Lagos where i live, i often see people displaying their occupation mostly professionals, for example, you see a soldier put his cap in his car where everyone can easily see it,you see a doctor hang his stethoscope around his mirror,even layers put their cap somewhere for people to see. it is only engineers have not seen displaying their tools like screwdriver why i don't know.Do you guys see the same thing or are my the only one seeing this.Even nysc are not excluded.Do we really need to prove or show what we are, do we do it to earn respect or to intimidate others?

omigin: Lagos where i live, i often see people displaying their occupation mostly professionals, for example, you see a soldier put his cap in his car where everyone can easily see it,you see a doctor hang his stethoscope around his mirror,even layers put their cap somewhere for people to see. it is only engineers have not seen displaying their tools like screwdriver why i don't know.Do you guys see the same thing or are my the only one seeing this.Even nysc are not excluded.Do we really need to prove or show what we are, do we do it to earn respect or to intimidate others?

i see it also, i gues d soldiers do it to creat fear in pple

taryour:


i see it also, i gues d soldiers do it to creat fear in pple

They do it to intimidate and break the law without being challenged. Yes, most Nigerians have a wack sense of self-worth and importance!

maclatunji:

They do it to intimidate and break the law without being challenged. Yes, most Nigerians have a wack sense of self-worth and importance!

u are right my broda n adly will u see any Nigerian polise without a gun or their wooden stick. Foolish animals in human skin.

We've lived under the military era for long that the whip has to remind we bloody civillians of how it once used to be and why we should not misyarn near them just because it's democracy.

With stickers (like Am a Liar. . .oops Lawyer) et al, we all wanna identify ourselves. Don't forget the politicians also have theirs - escorts and tinted glasses; celebrities with customized number/alphabet plates.

Since we don't respect ourselves equally, one has to identify his/herself. I know this for doctors and journalists, usually they get a 'pass'.

They do it to intimidate and break the law without being challenged.[img]http://www.dubaa.info/g.gif[/img]

Is this just a Nigerian thing?

Of course not but rightly so

Prophetess Chief Dr Makinwa

Mustay: Of course not but rightly so

Prophetess Chief Dr Makinwa

Okay that one is definitely very Nigerian. I have even heard ghanians joke about it. The one that I don't think is Nigerian is displaying your certifications or diplomas. People drive around with their graduation tassles on their rear view mirrors or if they went to prestigious universities they have the stickers on their cars.

Even BOKO guys too, they don't miss showing themselves. They go to Youtube for example. Na wa o