EP 53- Realities of a Global Career

it's massive so and when was the moment when you were in japan that you realize, yeah, this ain't

London no more.

When did you realize,

yeah, we're not in

London no more?

I'm not in London anymore.

That's a good question.

I would say, I think there was one video that I posted on TikTok that went a bit viral where I sort of missed the feeling or should I say the taste of home? And I just felt like, you know what? I would love to have some African food right now.

You know what I mean? Whereas when you're in London, there's loads of African spots just dotted all around the map sort of thing.

When I was in Japan, I realised that you have to search really hard to find your people, your cuisines or your network, your tribe.

So there was a time where I was really craving, I think it was like, I don't know, anything Nigerian.

I would settle for Jollof Rice, to be honest.

I'm Nigerian, by the way.

So I think I settled with pounded yam and some sort of soup.

And when I got in there, I realised that this woman wasn't actually Nigerian.

I think she was... either Congolese or Sierra Leonean, but she was cooking every sort of African dish in her restaurant because she was essentially, her headline claim was only African restaurant in Tokyo.

So that's when I realized I'm not in London because if I was in London, I would just go OK Road, 805.

You got your specialities.

Exactly.

It's very easy.

Whereas if I wanted a black barber, for example, his headline claim, only black barber in Tokyo.

He's caught in the fact that he's caught Rich the Kid, Sway Lee and all of these things.

Whereas in the UK, you know, there's Ludacris on every barber shop.

Yeah, for sure.

It's just readily available on your doorstep.