First TIME travel advice - Now your airborne
Let's assume you've made it this far and are now on the airplane.
Most likely, the majority of the passengers will be Nigerians, and they will be in a festive mood.
Shoes will come off, slippers will emerge – and they will have the crew running up and down the aisles serving them every free thing they can get.
Why are these people so happy to be leaving our prosperous, well ordered societies? Probably because they are tired of all the strictures of our over-regulated, humorless homelands. Maybe they are impatient with people who do not regard bush meat as a delicacy?
Let their joy comfort you. If they're so happy to be going home, it can't be that bad in Nigeria, right?
Sit back, order a cocktail and enjoy the flight. In fact – have a few cocktails – you may need them