The phrase ' How was your night?' In the English language means, , ' How was last night's sex?'

Or, if for instance, we are close and you know I went home with a man or woman last night and you ask as an accomplice ' How was your night?' In this case it simply means, ' so did it go well or did it go as expected?'

I'll give you two real life examples. One was mine and one happened in my cousins office. She consults for the UN.

In my own case, I jog most mornings. Years back, having just returned to the country, this young man will greet me every morning and I'll answer. Then one day, he asked me, 'How was your night?' He went merrily on his way, I stopped, turned looking at him in anger fuming. My thoughts were, ' it's not your fault, if I hadn't been responding to your 'good morning' will we graduate to 'How was your night?'

Second occurrence, at my cousins office.

English woman comes in and everyone exchange the usual good morning. Then, one 'nice' Naija brother goes, 'How was your night?' English woman flares up ' How dare you!?'. ' How is my night your business?' Etc, it took major intervention to calm the woman down.

The answer to ' How was your night?' Is actually *'none of your business!'*

I have checked our local languages, I am fluent in two, and passable in one. Even as transliteration, no Nigerian language asks 'How was your night?' I am checking because this phrase, for those who know, was not in use in Nigeria as recent as 7years ago. I suspect,some 'oversabi wannabe' heard it on a music video somewhere and wanted to form posh or as my Doctor friend said to me, it may have come from hospitals. It's common knowledge according to the doctor that sick people often have rough nights and most deaths to May occur at night. So a doctor's question to the patient during morning ward rounds is usually 'How was your night?' If we exported hospital vocabulary to the streets, are we now to assume, we are all at deaths door?

The proper address for mornings is simply 'good morning' and if you want to spice it up by being overtly friendly, you may add 'hope you slept well?' A person's night. Is not our business.

If we are Igbo it's either, ibolachi- have you woken up. Ututuoma- good morning.

If Yoruba, ekaro- good morning. You can go further as Yorubas are won't to do by adding ",se daada Leji' - hope you woke up well?

None of these our local greetings intrusively asks 'How was your night?' So, No! It is not African either.

So let us be well aware when we leave our lanes to go measuring that of others.

Se daadaa leji?

I am guilty as charge, so is benita27 and bumbae1.

We are Nigerians and sometimes our morning compliments are not complete without asking "how was your night" or how do you do

Hmmm over sabi indeed! 90% of we youths are guilty of this. Ignorance is truly a disease. It just keeps spreading

this is educating! thanks for this wonderful piece! it will go a long way to help ppl. I promise to be ur emissary. This teaching must go places and must be 'installed' in the system of the growing ones. I firmly resolve not to use How was ur night again.

Dextology:
I am guilty as charge, so is benita27 and bumbae1.

We are Nigerians and sometimes our morning compliments are not complete without asking "how was your night" or how do you do

Me no guilty o .. mine is how u dey
Dexo wan try am na u dey ask dat kin question.

Bumbae1:


Me no guilty o .. mine is how u dey
Dexo wan try am na u dey ask dat kin question.

Chai, I go refrain from asking that question.

op... how was your night ?

Op, the Hausa version of it is "kin tashi lafiya"? meaning "hope you woke up well?

Sometimes I usually make use "hope you had a good night rest"?

Dextology:


Chai, I go refrain from asking that question.

How was your night
Uve been misding few nights now ..

Bumbae1:


How was your night
Uve been misding few nights now ..

My night was great with my bed and pillows .

I have been around jare, sometimes I don't know what to comment on some threads. I am always observing

Dextology:


My night was great with my bed and pillows .

I have been around jare, sometimes I don't know what to comment on some threads. I am always observing

U sure say na only pillow n bed talk true

MrRichy:
op... he was your night ?

its not ur business

Bumbae1:


Me no guilty o .. mine is how u dey
Dexo wan try am na u dey ask dat kin question.

How about "How was your day?". Abeg! They should leave me alone.

Benita27:
How about "How was your day?". Abeg! They should leave me alone.

Monitoring spirit much one can't chat again

Bumbae1:

U sure say na only pillow n bed talk true

E be se you put CCTV for my house.

You be MI6?

Bumbae1:

Monitoring spirit much one can't chat again

Lol.

"How was your night?" in Nigerian context means "Did you sleep well?" or "Did you have a great night?"
It is as simple as that. Whoever flares up at such a question is obviously grossly misinformed.

Dextology:


E be se you put CCTV for my house.

You be MI6?

Yessir

Bumbae1:

Yessir

I no de fear you . I be mossad, I be your next door neighbour.

Dextology:


I no de fear you . I be mossad, I be your next door neighbour.

My neighbour na wan weyrey o .. sure dats u
Lets not derail

Bumbae1:

My neighbour na wan weyrey o .. sure dats u
Lets not derail

I no de o. I no like weyrey people at all. .

This thread is interesting to be derailed.

thesicilian:
"How was your night?" in Nigerian context means "Did you sleep well?" or "Did you have a great night?"
It is as simple as that. Whoever flares up at such a question is obviously grossly misinformed.

is there anything like "Nigerian context" in the use if English?

dmltoyin:
is there anything like "Nigerian context" in the use if English?

The use of any language is greatly influenced by the culture of the locality where it is being spoken. eg British English, American English.

Welldone.
You try wella.

thesicilian:
The use of any language is greatly influenced by the culture of the locality where it is being spoken. eg British English, American English.

im yet to be officially informed bout the "Nigerian English".

dmltoyin:
im yet to be officially informed bout the "Nigerian English".

Well now have been officially informed about it, I wee still use it for ppl tomorrow morning , if anybody like make him blow, kokanmi

KennyID17:


Well now have been officially informed about it, I wee still use it for ppl tomorrow morning , if anybody like make him blow, kokanmi

lol

dmltoyin:
im yet to be officially informed bout the "Nigerian English".

The memo will soon get to your desk sir. There must have been a delay at the Post Office or something.

thesicilian:
The memo will soon get to your desk sir. There must have been a delay at the Post Office or something.

lol