There is a growing but troubling trend in Nigeria. When your neighbours see you in the morning, they exchange the normal pleasantries: 'Good morning'. Immediately after that they go forcefully: 'How was your night?'. The (reluctant) response most times is: 'Fine'. But is this correct? Hold it for a second. Is the question even proper in the first place? Let us see.

When people sleep, they practically die. They are unaware of their environment and so, cannot truthfully answer any question relating to that episode. On those occasions when they did not really sleep, do we expect them to relay their activities to their interrogator? How do we expect a married person, for instance, to bare out their nightly activities with their partner to a neighbour? This cannot be right. To put it in very plain terms, it is inappropriate!

Well, how can we go around this faux pas? It is pretty straightforward. Instead of asking: 'How was your night?', we could say: 'I hope you had a good night's rest?' or 'I hope you slept well!' or something along those lines. In that case, the one being asked can truthfully say: 'Yes, thank you'. However, if the respondent's experience was unpalatable, they could, at their discretion, explain why that was so.

As a rule of thumb, in conversing with friends, acquaintances and even strangers it is best to concentrate on or limit oneself only to what is before the parties: the person! There is actually no point asking very personal and private questions. It does not show that one truly cares. As we take these suggestions on board, we introduce decorum into our conversations.

@ODNEsq; Listic1

Very educative...

So," how was your night" is wrong?

I feel Nigerians lack a sense of priority.
Imagine the pressing problem to some is the question, "How was your night"?
I guess different strokes for different folks though.
That said, I really see nothing wrong with the question.
While you might decide to be hypersensitive about it, that's strictly your opinion and feeling.
It would have made more sense if you stated not to like it and move on to state your reasons, rather than trying to speak for everyone else.
Personally, I appreciate when my friends ask how my night was especially considering the fact that I suffer from insomnia and don't get to sleep that often.
Someone asking how your night was doesn't warrant you narrating your night's activities to them, it's just their way of caring. Should they feel guilty for caring about you?
If you don't like the question, you tell them and that's that.

All those jargons up there is strictly my opinion.
Thank you.

Listic1 op, Following your logic, saying sunrise and sunset is wrong because technically, the sun neither rises nor set. The earth just rotate and revolve around the sun giving the 'appearances' of sunrise and sunset from the earth.

jaymichael:
Listic1 op, Following your logic, saying sunrise and sunset is wrong because technically, the sun neither rises nor set. The earth just rotate and revolve around the sun giving the 'appearances' of sunrise and sunset from the earth.

Bless You

The reason I Was Expecting You To Present Is Not The One You Gave. I Read Somewhere That When Someone Ask You You 'how Was Your Night?' It Means How S3z Of Last Night Went, On This Basis I Believe It Is Wrong

samwobi:
The reason I Was Expecting You To Present Is Not The One You Gave. I Read Somewhere That When Someone Ask You You 'how Was Your Night?' It Means How S3z Of Last Night Went, On This Basis I Believe It Is Wrong

So na your own point be that abi


Abeg, someone should help me with the meme

Jackossky:


So na your own point be that abi


Abeg, someone should help me with the meme

I said i read somewhere. I don't knw hw true it is. That Is The Origin According To What I Read.

nice write up and very educative

nice 1

Nonsense! I was actually expecting him to grammatically prove how wrong it is. Not the friday sermon he wrote.

If the person slept well.. It means the person was practically "well dead", and therefore cannot give an accurate account of whether the sleep was a good one since he/she didn't witness it

So, just let sleeping dogs lie

CRAP! Just wasted 70 seconds of my life reading this..

I can't even make any sense out of the crap written by the Op.

Now look at this

My neighbor: Good morning Mr Ilevic, How was your night

me: My night wasn't too good

my neighbour: Heyaa sowie. What happened?


me: I couldn't sleep. I battled with mosquitoes all night


My neighbor: That's serious, I think you need to buy XYZ brand of insecticide


me: I Used ABC

my neighbor: Oh that is not effective. Buy XYZ


me: thanks am grateful



Op abeg tell where did u see anything like "how was last night s3x in the above conversation?. Pls don't miseducate us jare.

nonsense, oversabi is really a big problem

Nonsense.

nice one

Too.much book dey cause ejaculations

Dude it is not that deep, just answer the damn question it is not an interrogation

Ay04z:
Too.much book dey cause ejaculations

WILL YOU KEEP KWAYET

Listic1:
There is a growing but troubling trend in Nigeria. When your neighbours see you in the morning, they exchange the normal pleasantries: 'Good morning'. Immediately after that they go forcefully: 'How was your night?'. The (reluctant) response most times is: 'Fine'. But is this correct? Hold it for a second. Is the question even proper in the first place? Let us see.

When people sleep, they practically die. They are unaware of their environment and so, cannot truthfully answer any question relating to that episode. On those occasions when they did not really sleep, do we expect them to relay their activities to their interrogator? How do we expect a married person, for instance, to bare out their nightly activities with their partner to a neighbour? This cannot be right. To put it in very plain terms, it is inappropriate!

Well, how can we go around this faux pas? It is pretty straightforward. Instead of asking: 'How was your night?', we could say: 'I hope you had a good night's rest?' or 'I hope you slept well!' or something along those lines. In that case, the one being asked can truthfully say: 'Yes, thank you'. However, if the respondent's experience was unpalatable, they could, at their discretion, explain why that was so.

As a rule of thumb, in conversing with friends, acquaintances and even strangers it is best to concentrate on or limit oneself only to what is before the parties: the person! There is actually no point asking very personal and private questions. It does not show that one truly cares. As we take these suggestions on board, we introduce decorum into our conversations.

@ODNEsq; Listic1

My night is my private life. I can decide to go to the club, vigil, or meeting with my village people in Edo or sex out with my Bae. Rather ask about my evening better

Ok

Help....... Why am I seeing this as not being educative..... If I asked you how your night was I'm not asking you to give me a detailed review. It's just like asking you "how are you" if I were to go by what the op analysed then I will start explaining. But merely asking about your night is just a gesture of goodwill. I'm not asking for wat transpired BTW couples, if d FCK was awesome den u had a wonderful night. And if u had an undisturbed night a pseudo death then your night was fantastic .....

Listic1:
There is a growing but troubling trend in Nigeria. When your neighbours see you in the morning, they exchange the normal pleasantries: 'Good morning'. Immediately after that they go forcefully: 'How was your night?'. The (reluctant) response most times is: 'Fine'. But is this correct? Hold it for a second. Is the question even proper in the first place? Let us see.

When people sleep, they practically die. They are unaware of their environment and so, cannot truthfully answer any question relating to that episode. On those occasions when they did not really sleep, do we expect them to relay their activities to their interrogator? How do we expect a married person, for instance, to bare out their nightly activities with their partner to a neighbour? This cannot be right. To put it in very plain terms, it is inappropriate!

Well, how can we go around this faux pas? It is pretty straightforward. Instead of asking: 'How was your night?', we could say: 'I hope you had a good night's rest?' or 'I hope you slept well!' or something along those lines. In that case, the one being asked can truthfully say: 'Yes, thank you'. However, if the respondent's experience was unpalatable, they could, at their discretion, explain why that was so.

As a rule of thumb, in conversing with friends, acquaintances and even strangers it is best to concentrate on or limit oneself only to what is before the parties: the person! There is actually no point asking very personal and private questions. It does not show that one truly cares. As we take these suggestions on board, we introduce decorum into our conversations.

@ODNEsq; Listic1

Oga english teacher you are missing the point.

Educative....But have you checked my signature today?

Nonsense!....


I know of a lady who suffers "sleep disorder"..[insomnia or maybe "acute insomnia"]....Most times, she's only able to sleep a little with the help of drugs.... I sometimes ask her how her night was......

Op, how was your night?

you asuume everyone sleeps well at night abi