davidif:


Stop trying to project what happened to you to all the other Chinese people.
Besides, didn't your parents teach you growing up that two wrongs don't make a right?

demydea:
For my place of work too, there is one foolish Indian tall mad man that comes around & he is used to not greeting. I always look at him like "I go woz this guy one say"

TeOwl:
in every culture... when asking a stranger for directions or a favour, you have to greet first.. it could be the standard "good morning" or "hello, how are you doing"

SmartMugu:

I don't think it has to do with their culture. We watch their movies and we see them bow to one another and even use the word "Master" a lot, showing they have manners within themselves.
I work in a multinational corporation with folks from all walks of life including same Chinese people, yet everyone says hi to one another in the morning. Still manners.
Now same people will go to Nigeria and expect to be treated as Masters. Heck no.

oodua1stson:
nobody is white. But racially, Chinese are not white, they are Asians. The Lebanese are not whites either, they are arabs

brownjulie:
are you sure he walked away in shame? as the whitey might likely not understand the crab your friend was vomiting

Tunami:
Today was just like every other normal day in my workplace, everybody have resumed at the appropriate time, me and a colleague were standing close to the gate and the security man wasnt around at about 9:30am a Chinese man and a Nigerian man just alighted from a jeep without greeting, he asked us where is Mr bola(not real name) who happens to be the general manager? My colleague just hissed and replied him in pidgin( come wey u u no dey greet abi naso una dey behave for una side? Abeg get out of my front).

The chinese man was ashamed of himself and i was just laughing at him as he went away in shame.

NB this colleague of mine is a contractor who is almost through with his work in my work place. The point that i am trying to make in this story is that this white people especially the chinese, lebanese and indians don't regard us as anything because of the way we see them as god in our land while most of them are common laborers in their countries and when they come to Nigeria they will be forming expatriate and be using us like rag. That mentality must be put to an END.

yom2:
we nigerians carry dis greeting thing too far forgetting that on very busy and hectic routine those protocol occasionaly skip ur mind. Though i know its a matter of culture and tradition. Imagine ur self rush down to d ATM after missing one schedule and hoping to catch up with another schedule , and the sesurity man on ground expectin u to come and observe all d protocols

bobkezel:
Truth is Asians don't normally greet, apart from their Muslim counterparts that usually say assallam ailikun. And they see it as awkward if you constantly greet them for no reason. But then one should respect the culture of his host country. Op, don't think the Chinese man was ashamed, he doesn't understand a damn thing u said. Person wey never hear English finish......
For those of saying "common greeting", by the time you experience it, you will know it's not that common. When you go to Rome..........

davidif:


Greeting is not a big deal in a lot of cultures. You don't greet people you don't know.
Kai! Why are you people always soooo petty? A little thing like greeting and you are getting mad.

JayJustus:
Nigerians and petty foolishness...if he doesn't greet you and so what?? does that reduce your salary or whatnot? there is what we call CULTURAL DIFFERENCE... there's this British woman called "oyinboprincess" she loves everything about Nigeria and has learnt the culture...if she sees you ofcos she will greet cos Nigerians adore greeting for me which is bullshyte... and yes she has been in Nigeria for over a month shooting movies and all...

davidif:


In every culture?? Really? Have you even being outside naija before? How many cultures outside your country have you experienced for you to even make a bold proclamation like that?

haneetram:
How were you and your friend dressed? Because i live in china nd chinese people people treat you according to how you dress. And you were also standing at the gate. *not trying to be mean. And they listen to corrections. Incase of next time, just correct them. If they did not react badly to your insult, they wont react badly to correction.

prettyjo:
this is why they will never say anything good about nigerians .

we really get your point but the insult was not necessary

blackboy:
Clap for yourselves. Imagine, feeling proud of yourselves. That is why this country is backward. Se na greting you go chop. He needs direction

Treating foreigners harshly is not in the best interest of the country nor investment.

If they do a crime Im not saying they should not be punished.

Its ppl like you that are tribalistic and donald trump like.

You guys should be ashamed of yourselves.

Rubbish.

brownjulie:
are you sure he walked away in shame? as the whitey might likely not understand the crab your friend was vomiting

praxs:
As someone righted stated, chinese are not white folks.. To the op, i think it has nothingto do with dem treating you as rag. When you`ve to some partof the world u will understand better.... To be sincere, is not everyone that has morals or good human relationship... I presently reside in a country consisting of mixed rrace and your issue is a very common thing here... A person will just walk up to you straight and ask or start a discussion...i understood that we africans have better morals than most of dis races... So chill, d do that so demselves( diff races)

TeOwl:
in every culture... when asking a stranger for directions or a favour, you have to greet first.. it could be the standard "good morning" or "hello, how are you doing"

doveda:


Greeting in that scenario is a big deal in most if not all cultures!

Why do you like to spew BS?

TruthHurts1:
Chinese are not "white people"

davidif:


Have you ever lived outside your country before? I do and I can definitely tell you that greeting is not that big of a deal in a lot of cultures.

davidif:


Have you ever lived outside your country before? I do and I can definitely tell you that greeting is not that big of a deal in a lot of cultures.

davidif:


Your colleague was extremely rude, disrespectful and petty and you are here expecting us to congratulate him for that?
Greeting is not a big deal in every culture.

Ugosample:



Point of correction.

Africans don't have better morals. We are as useless as the others worldwide. Humanity is messed up.

If not, why do we have plenty thieves, paedophiles, rapists, drug peddlers, thieves and other nuisance in this continent.

It's the sad truth

spinna:
So who was now more rude? the chinko for not greeting. or ur guy who insulted a visitor to his workplace

Nifemitech:
mtchew; sir, you should have answered the question he put at you. probably he was in a haste and it is we Nigerians that put much value on greetings (am not saying it's bad) who knows, he may be an important visitor or customer, you just sent him away

johnoris:
so wat r dey sir? Red ppl?? Mr I too know...

Tunami:
Today was just like every other normal day in my workplace, everybody have resumed at the appropriate time, me and a colleague were standing close to the gate and the security man wasnt around at about 9:30am a Chinese man and a Nigerian man just alighted from a jeep without greeting, he asked us where is Mr bola(not real name) who happens to be the general manager? My colleague just hissed and replied him in pidgin( come wey u u no dey greet abi naso una dey behave for una side? Abeg get out of my front).
Actually I work with the Chinese, not trying to defend them bt greeting is alien to their culture. They simply don't greet....they jst get to business. I think it's nice if u learn abt other ppl's culture also
The chinese man was ashamed of himself and i was just laughing at him as he went away in shame.

NB this colleague of mine is a contractor who is almost through with his work in my work place. The point that i am trying to make in this story is that this white people especially the chinese, lebanese and indians don't regard us as anything because of the way we see them as god in our land while most of them are common laborers in their countries and when they come to Nigeria they will be forming expatriate and be using us like rag. That mentality must be put to an END.