Abu Mikey: You Know You Are An Americanized Nigerian If You
Now Say,
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"Truck" instead of "Lorry"
"SUV" instead of "Jeep"
"Never mind" instead of "Fashi"
"Wassup?" instead of "How far now?"
"Hood" instead of "Bonnet"
"Trunk" instead of "Boot"
"Gas" instead of "fuel"
"Fries" instead of "Chips"
"Fireworks/Firecrackers" instead of "Banga/
Knockout"
"Soda" instead of "Minerals"
"Detergent" instead of "OMO"
"silly" instead of "Mumu/Ode"
"Concrete" instead of "Cement"
"Trash Can" instead of "Dust bin"
"Power is out" instead of "NEPA has taken light"
"Cop" instead of "Police"
"Later" instead of "We go yarn"
"Graduate" instead of "Pass out"
"Security Guard" instead of "Gateman"
"Cookie" instead of "Biscuit"
"Pants" instead of "trousers"
"Underwear" instead of "pant"
"Extensions" instead of "Attachment"
"Cornrows" instead of "weave"
"French braids" instead of "Dee-dee"
"Weave" instead of "weave-on"
"Suitcase" instead of "Box"
"Sneakers" instead of "Canvas"
"Soccer" instead of "Football"
"Motorcycle" instead of "okada"
"Flip-flops" instead of "slippers" (more like "silpas"
"Nail polish" instead of "Cotex"
"Hallway" instead of "Corridor"
"Living/Sitting Room" instead of "Palor'
"Balcony" instead of "Varanda"
"Poke" instead of "Chook"
"Pen" instead of " Biro/Bic"
"Ballpoint pen" instead of "Eleganza"
"VW Bug" instead of "Beettle"
"Negative 5" instead of "minus 5"
"Twenty five hundred" instead of "two thousand five
hundred"
"Boss" instead of "Oga"
"Circle" instead of "roundabout"
"Apartment building" instead of "block of flats"
"Flashlight" instead of "torch"
"Conjuctivitis" instead of "Apollo
"wife-beater" instead of "singlet"
"dreadlocks" instead of "da da"

dayokanu: [size=14pt]

"Model-like figure" instead of "HIV patient"[/size]

delors: 'To go' instead of 'take away'
'Chequing' instead of 'savings account'
'mean' instead of 'wicked'
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delors:
BMX

akpomeme:

Some of them don't follow. Nigerians speak proper English not even bullshit American English.

Idi Amin: chequing acc.na current acc. Come, do you stay in Texas street, Lagos?

3ace: Funny thread, I like it. Surprisingly, none of this garri lovers has commented on how it affects the price of garri.

shymexx:

Boi, still trying to find out when "American" became a language. Those mofos speak a bootleg version of the English language. I was expecting words like: airplane, condo, chapstick, check, parking lot, the movies, parentheses etc..

CFCfan: Buhari instead of abraham lincoln
Kim Kardashian instead of Tonto Dikeh

Amber Rose instead of Vanneni

CFCfan:
I don see am.

'SniperInADiaper' instead of 'Sniperinpampers'

delors:
Lolz...I dont understand ur rhetorical question but seriously, what we call savings account in Nigeria is called chequing in North America...you use debit as we use ATM and withdraw/deposit as u want...Savings his more like Nigerian current account. Weird!

Idowuogbo:
Lmao! Shyeazzzzzy! Easy boi!

delors:
Lolz...I dont understand ur rhetorical question but seriously, what we call savings account in Nigeria is called chequing in North America...you use debit as we use ATM and withdraw/deposit as u want...Savings his more like Nigerian current account. Weird!

dayokanu: EYE-RAQ instead of HE-RAQ(Iraq)

adaobi123:

Looool.....its not my fault

"Paiyint" ? LOOL