Quality living...you deserve it!

It baffles me to see the achievements we celebrate in Nigeria or our concept of quality living when most of our living conditions are deplorable and appalling. We are smart, hardworking people that deserve more but I doubt we realize this fact, let alone demand for it.
You see a guy or lady being regarded as a ‘big guy/man’ or ‘big girl/woman’ meaning they have arrived and have things working for them yet you find out that such a person still struggles with getting into his/her house after a heavy rain, have to deal with crazy traffic getting home because of bad roads, live in deplorable, poorly built homes which he/she pays so much for, barely has electricity to see his way around the house, let alone keep the fridge cold, has his kids attending poorly rated schools, and worse; receives poor healthcare when ill. Unfortunately, he pays so much for all these as such assumes he is getting the best life has to offer.
My question here therefore is: Do we even know what quality of life entails or that you need to demand such from whoever owes it to you rather than living in denial?
Anyway, less words…more pictures…just to show simple things the average person ‘enjoys’ in Nigeria in comparison with other parts of the world. 
Trust me…I compared our so-called ‘highbrow’ areas and ‘reputable institutions’ with similar or lesser rated ones in the US (Boston to be precise). I have personally visited all these places so can attest to the pictorial representations.
Boston University lecture hall
A.B.U Zaria lecture hall

Boston University Campus
A.B.U Zaria Campus


L.U.T.H Labor & Delivery 
Tufts Medical Boston, Labor & Delivery


Ikoyi side road
Boston side road

1004 apartment, V.I, Lagos
1004 apartment kitchen

Chelsea place apartment
Chelsea place kitchen

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  1. Wale Rabiu8 February 2016 at 23:17

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  2. Wale Rabiu8 February 2016 at 23:20

    LUTH delivery room is in a deplorable state

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  3. Wale Rabiu8 February 2016 at 23:20

    ABU campus and 1004 apartments are not looking too diff from the Boston's pic anyway but there is always need for improvement in our quality of life

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    1. Funmile9 February 2016 at 08:29

      Lol at not looking really different. My idea here is that we should ask for better finishing, services etc where necessary rather than settling despite the huge amount we pay.

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  4. Unknown9 February 2016 at 03:28

    Luth delivery room is appalling!!!

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  5. karrieart9 February 2016 at 11:43

    So true dear

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  6. Unknown10 February 2016 at 13:23

    LUTH delivery room is really appalling...so disgraceful.

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