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4. Bizarre Greeting Culture
People abroad think our greeting methods and habits are bizarre.
Our greeting methods are part of our culture and that is why we stick to it. Our greeting styles (Ladies kneel down while Men prostrate on the floor) are part of our heritage, a sign of respect, it is who we are and we are proud of it.

3. They think Nigerian Languages sound weird
Nigerian languages are sweet and if you don’t understand it, you are missing. Many foreigners spend money to study our languages in Universities abroad. (You think say e easy?)

2. Yikes! They cook with Red Oil!
Foreigners believe we cook most of our meals with red oil (Palm oil). I met Cheng in China Town, Ojota and he expressed how he felt about eating food made with red oil. He said, “even though it was dreadful for me the first time I ate Egusi soup made with palm oil, I will never forget the delicious taste and aroma; now I eat Naija soups like a Nigerian”.

If you haven’t tasted soups or moi moi made with palm oil, cooked beans made with palm oil, you are seriously missing. These meals are utterly delicious!

Most foreigners have misconceptions about Nigerians because they really do not understand how great we are. Being a Nigerian, I was curious about our general eccentricities and I decided to find out things foreigners find odd about us. Some of the answers I got are overwhelming and pretty hilarious.

Here are 10 things people abroad find weird about Nigerians:

1. Foreigners think Nigerians are noisy and loud.[i][/i]
Like seriously? I don’t believe Nigerians are loud and noisy; we are quiet and reserved people. If we sound loud or speak in high pitched voices, it means we are either having fun or you just stepped on our toes. Nevertheless, we love life and always want to have a good time.

OP sooo on point

nothing concern me...

*Spits on the trend and walks out*

BH is 100% Islam and the Quran supports it.

Boko Haram goes International

why not buy him a baby dummy. That would save his fingers. Here is what it looks like

Lollypee: have u guys noticed that its not only when u dip Ur finger/hand into the soup that u experience the sourness the next day? even wen u stir with spoon it still goes sour. my question now "Does it mean the spoon also has bacteria on it?

The only theory I know about spoons is never to leave it inside the pot. I guess this is to prevent air from going into the pot thereby allowing bacterials to form and eventually spoil the soup.

My 1 Kobo

I totally agree with the OP or whoever is the author of this write up. No map can be an actual representation of a geographical region.

priscaoge: Nigeria make use British English n Centre is British and Center is American.

British words like colour,rumour flavour, labour, honour, humour etc are been spelt color, rumor, flavor, labor honor, humor etc
in America.






Btw it's DIFFERENCE not DIFFRIENCE so modify ur topic. Thanks

You nailed it. No need for further argument. Next please no time

LAST BULLET; OP you still haven't corrected the typo your made on your Topic.

saw this on the news so I decided to share.

''An Oklahoma teenager allegedly rape*d
and molested a number of young
children between the ages of 4 and 9 at
an African orphanage while on a
mission trip.

Matthew Durham, 19, confessed to his
crimes, which he committed at a Kenyan
children’s home while volunteering with
the organization Upendo Kids
International. Upendo is a missionary
organization that sponsors children’s
care, education and health programs in
Kenya. Durham has travelled to Kenya
with the organization several times.

On his last visit, Durham requested to
stay in the children’s home rather than
at an offsite facility, according to the
criminal complaint. While there, he
“often touched them in a sexual manner
or told them to touch themselves while
he watched.”
“A caretaker at the orphanage noticed
something wasn’t right and confronted
Mr. Durham. He admitted to some of the
acts,” United States Attorney Sanford
Coats said.

Although Durham committed the crimes
overseas, he can still be held accountable
in the United States. He is being held
without bond and could face life in
prison''.
wgntv.com/2014/07/22/okla-teen-accused-of-raping-orphans-on-kenyan-mission-trip/

if it was to be the other way round, those whites would start posting shitty comments about Africans.

ok next please

fairheven: And u think ur own seed Will not add to the growing world population ?if u r too concerned about further increase,just excercise restraint ;Don't bother giving birth,let that be ur contribution to population control and posterity will forever cherish an immortalise you

My friend giving birth to more than 6 or more kids in the 21th century is more like using Super Nintendo game to play FIFA 2014 World Cup.C'mon who does that?? Unless you're an old soul or one of those Notherners who thinks their solemn responsibility is to populate the country, not minding if they have the financial capability to support their ward.Having said that, I don't see any reason for the argument.

its confirmed!! Already all over the news. What is this country turning into??

before space for fp finish

freakcin: You probably aren't conversant with divorce cases in US. Irrespective of the party filing for divorce, custody of a child is always geared towards the mother, except in cases where it is proven beyond doubt that the mother is incapable of taking care of the child.

On a lighter note, neither of them seems capable of bringing up a child!

In that case, Kim has more chance of getting custody for North than Kanye. This brings us to our previous argument about her getting child support and splitting Kanye's wealth as he failed to opt for a prenup. lets just agree to disagree.

VantagePoint: Can you please explain what you typed above?

last time i checked, I did not start this tread. Having said you, I expected you to have fully understood what the topic is all about but rather, you decided to quote me as though I owe you any explanations. Nevertheless, thanks for making me revise my post. Cheers.

.

The Aviation industry obviously have sufferd the most terrors this year. It started with Malaysia's missing plan and now it has been treading across other countries. Just recently I read about an aircrash in Taiwan and now this. I wonder what would be the next big news.

#endtimethings

freakcin: We might be about to witness a record divorce settlement!

Still can't believe Kanye didn't opt for a pre-nup! That b..i.tch a.r.s.e nigger kept screaming pre-nup, pre-nup in one of his songs. . . now he's become pu..s.s.y whipped!

Well that's he's kid so I don't see any reason why niggers should get a prenup simply to avoid child support.

OrlandoOwoh: "If I don't contest Nigerians will feel one kain." - GEJ to Christiane Amanpour (CNN).

please kindly provide a link to your post am only reading this for the first time.

y'all shouting 6 kids and above. Please Nigeria is already over populated we don't want to be seen as the next China or India with Billions as population. Back to topic: for me 3 kids maximum, 2 boys and a girl will do.

#teambirthcontrol

Abuja and Glasgow was the
remaining bidders, with Abuja seen as a
likely favourite due to the basis of its
campaign that an African nation has
never before hosted the Commonwealth
Games. Unfortunately, after some delegates voted, Glaglow took the lead with 47 against Abuja's 24 votes. probably next time for Abuja hopefully by then BH boys would had gone from our shore.

hybridtm: Na our prayer say make him no end up like....mikel ohhh

kelechi is far better than mikel would ever be. I mean, he scored a goal in his first match while it took mikel ages to do same. Keep it coming Kelechi the sky is your starting point.

At least 25 people were killed in Kaduna,
Nigeria, on Wednesday after a bomb
targeting an Islamic cleric exploded in a
busy commercial area, police said. A
second explosion in Kaduna's Kawo
market killed 50, reports the International
Business Times.
In the first explosion, the bomb was
reportedly thrown from the back of a
moving motorcycle in an attempted
assassination of Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi,
who led prayers in Murtala Muhammed
Square shortly before the explosion,
eyewitnesses told Reuters. The cleric was
unharmed in the attack.

I wonder if it ever occurred to Kim
Kardashian that she might be better off not
getting married ever again. Obviously she
still keeps reaching for her own personal
vision of what happily-ever-after must
look like, but it inevitably seems to be an
epic fail. I don’t think anyone else on the
planet would think that marryingKanye
West would be a good idea, but Kim did.
The two have been married for a
whopping 58 days (give or take) and
already things might be over.
According to the Aug. 30th print edition of
In Touch Magazine the two have been
fighting over every things and one battle
in particular brought the whole
relationship to a screeching halt.Kanye is
intending to move to Paris permanently,
without his baby mama. That’s where
Ricardo Tisci lives, right? Apparently
Kimmie is supposed to continue living in
L.A. With her mother and baby, North West.
Will there be a custody fight? Needless to
say, Kanye has a way of putting oceans
between himself and Kim when it seems to
matter most and it’s not sitting well. Kanye
has already admitted that the two have
had issues since tying the knot just two
short months ago- how long before living
apart turns to divorce?
Speaking of marriages, one couple seems
slightly happier- newlyweds Adam Levine
and Behati Prinsloo. The two got hitched
last weekend in Cabo after dating for
nearly two years. I think the only thing
more surprising than Adam’s engagement
is the fact that he actually went through
with the marriage! His track record with
women has been worse than Kim’s with
men! Which of these couples’ will last
longer? What are your thoughts?

SOURCE: celebdirtylaundry.com/2014/kim-kardashian-divorce-kanye-west-north-custody-moves-out-photo/

Sibrah: Stop asking for google fact when u haven't provided one yourself. I was able to dig it out anyway, it was Shehu Sani who made the treat.

I can't believe you are still arguing with me on this. Here
It said that apart from his ambition to rule
the country again, Buhari had refused to
contribute meaningfully to actions capable
of ending insecurity in the country.
Buhari, a former Head of State and now the
National Leader of the CPC, had on the
Hausa service of the British Broadcasting
Corporation on Monday, said the Federal
Government should be blamed for the
lingering security challenges in the
country.
He also flayed the Goodluck Jonathan
administration for what he called “poor
handling of insurgency” that had led to the
death of many Nigerians and destruction of
properties.
While reacting to this, the Senior Special
Assistant to the President on Public Affairs,
Dr. Doyin Okupe, told our correspondent in
an interview in Abuja that it was
unfortunate that such a statement could
emanate from Buhari.
Describing Buhari as a man he respects so
much, Okupe added that he had no option
but to reply to his accusations against the
Federal Government and the President.
He reminded Nigerians that Buhari had
previously been credited with a statement
that he would make the country
ungovernable if the last presidential election
did not favour him.
Okupe said, “Everybody in this country
knows that it was BUHARI who vowed that if
he did not win the election, he would make
the country ungovernable for this
President.
“It was this same BUHARI , who said during
the electioneering period that if the votes
were counted and he lost, people should go
for blood.''
punchng.com/news/govt-blasts-buhari-for-comment-on-insecurity/

Sibrah: Use ur . . . One person had to say it but it was a group of disgruntled people who had shared similar opinion at that time he was speaking for? That person was Atiku Abubakar. In case you are insinuating that Atiku being in APC now means APC should be held responsible. Think about GEJ who knows the sponsor of BH but still can't go after them and it is easy to see which party really is Boko Haram.

Pls stop contradicting yourself. You clearly stated that I was wrong with 21). I'll make the country ungovernable if I loose the election - Buhari. so I asked who made that statement if not Buhari? And now are you insinuating that it was poor Atiku and not Buhari. Dude pls get your facts right before arguing here on NL. Google is your friend.