Nigerians on Twitter shared important survival tips with the hashtag #LagosLessons, and these are our best of them.
1. When you realise that not only manna falls from above.
Only in Lagos u have to look right, left and up before u cross a road cos trailer might fall off frm a bridge #LagosLessons
— Izuu Scotty (@Ikelianiizuu) February 20, 2016
2. When life is too fast for slow people.
The fact that you are gonna pay for the t-fare doesn't mean you are not gonna run to enter the bus #LagosLessons
— Samuel Damilare (@expletandum) February 20, 2016
3. When the journey is not fast but it leaves your body furious.
https://twitter.com/Yemmylosophy/status/701037010807558144
4. Because Lagosians are mad and have no one to tell them.
NOT EVERYONE IS NORMAL IN LAGOS. The guy in a suit and tie fit be crase pesin in disguise. #LagosLessons
— Isildur's Heir (@tonypox) February 20, 2016
5. When there’s a difference between General Mathematics and Lagos mathematics.
That you left home at 5am and got to the office at 6am don't mean if you leave by 5.30am you'd get there by 6.30am. #LagosLessons
— Isildur's Heir (@tonypox) February 20, 2016
6. When you discover that life is really just fleeting moments.
Traffic situation when you leave around 5:10am instead of 5am for a work you are to resume by 8:00 am #LagosLessons pic.twitter.com/gTyBlz3ocl
— Engr. Otuoze (@EngrOtuoze) February 20, 2016
7. When matrimony is all about perspective.
https://twitter.com/manmustwack/status/701014004144152576
8. When Football’s home and away advantage starts to apply in family life.
https://twitter.com/CheRox/status/701009012356202496
9. Because, it’s a jonzing world.
When you see some ajegunle guys looking at you hand bag like this,my dear don't hesitate to pick race #LagosLessons pic.twitter.com/tScylLir1W
— ᴋɪɴɢ ᴅᴀᴠᴇ♥ (@iam_skeazy) February 20, 2016
10. The laws of Economics of the jungle they didn’t teach you in school.
Alaba guys be like u see dat guy that we just sale iPhone6 for now,we have to snatch it away from him #LagosLessons pic.twitter.com/bALflHaHMV
— ᴋɪɴɢ ᴅᴀᴠᴇ♥ (@iam_skeazy) February 20, 2016
11. The “fine bara” phenomenon. (Check your Lagos Philosophy textbooks.)
#LagosLessons
Pro-beggars stranded at Ikeja going to Ibadan
90days later
They cant remember your face
same storypic.twitter.com/ui5sWiFDPV— Dolapo Aina (@DolapoAina) February 20, 2016
12. Sometimes, the good Samaritan might go home walletless.
https://twitter.com/femifactor/status/701072850652893185
13. Because there’s levels to this craze thing.
Be careful before you display your crase, the bus stop of your crase may be the beginning of another's crase #LagosLessons
— Darius Kincaid (@tonypox) February 20, 2016
14. When you have to choose between goodwill and scepticism.
https://twitter.com/manmustwack/status/701012767067787266
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