thorpido: The language is theirs and the best way to speak a language is to try to speak it like the owners.Some whites who try to speak some African languages also try to speak in the tone of the native speakers.

clip: I travelled (Arab,Indian and Chinese, I.e Asia and Middle East) and tried to speak Nigeria and Queen English but discover they do no understand me. However,when I begin to speak their form of English,communication was established. Eg I do not have . I say,no have.

aaronson: Its not inferiority complex,its upgrade..everything in life needs some new standard,in the event of getting a job,your british or american accent might just be your selling point to which you got an edge over others,not to say nigeria english isn't of standard but dare to be different,do you think banky W and Darey sings better than 2face but they got an edge over 2face by anchoring events and also serving as judges to talent hunt or reality show..WHY? Spoken english counts!!!

aaronson: Its not inferiority complex,its upgrade..everything in life needs some new standard,in the event of getting a job,your british or american accent might just be your selling point to which you got an edge over others,not to say nigeria english isn't of standard but dare to be different,do you think banky W and Darey sings better than 2face but they got an edge over 2face by anchoring events and also serving as judges to talent hunt or reality show..WHY? Spoken english counts!!!

bongolistik:
SMH, wht form of upgrade is dt, smtin dt u dnt evn knw hw to do or cant even mimick dem wel, u ar dier giving urself headace, even a chinese man dt speaks english dey also imitate. Y isn't president jonah doin it in every country he traveld 2? Inferiority complex has eaten deep in2 nigerians, kenyans dont do dat, south africans dnt, no oda country does it, so is it only nigerians dat ar upgrading, jst SMH, wht a childish way of upgrading. Imitate chinis, arabs,indians speaking english nd keep caling it upgrade

tpia@:
op you need to work on your english though.

if thats unacceptable to you, then speak in your native dialect, just saying.

tpia@:
op you need to work on your english though.

if thats unacceptable to you, then speak in your native dialect, just saying.

bongolistik:
Is dis nt d pesn dt ws questionin linda ikeji 4 buildin a hous 4 her parents nw and sayin y dint she build it since

tpia@:
op you need to work on your english though.

if thats unacceptable to you, then speak in your native dialect, just saying.

bongolistik: I was in dangote cement company in Benue state, and a lot of inidians and other nationals are working there and I notice that whenever Nigerians wants to communicate with any of the white guys or indians, they alwyays wants to change the tone of their voice to speak like the white guys, not only there, i have noticed it many other places, even the nigerians that traveld out abroad do same over there, coming down to your own country again in Nigeria, you will want to imitate a whiteman the way he speaks all the time, but you will never see or hear any whiteman in any place trying to imitate anybody's voice, he will always flow in his own way be it him speaking with another white guy or a black man from any country. Don't you think it is height of inferiority complex that is causing that? Sometimes it even gets me angry when i see some nigerians doing it and thinking that is the best way to communicate with white guys. I don't think I will ever try that, whenever i speak with them i always use the voice and the tone i use in talking to my fellow black guys. Some even think that they are pleasing them by so doing, for Gods sake, please who? Are they not humans like you. And the funiest thing and the irony of all is that some of the white guys are not even from English speaking countries and don't even know how to speak very well, but you go all the way to imitate, you that is full blown British colonist. I believe it alwyas pays to always be yourselve in any situation you find yourselve before you go bite your tongue for trying to mimick white guys intonation. To butress the point more, it is just like president Jonathan now, traveling to india to meet the president or US, and you expect him to start imitating the way the president of india speak or the way American president speaks, it never happens that way, you will always hear Jonathan comunicate in his normal Nigerian english tongue. No formings at all or no trying to please anybody and other presidents understands him so does he understands them.

dr dams: This is the 'shiti-est' post have come across this yuletide.

English is for England!
Mind you, they arent imitating white men but Britons.
Be informed that some Argentines, Venezuelans, Italians, Spanairds etc. are whites but not all have the British accent (which I would say, is the real english).

A white man will always try his best to pronounce Chukwudi the Igbo way, Shola the Yoruba way and Danjuma the Hausa way.

English isnt your language.
A friend of mine who is a Graduate Assistant in Urbana Champain, U.S always lament that her white folks complains about her accent. Now shes trying to blend in the American-English + British-English.

Have done interviews with white men, physically and on phone, my brother, I use confirm 'phonetics'.
Y? Nobi my language, I have to try my best to speak the real version.

If na Punjabi Jonathan speak for India, he wont be too local to 'IJAWise' it.

Using the right phonetics is part of understanding a language.

dr dams: This is the 'shiti-est' post have come across this yuletide.

English is for England!
Mind you, they arent imitating white men but Britons.
Be informed that some Argentines, Venezuelans, Italians, Spanairds etc. are whites but not all have the British accent (which I would say, is the real english).

A white man will always try his best to pronounce Chukwudi the Igbo way, Shola the Yoruba way and Danjuma the Hausa way.

English isnt your language.
A friend of mine who is a Graduate Assistant in Urbana Champain, U.S always lament that her white folks complains about her accent. Now shes trying to blend in the American-English + British-English.

Have done interviews with white men, physically and on phone, my brother, I use confirm 'phonetics'.
Y? Nobi my language, I have to try my best to speak the real version.

If na Punjabi Jonathan speak for India, he wont be too local to 'IJAWise' it.

Using the right phonetics is part of understanding a language.

clip: We also try to change our pronunciations so they can understand us. Our tongue pronunciation of a word may mean another word and meaning to them.

bongolistik: I was in dangote cement company in Benue state, and a lot of inidians and other nationals are working there and I notice that whenever Nigerians wants to communicate with any of the white guys or indians, they alwyays wants to change the tone of their voice to speak like the white guys, not only there, i have noticed it many other places, even the nigerians that traveld out abroad do same over there, coming down to your own country again in Nigeria, you will want to imitate a whiteman the way he speaks all the time, but you will never see or hear any whiteman in any place trying to imitate anybody's voice, he will always flow in his own way be it him speaking with another white guy or a black man from any country. Don't you think it is height of inferiority complex that is causing that? Sometimes it even gets me angry when i see some nigerians doing it and thinking that is the best way to communicate with white guys. I don't think I will ever try that, whenever i speak with them i always use the voice and the tone i use in talking to my fellow black guys. Some even think that they are pleasing them by so doing, for Gods sake, please who? Are they not humans like you. And the funiest thing and the irony of all is that some of the white guys are not even from English speaking countries and don't even know how to speak very well, but you go all the way to imitate, you that is full blown British colonist. I believe it alwyas pays to always be yourselve in any situation you find yourselve before you go bite your tongue for trying to mimick white guys intonation. To butress the point more, it is just like president Jonathan now, traveling to india to meet the president or US, and you expect him to start imitating the way the president of india speak or the way American president speaks, it never happens that way, you will always hear Jonathan comunicate in his normal Nigerian english tongue. No formings at all or no trying to please anybody and other presidents understands him so does he understands them.

Emmyk: How do Nigerians try to form Chinese, Mexicans, Spaniards and Indians accents (the way they speak English)?

This is a Joke!

Like Dr. Dams said, these Nigerians only try to speak like Britons when they are in a conversation with Foreigners (from other continents aside Africa).

Emmyk: How do Nigerians try to form Chinese, Mexicans, Spaniards and Indians accents (the way they speak English)?

This is a Joke!

Like Dr. Dams said, these Nigerians only try to speak like Britons when they are in a conversation with Foreigners (from other continents aside Africa).

bongolistik:
mayb u hav nt seen many nigerians speakin wit indians or chinese b4, as i am presently witnesin it here nw, many of d nigerians down here, especialy d petty traders ar alwys tryin 2 speak lik d indians buyin tins 4rm dem, nd u may also want 2 deny d way nigerians gaze at any oyibo man passing by

bongolistik:
ask urself, y only nigerians tryin 2 do dt, ar dey d only african country or ar dey d only british colonist in africa? Smtin is definatly wrong smwr inferior! Inferior! Ur ghana nebo sef dnt hav tim 2 tongue twist wen conversin wit any oyibo man nd it doesnt mek u beta dan him in any way wen speakin wit whit guys. Naija got talent

Emmyk:
You also have a problem with that? It's high time you knew you have a problem too - staring at Nigerians staring at Oyinbos.

bongolistik:
u dnt evn need 2 stare at any nigerians b4 u wil knw dt all dier eyes ar on dat oyibo man passing, u wil jst feel nd knw dt ppl are gazin on odas

bongolistik:
u dnt evn need 2 stare at any nigerians b4 u wil knw dt all dier eyes ar on dat oyibo man passing, u wil jst feel nd knw dt ppl are gazin on odas

Emmyk:
You also have a problem with that? It's high time you knew you have a problem too - staring at Nigerians staring at Oyinbos.