Some Common Sense Things You Should Know As An Adult - Nairaland General (2)

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Re: Some Common Sense Things You Should Know As An Adult by socoharley: 9:16pm On Jul 08

Exousiang01:
I disagree with .14.
When you call me I will pick the call and say hello,
I expect you to introduce yourself.
If I am the one placing the call.
I will introduce myself as soon as you pick up.
I think it should be the other way round.
If you are calling someone the onus is on you to speak.
Especially when you know the receiver doesn't have your contact.

You were called so you should naturally speak first. Picking the call ultimately shows you are on the other end grin

the caller definitely knows you so you must welcome that fact with a "Hello" then pause to hear your caller.

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Re: Some Common Sense Things You Should Know As An Adult by Exousiang01(m): 9:19pm On Jul 08

greatiyk4u:
Peculiar among yorubas, no disrespect

Answering even your child's mate ....sir, yes sir all the time when in reality it's just a smoke screen respect..... calling everyone DADDY like say na me born you, haba so annoying

Entering public transport with dirty clothes especially Mechanics and building site workers, that's so so bad, if you can't clean up and change clothes, take a drop

You children are just funny.
Just imagine.
Anyway this thread is for adults not children tho....
You think respect is only for those older than you?
Your parents did some batd job rasing you.

You obviously don't have a car, if you do, you won't expect your mechanic to go have a bath and change before coming to take a look at your car when LASMA is already trying to tow it away for obstructing traffic.
Imagine calling your mechanic and he says he is in workshop but he had to have a bath and get changed before coming to look at your car....

How old are you again?

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Re: Some Common Sense Things You Should Know As An Adult by Ontarioo: 9:21pm On Jul 08

You know everything but don't know that it's not basically food that make some people fat

Re: Some Common Sense Things You Should Know As An Adult by dododawa1: 9:23pm On Jul 08

Listed

Not apply to RICH

Only POOR ONES.

Re: Some Common Sense Things You Should Know As An Adult by bikefab(m): 9:29pm On Jul 08

You see that number 3? It is very key.

Re: Some Common Sense Things You Should Know As An Adult by daben1(m): 9:37pm On Jul 08

Exousiang01:
You children are just funny.
Just imagine.
Anyway this thread is for adults not children tho....
You think respect is only for those older than you?
Your parents did some batd job rasing you.

You obviously don't have a car, if you do, you won't expect your mechanic to go have a bath and change before coming to take a look at your car when LASMA is already trying to tow it away for obstructing traffic.
Imagine calling your mechanic and he says he is in workshop but he had to have a bath and get changed before coming to look at your car....

How old are you again?

these type of people are always opposite of what they say online

Re: Some Common Sense Things You Should Know As An Adult by Dododudu(m): 9:38pm On Jul 08

You see that no, 8, na Nigerian mentality be that. Oyinbo go blab all about them to you and that is how they are.

Re: Some Common Sense Things You Should Know As An Adult by Emmabyte: 9:40pm On Jul 08

I swear that number got me cry

osuofia2:
This your number 2 so funny, but it's annoying. Getting fat to disturb others

Re: Some Common Sense Things You Should Know As An Adult by damoobaba: 9:54pm On Jul 08

bigwig071:
Tinubu is tired and needs to go home and rest. When Tinubu came into power 87 million Nigerians were in poverty but today it’s 140 million.

“Insecurity has gotten worse. Which hope are they going to renew again? You can’t renew failure.

There’s a way you will fail in school, they will ask you to leave the school.

“People who had business when you came into power are now people who are selling kuli-kuli.”

Its like YOUR DESTINY depends on every President. If you like don't wake up and hustle, na inside poverty you go kpai like your papa.

Re: Some Common Sense Things You Should Know As An Adult by Amarachibaby(f): 9:56pm On Jul 08

Samuels90:
😂😂 e b like say u don pay for wetin you no budget before.

Yes o😂😂

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Re: Some Common Sense Things You Should Know As An Adult by 99thEnemy(m): 10:07pm On Jul 08

Rapmoney:
1. Asking people when they will get married when you are not very close to them is plainly stupid. Marriage is part of a person's private life. That should not be your concern.

2. Being overweight and big in size and expecting others to squeeze themselves for you in public transport. They are not the cause of your big size. You lack discipline because you eat too much without exercising. Pay for an extra seat instead of inconveniencing others who might have paid same fare as you.

3. Entering a public place with body and mouth odours and expecting people to respect you. You lie! You have already abused and disrespected yourself by entering a public space in such condition.

4. Impregnating a girl, and expecting others to contribute to the upbringing of the child. Do you think your penis is bigger and more functional than theirs?

5. Informing your boss of your resignation over dissatisfaction, and accepting the job back again after he/she pacified you. Na premium sack and disgrace dey front gidigba dey wait you.

6. Fighting someone who will lose less than you if things go wrong. Not every fight is worth the stress.

7. Staring at strangers for too long and in an unnecessary manner. It makes people scared and uncomfortable.

8. Talking to people you do not know about your life in public transport.

9. Do not switch immediately to answering a call while discussing with somebody, without seeking their permission to opt out. When you are discussing with someone and a phone call comes in, excuse the person and take the call. The person is not a tree. He/she deserves to be regarded.

10. When you are walking on a tiny space and someone is at your back moving at a higher speed than yours, give them allowance to pass. They are not your bodyguard.

11. Going on a date and pressing your phone throughout the period. You should have told the other person that both of you would be having a phone pressing challenge instead of a date.

12. Using your fingers to pick your nose and still expecting others to shake you when you stretch out your hand.

13. When you meet someone who is way older than you, allow them to stretch out their hand for a handshake, and not the other way round.

14. When someone calls you on phone, you speak first, except the call is suspicious. Don't keep quiet and allow the caller to speak first.

15. Do not enter someone's house with dirty feet, or use their toilet without flushing. You will never know the stress it took them to put their house in order.

16. When you borrow something from someone, return it after use. Do not allow them to ask you for it or come to you to get it.

You can add yours.

A solid list honestly.

And that number 14, thank God you added "except the call is suspicious.".

In this period in Nigeria, every unknown number that calls me is suspicious to me.

You have to be a cynic in Nigeria when dealing with people you don't know.

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Re: Some Common Sense Things You Should Know As An Adult by geladinho1(m): 10:15pm On Jul 08

Nice right up Sir

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Re: Some Common Sense Things You Should Know As An Adult by echoxyz: 10:48pm On Jul 08

bobonla:
This is for our Yoruba brothers. I asked one during our university days in UNN, that why is he shouting while answering phone call. He told me the person he's talking to is in Lagos. Then I asked him, what if the person the person come dey overseas nko?

But Igbos shouts more while making calls.

Re: Some Common Sense Things You Should Know As An Adult by Sirseedorf(m): 10:54pm On Jul 08

Borrowing and expecting the owner to be begging to return it, or forming i need get, wetin happen. it's uncalled for abeg.

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Re: Some Common Sense Things You Should Know As An Adult by Bobxin(m): 10:58pm On Jul 08

The number 14 is a debate. We need to ask chatgpt

There isn't a universal rule, but normal phone etiquette in most places is:
The receiver usually says "Hello?" first. This lets the caller know the call connected and that someone is on the line.
The caller then introduces themselves or states why they called. For example: "Hello, this is John. Am I speaking with Mary?"
So a typical conversation goes like this:
Receiver: "Hello?"
Caller: "Hello, this is David. Is this Bob?"
The reason is practical: the receiver doesn't know who is calling, while the caller already knows whom they intended to reach.
That said, it's not a compulsory rule. Some people prefer to wait a second for the caller to speak, especially because:
They want to avoid responding to robocalls or scam calls that detect a voice.
They don't recognize the number.
Cultural or personal habits differ.
So if someone says, "It is compulsory for the receiver to say hello first," that's overstating it. It's common etiquette, but not an obligation. Either approach can be acceptable depending on the situation and local customs.

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Re: Some Common Sense Things You Should Know As An Adult by Lanretoye(m): 11:33pm On Jul 08

I want to come back here cos …there are some logical reasoning that I need to wake up before I comment

Re: Some Common Sense Things You Should Know As An Adult by nonny1212: 1:27am On Jul 09

emzynuel1:
The way majority of Nigerians are losing manners and etiquettes this days mehnn, e dey pepper me for body.

Common greeting people no fy greet back

Who asked for your greeting?

That's the Nigerians entitled mentality we are talking about.

If person no greet you as you greet and you no get any business with the person, then simply mind your business.

Re: Some Common Sense Things You Should Know As An Adult by nonny1212: 1:29am On Jul 09

greatiyk4u:
Peculiar among yorubas, no disrespect

Answering even your child's mate ....sir, yes sir all the time when in reality it's just a smoke screen respect..... calling everyone DADDY like say na me born you, haba so annoying

Entering public transport with dirty clothes especially Mechanics and building site workers, that's so so bad, if you can't clean up and change clothes, take a drop

Their own dey body.

Re: Some Common Sense Things You Should Know As An Adult by Bolu004(m): 4:12am On Jul 09

You're writing about common sense yet you are rude with your writeups

Re: Some Common Sense Things You Should Know As An Adult by Demurray: 5:29am On Jul 09

In a public transport, some people want to sit more comfortable than others on a seat as if they are in their private car driven by their personal driver, some will even spread their legs to occupy more space leaving the rest uncomfortable despite they are all the same body size or close.

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Re: Some Common Sense Things You Should Know As An Adult by Skippyvibes(m): 5:40am On Jul 09

Men sleeping with someone else wife and women sleeping with someone else husband

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Re: Some Common Sense Things You Should Know As An Adult by janeedema(f): 5:49am On Jul 09

When you pick a call, the ideal thing is to answer it, not wait for the person who made the call. You answer because it is the way to let the person making the call know that it has connected.

This same principle applies in networking when sending packets.

How do you wait for someone who made the call to speak first when he/she doesn’t know if the call had connected?

quote author=Mathewrichard99 post=139966742]
That's a great etiquette collection, but I don't agree with No 14) which says:

14. 14. When someone calls you on phone, you speak first, except the call is suspicious. Don't keep quiet and allow the caller to speak first.

Note: I think it should have been the other way round. How can you call my line and stay quiet for me to speak first? Maybe it's my own principle. I think that's the way it ought to be.

quote author=Rapmoney post=139966220]1. Asking people when they will get married when you are not very close to them is plainly stupid. Marriage is part of a person's private life. That should not be your concern.

2. Being overweight and big in size and expecting others to squeeze themselves for you in public transport. They are not the cause of your big size. You lack discipline because you eat too much without exercising. Pay for an extra seat instead of inconveniencing others who might have paid same fare as you.

3. Entering a public place with body and mouth odours and expecting people to respect you. You lie! You have already abused and disrespected yourself by entering a public space in such condition.

4. Impregnating a girl, and expecting others to contribute to the upbringing of the child. Do you think your penis is bigger and more functional than theirs?

5. Informing your boss of your resignation over dissatisfaction, and accepting the job back again after he/she pacified you. Na premium sack and disgrace dey front gidigba dey wait you.

6. Fighting someone who will lose less than you if things go wrong. Not every fight is worth the stress.

7. Staring at strangers for too long and in an unnecessary manner. It makes people scared and uncomfortable.

8. Talking to people you do not know about your life in public transport.

9. Do not switch immediately to answering a call while discussing with somebody, without seeking their permission to opt out. When you are discussing with someone and a phone call comes in, excuse the person and take the call. The person is not a tree. He/she deserves to be regarded.

10. When you are walking on a tiny space and someone is at your back moving at a higher speed than yours, give them allowance to pass. They are not your bodyguard.

11. Going on a date and pressing your phone throughout the period. You should have told the other person that both of you would be having a phone pressing challenge instead of a date.

12. Using your fingers to pick your nose and still expecting others to shake you when you stretch out your hand.

13. When you meet someone who is way older than you, allow them to stretch out their hand for a handshake, and not the other way round.

14. When someone calls you on phone, you speak first, except the call is suspicious. Don't keep quiet and allow the caller to speak first.

15. Do not enter someone's house with dirty feet, or use their toilet without flushing. You will never know the stress it took them to put their house in order.

16. When you borrow something from someone, return it after use. Do not allow them to ask you for it or come to you to get it.

You can add yours.[/quote]

Re: Some Common Sense Things You Should Know As An Adult by janeedema(f): 5:57am On Jul 09

But what you said corresponds with the point he mentioned so why refute it. The OP is saying, answer the call not introduce yourself.

There are people who pick a call and stay mute and so you don’t know if the call has connected until you say, hello.

Then they will now answer you back.

That’s what the point is addressing.

When you pick a call, acknowledge it by a simple, hello so the caller knows the call had connected.

Exousiang01:
I disagree with .14.
When you call me I will pick the call and say hello,
I expect you to introduce yourself.
If I am the one placing the call.
I will introduce myself as soon as you pick up.
I think it should be the other way round.
If you are calling someone the onus is on you to speak.
Especially when you know the receiver doesn't have your contact.

Do you have a reading problem or a comprehension problem.
I clearly said there that I will say Hello.
Work on your reading and comprehension

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Re: Some Common Sense Things You Should Know As An Adult by ReturnMan: 6:08am On Jul 09

Lalami3232:
Let me give my input on this:
17. When you know you're not from a family of influence/high class, you shouldn't be shy of whatever hustle that puts food on your table.
18. Marrying a non-virgin and not going for DNA test. Oga even if you dey support APC, you're not supposed to be completely f00lish.
19. Believing your non-virgin partner is different. Bros, between you and man wey plant corn by the road side, I no know who dey take bigger risk
20. Believing the body count of your partner. Bros, she no tell you say she lost her virginity to rape abi? Didn't she also tell you that you're her the second/third guy that's having sex with her? Na their national anthem be that ooooooo.
21. Thinking that woman without virginity is a good role model to your daughters. Aaarrrrrggghhhhh!!!! Foto.... No be juju be that?
22. Spending millions on brideprice for a woman who's not a virgin. Bros who lay native spell on you? The guy wey deflower her, he spent less than 1K. If you think I'm telling lies, ask your friends wey don deflower babes to tell you how much dem spend before taking her prize. But na you wey wan inherit the leftover na wan spend millions. Put your hands on your head and say after me "every spirit of f00lishness from my father's or mother's village, don't go with me into July 2026, catch fire and die". Bros, turn am to prayer point and pray like your life depends on it. Not even Peter Obi winning next year's election fit help you if you get this kind mentality

What do I even know sef aside enlightening my fellow men nationwide with the good news of DNA test

U suffered for woman hand

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Re: Some Common Sense Things You Should Know As An Adult by Goldbw122(m): 6:18am On Jul 09

zinaunreal:
Alot of Nigerians are owning money 😆

nor be small thing 🤔🧐

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Re: Some Common Sense Things You Should Know As An Adult by Goldbw122(m): 6:19am On Jul 09

wunmi590:

17. When you are in a public bus, don't use your phone music to disturb others, kindly use ear piece or ear pod, not everyone is in a good mood to listen or watch the rubbish you have on your phone

That one annoy me a lot. 🤔

Re: Some Common Sense Things You Should Know As An Adult by joyfullyjoyous(f): 6:20am On Jul 09

1. When u borrow an appliance from your neighbour and it spoils kindly repair it before returning it
2. Do not talk too much about yourself to avoid see finish
3. Do not gossip
4. Do not always wait to be greeted, greet first atimes too.
5 Do not wear rumpled clothes

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Re: Some Common Sense Things You Should Know As An Adult by Axis313(m): 6:48am On Jul 09*

Don't enter people's house without knocking, you don't know the position the occupants are inside, maybe the couple are romancing each other and you just enter like that like a cattle that have no owner.

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