Nor mind them. This thread was meant to bring their attention to an issue and they only ended up confirming all the allegations.

chiogo:

Aloy is an under-cover "tribalist".

Gosh, I'm even tired of using the word, tribalist on this nairaland. It doesn't even make sense.

THE.AMAKA:

because im pretty sure she knew the yorubas would get all sensitive to a topic like this (it being about yorubas after all).
she was right.

Aloy.Emeka:

Yes, I am an under cover tribalist against your tribalistic yansh. Fool.

chiogo:

LOL   Sorry to get your panties in a bunch but you can't fool me.  

Brooknam, you two are obsessed with each other.  

chiogo:

You people are just giving yourselves unnecessary heart attacks.
WTF? It's just Nairaland, jeez!!!  

Uche2nna:

I used to say that before until I found out that NL is more like a way of life for most posters. Part and parcel of their normal lives.

People do take $hit way too seriously on here  

brooknam99:

@michelen:babes I DID NOT MENTION ANYTHING LIKE 18 YORUBAS and 1 ESAN!!!! When I mentioned the 18 people scenario I made it clear I was speakn about latinos/latinas,u know, mi gente!!!how on earth will I ever be in the midst of that much yorubas at the same time?I used that analogy to explain that, WE,LATINOS,also catch some flak when we speak in our native tongue. Ps:I thot the thread was closed.how did it become open again all of a sudden?

brooknam99:

@michelin:Hun,I do not think its rude in any way!evn tho,when I'm spkn with friends or family, I find that I catch myself as soon as I c dat I'm speakn spanish when there's som1 that don't understand it in our midst!23 yrs,I've heard people speak ibo around me and I don't understand jack,same with yourbas,I don't care!just knw I'll give them the 'aprender espanyol' look when I'm with my own people and they act all upset dat they don't understnd wut we yappn about! I actually agree with u about the nigerians that came here as adults and the ones that were born here or grew up here.like u said:too much cultural differences!the ones that grew up in africa,like NCHARA,MEKUSSXx,IGWE1,EZIACHI,BEAF and co are usually archaic and brash in their way of thinkn and mannerisms.whilst,the ones like The Amaka,paddy lo,posakosa,sagamite,oyinda,sjeezy,platinumk,even if u disagree with them u can still stand them.I wonder why?mayb,its cus they was born or raised out here.maybe,the ones that wasnt even raised here been open to western influences since they was kids;who knows?all I know is I agree that the ones that was raised in africa got a very annotn mentality

brooknam99:

Exactly!!! Same thing I do;attack the individual,but,folk like the amaka always try to put a spin on it.talkn bout"ignore","turn the otha cheek" bla bla bla.binch(@the amaka), I don't knw wut part of the U.S u from,but here in east new york,a mudaeffa throw a rock at me I was raised to throw 9 grenades tied together at that effers front door!!! Funny thing is the amaka doesn't say jack when her bf's attack but when u say somthn she takes offense!nice goin there,ho!matter fact I'm tired of this topic!I'm out!got a weddinh wit chiogo to plan!peace

platinumnk:

This topic reveals why Nigeria will NEVER be ONE
Instead of acknowledging that we all need respect another different culture, we are told not to be around with people different than us.

We love to blame the white people, but it our[i] ownselves that is killing each other. [/i]

platinumnk:

This topic reveals why Nigeria will NEVER be ONE
Instead of acknowledging that we all need respect another different culture, we are told not to be around with people different than us.

We love to blame the white people, but it our[i] ownselves that is killing each other. [/i]

chiogo:

You're right; the division in Nigeria is worse than the one in America yet we scream racism. But according to Michelin, she did express her feelings to these friends of hers but they ignored her complaints.
Obviously, they don't care about her that much so why should she keep hanging around such people?

Like I said earlier, my Spanish friend did that and she did apologize. It all boils down to the fact that this behavior is not only inherent in Yoruba people. It all depends on your reaction to the behavior and whether or not the people involved are apologetic.

michelin89:

They weren't exactly friends. Let's say I grew up isolated from Nigerians and I just wanted to hang out with my pals but the fact is it isn't that simple. In Nigeria maybe because we are so numerous in number we can even get fed up of staying with our groups all the time and feel the need to meet other people, but it is different here.

They form a little community of the yorubas, igbos, binis. The minorities end up being absurbed by the most populous group, that's how I came about these yoruba pals.

Anyways now I am back to my normal life. I am content of my italian life and friends and don't need more.

chiogo:

LOL well then I guess that explains their behavior since they weren't friends to begin with. Yoruba people tend to speak their language more freely in public compared to other groups. In your case, it wasn't good but I think it's a plus for them, they seem very proud of their language. I wish Igbo people can be more like that.

Now that you've explained how acquainted you are with them, I'll say that they wouldn't have been that rude if y'all were really tight. But still, I admire how proud Yoruba people are when it comes to their language.

brooknam99:

Exactly!!! Same thing I do;attack the individual,but,folk like the amaka always try to put a spin on it.talkn bout"ignore","turn the otha cheek" bla bla bla.binch(@the amaka), I don't knw wut part of the U.S u from,but here in east new york,a mudaeffa throw a rock at me I was raised to throw 9 grenades tied together at that effers front door!!! Funny thing is the amaka doesn't say jack when her bf's attack but when u say somthn she takes offense!nice goin there,ho!matter fact I'm tired of this topic!I'm out!got a weddinh wit chiogo to plan!peace

tpia.:

@ the rest of the wailers:

its not by force to attend Yoruba get togethers.

If you feel left out of the conversation, you're free to start talking to yourself in your own language or ask your hosts to translate what's being said.

That failing, or if you're too big headed for anything, then let everybody stick to their own kind.

If you attend a Yoruba meeting, people will speak Yoruba. Geddit?

Likewise when Yorubas find themselves in the midst of non-Yorubas, they also have the same experience of people excluding them from conversations while yapping away and whispering various gossippy tidbits to each other. If these non-Yorubas are from different tribes, then they whisper their rubbish in english, all within full view of the person they're gossiping about.

Nobody holy pass.