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So that makes Nigerians illiterate?

You mean mischievous, don't you

People like to fool themselves.

Is there any place in the world without the main overrated city or class accent?

You want a good job outside your local area, modify your accent unless you want the lowest classes of jobs.

Just ask those traveling out. In the US, if you open your mouth with USA Southern accent, even with the best education, you will not get that desired jobs in many cases.

Even Presidents like Lyndon Johnson, Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton from the South had polished accent with their Southern draw.

Most people just do not have the patience to listen carefully to an accent they are not familiar with. So you are advised to speak slowly.

Broadcaster accents in all countries is a different game altogether.

In those days as a little boy, I use to watch Richard Akinjide's colleagues laugh at him with his perfect English at Bar but he could not drop the "sh or s" like a New Yorker.

There is another guy who would not speak Yoruba, always expressed himself in English except when with people who know him closely.

Come to find out the reason was that his Ogbomosho Yoruba would catapult a dead body!

tiger28:
I have lived in NY for more than 30 yrs........Your head dey there jor!!!

Thank you sir, one has to come on social media and argue with someone who claimed he was born and raised in New York but does not know the difference between Brooklyn and Bronx accent. Not to mention Southern accent.

He even used the word "primitive" for those who know the difference and got likes!

Let them keep on fooling themselves.

I was shocked that most foreign universities teach both Oyo and Lagos Yoruba.

If you want to show class, learn and speak Lagos Yoruba.

helinues:
The Lagos accent is becoming universal in SW and outside the region

This is my last reply to you on this. Even if you are born there, you are still green.

Accent is a big deal in America. Forget about foreign accent for now.

Southern accent are laughed at or derided the way we laugh at people from hinterland or rural accent here or anywhere.

Americans try to blend or change their accent to the region they move to. In an interview, a New York candidate for School board head said he would never give up his accent for Boston accent.

London accent change from class to regions. Magret Thatcher British PM had a low class accent, married into upper class and changed her accent.

No need to argue this, most informed people here know this. Don't come here telling us you were born there. If you are, stay put in Bronx or Brooklyn (with local distinct accent) without knowing your surroundings.

Even then, you should know better.

Ofodirinwa:
I was born and raised here and live here right now lol. Will you listen?
New Yorkers have a distinct accent but you're not going to make anyone laugh (in the US) by having a different accent than them. My post is stating that Americans don't play politics with accents the way Nigerians do. Read slowly

You are still wrong sir. You have not lived in US long enough.

New Yorker have distinct accent obvious to everybody. Their pronunciation of "sh or s" is closer to Ibadan accent.

Ofodirinwa:
Nobody in New York or London will laugh because someome has an accent lol. I live in the US and that's extremely bizarre. In a place like NY you will spend your entire life laughing because the average New Yorker will hear at least 5 accents from all over the world daily. I promise you this is only a Nigerian mentality born out of abnormal thinking, low self esteem and under-exposure.

Nigerians that come to the US newly think accents are funny, or laugh about how people pronounce things, but after a year they usually realize that mentality is low and adjust. Its usually ppl that have never travelled or people who haven't been outside of nigeria for a consistent year that carry the mentality.

If you tell 10 Americans that an Anambra man says Lefridgator 9 won't even know you're trying to tell them something funny. The remaining 1 will say 'well its not their first language'. It is like laughing because someone used their left hand.

Unless that is not what your saying.

Kai, Lagosians cannot even understand Ijebu accent.

Aphrygian:
What pple termed Eko accent is actually ijebu accent of the Yoruba language

Finally.

Imagine if they had involved them since Eko Bridge.

Instead of Berger or Cappa etc those names could have been Nigerians with student internships from local universities.

If I may agree in part and disagree with you.

Attitude about Eko accent is the same worldwide as in Jamaca, London, New York etc.

I completely agree that whatever accent you utter in those places, you cannot win.

I personally, get jealous maybe even more when Kora speak perfect Oyo dialect.

Ofodirinwa:
Nigerians in general have a primitive mentality about accents. Jamaicans, Spaniards, Americans and British people are using their own accents to make income. In Nigeria if you have accent they laugh, if you don't have they laugh, if you have their own they will fight you, if you have own, fight. Forming up and down to no gain.

not just a yoruba problem. everything in nigeria is an excuse to discriminate and hate

MICHEALADEX:
Shot your mouth...there are good people everywhere even among robbers

Among robbers!

Since they pray before and after operations?

Hard to believe but some people confessed that they could not socialize until they acquired Eko accent.

Boiboi doctors working any and odd hours in rural areas they reject in Nigeria and getting paid less than nurses.

Don't tell anybody o

meobizy:
Only? I expected more. Since their country doesn’t need them they can work where their services will be highly appreciated.

Na your Papa language be this

BlackfireX:
Awuzubilahi Awuzubilahi Awuzubilahi Awuzubilahi Awuzubilahi Awuzubilahi Awuzubilahi Awuzubilahi Awuzubilahi Awuzubilahi Awuzubilahi Awuzubilahi Awuzubilahi

Look at diversionary tactics that have nothing to do with the topic just to prevent people from being informed.

Congratulations

When you don't have money, you do not know where your next meal is coming from.

So when you see awoof, ifa abi freebi, na wackie and die (FELA nor lie).

Bodi know say, next meal is not sure.

Unfortunately, this is why poor people get fat in rich countries. Fat is storage against hunger.

Can you please come up with the study you rely on instead of your word of mouth?

By the time you come up with anything, you and your followers would be dead and gone.

Maybe with 42 virgins in heaven or hell.

Skepticism in Science is good, that is why there are peer reviews. Otherwise people like you would be selling holy water.

Righteousness2:
Nobody carries land to Eternity.
But if you live by the word of GOD the Holy Bible, it does not Matter what you don't have, Heaven is sure.

Typical African Pastor or Imam. Is that what foreigners who have been to heaven or hell tell you?

While they are losing believers in their countries, they are still gaining grounds in Africa because of people like you.

Jesus and Mohamed lived next door. Na your cousins.

Israel and Saudi make money from from pilgrimage but Jews do not believe in Jesus.

efficiencie:
Ya eye go soon clear

Chai, see ignorance. Mine eyes or yours?

Brush up on the chances of getting admitted to hospital and deaths between those that are vaccinated and the unvaccinated.

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccines-myth-versus-fact

Obviously edited tape dicerning ears can pick up.

You guys won't give up your mischief

https://www.nairaland.com/6908361/vaccines-skeptics-more-afraid-vaccine#108792122

Oba Benin married two sisters

https://www.nairaland.com/5219247/more-photos-facts-two-sisters/1#down

OP, these articles you pulled are very informative. The fight about Vaccines have been going on for ages.

I still remember how some people spread misinformation about Polio Vaccine in the North as a conspiracy to depopulate Africa.

Poliomyelitis that became history in the rest of the world reappeared in the North among those that refused vaccination based on vicious rumors.

The guys posting rare anecdotal cases anywhere he can find any around the world has blood on his hands. Doubters like them occupy hospital intensive care units and mortuaries around the world.

Bloody hypocrites.

I hope someone has already mentioned that Oba Benin married two sisters.

This folks do not know the difference between Lagos and Lagos State or Western Region.

As far as they are concern, it is their Lagos, London and New York. Asking their village people to join them.

arthurwillia:
Lol

Clickbait
Watch Lagos haters start twerking and having orgasmm over this.
That’s not even Lagos.


If you believe that’s Lagos, come I have prick enlargement cream for you
Lol

They turn a beautiful wedding to ethnic bashing.

Only the biggest scam, religious opium go save una.

If you want to live long, exercise and diet control are more important than most of those vitamins.

Are you joking or just wicked

Vuproff:
How old is your wife and what is her level of education. How many children do you have and what age range... I can move you all to Canada with PR in less than 18 months with your 10m, all things being equal.

Like El Rufai like Tinubu

With this type of mentality, not only in Nigeria but in Africa, slavery will never end.

These Africans are not different from their forefathers, politicians today and other prodigals; that exchange gold for mirrors.

They continue to bleed Africa in talents, natural resources and any money they saved. All for glitters.

If these prodigals work half as hard in Nigeria as those abroad , Africa would be a better place.

If you see honest Africans work abroad, professional job in the day where they are abused and odd jobs or anything at night just to live like their hosts; you will pity Africa.

The same ones that claim African Americans that are tired of slavery, lazy.

What is wrong with red oil?

BigYash:
That one na em you dey càll food? Red oil conconsion

Africans are their own worst enemies.

While we distract one another with arguments, foreigners food is done.

Some slaves and serfs have special relationship with their owners called Stockholm Syndrome.

Even when the son of Margret Thacher was caught red handed, tried and convicted in East Africa, the same Africans released him.

So who should be surprised if some Africans claim we got Independence too soon.

Tell them about our civilization when Northern Europeans were called Barbarians by the Romans that were learning Arts and Sciences from "Northern Egypt" SUDAN, they ridicule you.

Pity!

The country like everything else decays from the head.

azimibraun:
How did he emerge? My question is not anchored on sarcasm or nagativism; Na never that. Am just asking that does it mean as a nation we have not moved on. If we can not reproduce anybody who once served us right. I remember in 2015 Nigerins were calling on Jay Jay Okocha to come play for the Super Eagles. Thank God in 2016 Ihenacho and Iwobi emerged. In our politics and law enforcement we should have new breeds emerging with more vigour and vitality. What Buhari is suffering is definitely what Ribadu will suffer when he ever gets the chance again. People saw them as no nonsense forgetting that "No nonsense" works with youthfulness most of the time. We all saw how right in front of Castro, Raul changed Cuba's long term policies and Castro just watched .Ribadu won't have the energy anymore. Can we just raise a new breed entirely. I suggested Mike Ejiorfor in my post yesterday.