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Nigerians And Figures by Nobody: 6:00pm On Aug 05, 2009 |
Have you ever wondered why Nigerians are never precise with their numbers? How old are you? - 20 something, early 20s, late 20s. Why don't you say the damn number? When are you leaving? - on the 20 something of next month, month ending, beginning of next month. Why can't you say 20th of August? How long have you been dating? - A year plus, some months, for a very long time. A year, 6 months, 2 months would do just fine. Is this a cultural thing or what? |
Re: Nigerians And Figures by Nija4Life(m): 6:25pm On Aug 05, 2009 |
Do you have anything against Nigerians? |
Re: Nigerians And Figures by Nobody: 6:33pm On Aug 05, 2009 |
Nija4Life: Whatever! |
Re: Nigerians And Figures by Nija4Life(m): 6:59pm On Aug 05, 2009 |
Whatever what? English is not our language, it's a borrowed language. |
Re: Nigerians And Figures by Nobody: 7:17pm On Aug 05, 2009 |
Nija4Life: A patriotic fundamentalist?? Ciaoooo! |
Re: Nigerians And Figures by Nija4Life(m): 7:20pm On Aug 05, 2009 |
I'm no fundamentalist but I don't understand your grouse with Nigerians. |
Re: Nigerians And Figures by redsun(m): 8:59pm On Aug 05, 2009 |
Nija4Life: I thought she's a nigerian. |
Re: Nigerians And Figures by Hauwa1: 10:03pm On Aug 05, 2009 |
maybe they are afraid of jujuing or witchcraft i have heard, dont let pple know you bd o, they will plan evil with it dont let pple know when you traveling o, they do jujuing with it etc pple in africa are just too immersed in supperstition. |
Re: Nigerians And Figures by Nobody: 10:39pm On Aug 05, 2009 |
@Naija4life, she's Nigerian *Hauwa*:Na true. Who wants an accident on a certain day they're traveling |
Re: Nigerians And Figures by OgidiBoy(m): 10:43pm On Aug 05, 2009 |
FL Gators: Which kind accident Anywayz how is my favorite NL member doing sef, I kinda missed you |
Re: Nigerians And Figures by Nobody: 10:57pm On Aug 05, 2009 |
OgidiBoy:Am fine, but na lie. Who be your fave favorite? |
Re: Nigerians And Figures by oyinda3(f): 6:57am On Aug 06, 2009 |
it's definitely a cultural thing. we are never specific about anything. lol you forgot to add time to that list. what time does the party start? - around evening time what time does the meeting start? - when everybody arrives |
Re: Nigerians And Figures by londoner: 12:53pm On Aug 06, 2009 |
true observation, lol But in some societies you ask a woman her age and she flat out LIES, lol |
Re: Nigerians And Figures by Hauwa1: 10:54pm On Aug 06, 2009 |
so believe in jujuing? why u dey ask am to repeat again, he told you already. i can see ya head in the cloud be happy he loves fish and good at fishing (just be weary which oyinbo water he fished them from ) FL Gators: |
Re: Nigerians And Figures by mamag3: 11:35pm On Aug 06, 2009 |
Bia, are you a racist or something? |
Re: Nigerians And Figures by agathamari(f): 10:00am On Aug 07, 2009 |
Nija4Life:so the native languages have no words for precise numbers? that is what you implied. londoner:im some cultures it is considered rude to ask a woman her age or weight oyinda.:got to love "african time" ill come see you sunday + ill visit you sometime between today and december |
Re: Nigerians And Figures by redsun(m): 11:27am On Aug 07, 2009 |
African time is never precise,we tend to rule time rather than time ruling us,like in the west. But however,time is the master,fast or slow,it rules everything. |
Re: Nigerians And Figures by mamagee6(f): 6:41pm On Aug 08, 2009 |
What's with you and Nigerians? |
Re: Nigerians And Figures by oneluvb55(f): 7:23pm On Aug 08, 2009 |
that one na dia own business |
Re: Nigerians And Figures by europegirl(f): 11:40pm On Aug 11, 2009 |
So true!! The time thing is absolutely true. Someone will say: "Get back with me in 30 minutes" and then its two hours later!! LOL Its so different then when I grew up. I'm specific to the second!! Haha. |
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