“Men don’t approach you here” – Abroad-based Nigerian lady laments
A Nigerian woman living abroad has shared her observations about the difference in social interactions between Nigeria and her current country of residence.
In a video making the rounds on social media, the lady explained that one of the things she misses most about Nigeria is the daily attention and compliments women often receive from men in public spaces.
According to her, even simple outings in Nigeria come with interactions that can boost confidence and create a sense of visibility.
She said …
“The one thing I miss about Nigerian is that every day you dress up, even if you don’t look that stylish.
But as long as you dress up and you go outside, you will see a lot of men admiring you.
You’ll see a lot of men saying, hello, fine girl, how are you?
You’ll still see a lot of men that ask you out. Or you see men that will come and try to collect your number.
But here in this, In this country, I find myself no man is going to see you on the road and say, hello, how are you? You look good. Or ask you out on the road.
You just go to work, come back, nobody is going to say, hi, how are you? I mean, men admiring you and trying to want to date you or something like that. It doesn’t happen here.
It makes me feel bad sometime. Just look at me this morning, looking good.”
Watch video below …
“One thing I miss about Nigeria is that every time you dress up & go outside, you see a lot of men admiring you, collecting your number and trying to woo you. But here, it doesn’t happen, everyone just focuses on work”
-Canada-based Nigerian lady laments pic.twitter.com/hwy3Y3WPYx
— CHUKS 🍥 (@ChuksEricE) April 3, 2026