Nigerian American Wannabees in Nollywood Movies

Nigerian American wannabe,  how irritating can that be?

I often see Nigerians trying to act like Americans in their movies, The only word they use is men, you know men, please how irritating can this be ?

they often sound like crap.

Yeah, it annoys the sh!t out of Nigerians too.  Everyone knows they are faking it, and it's extremely annoying.

One of the best "nigerian american wannabe" accent in a movie was acted by Bob manuel in "games women play". He didn't over-do it. It was just perfect. You'd know he was Nigerian, but he had tasted america.

do you watch African movies vexxy,

@ Terry: yes.  I've watched more than I can count so now it's hard to remember which movie went with which title

@ Wesley: That's what makes them so hard to watch at times.  The endless dragging on through a party scene or dinner conversation with music overlapping what they're saying.  I end up fast forwarding through a lot of them only to see WATCH OUT FOR PART 2 and TO GOD BE THE GLORY.

Ermm, it the one that the guy came back from abroad, and then he was to live in his former friend's house, who happens to be the one married to the wife he had back in the USA. He was in jail when his wife left, his wife thought he died, but he wasn't dead. Rita dominic was not in the movie, it was stella damascus, zack orji, bob manuuel, genevieve, and Omotola Jolade. The same movie where Genny begged omotola to date her bf. Do u remeber it now?


Well my point is that, Bob mannuel sounded like a Nigerian who has lived in The USA, and he din't Ober-act his part. The english was just normal, a lil americanized, but really perfect. 

Ok, @HA, I watched that one last week.  She started to get mixed feelings and her "now" husband went away for a while so she got back with her "old" husband.  Ok, I remember!

@Terry: yeah, I understand them.  By the tv I have Love Story 1 & 2, Naked Lie, and Super Love.  I've seen Love Story but not the other two.

L.O.L.  what makes you be able to understand them?  I know the ones I have are in English so it's pretty easy to know what they're talking about.

Do you watch them at all?

that's how I get them.  My friends are always handing me some.

good for you

why should it piss you off? just tell him he's speaking nigerian.
and you can translate for your friend if she badly wants to know what he's saying.

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  Re: Nigerian American Wannabees in Nollywood Movies
« #22 on: September 22, 2005, 11:30 PM » 

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why should it piss you off? just tell him he's speaking nigerian.
and you can translate for your friend if she badly wants to know what he's saying.

it pissed me off cuz he wasn't talkin' in igbo or yoruba it was English but he was tryin' 2 talk like americans he was like sayin'  "oh men!"  all the time dats just crazy hope u know wat i mean

they often sound like that bcuz there tryin attract or impress a certain somebody

i don't know if anybody has taked about her but STEPHINE OKERE is just soooo annoying in her movies. The way she talks or should i say tries to talk makes me want to tell her"shhhhhhhhhhh! girl, no be by force to speak funne kill your self"

girl, tell me about it!!! it's good to know that  i'm not the only one who thinks so.