Thinking about accepting a prestigious position in Lagos...what is the real scoop on living conditions?
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i'm a nigerian so this comes from the heart. it is really tough, challenging and also intersting. it all depends on where it is, oh you said lagos. exactly where i stayed. all you gotta do is just get used to it and you'll like it. If you have a lot of money, you'll survive :)
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ohayo or southern florida will be good places because there the wages fit with the lifestyle . and u dont relly need adegree to work there . you will find alot of job opportunities
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housing is very tight right now. you may want to consider the surrounding parishes (counties), like jefferson, st. charles, st. tammany, st. john. best bet - come down before you move and drive around. lots of people put signs up on houses to rent, because they will rent in hours that way. some of the large apartments were estroyed but are being rebuilt. some of the corporates are tonti and first lake.
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I have 2 nieces that recently moved to New York City.  One of them check different bulletin boards around some of the colleges there and found a decent apartment in Manhatten.  The other one and a number of her friends have moved to Brooklyn  They say it's a lot more affordable there.\n\nHope this helps some.
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The people are good. The living conditions have some issues such as pollution.
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my boyfriend is a manager there. he likes it and they have good benefits and wages. tho you have to be full time (40 hrs) in order to get benefits.
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a previous writer was right - cheap and in expensive are oxymoron's- you need to add more info- where will you be working? will you be driving < using public transportation ?will you need to get to a mosque, synagogue, or a church on regular basis  ? things to consider. \nBrooklyn like all  New York boroughs is a collection of small-for new york-ethnic towns with all the positives and negatives that brings. Me I' d live in Bay Ridge
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We're moving to New Orleans within a month.  I'm being reassigned there (I'm in the Navy).  We're excited about moving there because we believe that the city will come back better than ever.  Hang in there!  Also, thanks for the coffee house recommendation.  We will check out CC's.
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"low 40s high 90s all year around easy to find jobs, affordable renting, friendly people"???????\n\nAre you kidding? If this place existed it would have a population of 50 million. And then the rent would no longer be affordable due to supply and demand, and the people would no longer be friendly due to congestion and traffic problems, and all the jobs would be taken.\n\nGood luck finding this utopia.
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let me tell you my fellow laid back friend. there is a place for everyone. but the one place that will always be home for me is southern california. there is no more laid back and accepting place in the world. this is especially great if you like to be outdoors or are the sporty type. as you well know the weather is just about always perfect, and you are only an hour and a half away from snow, dessert, mountains, and of course the beautiful beaches. as you also well know the place is heavily populated, i know you dont like crowds, but if you want to find someone with similar intrests, i promis there are thousands there whatever your into. AND you get to learn the value of a dollar. dosnt sound like much, but you have to work hard and not live in excess if you want to get by comfortably. of course you could hate it there, but this is just my opinion. its a wonderful place, but if you dont want to pay that much the pacific nothwest has the same feel without the beautiful weather. ie portland or seatle. very cool places, just not if you like to get out much. good luck man, i hope you find a place you really love.
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It depends on what you want to do for a living.  You obviously want to go somewhere where you will be able to earn if you have to.\n\nHousing costs can make it prohibitive to live in places like Washington DC, where the unemployment rate is practically nothing, but a three bedroom townhome costs 400,000 dollars 1 hour out from the city.  \n\nThere are lots of nice cities in the mid west like Des Moines, and further west like Topeka, Lawrence, Omaha, Tulsa, etc, where the dollar still buys you a decent house and where you have adequate social offerings from local universities.  Yes, they do get some winter but offer four seasons and a nice balance.  Believe it or not, Joplin Mo, for example, is quite a jumping town for a little city, with a quaint city center and some light industry and other prospects keeping the economy going.  You can get a decent house there for 150,000.  Eastern Kansas, Eastern Oklahoma have hill country and trees and the snobbier sort of shallow people that sometimes "must" live on one cost or the other stay away, keeping the costs down.  If you must live on the coast, Wilmington NC gives you a little value, a quaint city center, and water sports, beaches, etc.  A little pricey for NC, but there you are.\n\nI would caution you at your age that moving is not very easy when you leave your support network and friends and move somewhere where the support structures are not transitory (people don't move away).  It can be hard to break in.\n\nGood Luck.
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I live in Northwest Baltimore City and there are apartments in that price range here. They are in a somewhat nice area. I gues it depends on what you are used to. Feel free to e-mail me.
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I've been on holiday to Malta, many people speak English as their first or second language, you will have no problems being understood. The cost of living, is reasonable, but bear in mind it is a tourist destination, so some places are quite expensive.
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Lagos is the most populous city with between 10 and 15 million people. It is considered the second largest city in Africa. It is no longer the capitol of Nigeria; that would be Abuja, which is much less populous. Although it is a planned city, Abuja would seem to be the culturally richer of the two cities.
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Engineers with $35,000.000 they can't get out of the country without your help.all you need to do is transfer $10,000 of your money to an account in lagos,and a check for$18,000,000 will be mailed out to you.really.no really.I mean it.
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phone number +234 1 744 8066 or 267 3265\n\n1, Landbridge Avenue, Oniru Estate, P.O.Box 75133, VI, Lagos\nemail of the principal-kenbaines@hotmail.com \n\nthis is thier website:http://www.bis-lagos.org.uk/\n\nAbout admissions:\nProspective students are required to sit a set of tests. They are designed to show a student's academic development, making allowance for their age, in English, Mathematics and Reasoning\n\nStudents may then be invited for interview, for which we expect to have had access to a student's previous academic records and at which the following points will determine the admission and placement:\n\nWhat can the school reasonably be expected to contribute to the young person's development? Some potential students may have specific difficulties that the school is not currently equipped to cope with\n\nWhat can the young person contribute to the life of the school? This may be as an ordinary balanced and helpful student, or in being gifted or talented in some way academically or non-academically (E.g. Music, Sport or some special interest)\n\nBIS consider it disadvantageous to the student to be placed in a year group above their age. The observation is made as a result of experience\n\nCompletion of the Family information form (please click) with a non-refundable application fee either in cash or a bank draft/cheque for five thousand Naira (N 5,000) made payable to 'British International School' Victoria Island will ensure a place on the waiting list for testing in the relevant year group\n\nIf you have any queries please contact Mrs. Mandie Gray, the Registrar on 7737547\n\nKen Baines, Pioneer Principal
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where is the restaurant going to be?\nfrom what you described, I may be interested.\n\nnot somewhere too posh, but like you described, great atmosphere, lovely food, great service. You sound like a real chef? I wish I can be a chef too :)