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15 Things People Who Grew Up In Yoruba Homes Will Relate To by dimexy247(m): 12:07pm On Jul 13, 2016
If you grew up in a Yorba home or you're still in the process of growing up in a Yorba home, I'm very sure you will relate to these perfectly.

Here we go peeps;

1. Having to go on both knees to greet elders.

Must I roll on the floor to show respect?
Re: 15 Things People Who Grew Up In Yoruba Homes Will Relate To by dimexy247(m): 12:08pm On Jul 13, 2016
Yoruba is just too much. One of the best tribe
Re: 15 Things People Who Grew Up In Yoruba Homes Will Relate To by Omotayor123(f): 12:10pm On Jul 13, 2016
Yoruba Tribe Rocks wink grin

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Re: 15 Things People Who Grew Up In Yoruba Homes Will Relate To by dimexy247(m): 12:10pm On Jul 13, 2016
2. All the hymns in church sounded like this.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b7Cqe3gZHs[/video]
E ke Halleluya!
Re: 15 Things People Who Grew Up In Yoruba Homes Will Relate To by dimexy247(m): 12:13pm On Jul 13, 2016
3. Having to call everybody older than you sister and brother.

Na wa o.
Re: 15 Things People Who Grew Up In Yoruba Homes Will Relate To by raph101(m): 12:14pm On Jul 13, 2016
Most cultured ethnic group in Africa.




You can say wareva!

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Re: 15 Things People Who Grew Up In Yoruba Homes Will Relate To by dimexy247(m): 12:16pm On Jul 13, 2016
4. Eating swallow every day and for the rest of your life.

Swallow or nothing! Make I eat before hunger wire me embarassed
Re: 15 Things People Who Grew Up In Yoruba Homes Will Relate To by dimexy247(m): 12:19pm On Jul 13, 2016
5. People ruining your name because that’s the Yoruba way of pronouncing it.

Aunty, it’s Maryam, not Moriamo!
Re: 15 Things People Who Grew Up In Yoruba Homes Will Relate To by dimexy247(m): 12:22pm On Jul 13, 2016
6. When you hear Tope Alabi and know it’s time for another Yoruba movie.

Yass, sing it's Tope!
Re: 15 Things People Who Grew Up In Yoruba Homes Will Relate To by pweetylivia(f): 12:23pm On Jul 13, 2016
lolz
Re: 15 Things People Who Grew Up In Yoruba Homes Will Relate To by Emmatdayo(m): 12:23pm On Jul 13, 2016
taken
Re: 15 Things People Who Grew Up In Yoruba Homes Will Relate To by Tenkobos(m): 12:24pm On Jul 13, 2016
raph101:
Most cultured ethnic group in Africa.
Stop eating with lai mohammed's plate.
Re: 15 Things People Who Grew Up In Yoruba Homes Will Relate To by Starlet50(m): 12:24pm On Jul 13, 2016
I grew up in a Yoruba home bt I cannot relate with these pics...Do I have a problem??
Re: 15 Things People Who Grew Up In Yoruba Homes Will Relate To by Adekorya: 12:25pm On Jul 13, 2016
Oya na
Re: 15 Things People Who Grew Up In Yoruba Homes Will Relate To by dimexy247(m): 12:25pm On Jul 13, 2016
7. Oleku, Yemi My Lover, Toluwani, Saworoide and the rest were the best movies ever!

They should be nominated for Oscars please, argue with your VCD player.
Re: 15 Things People Who Grew Up In Yoruba Homes Will Relate To by Emmatdayo(m): 12:26pm On Jul 13, 2016
dimexy247:
5. People ruining your name because that’s the Yoruba way of pronouncing it.

Aunty, it’s Maryam, not Moriamo!
lol,
grin grin grin grin grin grin
yoruba can spoil name for afica grin grin cheesy
Re: 15 Things People Who Grew Up In Yoruba Homes Will Relate To by Emmatdayo(m): 12:27pm On Jul 13, 2016
pweetylivia:
lolz
fine girl, make i dey ur back like this kiss kiss
Re: 15 Things People Who Grew Up In Yoruba Homes Will Relate To by Emmatdayo(m): 12:28pm On Jul 13, 2016
Tenkobos:
Stop eating with lai mohammed's plate.
do u hav a contrary opinion? lipsrsealed
Re: 15 Things People Who Grew Up In Yoruba Homes Will Relate To by dimexy247(m): 12:28pm On Jul 13, 2016
8. You and your home training.

You must never lose your home training.
Re: 15 Things People Who Grew Up In Yoruba Homes Will Relate To by Likei(m): 12:29pm On Jul 13, 2016
e no sweet
Re: 15 Things People Who Grew Up In Yoruba Homes Will Relate To by dimexy247(m): 12:31pm On Jul 13, 2016
9. Using left hand is a taboo.

Are both my hands not part of my body? undecided

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Re: 15 Things People Who Grew Up In Yoruba Homes Will Relate To by dimexy247(m): 12:33pm On Jul 13, 2016
10. Collecting sweets from strangers is a recipe for flogging.

You want to turn to yam ehn?
Re: 15 Things People Who Grew Up In Yoruba Homes Will Relate To by dimexy247(m): 12:36pm On Jul 13, 2016
11. Knowing how to pound yam and make Eba is more important than a lot of things.

So le te Eba?
Re: 15 Things People Who Grew Up In Yoruba Homes Will Relate To by Emmatdayo(m): 12:38pm On Jul 13, 2016
dimexy247:
9. Using left hand is a taboo.

Are both my hands not part of my body? undecided
very true
Re: 15 Things People Who Grew Up In Yoruba Homes Will Relate To by dimexy247(m): 12:38pm On Jul 13, 2016
12. Your parents, when you try to eat your meat before finishing your food.

But it’s my own meat na.
Re: 15 Things People Who Grew Up In Yoruba Homes Will Relate To by dimexy247(m): 12:40pm On Jul 13, 2016
13. Learning 1000 hilarious ways to insult people in Yoruba.

LOL! Elenu gboro, Omo rada rada, Oloriburuku…
Re: 15 Things People Who Grew Up In Yoruba Homes Will Relate To by dimexy247(m): 12:42pm On Jul 13, 2016
14. Your mother, when you tell her you want to marry from another tribe.

Mummy, please now!
Re: 15 Things People Who Grew Up In Yoruba Homes Will Relate To by dimexy247(m): 12:44pm On Jul 13, 2016
15. You, whenever you hear there’s an Owambe happening soon.

Because nobody turns up like Yoruba people!
Re: 15 Things People Who Grew Up In Yoruba Homes Will Relate To by dimexy247(m): 12:51pm On Jul 13, 2016
Hey lala where you dey?




Cc; Lalasticala, Dominique, Seun.
Re: 15 Things People Who Grew Up In Yoruba Homes Will Relate To by raph101(m): 1:06pm On Jul 13, 2016
Tenkobos:
Stop eating with lai mohammed's plate.


Are you high on okene weed.... Wetting concern me with liar Mohammed....





Park well o

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