DarkRebel69:


You used the word ''grandiloquence". That by itself is a crime of grandiloquence.

I never said an Igbo man should adopt Egyptian culture. You must have an IQ of a single digit if that's what you construed my submission to be. I would have bothered to banter with you but it's evident–just as I predicted–that you're not intelligent. It's funny, too, how you spelt "Igbo" as "Ibo". Ibo is the anglicized iteration of the word in case you didn't know–the way the Brits spelt it. You've not even rid yourself of such "colonial influence" and you are here touting yourself as a traditionalist. You must be a half-wit.

And I do not catch drinks with idiöts. Totter off now. Let me focus my attention on more intelligent persons. Good day!

DarkRebel69:


You are already stooping low because you are already "joining words with me". If by 'indomie generation' you meant that I was born sometime in the 21st century, then sorry, your deduction was woefully wide of the mark. 'Indomie generation' > was that epithet implied as a derogatory snide? Tsk-tsk. That you're an ageist gives us a thumbnail sketch on just how shallow you are, but I'm not going to dwell on that anyway.

What you call cultural export from the West is only a classic case of a superior culture making an inferior culture its bïtch. People can rabbit on about how no culture is superior, but I do not think that is true especially when looked at through the lens of objectivity. I know culture is an artform and that objectivity hardly qualifies as a judging criteria, but if you juxtapose two cultures you can tell which one is more superior in terms of popularity, longevity, depth, scope, clout, organization, aesthetics, etc. Consider the ancient Egyptian civilization (or culture) for example. Only a chavaunistic zealot would say that the Igbo culture was more superior or organized than ancient Egyptian culture. Heck! While the Egyptian scribes were writing on papyrus, the Igbos still relied heavily on oral tradition.

It's simply natural selection. Cultures erode cultures. Languages erode other languages. Cultures rise and cultures fall. Better to start waking up to reality and do away with this uninformed and reactionary parochialism. Even I, an African, culture to me is an arbitrary nonsense because I am of the opinion that if it's left to run amok, it could prove to be a mental handicap. As if we do not already have enough mental handicaps.
I prefer to be–and I am– a man of multiple cultures and I do not attach any emotional significance to a particular culture–just as I've denounced nationalism and tribalism. I no longer not see myself as Nigerian or Yoruba, but as a 'human being' alone. Of course, I don't expect you to understand. It must all sound like gobbledygook to you.

And yes, I called you delusional because the average European does not give a damn about some human flotsam living in a backwater in Africa. And I'm certain you belong to one of the main organized religions. If you didn't know, religion is at the epicentre of any 'culture', and if you, an African, is a Christian or Muslim rather than an animist or Sango-worshipper then you should know that you are not culturally living in the skin of your forbears. Also, if you wear 'un-African' dresses, and use 'un-African gadgets', and eat 'un-African' foods, and listen to 'un-African' music, and play 'un-African' musical instruments, and even attended or is planning to attend a university (or didn't you know tertiary education has its roots in classical Greek civilization?) then know that each moment you indulge in any of those things you are borrowing from other cultures.

You may still continue to wallow in your cultural parochialism or you may choose to accept the finer fruits of cultural syncretism. The choice is yours.

DarkRebel69:


You are delusional. Caucasians care less for your culture.