big house and three cars. He was doing very well. But the japa allure came knocking at his door. So he sold everything he owned and moved to Canada. This is his story. It is full of regrets. He said he has discovered the whole thing was a mirage and that in Canada they work you like a machine and you never get to enjoy your job and they take all the money back in taxes and that you can never save. His advice to Nigerians is that if you are very stable in Nigeria do not attempt the mistake he made. In going through the comments of the video are people like him with similar regret stories of selling it all and going to Canada. One commenter says he looks back at selling all his property to japa as a form of madness.

Anyway enjoy the video and let us know what you think about Dr Peter or what he had to say

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyepzvf9Kro

Unperturbedpota:


Rubbish trash nosnese . I work in medical feild andeavinf Nigeria was the best decision I made.

Today I have a clear plan to achieve my goals . Pls all those of ounwhi have been deported and banned from entering foreign countries or whose who can't afford to travel stop disturbing people.why not share to us on how you get your visa?

Leave then alone , your all like the OP are bitwtr and angry and want to hold others back

The energy you use to source these stories why not use it to source stories of people like me and my friends who are doing very well abroad

Fellow Nigerians ignore these people and focus on your plans

Unperturbedpota:


Rubbish trash nonsense . I work in medical feild and leaving Nigeria was the best decision I ever made.

Today I have a clear plan to achieve my goals . Pls all those of those who have been deported and banned from entering foreign countries or those who can't afford to travel should please stop disturbing people!!.

Leave them alone , you are all like the OP are bitter and angry and want to hold others back!!

The energy you use to source these stories why not use it to source stories of people like me and my friends who are doing very well abroad

Fellow Nigerians ignore these people and focus on your plans

Sweetvie:
I don't know why people sell their properties just to travel abroad that's full of uncertainty.

Sweetvie:
I don't know why people sell their properties just to travel abroad that's full of uncertainty.

Unperturbedpota:


Rubbish trash nonsense . I work in medical feild and leaving Nigeria was the best decision I ever made.

Today I have a clear plan to achieve my goals . Pls all those of those who have been deported and banned from entering foreign countries or those who can't afford to travel should please stop disturbing people!!.

Leave them alone , you are all like the OP are bitter and angry and want to hold others back!!

The energy you use to source these stories why not use it to source stories of people like me and my friends who are doing very well abroad

Fellow Nigerians ignore these people and focus on your plans

Mindlog:
From the video he said he is a Consultant Psychiatrist, same professional whose colleagues earn over £100 per hour here in the UK?

sharpwriter:

Where do you think most of them got the money to japa in the first place? Of course from the property sales. A risk they are willing to take because of promises and sentiments of the first world, that's all. They may now get there and start seeing shege. Na dem sabi.

jedisco:


He's still a student and it shows... its a phase. Someone of his status emigrating should have done weighed the outcome beforehand.

Also, best time to emigrate is when young.
For many Nigerian medics emigrating has been overwhelmingly worth it.

tensazangetsu20:


And Nigeria is great with certainty . The irony

Mindlog:
From the video he said he is a Consultant Psychiatrist, same professional whose colleagues earn over £100 per hour here in the UK?

Klass99:


🤣 The caveat has now become necessary, bah? I watched the video and I dived into the comments section too. I love YouTube's comment section for the diversity and candour often expressed there.

One comment in particular resonates with me (screenshot attached) because it is the same thing someone close to me said years ago when I asked her why she returned to Naija after her school programme? Why didn't she stay back, get a job and continue life over there?

She wasn't in any of the popular countries i.e. UK, US or Canada. A great country but I can't mention it because it may out me if she sees this. She said I can't explain it you and you may never grasp it, until you've lived there. But she still proceeded to explain it as best as she could.I perfectly grasped it and understood her.

The last sentence in the screenshot were the exact words and sentiments of my friend.

Raalsalghul:
[s]This thread coming from someone that owns a British passport?[/s]

Nah, I'll pass.

emmaodet:
There is a reason why tourist or visitor visa was created.
If you like a place and you are not certain what the future holds for you if you Japa, go on a visit.
A 2 months visit there will make you draw your proper plan instead of permanent residency or student visa.
Just go and see things for yourself so as to avoid any lamentation.
Is that hard to do? And it is even cheaper.
Instead of using 15 to 20m for care work visa or student visa, use like 3m for visit and draw your plans.

Klass99:


Or you can sound out people close to you through honest conversations for their candid and unbiased views which is also a cost effective option. People whose judgment you can trust.

What you are proposing is not a bad idea either but a person's pocket can take a brutal hit with long vacation stays. Attached are screenshots of my posts from 2021 when Smile4mee01 created a thread asking if people had any regrets about returning to Naija from the diaspora.

These are real people I know well and personally and these were honest conversations. Some without prompting or me prying, shared their thoughts during normal conversations. It wasn't a Q & A session with me firing questions at them.

sukkot:
Now first of all let me establish one fact , I do not care about your life choices, I personally find these japa topics and the back and forth comments on it to be very amusing. So when I open topics like this it is strictly to catch cruise. Nobody is discouraging you to japa so please save that mad talk. With that being established let’s proceed with the story

Dr Peter is a very rich man in Nigeria who had a medical practice and a big house and three cars. He was doing very well. But the japa allure came knocking at his door. So he sold everything he owned and moved to Canada. This is his story. It is full of regrets. He said he has discovered the whole thing was a mirage and that in Canada they work you like a machine and you never get to enjoy your job and they take all the money back in taxes and that you can never save. His advice to Nigerians is that if you are very stable in Nigeria do not attempt the mistake he made. In going through the comments of the video are people like him with similar regret stories of selling it all and going to Canada. One commenter says he looks back at selling all his property to japa as a form of madness.

Anyway enjoy the video and let us know what you think about Dr Peter or what he had to say

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyepzvf9Kro