I was NOT READY for all these! The Culture Shocks I experienced coming to the UK.
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Ada, depression is a big thing here in the UK. Their behaviour switches up depending on their mood. We just take people as they are or just stay in your lane.
You are very right a lot of depressed mental health issues in the UK , one should not take it personal
My first culture shock is the plastic smile….. mehn it’s so fake that u would feel like giving them a dirty slap😁
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Lol. I find this so odd. British people really aren't considered smiley and friendly. Is that because Nigerians just smile EVEN less?
I recently relocated to the Uk and I can relate to most of the things you just said. The “niceness”… my dear no be small. Today they’re smiling at you , tomorrow you both are strangers 😂😂😂
I agree but this happens mostly in London. Outside London like Manchester, Nottingham, Birmingham you can make good genuine friends. London people are just mentally unstable and paranoid. They think everybody has a motive against them . Maybe it’s the toxic environment
But Nigerians and other Africans do this to each other all the time.
The workforce ? The behind-your-back-gossip is crazy!!
And here is my own culture shock which happened over 10 years ago. I walk into Sainsbury's wanting to buy 'toothpick', and I'm walking aimlessly up and down the whole aisle looking for toothpick. I'm like do these people not use toothpick. Ok I decided to ask a member of staff. Politely I asked please whereabouts do you have toothpick. The person looked at me, apologised and said they don't stock toothpick. The thing baffled me, and I decided to keep looking around and voila I found toothpick. I was a bit upset why this person told me they don't stock toothpick. So off I went - I grabbed the toothpick off the shelf and went to look for the person that told me they didn't have toothpick, found her and showed her and said I found the toothpick. And she said 'oh you mean cocktail sticks'. Nne I just said thank you and went and paid for my toothpick. A story I will never forget😂. I have loaaads of such stories and they just crack me up anytime I remember them. Another one is how upset I used to get when the doctors at the GPs refuse to give antibiotics when the kids get a cold or cough. It was a hard one for me but later I understood the reason which is very valid. Even some Cough syrup you can't buy over the counter. It actually made me find natural ways to deal with coughs and colds. I haven't bought cough syrup in over 10 years and I have children who often get colds and coughs. My friends say I'm quarter to becoming a native doctor😂😂. Never mind them, they're always popping round to collect medicine😂😅
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Please I need a cough remedy. My husband keeps giving my baby antibiotics, even when I tell him they don't work for cough and his cough isn't going.
@@onyinyeokechukwu4074 I find using the same amount of lime (squeezed out) with the same amount of honey works well, and if you have had it at home for like two to three weeks, its very potent.
@@onyinyeokechukwu4074 you are right, antibiotics don't work for most coughs because most coughs are viral and antibiotics are not meant for viral infections. Incessant use of antibiotics will just make the user to become antibiotic resistant and when the antibiotic is now needed for real,it won't work and that is not a good place to be ok for home made cough syrup I use honey and a squeeze of lemon mixed with just a little warm water. Sometimes I squeeze the lemon and keep ib the fridge to keep it handy and when needed I just add a squeeze of honey and a drop of warm water please note that children under the age of 1 year are advised not to eat honey. I have taken this my cough mixture to a new level😂 and this is my new recipe and when I say it works like magic believe me it does. I have it all made up and sitting on my kitchen counter. At the first sign of any cough, oya come and take a spoon. This one I just recently discovered and it has earned me my native doctor status 😢😂. Ingredients are garlic, ginger, rosemary, oregano, red onions, raw organic honey (I don't mean honey from tesco or asda😂). I mean raw pure undiluted honey. I got the one I used from Holland and Barratt, it is called MANUKA honey. All these ingredients should be used whole ie do not blend any, you can cut the onions though and the fresh garlic, fresh ginger, fresh rosemary leaves,fresh oregano leaves can be chopped but not blended. Combine everything in a jar and douse with honey, enough honey . That is your home made cough syrup all done. You don't need to refrigerate it. It can stay outside the fridge. The longer it stays the more medicinal it becomes it can last up to one year. It's magical. Please note that all the ingredients are all fresh, nothing processed goes into the syrup. I hope it helps. The first day I made this I was going from tesco to asda to Morriston looking for fresh oregano leaves, I eventually found it in Sainsbury's. This year I am growing my own Oregano leaves in my garden 😂
God please. I tap into thi beautiful UK blessing 🎉🎉🎉😊. Congratulations to me, abeg. This is my year of Great Blessing 🙌
Ada and storytelling is like 5&6💃💃and we are here for it😍
When you work with them you will realise they’re generally not nice
It gets dark early in the winter months, but in the summer, it is light sometimes up to 9pm and later. The clocks will go forward by an hour very soon, and it will get lighter and lighter. The clocks go forward in March and back around October (autumn). You'll get used to it. I love how light it is in the summer months.
PS: you'll get depressed if you isolate yourself. Don't just stick to your own people, Branch out and make friends with people of other cultures. Join clubs etc
If you came to Germany, you will walk even more, until it becomes your lifestyle 😅. I like it now, because it helps with staying active. I walk, take the tram and buses, so walking is inevitable.
My shock in the US when I migrated donkey years ago was that eggs were kept in the fridge, schools didn't wear uniforms, and folks ate cereal with cold milk instead of hot milk! Not to mention pronunciation and spelling of words. For instance favourite spelled favorite and I laughed at how Tissue was pronounced. 🤣🤣🤣 Then I had to get used to thinking in terms of pounds and miles instead of Kilograms and Kilometers. I had to get used to Fahrenheit instead of Celsius and the car steering being on the left and driving on the right hand side of the road instead of the the steering on the right and driving on the left. Also how the date is written with the month first instead of the day, My brain was very tired.
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Haha! Cereal with cold milk! I started doing that too, but recently I've reverted to heating up my milk 😅
😭😭😭😭 I'm soon moving to the US chai I'm not yet mentally ready
Keeping eggs in the fridge is an essential kitchen tip and not peculiar to the USA. I grew up seeing my Ghanaian mum who had never traveled do that.
UK transport is amazing! Recently relocated to Australia transport is a nightmare 😢 10km journey will need 3 buses!
I wish I moved to Australia! It looks idyllic
It’s funny how you’re talking about the shopping aspect😂😂. Shopping is a culture for Oyinbo’s, they shop soooo much. Chai, I used to work as a retail staff in M&S so I understand the shopping attitude of Oyinbo’s.
Hi Adaeze, The £1 payment is usually towards the event or charity, that's how the school raises money to cover those events ... Love your channel ❤
The handle thing to lock the door, is a house specific thing. Usually seen in newer builds. The free dress day is called mufti, it just means plain clothes.
Yh, the doors inside the houses don’t have locks, someone said it’s because of kids, so that they don’t end up locking themselves
Everytime someone stops for me to cross the road. I always smile at them and say thank you or wave to show appreciation. I learned that from my uncle , he always waved to show appreciation when driving 🥰🥰🥰
My husband does same here in Nigeria. In his case, he waves when you give him chance to pass while driving
That paper issue ehn!!! The mails still shock me after 4yrs in America. Medical mails, mails that are not necessary. I keep ripping them up. 😮
Just do back to sender you return them do not ripe them because to them they think it's the same person living there save your self by returning them just write return to send on them and put them in the mail box that way they will know that it's another person living there
One shock for me here in the UK was the doors (bedrooms, kitchen, living room) that don’t have locks😂😂😂😂😂😂 you can’t lock them. I remember back home the door are made with locks on them, they all have a key. You choose to lock it or not.
The reason why internal doors don't have keys is for safety reasons. It's part of fire regulations for buildings.
@@teniolaabe3443 I know and I understand that. But it was a shock for me because back home it’s different meaning I was not used to it😅😅😅😅
Hello Adaeze, yes most internal doors have locks in the UK. It's actually a regulation. It actually borders on health and safety. The only time internal doors are allowed to have locks on them is if the house is being used as a HMO (house of multiple occupation). Yes again raising the handle of a door up before you lock with the key is normal😂. Yes please keep an eye on your mails especially the ones that arrive in brown envelope. If you ignore others, please don't ignore mails that come in brown envelope.😂. And great job acclamatizing to UK😂
That raising the handle eh, I had to go and search online on how to do it 😂😂😂 even the washing machine was confusing for me at first
one day nice next day don't greet you is the most confusing part. You get used to it after maybe a decade. Workplace negativity and gossip is beyond normal. Also people really be nice and friendly to you if they believe if you have a career or relationship other than that you are no good to them. UK has deteriorated over the years. When the european and most migrants were here, the brits were more open minded. Now the hate and negavity and depression as spiralled out of the control. Been here 23 years I know a thing or two.
Interesting to see UK thru the eyes of a newcomer. Internal locks are only used for shared accommodation not single family homes. The entrance locks that you lift up are newer locks and offer better security. Good you’ve discovered Asda for uniforms. You could have returned the branded blazer you had ordered. The £1 is just fundraising for extra things for the school and the children enjoy the non-uniform day. Your baby can go to private nurseries but they can be quite pricey. You can unsubscribe to some of the mails you are receiving and also return the mails for the previous occupier with ‘No longer at this address’ to the PO to reduce them coming 👏🏾👍🏾
The mufti day dress is usually for fundraising either for the school or for charity.
You have to be 4 to start school in the UK. Under 4 they can go to nursery or pre-school from age 3 onwards.
Nice to hear that you were in my home country, the Netherlands. You are right we walk a lot here😂😂
Here in the USA they even send pre approved credit cards with your name printed on it. I was always asking my hubby if they don’t pay for this things, but now I’m used to it.
The way she said school is free but you still need to buy your uniform😅😂😂. Are they supposed to buy uniform for you?
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Serious question: why not?
@IshtarNike what's your question??
Why doesn't UK government provide free school uniform?
Hallo adaeze love your content so much. In east Africa we drive on our right. Kenya, Tanzania, uganda etc
The lips are smiling but the eyes tell a different story 😂😂
For me if the eye are cold but the lips are smiling I ignore, I look away😂
@@melmel8683same. In fact I hardly make eye contact anymore with some folks. I glance at them just to notice but not too long.
Longer days and shorter night... Solstice... geography first hand experience 😊
In Canada also, the rooms in the house don't have locks! I don't know how to feel about that, oh I know, I don't like that 😂
The cars say thank you here by flashing their hazard lights (both indicators flashing) briefly
It is South Africa. Been here 3years and I still feel weird 😅
That “niceness” na plastic smile dem dey call am🤣🤣🤣
You are not alone in these shocks 😂😂😂 I also uploaded mine on my channel not too long ago. Overall, the UK is a beautiful place. Thank you for sharing, I enjoyed watching.
Im sure Sophia is entitled to 30 free hours of childcare.
She is 3
To access it, both parents must be working at least 16 hrs a week, minimum.
Love this tshirt, 🔌 please. I checked your storefront but it’s not there
So in the Uk they have a lot of charities that they donate to so they celebrate things like Red Nose Day, children in need, world book day. The money the school collects is then donated to these charities. If your daughter turns 4 before late September which is Autumn then she will be in reception but if she was born late September going then she will start school when she turn 5. All children starts school between 4 and 5 it’s compulsory that they go to primary school otherwise the UK government will be on your case so your local council will write to you and tell you when to start applying.
I can say that the schools are freely expensive 😂.
When you find a church too,you'll be shocked ...more eke day surprises😂😂😂
You are right only my bathroom and front door has locks
Lol😂😂😂, I can relate to the one that, you greet and smiles with someone this minute, the next minute they are looking at you like ,eheee, who are you😂😂😂.I will tell my husband, e be like say something dey worry this people for head oo😂😂😂.I'm a Nigeria living in U.S .
That’s why living abroad is convenient. I love it . I don’t hoard and keep: your right, I use what I have till I need it again. Been here for close to 30 years in the US. Went back home a few years ago and was frustrated cos I had to keep going to the Island to get certain things
If u come to Trinidad and Tobago we drive on the right hand side .
Non uniform day and you bring £1 or can food which all goes towards a particular charity the school supports
Non of the doors have locks except the front and back doors for safety reasons like in case of a fire accident it will be easier for the rescuers to safe people in bcus they will have just the front door or back door to destroy.
The niceness is localized I mean it depends on city to city you can say that about London
U are really glowing😻ur vids are therapeutic u are a good story teller…❤
I remember when I visited Bauchi state and 5am everywhere was bright 🙆🏻♀️
The fake smile en 😩😩, and yea the rain is always silent ..
Funnily enough (and Im speaking as a Guyanese), some of the nicest people I know are Nigerians (my inlaws, husband etc) but also some of the rudest people Ive met are Nigerians. You dont need to be intermingling with them to catch stray bullet. This is me speaking for experience in church settings. And I keep to myself but the way some people behave, it makes me never want to intermingle. Then I get treated better when they find out Im not Nigerian which is strange.
Its almost like when they assume Im a fellow Nigerian, they choose to be excessively rude. Dont attack me. This is my personal experience
I’ve experienced Nigerians telling me to stay away from other Nigerians. Some Africans do this too. I don’t know why some people think this way. Not everybody is like this tho but it definitely seems like a cultural issue.
I'm very shocked to hear that but I must also tell you that Nigerians show hatred and prejudice towards the Caribbean people and call us slave children
I sent my kids to Nigeria for a few years and that was one thingI realized. Not much reading. Just chemistry physics, literature book’s economics and so on. Here my kids went to the library and borrowed books to read
It is just a walking distance .
Yes, we have transportation system .
Yes, you have to pay for your bags so I suggest bringing your own bags.
Yes, it does rain but we need the rain for cultivation.
Yes, it gets dark but we are in spring time 🕰️. Yes, we are in spring time.
I don’t drive so I don’t know.
You need to understand that people are very busy but they are just careful about what they say.
Yes, but some houses have locks.
No, not all houses 🏘️ have that system.
But you can suggest to them to send it through your email.
But she can go to playgroup.
Yes, you have to apply . Speak 🗣️ to your children school 🏫.
Yes, you have to pay school 🏫 uniforms. Yes, we have school outlets that you can get.
This is new because I had to buy new ones. Just enjoy your stay.
The mail is same here, almost everyday there must be mail in mailbox 😂
The eyes is not smiling 😂😂
You gonna be sick of me Adaeze cos I will comment and comment. Really really love your channel. The little money the schools ask for is just to raise funds for the school that’s not inconvenient to the families. That’s all lol. We do that here all the time.ice cream days, dress down days. $1.00 from 100 students is $100 . So it goes back into the school purse
Excessive niceness 😂😂
At work they are like : are you okay?”
Please don’t wound me with niceness Jo.
Some are genuine though.
I enjoyed my antenatal and post natal care ❤❤.
I like the fact that you can return almost everything without fear.
This is spring which is cool, the cold has reduced a lot✌🏾
In Nigeria, there isn’t a decent mail system, whereas the Royal Mail has been established for over a century.
The conscistency is top tier❤️
Nigerians in the work space is different from the one on the road or church. My sister in law just got ditched and lost opportunity of been sponsored with her husband for 5 years before the new rule of March 11 by another Nigerian. God will not shame us
I am here for the fake smile it’s like that here US too
USA people will straight up ignore you if you say “good morning”. I stopped speaking now when I enter places. I’m Jamaican and that’s very hard because you cannot enter a place and not say “good morning/afternoon” …you will get talked about so badly in Jamaica. But America…nobody cares.
Even in Malawi🇲🇼,its right hand😊
Yes is in south Africa. Left hand drive
We don’t have don’t have locks in rooms because of safety
Just around the corner, naa travel oooo😂😂😂😂😂that part weak me 😅
Wow! Ada a huge weldone.. So proud of you. PMichael ❤❤😊
An umbrella and rainboats was my gift when i relocated to UK
All these cultures shock scares me alot. Can I adjust in another country? I love my 🇳🇬
I feel like for most people abroad makes you appreciate and love Africa more… not everyone tho 😂. It’s better to know these things before hand so that the cultural shock will not be much. Also everyone’s experience abroad is not the same.
😂Doors, it teaches boundaries.
Paper, you request online only.
Amazon still has to learn 😂
It’s fake smile o Ada. I also give them the fake smile back
They are the white version of Yoruba people. They pretend with fake smiles, gossip and poke nose.
Weldone sis
Have you started to watch eastenders and coronation street?
Which do you prefer?
In the summer, that light will be shining until 9/10pm
Hahahah Ada some are fake smile, actually some are real oo, some of them will say hello to you today, tomorrow is different ball game oo, them go do like say them no know you hahaha, yes Ada doors here don't have locks, is just the entrance and the back door.
If when you were in Nigeria and didn’t have a car, wouldn’t you walk everywhere. Well Europe is like that, if you don’t have a car you’ll walk everywhere. I don’t think that should be a culture shock. Even if you are in the US, you don’t have a car you just have to walk to get public transportation.
You can easily enter public transport in Nigeria (of course it is rough and there is traffic), they don’t have certain times unlike the UK when they come to the bus stop
I just came across your channel, I love this video and I'm gonna check out more. I'm a fellow Igbo girl but I grew up here so it's interesting to hear your perspective.
I just wanted to mention that the glare in your glasses distracted me a little. Maybe you could take them off or get an anti glare coating on them. Just a suggestion though 💗
I always enjoy watching your videos 😊
Here in Uganda 🇺🇬 cars are driven on the left , I remember finding it strange when I went to Rwanda 🇷🇼 bse there , they drive on the right
Uganda actually drives on right Beatrice, just a few people drive left but Uganda is typically right.
I am struggling driving left here in Canada.
@@janepherkakama4618 Oh I get what you mean, though when I said left, I meant the left hand side of the road , but the driving wheel of almost all cars is on the right
@beatricenabwire6862 yes Beatrice,correct.
We keep left while driving.steering wheel is right.
Thanks foe the correction
All countries colonised by Britain drive on the left side of the road. The car can be left or right handed though.
Most of the culture shock are not different from Canada, Hmmnnn they are not genuinely nice ooo just trust those lovely smiles at your own risk😂. For the door lock, you can get a lock at the store and fix to your room. That’s what we did, I don’t have strength to explain when my children barged into the room😂 you will remove it when you are moving out of the house.
Yes the walk a lot , that’s why their more healthy and live longer than Nijia people. Back home they so lazy to walk ✋
Thunderstorms usually happen in autumn
we drive on left in Ghana too
Please Ghanaians drive on the right, like other West African countries. You can google it.
I am not Nigerian my husband is ,the obsession to lock doors with him is on another level ,now the house has so many keys I have lost track , I let go of questioning why do we have to lock door in each room, please elaborate for me.😂😂😂.
Dear😂😂😂😂, he will say you dnt listen, is until robbers enter with guns, m like from where😂😂😂😂😂😂
The door one was a big culture shock for me. 😢Also ice will become a necessity and not a luxury during summer 😂
That niceness, no too reason am my dear. You go soon know how far
Lol Amazon is notorious for that, creating unnecessary paper waste.
Some blacks could be Jamaicans
Sometimes you will almost think almost all blacks are Nigerians until they tell you where they are from.
Although people from other African countries kinda sound different when they talk you just know this person is not Nigerian.
Yes Nigerians are easy to tell from accent
Black people in the UK come from an array of countries. not just Jamaica. To think all black people in the UK, are from Jamaica, is just ignorant. I can tell if a black person is from Africa, or The West Indies, before they even open their mouths.
Both South Africa and Tanzania drive on the "wrong" side of the road.
The roads were narrow?
Go girl every culture is different
It gets dark really late in summer and gets bright as early as 3:00am
Fake smiles😊 welcome to the system Ada..
That 5 am light is disgustiiiinngggg😭😭😭. But the time would soon move forward so it will notmalize
welcome to UK.
No lock on the door ooo they recycle alot thats why they have alot of paper 😅😅
Yes Adaeze these people are gentle and kind 😅, when you suffer too much, no niceness. But those people eat very well, no suffering😅
Hey dear welcome to England (Europe) Europe is a Paper land believe me. I am resting from it. I relocate one year to my husband country. Paper free😅😅😅
Some of the coming letters in with previous tenant if they had court count due to owing it can even mess up your adress like anything you want to get something you can not be given because the adress is black listed mama here beliffs come to you over packing ticket my dear just be careful small driving thing can cause you your stay something mama you are doing well just take your time to do thing you are doing well, well done i truely ❤❤❤❤ your vlogs
Ada dts why shopaholics get credit cards. To shop till they drop.
The hand wave is more like I see you you see me. Thanks for looking out.
Your laughter cracks me up. 😂🤣❤❤❤