How most Nigerians treat people based on socioeconomic status …The reality is that the level of materialism and sartorial profiling in Nigeria is irritating. It is so pervasive and brazen that most Nigerians don’t realise they engage in it. Most Nigerians choose to respect people based on their dress, car (or lack of it), house (or lack of it), position, wealth, etc. It happens in the church, on the street, in the university, at community meetings, on social media, in the market, and all over the place. Conversely, Western countries treat people first as human beings irrespective of their status. Less than two weeks ago, Justin Timberlake, singer-songwriter and actor, pleaded guilty to impaired driving in New York and received a lighter sentence. Timberlake, who was arrested in June, expressed remorse before the judge, saying: “I did not live up to the standards that I try to hold for myself… I should have had better judgment. I understand the seriousness of this.” In Nigeria, it ...
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