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Very late response on my part. I'm sure most Nigerians would scoff at a white man speaking pidgin so that explains the question. I am white, and I understand the issue now with speaking pidgin. When Indians and Blacks speak American English, it's the most uncanny and unnatural looking shit ever, but then again, pidgin is appropriated from the language my Anglo ancestors brought to Africa, so I'd like to learn it just for lingual studies as opposed to speaking it. If I ever travel to Nigeria, I would be doing it to study the West African voodoo and juju rituals, so speaking to natives would be necessary. If somebody can close this thread it would be appreciated.

SilentWisper:
you are a American? white or black

What difference does it make? Race shouldn’t be all that relevant when meeting somebody online.

I come from America, but I’ve always wanted to travel the globe and especially visit Kenya or Nigeria. Problem is, I speak American English and I’m unsure of the importance of Nigerian Pidgin in Nigeria or its frequency of use. I plan on visiting Lagos if I do decide on Nigeria, and language is very important when speaking to others in a foreign country. Will I have to learn Nigerian Pidgin to communicate with people, or will it not be necessary? I await your responses!