Happy Sunday to all Nairalanders, I wish you have a lovely Sunday. Here's something for your to chill-lax with on this beautiful Sunday, enjoy and share with us the ones you can relate to.

Whether you’re fresh off the boat or a second generation immigrant, if your family is from anywhere in sub-Saharan Africa, you can probably relate.

Source: http://www.sundylinks.com/2017/03/21-things-every-african-immigrant-can.html

1. Your parents always talk about how they had to walk 5,000 miles to get to school. Barefoot. Across a mountain. With a goat.

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2. You always dreaded the first day of school.

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3. The kids in your class always asked you ridiculously stupid questions.

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4. Growing up, your parents always lectured you about hard work. Meanwhile…

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5. They always bring up marriage but refuse to allow you to leave the house.

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6. Also, LOL “privacy” “allowance” “going out”, “having friends”, “doing anything besides school work”

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7. You have at least one uncle like this

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8. And an aunt that is always gossiping with your mom.

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9. There’s also that awkward moment when you find your cousins from back home on Facebook…

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10. This definitely happens at every family reunion.

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11. In your household, Cocoa butter never went to waste.

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12. The dishwasher has never actually been used.

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13. Whenever your parents chastised you, they always blamed it on the influence of the one American celebrity they know.

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14. Or insulted you by calling you a goat…or some other animal.

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15. Your parents never let you celebrate Halloween

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16. Your mom forced you to learn how to cook. And you’re so grateful.

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17. You’ve watched so many bad African movies where they all make the same “acting” face.

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So many…and so forth

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18. Every summer, there are a million weddings. And everyone always looks flawless.

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Still Flaw. Less.

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19. No one can touch your dance moves.

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20 You tell people you’re African, but you have a feeling they don’t understand how big and diverse the continent is.

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Simply because they have no idea.

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21. And lastly, as annoying as your parent's quirks are, you love making them proud.

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Source: http://www.sundylinks.com/2017/03/21-things-every-african-immigrant-can.html

CC: lalasticlala, seun, mynd44, ishilove, do the needful

Source: http://www.sundylinks.com/2017/03/21-things-every-african-immigrant-can.html

Really nice illustration, I am purely nigerian so ndo nna, can't relate. Happy sunday

Look like this might reach permanent site

I'm not an immigrants but I can relate to these

dimexy247:
12. The dishwasher has never actually been used.

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I can totally relate :