*Clears my desk*
*Picks up my pen and paper*
*heads focused on the paper, pen in the right hand*
When Yoruba scholar's said "Ojú ló pé sí" first thing you may
take it as a joke, then you are on your own, sometimes they
would say "Ohun to'un tán lodún eégún, omo aláàgbáà á
ràkàrà je" then you would still be looking at them as if they are
bluffing.
Anything that has a beginning must sure have an end, no
matter how long it may be, it will surely come to an end. That's
why the Yoruba's still lay more emphasis on the matter by
saying "o n tán lo o, baba tín bá omo seré alé"
Back in October last year, it was like I have been thrown out of
the place I call my habitat, I never knew I can adapt to any
other region, my live have always been West, West and West.
Thanks to Baba God
Opé fún Olódùmarè
It has not been easy, it has been tough, tougher than you can
imagine, the experience, the exposure, the impact,....
Oh no! It hasn't been easy mehn.
But yet here we are, I don't just know where to start this piece,
I've got a lot of things to be happy about. "Oya" said and I
quote "Iye omo tí àkàrà bá kó wonú epo lo nkó jáde" I've
came, I've seen, and I've conquered.
I started this race with so many others, many didn't finish it,
who I'm i to claim the medal? It's all God. Because he's always
involved.
The East has thought me a lot of lessons.
1. ECONOMY: igbos are a very economical in nature, waste is
something very far from them. They can manage to the last
call, for example, an Igbo family will have the following
Father- business man
Mother- business and farming
Children- business, schooling.
Their compound is not left out
The outside- economy trees like cashew, pawpaw, pier,
orange, mango among others,
At the back of the house- vegetables like ugwu, green, water
leave and so on.
Beside the house is cassava plantation, and at the other side
is goat house. The rear goats too. Just Incase somebody dies
unexpectedly.
2. Faith, Culture, and Tradition
Most igbos are Catholics, very religious, first mass, second
mass, third mass on Sundays. But yet, they don't joke with
their culture and traditions.
Any day they declare festival people will troup out in large
numbers and you would start wondering if this same people
are not the one carrying rosary last Sunday.
3. Food.
My goodness, igbos are foodically foodidle, they can eat like
tomorrow is not going to come, no gauge eat till your
diaphragm collapsed.
Igbos don't do 3 times a day, but thanks to the new federal
administration, they. Now know how to do 4-5 times a day.
I don't blame them though, since they can even plant maize in
their living room and bathroom.
Igbos have a very large variety of food.
But the one they like most AKPU.
Don't try an Igbo man patience with akpu. You are OYO. Opaka
is like their locust bean, when ever they are making it. I better
not be around, or else. The odor can make you puke. But trust
me. When it gets inside oha or afam soup, you may
unconsciously reduce your five fingers to four.
Lastly, I love taking isiewu and garri. It works past all the
sleeping pill in the world put together.
And whenever I felt like nothing is satisfying me, the solution
is okpa. It's of two type. Plain okpa and special okpa, special
okpa can make you go gaga. You can't understand it.
4. Accommodation
I must say this, igbos are the most accommodating I've ever
seen, they welcome you with both hands, "but Na your pocket
go suffer"
They offer you the best, when they know you can pay better,
they still make palmfront fence perimeter.
The rich uncles in India, China, London, USA, Lagos And Abuja
always send money home to build house, you can try that in
Yoruba land, you know the rest.
5. Marriage
Chai!!! I've seen the "seeniest" thing here,
Marriage here is not as hard as in the East. Very simple and
straight forward.
The man will just go the "innayin" (dad) with a keg of palm
wine and a bottle of aromatic schinapps. Tell the Papa they he
love the beautiful oyinye, gbam that's all. They will welcome
you with COLA. Funny isn't it,
Next thing is to call on oyinye and tell her what the man is
requesting for, then it's left for oyinye to say yes or no, bit how
many oyinye have the liver to say no in front of "Nne and
Nnayin"
That's how they will fix date, and oyinye is gone to oga house
be that. Happy married life oyinye.
6. Money! Money!! Money!!!
Igbos don't joke with this number six o. Not even with their
kinsmen, rara o, ko Jo. They can do anything to get "ego" don't
misunderstand me please, I'm not saying other tribes don't like
money, we all do, but igbos are not liking money, they wish
they are money themselves.
I won't talk much about the money things.
Lastly,
7. Transportation
Here nothing like NURTW
NO RTEAN
They have privately and state owned transport system.
The likes of ENTRACO- ENUGU STATE TRANSPORT
COMPANY. Govt owned.
While the likes of
PMT- PEACE MASS TRANSIT
RMT- ROYAL MASS TRANSPORTATION
Among others, they make transportation very easy and cheap,
but road here is a very big challenge. Bad road everywhere,
makes the transport fare fly up during rain seasons.
I have so many other experience to share about, I will post it
in subsequent time. Thanks for reading
Akanle Bamishile jimoh
Coal city copa
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crazyman, yokiti crazyman, yokiti

Nice write up Op. It may interest you that I spent 4 good years of my life schooling in the East, Enugu precisely. I can relate well with their transport in the state Entraco... In addition, all you wrote is very correct.
Long life to South Easterner
Long life to Enugu state of mind
Long life to 042
Long life University of Nigeria Nsukka
Long life Nsukka.

Very nice

was here...2015/2016

Doyin400l:
Nice write up Op. It may interest you that I spent 4 good years of my life schooling in the East, Enugu precisely. I can relate well with their transport in the state Entraco... In addition, all you wrote is very correct.
Long life to South Easterner
Long life to Enugu state of mind
Long life to 042
Long life University of Nigeria Nsukka
Long life Nsukka.

yeah bro. it has been a great experience. females compete with males when it comes to alcohol.