West Africa

[cajunman7925]

Get ready for a eye opening experience you will realize how good we have it here in the USA(despite Obama). These contries could be beautiful places but the goverments don't take care of their people. Their governments are 1000x more corrupt than Louisiana politics. Make sure you get your shots. And at the airports try not to make eye contact with the armed security they will sometimes hassle you if you do. make sure too that you don't carry any valuables or any of sentimental value to you because everything is fair game to the custom agents. Don't drink the water either!!!!!!!! don't even put ice in your drinks. I have had first hand experience in some of these West African countries and if I had to choose between having a job and going back. I would be first in line to the unemployment line I will never go back ever again just too many bad experiences. I mean if you have to take that many shots to go somewhere then you just are not meant to be there. And don't shake hands either some of them don't use toilet paper they just use their hand. Also I can and always wil remember the smell of those places especially Nigeria and Angola you will never forget the smell. Just my 2 cents on these places. GOOD LUCK

[slick143]

Originally Posted by cajunman7925

Get ready for a eye opening experience you will realize how good we have it here in the USA(despite Obama). These contries could be beautiful places but the goverments don't take care of their people. Their governments are 1000x more corrupt than Louisiana politics. Make sure you get your shots. And at the airports try not to make eye contact with the armed security they will sometimes hassle you if you do. make sure too that you don't carry any valuables or any of sentimental value to you because everything is fair game to the custom agents. Don't drink the water either!!!!!!!! don't even put ice in your drinks. I have had first hand experience in some of these West African countries and if I had to choose between having a job and going back. I would be first in line to the unemployment line I will never go back ever again just too many bad experiences. I mean if you have to take that many shots to go somewhere then you just are not meant to be there. And don't shake hands either some of them don't use toilet paper they just use their hand. Also I can and always wil remember the smell of those places especially Nigeria and Angola you will never forget the smell. Just my 2 cents on these places. GOOD LUCK

you are right about the smell. it's just a nasty a$$ place.

[Big Lake Blondie]

beware bot flies or anything that might carry their eggs...mosquitos, other flies, whatever....video not for the squemish...this guy got his in Panama, but they are where you are going too...Would NOT want this in me...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23eimVLAQ2c

[longsidelandry]

Originally Posted by Big Lake Blondie

beware bot flies or anything that might carry their eggs

Yea I talked to a few people that have been there before and they have all told me not to slap at a bug that's on me but to blow it off instead. They said that theres some kind of bug over there that has some kind of acid in it's system and if you smash it on you the acid can actually eat through your skin. One guy showed me some pretty nasty scars that he got while in West Africa and he said that that's what it's from.

[slick143]

Originally Posted by longsidelandry

Yea I talked to a few people that have been there before and they have all told me not to slap at a bug that's on me but to blow it off instead. They said that theres some kind of bug over there that has some kind of acid in it's system and if you smash it on you the acid can actually eat through your skin. One guy showed me some pretty nasty scars that he got while in West Africa and he said that that's what it's from.

Just make to get all your shots and to take your malaria meds.