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Monday, 30 September 2013

Question of the day: What would you do left alone at a train station?

Here's the question and please answer sincerely. You're on holiday in a foreign country (by yourself) and you miss the last train (midnight) that would have taken you back to your hotel. You're left with only two options; 1. Sleep by yourself at the train station (with no one else around) till daybreak or 2; lodge at the only hotel around the train station...unfortunately its a five-star hotel and the cheapest room there is $2,000 (N320k a night). Bear in mind that you're a regular salary earner...you don't even earn up to N300k a month...but the train station is notorious for violent attacks and is close to a dangerous hood. Which option would you take?

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Unknown said...

it's already a five star hotel, and i am a seven star wise man.
The only option left for me is to work straight to the five star hotel as a wise man to hang out with the rich men at the bar.even collect my contacts from them till morning.

Must i be a mugu to sleep at the train station at that very hour because of $2k ?

wise man is wise man.

Anonymous said...

..for starters YOU can't even sleep in the train station ( The Underground) in a city like LONDON..you will be walked out, I don't see that happening..you will not be allowed in the train station when they know you can't get a train...

Anonymous said...

I would not miss the train

Anonymous said...

All 5 star hotels have bars that are open 24hrs......go to the bar and order a drink and chat with the bar man till day break,it's not among your options though, that's what I would do.

Anonymous said...

Linda option three, go to a police station or talk to a police personnel around am sure they will do some thing even put me in protective custody in their cell if they think am a threat to them sleeping in their station. But any ways I hope u r not stranded in london ohhhh if yes say something so we can launch an SOS from here

CEO Don said...

I can only find one corner to sleep after praying. God said that we shall pass through fire and it shall not harm us. I know He is everywhere even at train station

Anonymous said...

Take a cab. They work round the clock. Only the registered ones. U get to where eva ur going,anytime. Dats the only means in a foriegn land,if u missed the last train. And cabs are every where,no matter dangerous the area is.

Unknown said...

this has happened to me before, i actually called the hotel i logged in to get me a taxi and they did asap. But in this scenario i will go to d 5 start and tell dem i will sleep in the lounge just for my safety.

Anonymous said...

Exactly my taught oooo I think is her. Her ass is broke so she making this a scenario lmao Linda is funny we know girl. Or the Channel bag has made u broke? Don't live beyond your means linda

CEO Don said...

I can only find one corner pray and sleep. God will protect me

Unknown said...

this has happened to me before, i actually called the hotel i logged in to get me a taxi and they did asap. But in this scenario i will go to d 5 start and tell dem i will sleep in the lounge just for my safety.

son of alakija said...

This is a trick question. 1st, it is almost impossible to have a five star hotel in a dodgy neighbourhood. The hotel will not stand as there will never be punters. so the question is totally not valid

Anonymous said...

The money for the hotel,use am enter cab. Na cab b d best option,they dey go anywhere

Poopoo said...

Has happened to me. Call a cab, it's always available. Even in naija, taxi dey 2 a.m. Only about 20 or 30 pounds depending where u are going.

Unknown said...

I'll jes sleep wt d securities at d train station,err train station shuld v a security

Anonymous said...

Make I hear say I go enrich five-star hotel with my 320000

Anonymous said...

Sharp babe!

Anonymous said...

Lmao

Anonymous said...

Taxi nko?

Anonymous said...

Go 2 d hotel nd look 4 someone to squat wit.

Anonymous said...

Smart!!!

Anonymous said...

Lmao

Unknown said...

Abeg u wey just enta how u want take know say the place dangerous homo linda no dey bobo us for here joooor

Anonymous said...

God! why is everyone reasoning in same direction. What happened to cabs?

Anonymous said...

Surely a cab couldn't cost as much as the hotel, so why isn't that an option?

sugar said...

Omo, na treking things

Anonymous said...

simple. Go to a club and party till day break :)

Anonymous said...

stay up all night

Femme de l'Avenir said...

I've missed the last train before. I took a cab instead....Elementary people :|

Anonymous said...

Wetin you dey out for that time alone in a foreign country...

sdk's first lady said...

Lmao,ur vry funny

sdk's first lady said...

I'll sleep dere all alone,nd i'll pray 4d angels 2guide me buh i def wont sleep deep

Anonymous said...

Option 4- call a friend

WeddingFavors said...

Stay in the lobby/bar of the expensive hotel. if i look good and harmless, no one will bother me. Plus I might even meet a fine rich bobo while i wait so no harm done.

Reverend Ahmed said...

nero..i de fear u ooo, dat kind badt lagos sense, dem go run 4rm d station

Anonymous said...

Get a room

Anonymous said...

Next time pls don't sleep in the toilet. You dail 999 from ur phone the police would come and pick u and either give u a room in the cell or get you a temporary accommodation from the council borough which the station is located.

Anonymous said...

find a church, find a good person to stay with.

Anonymous said...

I will just seat down nd listen 2songs of tonto dikeh

taiwo o. said...

The hotel should have a bar which should run through the night. so, I'll visit the bar, buy a drink (water preferably) & enjoy a loooooooooong drink until dawn

Unknown said...

I will pray and follow God's will.

Unknown said...

I will pray and follow God's will.

Anonymous said...

I Wil sleep in the hotel reception toilet,am sure dat wil be cozy nd comfy 2

Rough Diamond said...

I will gently stroll in to d hotel n crash @d lobby.

Anonymous said...

I WOULD RATHER GO TO THE FIVE STAR HOTEL AND BEG THE SECURITY OFFICER TO SLEEP IN THE SECURITY ROOM TILL DAWN

Rere said...

take a taxi. They are 24/7

Anonymous said...

â„“̊ will find sugar daddy sharp sharp in the hotel to. Pay my bills

human being said...

Ill take off my clothes and shit few nautical miles away from me then sleep... I wan see who go bully mad man.

Anonymous said...

Linda..I hope ds didt hapn 2 u o...well,4 me..I'l walk 2 d hotel and xplain my situation 2 any1 and beg 4 help n if none coms..I'l hang arod d hotel till day break..

Anonymous said...

Toilet immediately..aint paying for hotel room..............THE DON

Nike said...

Linda stop being so dramatic. What about option C, taking a DAMN TAXI from the station to your hotel??? Since you missed the train, you can take a freaking taxi. Why the drama?!!!

vampire lestat said...

Google the nearest night club or somewhere there are people until dawn.na to grove all night long, or simply call a cab or go to the nearest police station maybe they can give me a free ride to the hotel or wait for night bus.plenty options jare.but I pick my first option.

Unknown said...

If I hv the mony there,I will sleep in the hotel bt if I dnt,I will go Ï„̅☺ there rest rum α̲̅Å‹Ï‘ lock myslf..its a fivestar hotel so there rest rum will be very neat.

Anonymous said...

Will sleep @ de gate man's post of de hotel or beta still work wit de security on night duty.

Anonymous said...

The answer to this is very simple ke ... I will go to the 5-Star Hotel and hang around in their lobby till day break. At least no one would charge you $2k for sitting around in the lobby or better still sip a drink of $20 at the restaurant all through the night. Sleeping at the train station is not an option and paying $2000 to sleep for a couple of hours is not an option too (which kain sleep be dat!!!!)

Anonymous said...

Na to jog to my hotel nah

Anonymous said...

Lmao!! You are crazy!!

Anonymous said...

Since I can't afford the hotel, o boy na die hard tinz remain o, I'd suck it up and probly put some dirt on my cothes, scatter my hair and put some dirts on my face too, that way I look like a homeless person, look for somewhere to squat and keep praying to God that He guards me and keeps me safe all through o, meanwhile no sleep for me, na vigil tinz dat night o, I no dey for "ebamisofun". Ginge

Anonymous said...

Ginger*

Anonymous said...

I'm sure the station will have taxis that would safely take you back to your hotel. Option 3. :)

bbm pin 23491053 said...

Maybe I will simply wake up from my slumber cos I know it will only happen in my slumber notin more notin less. Cheers. Engr Emy.

Anonymous said...

Sleep at the hotel lobby,or stand there for a one nite stand.....lolzzzz

Lisa London said...

Silly question, this would only work in an undeveloped country. In any developed country you will be able to call a cab. Furthermore you can go to the hotel & CHILL IN THE BAR / RECEPTION UNTIL MORNING!!! only pay the cost of a few drinks.

Anonymous said...

I go re-arrange myself like a cra*y person na.

~Cloyd Ndu~

jojo said...

I go go beg d ppl wey dey d five star hotel kitchen, make I help Dem wash plate till day break. FOC

Anonymous said...

Www.slappers.com
Duh

Or like the smart one sd hotel lav..no one notices

Unknown said...

I have been in this situation in London, and damn it wasn't funny.I missed my last train back to Birmingham, so I kept walking helplessly around and it was freezing cold.The cheapest room was like 300 a night and didnt have much.I didn't sleep throughout that night until it was 5.30 or so for the 1st train.

Anonymous said...

i'll sleep by the hotel gate or fence...lol

Anonymous said...

Very easy. I will walk into the reception of the hotel and sit there till day break

ary said...

I will go to the streets, look for a coffee shop or diner that's open 24/7, order some food n wait till 2mo. Even a 9t club will do.

Anonymous said...

a $2,000 a night hotel is close to a notorious neighborhood...the irony.. dunno where in the world that can be possible..... u no get work today??... scenario aint adding up. be more realistic next time.

Anonymous said...

:wetin: i go stay dere wif doz tout, we go dey tout am dey go. b4 u no day go break.... i go con find ma way. instead of paying dat wopin amout of moni jst 4 a nite.....

Anonymous said...

Hehehehe.funy, I will go n abeg the security in the 5star hotel to patch up wit dem till morni jor. Dis life is vry sweet for me to loose it out now

ary said...

I will go to the streets, look for a coffee shop or diner that's open 24/7, order some food n wait till 2mo. Even a 9t club will do.

Anonymous said...

LMFAO!! Na you be the Moses of our Generation.
*Chayanna*

Anonymous said...

LWKMD!!

juicyhawtstuff said...

I wil sleep in the hotel.

Anonymous said...

Call a cab company and go back to the hotel.

Anonymous said...

Dial emergency no naw that's the benefit of being in a foreign country. Emergency no will always work. Wld call and say some gang are scaring me lol

Anonymous said...

Keep on running(not jogging)until i reach ma crashing joint!!!

Anonymous said...

Go to the five star hotel and sleep in the toilet. But Linda, who told you a regular salary in Nigeria is like 300k. And one question oooo. Dis this happen to you? So what did you do? You get money na!

Anonymous said...

Life is so sweet, so I will sleep in the hotel..

Anonymous said...

Sleep at the hotel gate area, there must be some security around there... If the cold is bearable

Anonymous said...

i will go to the 5 star hotel and cry for help!ha!

Anonymous said...

Since I can't afford the hotel, o boy na die hard tinz remain o, I'd suck it up and probly put some dirt on my cothes, scatter my hair and put some dirts on my face too, that way I look like a homeless person, look for somewhere to squat and keep praying to God that He guards me and keeps me safe all through o, meanwhile no sleep for me, na vigil tinz dat night o, I no dey for "ebamisofun". Ginge

Anonymous said...

with a 300k salary, I can only dream to be on holiday in a foreign country where I dont know anyone..

Anonymous said...

would sleep beside d 5star hotel.. it'l b much safer round there

Anonymous said...

its so simple..find a club or strip club and stay till another train comes

Anonymous said...

I will take a cab and pay no matter how expensive.

Anonymous said...

No long tin. Women, go to d hotel and cry at d reception -- while showing some leg or cleavage or both kpa kpa. Men, you are on your own -- suffa head pipul.

Anonymous said...

Who comes up with dumb stuff like this? Have you ever heard of a Police Station? Or you think its the Nigeria Police that will be there.

Anonymous said...

I will pray for a miracle because without a deposit you cannot get a room at the hotel anyway.

Tunde Eldorado said...

Omo na act like mad person for train station, so ppl so fear me bad

Anonymous said...

Wow! I will go to one coner roll my weed nd get high.I wish it will hapun to me one day.wot a privacy to chaa anya

Dende said...

Wat if d maiguard try yansh u when u dey sleep?I didn't want 2 comment on dis dumb question cos I kno it's linda's way of harnessing libers to pay 4 dat lego clutch nonsense.

sdk's first lady said...

Hmm sharp babe,na wetin fit do am be dt o

Dende said...

Or rosko aka ashawo's customer

Anonymous said...

Get a cab

Anonymous said...

I will not attempt either of the options, rather i will go back into the street, find the nearest eatery or restaurant, i will beg the owner or whomever i see there, to jst let me perch in the store or kitchen, possibly watch places so long as am safe till daybreak.....

Anonymous said...

Would prolly just act like an insane woman for the rest of d day.............Just incase.......looooool

Anonymous said...

I can't have only 2 option. I will use that money am considering to use for the emergency hotel for a cab to my main hotel OR Call the hotel for help.

Unknown said...

Two options. Go to the hotel. Tell dem you missed your train and den beg dem to allow you sleep at the security post or somewhere somehow. Out of pity. At least I no be celebrity. So why I go shame or why I go der form. When no be say dem go see me again.

Anonymous said...

U go stay for the hotel reception

Anonymous said...

I will walk up to the hotel reception and ask them to help me to call a taxi that will take me home. I should be able to afford money for taxi if I cannot afford the hotel room. Hotel reception abroad calls taxi for their guests as well as outsiders who genuinely require such assistance.

Anonymous said...

@anonymous 11.43, u obviously don't go on holidays... 'It ain't part of ur culture/ upbringing ' rmb that Igbo folks say 'onye njem Ka onye isi awo we amami ihe'. Culture can be learned....

Anonymous said...

ha...if no hope of cab, omo, ill pay the money oo make i no go die for oyibo nite maka tight hand..if dem kill me, thief the money join nko

Anonymous said...

Exactly! This happened to me in dubai. I took a wrong train n it was d last for d night. Mhen! I spent a lot on cab

Unknown said...

I will go to the 5 star hotel and buy a cup of tea for 10 dols and sip it till day break...

Unknown said...

I will go to the 5 star hotel and buy a cup of tea for 10 dols and sip it till day break...

d@girl said...

Lmao... u bet!

Anonymous said...

Oga read the write up again and pls we have train stations in Nigeria.

Zuriel.

Anonymous said...

We get train?

Anonymous said...

walk back to my hotel and when I get to a point where I see taxis I will pay one to take me back to my hotel
Love from Miami

Islander said...

Gbagbe oshi, me myself & I amma join the violent gang and boogie all night. Dem no stubborn reach me. LOL.

Anonymous said...

linda wat is wrong with you...dr r alwys pple dere 24/7 cleaning or doing something..leave d train station 2 where dy re..nd call a cab..

Anonymous said...

take a cab na...wot kinda rubbish question is dis

Unknown said...

My dear Linda...There is always a night Bus in these developed countries...Simply take the Night Bus

Anonymous said...

"A dangerous hood"... Hahaha. Linda U no go kill me. Stop using slangs if U don't know how to use it properly.

Anonymous said...

Like duhhh. Linda pls abeg

The real baby oku

Anonymous said...

I tire


The real baby oku

Anonymous said...

Taxi is going too far.... find the nearest 24hr mall and crash.... or start trekking to ur place...u fit reach b4 daybreak....lol

Anonymous said...

The hotel has a lobby. Sit in the lobby and appear engaged in reading a newspaper. Put on your best casual chic outfit and please do not snore. if you are female, pretend you are a damsel in distress if acosted

Anonymous said...

Nigerians! We had two options train station or hotel nothing more

Anonymous said...

I will go to the 5 star hotel explain the situation of things to the front desk officers and beg them to let me sleep at their lobby till the next morning. That way you are safe than sleeping at the train station.

Anonymous said...

Abi? It's not even difficult.

veeon said...

lol linda make sense now if i no earn 300 how i go pay for the hotel then?

I will sleep on the stairs in a random building.

Anonymous said...

I dey bow to Linda o! Seh na dis day n age of tech u dey talk abi d day n age befor this one wen we dey so? Wetin happen to google wen I go check for taxi company n call them kia kia? Na so I talk know my way for America as d idiot I suppose stay with do me nonsense ke! Linda make u dey ask decade appropriate question jor! And u berra post my comment or else....

Anonymous said...

And besides sef Linda, u can google information line of that State (24hrs) n let dem kno ur plight n they will giv u info on wat to do. Na so I do here for USA, thanks to my ex's domestic violence which rendered me homeless in America. I jejely called d 211 num n they contactd a shelter for me n sent a taxi to pick me up. Simple! Now, 2 months later I hav my own apartment n living well with my child. So, linda eh! Dis ya question is generation inappropriate.

Anonymous said...

There is kindda always a bus! N-something stands for Night bus! And there are always cabs pls don't act like an illiterate

Anonymous said...

i would go to the gateman of the hotel and pay N5,000 to share his room

Anonymous said...

i will sleep outside the hotel



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