There are certain unmistakable signs that you’re dealing with a typical Nigerian that are hard to ignore. Jumia Travel, the leading online travel agency, shares 5 unmistakable signs you’re dealing with a typical Nigerian.

After a Long Period of Separation, You’re Greeted With the State of your Weight

A typical Nigerian will break the ice with something like ‘you’ve added weight o!’ or ‘wow, you’re thinner now o, were you sick?’, when you see them again after a long period of separation. This is one of the major ways you’ll know you’re dealing with a typical Nigerian. They just can’t help it.

They Have Two Phones

This can definitely be considered the trademark of a typical Nigerian. The two phones usually consist of one smart-phone and one flip or classic mobile phone. It doesn’t matter if the smartphone is a dual-sim phone and there really isn’t a need for the other one, it’s just a necessary trademark for the typical Nigerian to have them both. Although, some argue that having two phones isn’t just to show off and it’s the current state of power in the country that makes it imperative to have a backup phone, in the event the battery of the other runs down and there is no opportunity to charge it. This is a valid argument and one of the major factors contributing to the two phone trademark of typical Nigerians. Other variations of the two phone trademark includes having one smart-phone and a blackberry smartphone.

They’re Extremely Security Conscious and Watchful

This is not without good reason, considering the security forces in the country isn’t exactly top-notch and the security situation in the country is also more or less a mess. Due to this fact, typical Nigerians are highly security conscious and are more inclined to be as secretive as possible with details of their private and personal life, sometimes even bordering on paranoia with how secretive they can be. There is of course the spiritual side, and the fact that it’s just not safe to be so open about your private life because of the ‘wicked souls’ that might hear about it and do all that’s within their power to work against your happiness, even going as far as dabbling in the diabolical. For these reasons and because of the many heart-wrenching stories of people that have at one point or the other been careless with their security and paid dearly for it, a typical Nigerian just can’t help but be extremely security conscious and watchful.

The Need to add ‘O’ and ‘Sha’ to their Sentences

These two slangs add ‘salt’ to a typical Nigerian’s lingua. The slangs are used for emphasis in most casual conversations engaged in by typical Nigerians and is not limited to class, as you can sometimes find even the wealthy casually making use of it in conversations. The two slangs can also be used to express mounting anger or irritation over an issue or subject of discussion.

They Call Strangers By Familiar Names

A typical Nigerian finds it easy to call a complete stranger by familiar and endearing names like ‘mummy’, ‘daddy’, ‘uncle’, ‘sister’, ‘aunty’, ‘chairman’, ‘oga’, ‘bros’, ‘dear’ etc. They do so as a sign of respect or to establish some kind of connection with the individual. Some do so because they simply don’t know the name of the person and don’t want to ask for it. General names for referring to strangers like ‘ma’, ‘madam’, ‘sir’, ‘young lady’, ‘young man’, ‘miss’, ‘mrs’, ‘mr’ etc. don’t seem to be enough for the typical Nigerian; however some argue that calling a stranger by familiar and endearing names is done because Nigerians generally have a familial culture that accords everyone with respect.

source: http://www.opinions.ng/5-unmistakable-signs-youre-dealing-typical-nigerian/

Op You are right sha. Welldone o.

this is true sha

is it d lugard or gambari or boarfa. Nigeria?.

Ok

Nigerians are just too unique.
Everything about Nigerians is just different from others.

This is serious Sha

Typical Nigerians

1. When you call them on phone, if they know you they shout your name first, if they don't know the number, they do 20 questions with you.
You rarely hear a Nigerian answering a call with Good morning or saying his/her name first

2. Normal acceptable greeting: How far
You want to know if there are Nigerians around even outside the country, just say how far and start counting the number of heads turning

3. Starting a conversation
For guys, start with any of these 3
a. Man U fit beat Chelsea
b. Buhari don finish this country
c. Omo, see dat girl yansh




Ever since I got my Gionee M5, na only one phone I dey use. Full charge in the morning takes me all day

Op you are very correct 0!

Yuh hit am

so true.. especially no.1

And we start conversations with apologizing.....


Proudly Naija!!

I'm free from work this week and I've been on my phone all along, I have had enough time for Nairaland this week and I feel the urge to comment on just about any topic I see...
The stressful part is that when I'm commenting I try to make sure it's a comment that will yield "likes" as if likes de convert into dollars at a point....

Now I see what some people are going through on Nairaland, e no easy at all

Shout out to Brother NwaAmaikpe.... Like he ran out of data, he's been MIA..

And they can curse and abuse anybody, even the President no care if they call him vegetable or Daura cow man again. Naija I hail ooo

After a Long Period of Separation, You’re Greeted With the State of your Weight

A typical Nigerian will break the ice with something like ‘you’ve added weight o!’ or ‘wow, you’re thinner now o, were you sick?’, when you see them again after a long period of separation. This is one of the major ways you’ll know you’re dealing with a typical Nigerian. They just can’t help it.

The most annoying especially by the ladies.

But men when they see after a long time and cannot remember each other's names you hear them scream:

The first person: Chairman!

The other: My oga!

1. Guilty of number 1 but not always.

2. I have never used two phones. I'm a minimalist.

3. There is no security in Nigeria. To survive in Nigeria, one got to be watchful...conscious of things happening around.

4. Using "o" or "sha" when conversing, is strictly on some friends and close fam.

5. I can call people I know bros, boss, chairman, sweet sister, sugar, when I need their assistance or something from them. But to strangers I use sir, ma, dude, young lady, young man. It looks odd and weird calling a stranger boss or Oga mi.

There is something I still can't do...calling a pastor "Daddy or Mummy"

Overcorrect!!!

Lalas247:
This is serious Sha

Well done o, you try sha

The last two are for lagosians and south west only.

They will say everything soft for your side nah, show me love abeg

Damn correct my nigga..
You; Oga boss I hail o
Stranger: Boss na me hail you pass

Somehow sha

Dextology:


Well done o, you try sha

Nothing we no go see Sha

Lol

You never begin deal Nigerians sha.

anyway,

ladies My Signature is for your consumption

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thanks a lot.

You can easily buy their votes during polls with as little as #1000.

I'm memory of I don't give a F U C K