Amidst the outbreak of the corona virus and it's ability to make even the greatest of men locked up in their apartments. We decided to curate various tales of people living in lockdown across the globe, so you know you're not alone and of course, laugh. Here is Samad Raphew a British Student's lockdown tale. You're welcome!
May the readers know a bit about You?, your hobbies and favourite places to go?
Hey there,my name is Samad, I consider myself an introvert, I'm a lover of football, music and games in general. I don’t have any place in particular I love going to but I would say anywhere there is sufficient fun and food is a great spot for me.
How was your life before this all happened, you know the Lockdown?.
we heard the lockdown’s been lifted, Do you think the parliament made a wise decision?
My life was chilled. Studying, working and the occasional outings. Nothing out of the ordinary.
Personally, I don’t have a problem with the lockdown being lifted as long as clear instructions are put out for people to look after themselves and prevent the spread of Covid. This seems to be the case and as for me, I still work from home and I only go out once a week anyway.
We all know for a fact that the U.K has been notorious when it comes to racism,they say it all started from the time they took our freedom in exchange for a mirror,Could you let the readers know what it’s like being a Nigerian in the diaspora? Do you get the first class treatment the oyinbos get in Nigeria or they still see us as the "oppressed"?.
Racism is something that cannot be completely eradicated but we have to start somewhere. A lot of people in the UK say they’re not racist when in fact, Racism has been institutionalised and its systematic. In this aspect they are not experiencing it first hand unlike people of colour. Racism isn’t born, it is learnt, and it never started until black people decided it was time for equality. This is what most white people see as "oppression".
There is no first-class treatment here. There are the occasional fascination white people develop but that’s just because they want to experience things outside the culture (which they don’t particularly have). What we call oppression they see as their right, what they call oppression is minor inconvenience.
Can you also tell us about the BLM movement?
The BLM isn’t something new. Its always been around. It has just gained more traction in the past few months than it has in the last 5 years. And I am proud to be a part of it. So much so that I went out to protest for Justice and our fight for equity hasn’t stopped till change is made.
#All lives matter till black lives matter!
And what would you say has been your coping mechanism through all this chaos?
My coping mechanism? Well I would say my bants on twitter, Call of Duty and my work. They take my worries away before I have to go back to reality.
we all hate it here
Were you able to learn new skills and achieve procrastinated goals?
I didn’t have any procrastinated goal prior nor skills I wanted to learn. Now is not the time
what's a day in Samad’s life post virus outbreak?
My typical day starts at 9am, get some breakfast and start working (from home of course), I do that till 5pm after which I get some rest or take a nap for an hour or 2. Watch a few series or football if there is any. Get some dinner after and Finally go on to Play Call of Duty (Warzone) until 2am before I go to bed.
although few, there are noticeable perks of the lockdown, do you think it’s changed you in a certain way?
Not really,the lockdown gave my introverted self more than I had expected. It didn’t change me, it merely enhanced my day to day lifestyle.
Well that'll be all, thanks for your candidness. Stay safe and well!.
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