joeydozzy: The bestu acenti you can get anywiere nwanne m is the Ibo accent
Notu justi Ibo, the thicky one nu ooo

Babies and oyoyo m na adabekes all feeli lovudu by me and ha ncha orluways wanna geti down withi me

delors:
Oh! Are u surprised or angry? Or surprisingly angry? well, in North America, ask around.

some-girl:


hmmmn.
I wonder what sort of Nigerians go to North America because the ones in Europe have clearer accents than the Indians here.
Not always easy to tell when Indians have switched from English to Indian and vice versa.

delors: Some girl, do u need a map? North America is the States and Canada...the Indians there are the aboriginals...and indian immigrants and they speak correct English.

Diasporan: Nigerians should emulate the Ghanian-American Comedian Michael Blackson.His originality and African accent earned him his popularity and friendship with top celebrities in America

InvertedHammer:

You need to separate comedy/acting from reality. Michael Blackson is acting a script to fit a certain mindset.In real life, Michael sounds so akataish you wont believe it.

When you come to Rome, do like Romans. You cannot fully assimiliate into any culture if the citizens cannot understand you.Our typical heavy accent has been hindrance to a lot of people's careers. There could be exceptions. If you cannot effectively communicate (oral and written) in English, you will be bypassed in promotions into management positions.

You have all the odds against you: Black, foreigner, thick accent,....etc. So to progress, you need to up your game.

Don't blame the player;blame the game.

tpia@:
if everybody stayed in their country and village, there'd be no need for others to become paranoid over who is or isnt speaking with a fake accent.

i blame visa officials who just dash out visas like candy.

ShyM-X:
Question for Nigerians:

If BankyW who lived most of his life in America doesn't have an American accent; how come people like Iyanya, 2face, Ikechukwu, Naeto C et al have pseudo-American accents?

Also, I remember the first time I listened to the hyped "cockney"/"British" accent rap Lynxx supposedly made - I cringed after the first two bars. Nigerians need to allow it, you don't need to fake the accent for people to understand you especially if you live in London. Everyone(including white people) understands the naija accent.

ShyM-X:
Question for Nigerians:

If BankyW who lived most of his life in America doesn't have an American accent; how come people like Iyanya, 2face, Ikechukwu, Naeto C et al have pseudo-American accents?

Also, I remember the first time I listened to the hyped "cockney"/"British" accent rap Lynxx supposedly made - I cringed after the first two bars. Nigerians need to allow it, you don't need to fake the accent for people to understand you especially if you live in London. Everyone(including white people) understands the naija accent.

abdulkayus: Hahahaha, me dey enjoy dis thread wallahi.
D one wey dey pain me na dis Radio OAP, dem dey always sound like say na for US dem born dem.
Cool fm, Rhythm Fm, and others are guilty of dis.

delors:
Lolz. Funny. I avtually thought Lynxx spent his entire life in the states. anyway, point of correction, not everyone understands Nigerian accent biko...Not everyone

babe_online: As some people have said there is a difference between faking an accent and learning to modify your accent. After spending just over a year in Canada, I can tell you that my accent is beginning to change and I cant help it because first off, the Nigerian accent sounds ridiculous and second I hate to repeat myself whenever I am talking and that is what that happens whenever I talk in my Nigerian accent because I don't just have a Nigerian accent but I have a very thick one(especially before). I will like to round up by saying if you are a Nigerian that is at home and one that is not planning on going to Canada, America, or UK very soon, I advise you to be proud of your accent and I also advise you to speak with it because the people in the US for example don't speak with a Nigerian accent, biko.

Blue Magic: In america most every1 has a different accent. Some1 frm the south sounds diffrnt from some1 frm the north, some1 frm texas sounds diffrnt frm some1 from new orleans or new york. A white sounds diffrnt from a black. Some1 from the country sounds so much diffrnt from some1 from the city. So u are a product of ur environment. If you grew up amongst whites u are definitely gonna sound white & vice versa. If u've lived in the U.S or U.K u are subconsciously gonna start talkn & pronouncing words a bit diffrnt than when u are in Nigeria. Fake accent is when u've lived in Naija all ur life & try to speak american or british a.k.a Pastor Chris. or when u've lived in france & start sounding american or british........

ShyM-X:


I watched one of his interviews on a UK TV channel time ago, and he said he lived in the UK for a while. I don't think he lived in America at all. Yet, he sounds kind of a little bit American lool. Same for Chimamanda that lives in America, but sounds kind of British. I honestly don't understand Nigerians.

Only a Nigerian will travel to Dubai and start speaking mandarin.

Trust me, in London, almost everyone understands Nigerian accent(even the proper thick/tribal ones).


Anyway, the only real naija artist IMO is Burnaboy - he has a little bit of that South London thingy and I can listen to him talk all day. But I can't stand the rest of them.

Michael Sokoto:
Shuuoo! too much jandons on nairaland. Eh, time don reach 4 me 2 upgrade where I was born, where I've gone 2 & where I've lived.
So, when I visited d states abou last monf, I saw a short blac fellow Nigerian dude & I was like, "warra f**"!

babe_online:
shymexx you will not kill me with laff.

ShyM-X:


Shyte, I love the Yoruba accent and the adlibs.

And I absolutely love the Lagos and Warri pidgin as well.

Also, Ibadan people give me jokes all the time with the way they pronounce "S." Bwahahahaha

Gatts love Ibadan folks and their "see-keen" talk.

babe_online:
Naija boy!...you have probably never been to Naija but you know more than me that spent 16 years there. I had to think twice when you talked on Ibadan people and the way they pronounce ''s''. Do you know how to speak the Nigerian pidgin??

Afam4eva:
Lol You left out the people who leave Cameroon with an American accent. No be French dem dey speak for Cameroon?

A-town:


If English is not an American language please tell me what is? Oh don't tell me American English oo and dont even try to mention England because i believe we've all read the history books. Its plain simple, if somebody borrows your language, the onus is on them to get it right. My reference to Brazil is simple. They have traces of Yoruba descendants there that speak a different/modified version. Why would I try to speak yoruba like them if I go there when I know my way of speaking is the original dialect? On the other hand, if they come to Yorubaland, they better pronounce words the way we do