"African IDENTITY" saw this online

It comes, as something of a surprise to many Africans to discover that
all Africans look the same to non-Africans, How do you tell a
Nigerian from a Kenyan? And I am not talking about passports or clothing.
The easiest way, of course, is the name, for example "Ogunkoye", "Ekwekwe" or "Babangida" can only be a Nigerian; a"Njoroge", "Otieno" or "Kilonzo" must be from Kenya.

Where else would you bump into a name like "Promise", "Immaculate" or
"Patience" other than in Zimbabwe? And where do the Dunns come from?They are surely from Liberia or Sierra Leone.

Surely everybody knows that the loud, boisterous and cocky ones are the West Africans; the brooding and sly ones are the North and Southern Africans; the East Africans always say yes even when they disagree vehemently. No wonder there has been very few coups in this region.


Forget about the Egyptians and Sudanese who change their continents based on which side the bread is buttered. When convenient, and the
petro dollar is flowing, they masquarade as Arabs. When the World Bank is dishing out aid to the third world, they shuffle themselves, cup-in-hand, jostling for the paltry aid given to poor African countries.

If you want to be more specific, the Cameroonians will borrow money from you to buy champagne. They can even sell a hole in their pockets to ape the bourgeois.

Ghanaians are cocky, think they invented politics. No Ghanaian worth his salt will conclude a conversation without mentioning the famous Kwame Nkrumah or quoting a phrase from one of his speeches. Even when bargaining at the Bazaar, a "Kwame" phrase has a magical effect. The problem is they think that this effect is world-wide!!! A dukawalla in Bombay was forgiven for thinking "Kwame" was a unit of currency in
Africa!

The Congolese think they have the best music and the best dancers. They have this heavenly feeling that they were brought into this worldto Sing and Dance, and please, for your own safety, don't you dare challenge that! A Congolese can be spotted from afar by the gait of his walk, and it also depends on the mood of the walker: A "Ndombolo" walk is a sign of happiness (, also means 'I've just had it'); a "Baba Gaston" walk is a sign of old age.

The Nigerians have a THING about clothes and jewellery. They are the Indians of Africa; you'll always find a Nigerian in any part of the world, there is one contending for mayorship somewhere in remote Russia of all the places. There is a Nigerian police inspector in the Falklands , and there is a Nigerian cashier atthe First National Bank of Woolongong, (somewhere in Australia) I wonder how long he'll be there before he decides to become fluidywith the cash? They are like cockroaches and will be found in the most unusual places.

The Ethiopians think they have the most beautiful women on God's earth(think about it, have your ever seen an ugly Ethiopian Lady?, no,not the post-menopause geriatric one, we are talking about the under 45 or so, hmm.)

I won't even mention where about the Somalis fit for the time being as they are suffering from a severe identity crisis. How else do you explain a Somali holding a Kenyan passport saying he was born and raised in "Pand-Pieri" (somewhere in Kisumu) while the same gentleman cannot utter the basic general greeting?

Moroccans think they're French and so do the Burkinabes.

Algerians hate the French.

Sierra Leonians smile profusely. Liberians can't get over America, they copy everything including Rambo, no wonder they have Rambo-style rumbles in the jungle. Call it an influence from Hollywood?

All East and Southern African countries have more or less the same boring national anthems, but the South Africans sing it the best. Which other national anthem can make your feet lose control and do a jig on their own?

The South Africans have thick and springy hair; the Zambians and Kenyans have prominent foreheads and always smell from yesterday's sweat.


In Southern Africa when a cabinet minister is caught in a corruption scandal, he commits suicide; in West Africa he's promoted after the next coup d'etat. In Kenya, he is stripped of his cabinet post for a short while till the dust settles and then re-instated to a higher cabinet post which amalgamates his earlier cabinet post. In essence, he still controls his earlier ministerial post by proxy.

In athletics, the divisions are easy: from 800m to the marathon the East Africans hold sway; the West Africans are only good at the sprints. South Africans can only sing. But when it comes to football (soccer),the North and West Africans dominate the lesser-skilled east and Southern Africans.

Viva l'Africa!

http://oloruntoba0.tripod.com/how_to_tell_an_african.htm

Onila da Onila!Me likey.Makes a better read than your "I'm a beautiful girl" threads.

ifyalways: Onila da Onila!Me likey.Makes a better read than your "I'm a beautiful girl" threads.

I agree a lot with this observation. Funny as well.

good.

onila: "African IDENTITY" saw this online

It comes, as something of a surprise to many Africans to discover that
all Africans look the same to non-Africans, How do you tell a
Nigerian from a Kenyan? And I am not talking about passports or clothing.
The easiest way, of course, is the name, for example "Ogunkoye", "Ekwekwe" or "Babangida" can only be a Nigerian; a"Njoroge", "Otieno" or "Kilonzo" must be from Kenya.

Where else would you bump into a name like "Promise", "Immaculate" or
"Patience" other than in Zimbabwe? And where do the Dunns come from?They are surely from Liberia or Sierra Leone.

Surely everybody knows that the loud, boisterous and cocky ones are the West Africans; the brooding and sly ones are the North and Southern Africans; the East Africans always say yes even when they disagree vehemently. No wonder there has been very few coups in this region.



Forget about the Egyptians and Sudanese who change their continents based on which side the bread is buttered. When convenient, and the
petro dollar is flowing, they masquarade as Arabs. When the World Bank is dishing out aid to the third world, they shuffle themselves, cup-in-hand, jostling for the paltry aid given to poor African countries.

If you want to be more specific, the Cameroonians will borrow money to buy champagne. They can even sell a hole in their pockets to ape the bourgeois.

Ghanaians are cocky, think they invented politics. No Ghanaian worth his salt will conclude a conversation without mentioning the famous Kwame Nkrumah or quoting a phrase from one of his speeches. Even when bargaining at the Bazaar, a "Kwame" phrase has a magical effect. The problem is they think that this effect is world-wide!!! A dukawalla in Bombay was forgiven for thinking "Kwame" was a unit of currency in
Africa!

The Congolese think they have the best music and the best dancers. They have this heavenly feeling that they were brought into this worldto Sing and Dance, and please, for your own safety, don't you dare challenge that! A Congolese can be spotted from afar by the gait of his walk, and it also depends on the mood of the walker: A "Ndombolo" walk is a sign of happiness (, also means 'I've just had it'); a "Baba Gaston" walk is a sign of old age.

The Nigerians have a THING about clothes and jewellery. They are the Indians of Africa; you'll always find a Nigerian in any part of the world, there is one contending for mayorship somewhere in remote Russia of all the places. There is a Nigerian police inspector in the Falklands , and there is a Nigerian cashier atthe First National Bank of Woolongong, (somewhere in Australia) I wonder how long he'll be there before he decides to become fluidywith the cash? They are like cockroaches and will be found in the most unusual places.

The Ethiopians think they have the most beautiful women on God's earth(think about it, have your ever seen an ugly Ethiopian Lady?, no,not the post-menopause geriatric one, we are talking about the under 45 or so, hmm.)

I won't even mention where about the Somalis fit for the time being as they are suffering from a severe identity crisis. How else do you explain a Somali holding a Kenyan passport saying he was born and raised in "Pand-Pieri" (somewhere in Kisumu) while the same gentleman cannot utter the basic general greeting?

Moroccans think they're French and so do the Burkinabes.

Algerians hate the French.

Sierra Leonians smile profusely. Liberians can't get over America, they copy everything including Rambo, no wonder they have Rambo-style rumbles in the jungle. Call it an influence from Hollywood?

All East and Southern African countries have more or less the same boring national anthems, but the South Africans sing it the best. Which other national anthem can make your feet lose control and do a jig on their own?

The South Africans have thick and springy hair; the Zambians and Kenyans have prominent foreheads and always smell from yesterday's sweat.


In Southern Africa when a cabinet minister is caught in a corruption scandal, he commits suicide; in West Africa he's promoted after the next coup d'etat. In Kenya, he is stripped of his cabinet post for a short while till the dust settles and then re-instated to a higher cabinet post which amalgamates his earlier cabinet post. In essence, he still controls his earlier ministerial post by proxy.

In athletics, the divisions are easy: from 800m to the marathon the East Africans hold sway; the West Africans are only good at the sprints. South Africans can only sing. But when it comes to football (soccer),the North and West Africans dominate the lesser-skilled east and Southern Africans.

Viva l'Africa!

I have no problem believing this. All of the East Africans I have run across are very kind and gentle.

onila:
The easiest way, of course, is the name, for example "Ogunkoye", "Ekwekwe" or "Babangida" can only be a Nigerian; a"Njoroge", "Otieno" or "Kilonzo" must be from Kenya.

Whick kain name be this

lol

As a Kenyan I am offended by your post about us..... You even din mention the fact that most middle and long distance runners are from Kenya,at least we're famous for that. Or that Obama's father is Kenyan

Kahwayy: As a Kenyan I am offended by your post about us..... You even din mention the fact that most middle and long distance runners are from Kenya,at least we're famous for that. Or that Obama's father is Kenyan

I didnt write the article sis. .i saw it online and its not written by a Nigerian either

u got a thread for Kenyan women here
https://www.nairaland.com/890300/beauty-kenyan-women

nice.

well. the somalis and ethiopians and eritrans u can tell easily. their tall dark brown to light brown. beutful hair. the rest look like their not done in their evolutionary process. lol

am somali

^You guys take yourselves a tad too serious.Btw,are there no strictly Somalian forumns on the WWW or is this influx on NLD an attestation to much love for Nigerians?

Oh,its sunday,have fun!

just statting the obvious. africans are not good looking. horn africans waaay better looking ask anyone

^^^
You keep repeating yourself again and again; talking about the same BORING thing over and over again. The thread is discussing Africans and how to differentiate them from one another (not necessarily physically). BTW, I thought you claimed that Somalis are not in any way Africans. Did you change your mind?

For a change Ayanle, why don't you post something of substance on the forum? There's the travel section, sports, technology, religion, family, career, health, literature, politics, foreign affairs, fashion, food...etc where you can make valuable contribution. Don't you read books that we can discuss on the literature section for example? Or perhaps discuss Manchester City's comeback during the extra-time against QPR to clinch the Premier League championship on the sports section for example? Your constant display of shallowness and stu[i]p[/i]idity is not amusing. You come across as a man with very low IQ.

ayanle456: well. the somalis and ethiopians and eritrans u can tell easily. their tall dark brown to light brown. beutful hair. the rest look like their not done in their evolutionary process. lol

am somali

Somalians, Ethiopians and Eritreans are tall? I hope this is a joke.

we are on average taller. go do research.

ayanle456: we are on average taller. go do research.

I have never met a Somalian man as tall as me, and Ethiopians and Eritreans are quite short. Look at Afewerki of Eritrea.

again. am talking on average we are taller. i look middle eastern. but the average somali doesnt look like me. so we have to use average. example the average west african is short, very muscular, with big lips, big nose, very dark, and verry nappy hair. anyone who doesnt look like that isnt ur typical west african. for somalis on average we are brown, thin lips, thin nose, tall, soft hair, and a big forehead. anyone who doesnt look like that doesnt have classic somali features. example being me. am very light, mascular.

ayanle456: again. am talking on average we are taller. i look middle eastern. but the average somali doesnt look like me. so we have to use average. example the average west african is short, very muscular, with big lips, big nose, very dark, and verry nappy hair. anyone who doesnt look like that isnt ur typical west african. for somalis on average we are brown, thin lips, thin nose, tall, soft hair, and a big forehead. anyone who doesnt look like that doesnt have classic somali features. example being me. am very light, mascular.

I am not too sure about the very muscular part, again you are generalizing. There are many West Africans who are not short...Do you watch football (soccer)? Which people tend to be the tallest there? West Africans.....That should tell you something if West Africans are the tallest in football, it means we have a lot of tall people. Very muscular is probable, though there are a lot of West Africans who are also very weak-looking (due to poor diet). Big lips, big nose, and skin tone varies from person to person. We are far too diverse in West Africa that we have far too many nose shapes, lip shapes, and skin tones. What the heck is Nappy hair?

wow u are denying every facial feature west africans are known for. as for what is nappy hair its what ur women cover their weaves with.

ayanle456: wow u are denying every facial feature west africans are known for. as for what is nappy hair its what ur women cover their weaves with.

As I said before many Nigerian women do not wear weaves. So you can take your peanut sized brain elsewhere

so who has big lips and big nose? lol u are out of touch that u think nigerians dont have nappy hair. lol

ayanle456: so who has big lips and big nose? lol u are out of touch that u think nigerians dont have nappy hair. lol

This word "nappy" is not in my Nigerian vernacular so you would have to explain to me what it is. It sounds like an American word.

Edit: It is in fact an American word, are you American or something?

Who cares, Nappy hair or w/e you call it is very beautiful. I for one like it and think is one of the most beautiful hairs and unique hairs in the world. We desert warriors in the Sahel are proud of our "nappy" hair even though we just call it curly hair.

Big lips and big noses are features that some people have and some people don't have. Simple as that. I like a beautiful woman with big lips, like this Fulani woman in this song, with her big Juicy lips and pretty face (now I am fantasizing about her feet and toes):


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YytN-ieHM5U

Fulaman198:
Big lips and big noses are features that some people have and some people don't have. Simple as that. I like a beautiful woman with big lips, like this Fulani woman in this song, with her big Juicy lips and pretty face (now I am fantasizing about her feet and toes):

Fulaman198! One of these days am going to find out more about this your fetish for feet and toes.

Good Girl:

Fulaman198! One of these days am going to find out more about this your fetish for feet and toes.

Please feel free to inquire Dear lady I just am amazed by a woman with beautiful feet and toes. I think it accentuates her natural outer-beauty.

Fulaman198:

This word "nappy" is not in my Nigerian vernacular so you would have to explain to me what it is. It sounds like an American word.

Edit: It is in fact an American word, are you American or something?

Who cares, Nappy hair or w/e you call it is very beautiful. I for one like it and think is one of the most beautiful hairs and unique hairs in the world. We desert warriors in the Sahel are proud of our "nappy" hair even though we just call it curly hair.

Big lips and big noses are features that some people have and some people don't have. Simple as that. I like a beautiful woman with big lips, like this Fulani woman in this song, with her big Juicy lips and pretty face (now I am fantasizing about her feet and toes):


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YytN-ieHM5U

Baaba Maal so talented. I saw his live performance once.

PAGAN 9JA:



Baaba Maal so talented. I saw his live performance once.

Yah this is a song paying hommage to the great hero :-D the pioneer of Fulani music is definitely Baaba Maal. He brought Fulani music to the map ROFL.

There is also one Fula band but it is by the Bororo and the Touareg together. They play to end differences between them and preserve each others unique identity at the same time. They sing in Tamashaq and in Fulfulde.
The call themselves "Etran Finatawa".


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NjX1ziHVX8


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc5jvJ6FtTk

PAGAN 9JA:
There is also one Fula band but it is by the Bororo and the Touareg together. They play to end differences between them and preserve each others unique identity at the same time. They sing in Tamashaq and in Fulfulde.
The call themselves "Etran Finatawa".


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NjX1ziHVX8


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc5jvJ6FtTk

Yep I know Etran Finatawa (Finatawa in Fulfulde means tradition) I think Etran means Stars, I have all of their CDs. I really enjoy their music.

Fulaman198:

Yep I know Etran Finatawa (Finatawa in Fulfulde means tradition) I think Etran means Stars, I have all of their CDs. I really enjoy their music.

Yes i enjoy it too. They truly are the Stars of Tradition. .