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I once asked my mother what her family did during the Nigerian Civil War. She said her father was jobhunting.
Jobhunting.
TV gives us the idea that chaos rules when the worst things happen. But in truth, more people than not will try to retain a semblance of normalcy.
Jobhunting.
TV gives us the idea that chaos rules when the worst things happen. But in truth, more people than not will try to retain a semblance of normalcy.
Ergo, if you believe your daily schedule will shift radically when things come crashing down, you'll be wrong.
When Victoria Island, Lagos floods as it does yearly, some residents put their work clothes in a backpack, take a canoe to work, and dress up in the restrooms.
When Victoria Island, Lagos floods as it does yearly, some residents put their work clothes in a backpack, take a canoe to work, and dress up in the restrooms.
Remember this when things are slowly crashing around you, but because no one declares open season on you in the streets, or ash isn't perpetually falling from the sky, it feels like things haven't gone that far yet.
They have, and the right time to act like they have is now.
They have, and the right time to act like they have is now.
(I will quickly point out here that not everyone is shielded from the direct line of fire, of course. Many are affected greatly, lives irrevocably altered, and that should go without saying. But this is Twitter, so I'm inclined to clarify.) https://twitter.com/IAmSuyiDavies/status/1309513499228344321?s=19
Other folks saying the same: https://twitter.com/ElleZv/status/1309519300865056769?s=19
