I-Lagos (noma njengoba ibizwa nangokuthi i-lagos), enye yezindawo zokungcebeleka ezidume kakhulu zasePortugal, futhi ekubukeni kwami okubonakalayo, ukuvakashela izwe laseNtshonalanga eYurophu futhi hhayi ukuvakashela iLagos, kungukuhlambalaza nje. Kepha lokho kungaba ukuvakashela kule ndawo enhle, kunengqondo ukwazi ama-nuances kusenesikhathi mayelana nokuthi abantu bendawo bahlala kanjani, futhi yini engenziwa, kepha lokho okunganconywa.
I-Lagos, enye yezindawo zokungcebeleka ezidume kakhulu ePortugal, futhi ekubukeni kwami kokuhlangenwe nakho, ukuvakashela izwe laseNtshonalanga eYurophu futhi hhayi ukuvakashela ama-lagos, kuyinhlamba nje. Kepha lokho kungaba ukuvakashela kule ndawo enhle, kunengqondo ukwazi ama-nuances kusenesikhathi mayelana nokuthi abantu bendawo bahlala kanjani, futhi yini engenziwa, kepha lokho okunganconywa.
Labo abanolwazi oluyisisekelo ngolimi lwesiNgisi, ungakhathazeki ngezinkinga zokuxhumana. Isimo sendawo yokuphumula yendawo siyazenza sizizwe, futhi izivakashi zivela ku-ALByly Alvion uthando ukuze ziphumule eLagos, futhi ezazikhuthaza izakhamizi zendawo ezisebenza emkhakheni wenkonzo, ukufunda ulimi lukaShakespeare no-Arthur Conan Doyle. Ngendlela, i-nuance encane. Ungalokothi usho esiPhuthukezi ukuthi ulimi lwabo lufana neSpanishi, noma okubi kakhulu, ukuthi kungumthengisi weSpanishi nje. Ithuka kakhulu abahlali abaziqhenyayo baleli lizwe elihle.
Ngokuvamile, izakhamizi zaseLagos zinenhlonipho kakhulu futhi zinobungane, iqiniso lingenye yengqondo yokuthi ngimangale. Lokhu akuyona isikhathi. Hhayi-ke, amukwanga kubo ukwenza izindaba zabo baze emihlanganweni ngesikhathi esifanele. Ngakho-ke ukwamukele njengeqiniso.
Isimo esijabulisayo kakhulu eLagos ngetiye. Bona, ngokungafani namanye amazwe aseYurophu, akwamukelwa ngandlela thile, yize uma uthanda insizakalo, ungabashiya, kodwa kufanelekile ukubheka iqiniso lokuthi ngeke bakwazi ukuya esifundeni esithile noma esibasebenzi behhotela, kodwa bazokuwa ku "boiler ejwayelekile", esehlukaniswe kubo bonke abasebenzi besikhungo. Endabeni yabashayeli bamatekisi, ungashiya futhi imali ethile, kepha lokhu akukhona, lapho kungafanele kumangele lapho umshayeli wetekisi eqala ukukubheka.
Futhi kusukela ngenhla, bakhuluma ngezindawo zokudlela kanye namakhekhe, kuyanengqondo ukuthi bacabangele i-nuance ebaluleke kakhulu. Ezikhungweni eziningi zedolobha, kuyisiko ngaphambi kokubhala i-oda lakho, ukhonze izinhlobo ezahlukene zokudla okulula, kepha lokhu akuyona isenzo esinobungane ekhelini lakho, ngoba kungabonakala ekuqaleni. Uma uqala ukuzama, zizofakwa ku-akhawunti yakho, kungakhathalekile ukuthi uyakufuna noma cha. Ngakho-ke kungcono ukwenqaba nje, kakhulu ukuthi izindleko zabo ziphezulu ngokwanele. Ngokuvamile, kuhle kakhulu ezindaweni zokudlela zasendaweni uku-oda isidlo ukuze kususwe. Kulokhu, izindleko zezitsha zingancipha kumaphesenti angama-30, amahle kakhulu. Ngokuqondene nebanga lentengo lezindawo zokudlela, ziseLagos kunoma yisiphi isikhwama, kusuka kubadli abalula, ezindaweni zokudlela ezifashisayo. Kodwa-ke, kunephethini elilodwa elicacile. Ukusondela indawo yokudlela noma ikhefi kwisikhungo esingokomlando sedolobha, okuphezulu kumanani entengo, kuqhathaniswa namakhofi afanayo ngaphandle.
Izivakashi eziningi ezihlala eLagos zizama hhayi kuphela ukuhambahamba edolobheni noma zihlale zihlala olwandle, kodwa futhi zikhethwe nasePicnics yezwe. Uma unesifiso esinjalo, nakanjani uzocacisa indawo yegumbi eliseduze lokuphumula kwezwe lokuphumula, ngoba ngaphezu kwalezi zindawo, imililo evuthayo noma ukufakwa kwetende kunqatshelwe ngokuphelele futhi kujeziswe kahle kakhulu.
Cishe isimo esifanayo nodoti. Isiqeshana sephepha noma i-fan, siphonswe esidlule i-URN, sizosongwa inhlawulo enzima. Kodwa-ke, lokhu akufanele akusabise, ngoba ama-Urns kadoti eLagos ayiningi kakhulu.
Kucace ezitolo nasezitolo zokudlela kungaba amakhadi epulasitiki wezinhlelo zokukhokha zamazwe omhlaba ezihamba kakhulu lapha. Kodwa-ke, ukuthengwa okuncane okubiza ama-euro ayi-10 kusakhokhelwa kangcono ngemali. Ngenhlanhla, ungasusa imali cishe yonke indawo. Ama-ATM, njenge-URN esendaweni yedolobha.
Kepha ababhemayo eLagos kuzofanela babe begqoke. Ukubhema kuvinjelwe ezindaweni eziningi. Kulula ukubhala lapho kungenzeka khona. Lezi zindawo ezihlotshiswe ngokukhethekile ezingatholakala eduze kwezitolo ezinkulu noma ezikhundleni zebhizinisi, ezingakhonjwa yi-pictograph ekhethekile nezinqwaba zokubhema abantu. Yebo, futhi uthenge ugwayi, ngendlela, hhayi elula. Bathengisa imishini yokuthengisa ebhekene nezakhiwo zokuhweba nezindawo zokudlela ezinkulu. Kodwa-ke, noma ngabe uthola lokhu okuzenzakalelayo, kusamele ushayele indawo yokudlela noma umsebenzi oyinkimbinkimbi, ngoba umshini wokuthengisa usazodinga ukuvula. Ngasikhathi sinye, uma ubukeka kahle, kuzofanela ukhombise amadokhumenti akho aqinisekisa iminyaka yakho.
Kanye neseluleko sokugcina, kepha vele kuphela engxenyeni enhle yesintu. Abesifazane Abathandekayo, Uma uhlela ukuhamba eLagos, bese kuba nezicathulo zesitoko sangaphambi kokunethezeka. Iningi lemizila yabahamba ngezinyawo edolobheni eligandayiwe ngethayela elincane, lihamba izithende, lincane kakhulu, lincane kakhulu, lingathandeki kakhulu.