Originally Posted by EstellaCouture

No Big M, not true there, not all of them have financial backing, shebi I lived and worked with then. hausas are not generally as 'greedy' as southerners are to 'acquire' the whole world! Sure they have been in Naija politics for long and sure do have good tastes, but they are mostly contented with what they have!

They do not compete with their brothers/sisters to make it big. Sure, there are exceptions to the rules in all society, given....

My mindset about Northerners {hausa, Fulani, Kanuris} changed by 2 events.
1. On assignment as the Press Attachee (NYSC) Govt House Damaturu, we had to travel with the Governor and his entourage on his courtesy calls to traditional rulers and projects so as to write the news report to submit to NTA and the print media, and while on this trip to The Emir of Potiskum (Yobe State), I needed to take a drink, and I wandered through the Palace lounge and saw a picture of the Emir amongst so many white faces (picture was black 'n white) and of course, curious me went to read the caption! It was our own Emir (without his turban and that humongous robe he covered himself with then) sitting with HIS CLASSMATES at Havard University!!!! WHAT?SSS Him, Havard!?!!! of course my Director of press went through some interrogation with me, who then gave me a list of so many American Top University Graduate in Damaturu there alone! Some were just ordinary grade 2 civil servants, living simple lives!

2. Upon finishing my NYSC, I was given an appointment at Yobe State TV, which btw was constructed from top to bottom, from the huge satellite dishes yard to the tiny collar mikes, all were imported brand new from SONY, USA! And our Engineer at the station then schooled at either Yale, Havard or Oxford, (cant remember which), and he lived in USA to school and returned back home , married 2 wives, living his life easy.....

My point is, not all of them want to stress themselves with the harsh American living.... because their culture is different from ours (southerners). I have heard so many southerners who whine here daily that if they can just make a little more money to show that their time is USA was not a waste, they would relocate back to Naija finally!

Nothing wrong with flipping burger, man must survive! In my book, its better than pushing coke, or doing 419, its a honest living, but if we didnt think of the 'possible' yabs and snide comments back home as per, "he/she no fit ship cars home like all his mates" he/she no fit build 'common' house for his village etc....how many of us would still be living in USA permanently and not just coming here for vacations?