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Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by motunrayo4(f): 2:38am On Aug 05, 2008 |
Not really. . . I just have friends from other African countries |
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by naijadiva2(f): 2:38am On Aug 05, 2008 |
Nah. . . Not just Nigerians. Even Malaysian as well. We have like a bunch on Indian Malaysian trying so hard to be like the blacks and the Chinese trying so hard to be like the whites and the Malays tried to so hard be in between the Black and Whites. . . . Its all being mixed up. wow that's crazy. |
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by HCH3COO: 2:39am On Aug 05, 2008 |
motun_rayo:how many 4 |
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by Gabry(f): 2:42am On Aug 05, 2008 |
naija_diva:yeap sis. People think that the grass is greener on the other side but nope. . . It could be the same or worse off. |
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by motunrayo4(f): 2:44am On Aug 05, 2008 |
HCH3COO:Why that assumption? |
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by HCH3COO: 2:46am On Aug 05, 2008 |
motun_rayo:why not I'm trying to understand how you know that most African countries do so. |
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by Gabry(f): 2:47am On Aug 05, 2008 |
Ch3coo, you know what? You are some funny dude. |
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by naijadiva2(f): 2:49am On Aug 05, 2008 |
gabrywyl: really, he's always "exchanging ideas". |
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by Gabry(f): 2:49am On Aug 05, 2008 |
naija_diva: He reminded me of Clem. Sarcastically funny. . . |
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by naijadiva2(f): 2:50am On Aug 05, 2008 |
gabrywyl: who's that? |
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by motunrayo4(f): 2:50am On Aug 05, 2008 |
HCH3COO:Well I have more then that. . . . . .and we have had many a convos on topics similar to things and other NL topics |
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by Gabry(f): 2:52am On Aug 05, 2008 |
naija_diva: clem is clemcykul . He's always at the joke section. |
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by naijadiva2(f): 2:55am On Aug 05, 2008 |
gabrywyl: oh, don't know who that is. haven't been in that section in a while. |
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by Nobody: 2:58am On Aug 05, 2008 |
gabrywyl: He? thought it was she nawa o |
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by Gabry(f): 3:00am On Aug 05, 2008 |
Ruby_Pearl: SHE??/ You sure sis? |
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by Nobody: 3:00am On Aug 05, 2008 |
gabrywyl:lol, yes. She. Well I hope so unless half of the men in that sec are gay |
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by HCH3COO: 3:01am On Aug 05, 2008 |
gaby |
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by Gabry(f): 3:04am On Aug 05, 2008 |
Ruby_Pearl: And how did you know? Cause most of us in the joke section were asking him / her and he / she basically did not want to admit anything. . . . HCH3COO: Yes bro? keep up with your sarcastically funny attitude. It lights up the space. |
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by naijadiva2(f): 3:07am On Aug 05, 2008 |
it's funny how we went off topic. |
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by Nobody: 3:08am On Aug 05, 2008 |
gabrywyl:Cause I used to post on joke sec. The times when Sam Milla was the moderator Well, I tuen is always saying Clemcy/Tessybaby are his wives. hmmm |
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by Nobody: 3:09am On Aug 05, 2008 |
naija_diva:Yes, yet am not laughing |
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by naijadiva2(f): 3:10am On Aug 05, 2008 |
Ruby_Pearl: are u serious? it wasn't meant for laughs. |
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by HCH3COO: 3:11am On Aug 05, 2008 |
naija_diva:omo ibo, are you still learning the language or did you give up? |
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by Nobody: 3:12am On Aug 05, 2008 |
naija_diva:O di mma |
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by masawa: 3:13am On Aug 05, 2008 |
for tpia ,the guy who takes obama as an example, it's laughable!Africans and blacks in general are very desperate ,why take pride of someone's else sucess when you have nothing to do with this success, obama is half WHITE Hlf black,I don't care what whites CALL HIM,TRUTH MATTERS THE MOST, obama is of EUROPEAN descent thanks to his WHITE mother,he was raised by his WHITE folks ,he speaks english HIS MOTHER TONGUE.BI RACIALS RULE thE BLACK RACE it seems like they are the "black " kings LOL, find something else please! |
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by Gabry(f): 3:13am On Aug 05, 2008 |
Yikes!!! We did went off topic huh? Ok, boy and girls, get back into topic. |
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by naijadiva2(f): 3:14am On Aug 05, 2008 |
HCH3COO: wow, random. but to answer to your question, its a little bit of both. i'm still learning but at a more slower pace because i have no motivation except when i come to NL of course. |
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by naijadiva2(f): 3:16am On Aug 05, 2008 |
masawa: dude, wrong thread. |
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by HCH3COO: 3:16am On Aug 05, 2008 |
aww, pele. It's easier to learn while you're younger. If you want I can teach you yoruba. |
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by OgaSarge(m): 3:17am On Aug 05, 2008 |
u know, i actually thought the official language in Nigeria was ENGLISH, i mean, like CONSTITUTIONALLY, right? ABI? it is embarassing if one cannot communicate effectively amongst his or hers but surely not A SHAME!!! |
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by HCH3COO: 3:19am On Aug 05, 2008 |
let's start with the alphabets . ha bi di hay heh fi gi gbi he he ji ki li mi ni pi ri si shi ti hoo wi yi. |
Re: Isn't It A Shame When You Can't Speak Your Mother Tongue?! by naijadiva2(f): 3:19am On Aug 05, 2008 |
HCH3COO: i don't mind but who am i going to speak yoruba to when i'm surrounded buy igbo. even when i walk outside, i hear igbo more than yoruba. |
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