10 culture shocks when I arrived UK - My life in London as a Nigerian

[@Jill-mh2wn]

Very interesting and although you came here years ago you are talking about things others would experience today. We British born here do appreciate all the things you speak about ,sometimes we are looked on as not modern enough ,but we are a crowded island and if it is to be comfortable for all there must still be some restrictions.

[@jonfethers7608]

Shady, I love you and your opinions buddy. Stay positive and continue doing your thing, brilliant

[@gailfreeman-y5c]

Love your Attitude and channel !

[@shelleyphilcox4743]

We do get power cuts in more rural areas sometimes, usually if there is extremely bad weather.

[@helenbaker2614]

Shady, I love the way are brutally honest. Keep it up

[@ShadyShae]

I appreciate that! Love your comment! ❤️

[@Stand663]

I remember having a conversation with a woman, who originally came from Afghanistan as a child refugee with her family. She said she couldn’t believe, seeing girls playing football, driving cars, going shopping, playing in the park, being politicians etc, doing normal things etc, running businesses etc, attending university, doing every day jobs teachers, etc etc. She couldn’t believe it. I was really astonished. Long story short, she said she trained as a HGV driver and worked for the post office. Her life is good and she thanked the British people for giving her and her family a good life. It just goes to show, all people (human beings) are basically the same. It doesn’t matter who you are.

[@andrewwells3367]

When I went to work in Nigeria, I stepped off the plane in Kano at 7pm and thought the thick heat must be from the engines, but of course it wasn't. Had to rest 3 days before starting work just to get used to the climate.

[@angelalacey1060]

❤❤❤😊 love you shady shae 🇬🇧

[@ShadyShae]

❤️❤️❤️

[@janyb1907]

I lived in southern Spain for nine years and still can't get used to the cold back here in the UK 😢

[@edwardburroughs1489]

UK isnt cold the south of Spain is an unliveable oven!

[@adebolabloke6962]

I think a fair assessment of UK weather is that if you come in summer expecting pure heat.. you'll be mostly disappointed. If you come in winter expecting nothing but unbearable cold.. you'll be pleasantly surprised. Book an outdoor wedding in July? It could be EXCEPTIONALLY hot, but it could piss down too. Outdoor Christmas event in December? It could be completely freezing, but it could also be surprisingly mild.

[@iainsan]

I'm a Londoner and I once visited Edinburgh in January. There was a strong Arctic wind blowing that would take your face off. I had to buy a woolly hat to cover my poor ears.

[@em6577]

I love your channel...i really get uncomfy watching people 'going for it' on the pda subject... i would shout 'no petting in the pool'😂....and yeah...tea breaks are precious...😂❤

[@michellewhyatt4438]

Youre great Shady i first saw your vid when i went to my sons room he was watching your vid i went to my room subscribed. I lived brought up in uganda (jinja) Nigeria (kaduna) had to learn thier language sing thier national anthem. I hope youve settled here. Hope youre alright? Keep well keep safe. Keep siing the vids. Oh Shady the noise from the cars aaaaagggghhhh ni nonono

[@ShadyShae]

Hey Michelle, thanks very much for the love means a lot to me and yes I have settled here now and loving it with all the challenges!

[@akramulhaq2313]

Really good. Another point is in affluent countries being thin is considered beautiful wheras in some African countries being fat is considered attractive.

[@adebolabloke6962]

Fat woman lover here so speak for yourself. BBWs 4 life

[@chrisbingham3289]

Thanks for your honest opinion 👍

[@ShadyShae]

My pleasure 😊

[@denisehall5145]

You are a very likeable chap

[@elizabethbaker473]

😂😂 your funny. Love how you just shake your head over pronunciations. I had a giggle. Come to Australia, you will have fun. We also have Aussie slang. Good luck with that one . 🇦🇺🌏fan.

[@Wayne-fn1sw]

Australia is riddled with English and Irish in invaders and many still running away from the UK to Australia today. Racism is bad in Australia 🦘.

[@PaulSawyer-xc6gu]

come to the UK see the world

[@suewilkinson5132]

Hi Shady have you left X I’m so sorry about what’s happening 😔

[@TheCornishCockney]

Not every street/road,and not every house is small. If you are only talking about London,then space is at a premium. If you think London’s houses and flats are small,you should see Tokyo. Now THATS small. Very good vid though mate.

[@Lillian-Alice-Margaret]

Transport links here in north are crap. Females over 50 find it difficult to get a job. Here in north pie chips mushy pies wi gravy n mint sauce yummy

[@raymondblood6322]

i bet you can get nigerian food even stockfish and fanta in london for a taste of back home.

[@Millennial_Manc]

Great video. I’m shocked you’ve been here 12 years though…. I assumed it was more like 4 or 5 for some reason. I have a question for you though. If Britain went to war next month, would you rather enlist and fight for Britain or return to Nigeria? (It’s not an ambush question… just genuinely interested).

[@ShadyShae]

I am British now and a loyalist! For king and country!

[@vcrossCelticfc]

We have a ton of Nepalese, they fought for our country. Then the gov tried to kick them and families out and the British went nuts, so the gov had to backtrack. You didnt know about silent letters? I before E except after C, we learn this in primary school.

[@ShadyShae]

Oh wow! Thanks for the tips, I need to learn proper British pronounciations!

[@viper7869]

Interesting.... Good to hear ... British people can be to quick to complain always thinking the grass is greener elsewhere. We have lived on mainland Europe and the Middle East but always glad to come home!

[@ShadyShae]

The grass ain't greener elsewhere! I have travelled a bit and can say that! It's still fine here with all the issues that's why all immigrants are running here and also some wanna slyly enforce their way of life on us!

[@viper7869]

@ShadyShae Shady my wife is half Nigerian and we are trying to find someone in Nigeria...is there any way I can message you not thru youtube.

[@galinakuksa932]

I love your attitude, I appreciate that you became a real British person, Britain needs people like you.

[@ShadyShae]

Aww thanks! I feel at home here! 🥰

[@janice506]

No we don’t.

[@galinakuksa932]

@@janice506 I see, you need Hamza Yousaf instead.

[@ngc4486diane]

ye but that's not the reality he's the exception or else there wouldn't be a problem and there's a serious problem

[@sihakim3804]

Hahaha how could shady the refugee be a real British person?

[@shelleyphilcox4743]

I really laughed when you spoke about the shock of the cold from the plane to the airport when you arrived. I moved to Saudi for a while when I was a kid. When I got off the plane I was shocked by the heat...also September...and thought the engines from the plane were what was making it so hot, then as we kept walking towards the terminal, it did not get better, and it struck me....this is how hot my life was going to be!!!!

[@vcrossCelticfc]

Could have been worst, Shady. Could have been Scotland. When I first move South I wore T-shirts in the Autumn, everyone else was wearing puffer jackets or jumpers under jackets lol.

[@GloriaHoulihan]

You think England is cold!Try Ireland!

[@ShadyShae]

Great suggestion, thanks.

[@adebolabloke6962]

"If you don't like the weather in England, give it half an hour."

[@susanwatherston6603]

Love your channel you do some good stuff ❤ yep us Brits ain't too bad however if your actually from this country you will find things a whole lot different especially when it comes down to housing our governments don't give a hoot if your on streets and British but got to keep up appearances for the benefit of other countries 😏

[@ShadyShae]

I noticed that trend and find it quite bizarre!

[@myturnsnoopy]

Here’s one for you to pronounce. Llanfairpwllgwyngyll. It is the name of a train station in wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 😂👍

[@ShadyShae]

What? C'mon is that even real? 🤣

[@myturnsnoopy]

Yes it is real ask Google for the longest train station name in wales 😂

[@myturnsnoopy]

Here’s a town in Anglesey wales named . Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. 😂😂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@TomMannis]

Well, you've convinced me to not visit London. Thank you.

[@ShadyShae]

Oh no that wasn't the idea, it was just to make you better prepared. Thanks for watching.

[@Richie-r4x]

[@xwarz0nex620]

Big up Shady Top Man!

[@meglomania2001]

No equal opportunity for the indigenous English population in the UK

[@adebolabloke6962]

Shady Shae gets this now. His recent videos are incredible. He's truly woke, but for the good side

[@angelalacey1060]

Amazing vidio shae thank you 😊 🙏 ❤️

[@ShadyShae]

Glad you enjoyed it 🙏

[@janyb1907]

Uk is small which is why we don't need the boat people

[@paulaivens8063]

I’m from Uk I will never get used to the weather. And your not the only one who struggles with the language and I’m from here. 🤔

[@janyb1907]

English is more tea.pie,mash and liquor is a London thing.

[@ijayokey]

🎉they have big houses in some places

[@LindaBartkowiak]

We need wildlife without the greenbelt , wood's and the countryside. This country would fall. it's already going slowly 🐌 😪 😕 its a small country. .

[@cloverite]

London has been colonised, that is not a good thing. I’m not sure you would be as happy to find out that Abuja had very few Nigerians.

[@MO_91185c]

I understand this in reverse. My first visit to Spain. Got off the plane and got hit with a blast of heat like when you open the oven.

[@victoriabolam4003]

There is a video by map men about the origins of British place names on KZbin

[@marciaedwardscrown]

Clean running water ?

[@PaulSawyer-xc6gu]

you make me laugh

[@dominochappin]

We are Scottish, Shae! Not Scots/Scotch 🙂…..some of the place pronunciations up here are even crazier, though! 😄

[@ShadyShae]

I would like to visit Scotland and have a real experience

[@dominochappin]

@@ShadyShae you would be very welcome, but tip from a local…avoid the Highlands from June to August. As well as being high tourist season, it is also high season for the dreaded midge. 🦟…..they’re tiny btw!

[@bornstndnupntalknbak]

Lol come to Canada ❄️☃️🥶

[@heathermeehan3540]

We have the best of all weather to grow crops etc we also are fed up with being called racist when we have more foreigners than British people and that's what we get accused of most people here can't speak our languages we get disrespected so much and truthfully what have we done wrong . We have silent letters in our word . Most people that do these videos go from London accent and judge Britain on London please don't do that . And the houses are not the same all over the UK . We don't have blackouts and UK water is drinkable so don't get where this is coming from . We are not allowed to honk unless it's a emergency cos it can distract drivers and cyclist need to have a safe lane to ride their bikes as they have no respect for people on pavement. Expressing love is ok but it's not really something you just see out in the open where kissing which whatever no big deal but anything more than that is ment for behind doors . Only in last few yrs has people of same sex been all over each other which still keep in behind closed doors like married couples should. Most English live coffee more than tea . A smoking break is just a break . You might not love fish and chips not all British do but that's preference same as the breakfast. British food not plain don't know where you have been but London ain't the place . I like you man but as I was born and breed in UK I suggest you travel out of London and experience the UK ❤

[@ShadyShae]

Very interesting points, I will indeed visit other places.

[@janyb1907]

London speak is hilarious. My mum was from Tottenham.

[@dirkbogarde44]

Not English then.

[@beverlyhenderson188]

Your brilliant Shady I really enjoy your channel. Your great

[@ShadyShae]

Hey Beverly thank you dear

[@SandraWalsh-zr8vf]

Love to meet you bro I live at surrry quays

[@ShadyShae]

Hello neighbour

[@shelleyphilcox4743]

Shae...if you haven't had a proper Sunday roast, I would recommend it, however, beware really cheap pub roasts as they can never, ever produce a decent roast spud or rich enough proper gravy, and rarely do you get a decent Yorkshire pud! Plus...fish and chips, try with tartare sauce if you like to lift your food with condiments. Traditional British cuisine tends to rely on quality ingredients, and our palate is developed to pick up the subtleties of individual flavours. We tend to use herbs more than spices. Other cuisines are developed on using blends of herbs and spices to create different flavours that quite strongly overlay the flavour of the base ingredients. All styles of cuisine have their different merits. 😂

[@k.edwards3138]

I love hearing visitors trying to pronounce British town names. it's hilarious. I moved from Lancashire down to West sussex and can't understand people down here having to wear jackets and coats when it's positively balmy outside. I'm glad you love it here. Like you said, we are a proper melting pot of all races, ethnicities, and cultures, and it's made us richer for it.

[@deogiriyadav8399]

Have u ever heard about.... Sardar udham.... Movie????

[@vcrossCelticfc]

The country was built long before cars, so Range Rovers are a nightmare in some streets 😂 Its illegal to honk after 10pm.

[@carolinesmith1064]

I found you when you were in London for the St George’s day celebrations. Love your energy and your positive attitude. If you ever get to Leicester I will give you a guided tour.

[@LindaBartkowiak]

My dad was Polish, so he liked spicy food now and again, so every now and again, if any leftovers, he would add his own spices to it.

[@terry5123]

Great insight so funny and good to see 👍👏🏻

[@janekinnane5884]

Love your sense of humour great attitude

[@Richie-r4x]

I love the weather in the UK because I love the cold. London is not properly England. London is the biggest melting-pot worldwide. I have moved to the North of England. Different environment, accents, less multicultural I miss London but I do not miss the commuting time, the tube disruption, train cancellation and the caos.

[@shelleyphilcox4743]

Er no...London is England and the capital of England and of the UK, and everyone should stop acting as if it isn't.

[@taiwoopawoye6121]

You have such a great personality just watching you. Amazing dude 👏🏾

[@ShadyShae]

I appreciate that!

[@Newbie-is2xr]

Leicester.. pronounce it as Lester.. lol

[@ShadyShae]

Lol

[@Newbie-is2xr]

@@ShadyShae I'm from there.. it's a weird place.. that's why I left..