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| Re: 24 Things I Learnt While In Nigeria by olsmade(m): 10:49pm On Aug 02, 2015 |
UrennaNkoli:Ofcourse that is racism. It is never appropriate to use the n-word. It is even less so when it is used by a white person. And although a lot of white people are racist, you almost never hear them stoop so low. It is in Nigeria that in the name of wanting to sound cool that people just throw around the n-word like it's nothing. In the west, you almost never hear anybody use it and definitely not non-black people to black people. |
| Re: 24 Things I Learnt While In Nigeria by adeyemi91(m): 10:54pm On Aug 02, 2015 |
why is 1 & 4 contradicting. |
| Re: 24 Things I Learnt While In Nigeria by lordoftherings: 10:55pm On Aug 02, 2015 |
i disagree with number one. Pls where is your sense of humor. The corn seller called the Chinese man "chinko" does not make her a racist its just for laughs and identification, if u know what i mean You definitely need to stop studying we nigerians cause you wont graduate ![]() |
| Re: 24 Things I Learnt While In Nigeria by olsmade(m): 10:55pm On Aug 02, 2015 |
sonofananimal1:I agree 200%. Nigerians are extremely tribalistic. Ibo cant marry yoruba. Hausa cant marry ibo. Ilorin cant marry offa. Egba cant marry Ijebu. Whew. It is so annoying. It is a narrative you can find on almost every single thread on NL. Our brothers on the other side. Our Ibo brothers are at it again. Our Southwest brothers are at it again. Yoruba women are dirty. What hurts the most is that these are our contemporaries. At this age, we are still tribalistic? Se na like this e go dey dey? I rest my case. |
| Re: 24 Things I Learnt While In Nigeria by olsmade(m): 10:59pm On Aug 02, 2015 |
lol @ naming after 7 days. But Nigeria is better than some other places fa. I have a haitian friend who had twins and didnt name them till they were 6 months. I dont think that is an issue. It's not like the baby can respond to the name before 7 days anyway. about the guys and church one, lol. That is totally true. During my NYSC, I had a friend who saw this pretty undergrad in the town we were serving in and got interested. He started finding stuff out about her but didnt have any mutual friends. He however managed to find out what church she was attending and started going to church religiously (excuse the pun). A couple weeks later, I was driving around 8 a.m. and he was going in the opposite direction and lo and behold the babe was in the front seat. we both stoppend and moved out of the road and he came over. I was like haha, na madam be that? and he was like, I am going to drop her off. Case closed. |
| Re: 24 Things I Learnt While In Nigeria by jomoh: 11:12pm On Aug 02, 2015 |
UrennaNkoli:You have to consider the origin of the two words. "Nigga" was coined as a derogatory word while "chinko" was just a derivation from china and their way of speaking. It was actually for fun rather than derogatory. |
| Re: 24 Things I Learnt While In Nigeria by SAIBUHAR1(m): 11:13pm On Aug 02, 2015 |
INTROVERT:I was thinking this was Madcow's comment until I checked the name and saw Madlamb. Funny quotes was first discovered on NL by me around 15th century |
| Re: 24 Things I Learnt While In Nigeria by cupidhero(m): 11:13pm On Aug 02, 2015 |
Nigerians can take shiit should be on that write up. An ordinary foreign carpentar is mordern day lugard in nigeria, even a single lebanese scum gets one hilux of army, one hilux of mopol and a truckload of bakassi A. K. A boys brigade depending on the state he works in. Nigerians are naturally religious but poverty has led many to a church, a shrine or even a mosque than our money serving pastors and koran twisting leaders in the north. You are wrong about us being racists, Nigerians hate each other but love and respect white people. Yahoozey has done more for the youths in nigeria than the current government and those before it. Y'all can hate me now! |
| Re: 24 Things I Learnt While In Nigeria by jomoh: 11:15pm On Aug 02, 2015 |
An2elect2:You're a beauty. FACT |
| Re: 24 Things I Learnt While In Nigeria by SAIBUHAR1(m): 11:16pm On Aug 02, 2015 |
olsmade:I have checked your Username and saw that you are not really a Nigerian. Someone has purchased you on OLX.com and unfortunately changed your location to Nigeria. Brother, who dey tell you these lies? |
| Re: 24 Things I Learnt While In Nigeria by Aystarz: 11:23pm On Aug 02, 2015 |
OtunbaJega:She should have talked about Tribalism instead. That's more evident around here than racism. |
| Re: 24 Things I Learnt While In Nigeria by hollypagan: 11:37pm On Aug 02, 2015 |
The worst thing that can happen to a man with degree in the university,they end up looking for job without thinking to create something better for their life, it's true 70% of successful ppl in the world don't even have degree,every body trying to go university in Nigeria without acheveing anything |
| Re: 24 Things I Learnt While In Nigeria by Hidentity(m): 11:46pm On Aug 02, 2015 |
Noted. But your 'I met someone', 'someone told me', 'I was somewhere' etc didn't make all sound true. You experienced all these? Haba. |
| Re: 24 Things I Learnt While In Nigeria by bare1(m): 12:01am On Aug 03, 2015 |
UrennaNkoli:Even thought I am impressed to read this, which shows that some Nigerians still think right, I am still disappointed that Nigeria can still be categorised as this despite all the potential we possess. Well it still sounds as a wake up call and a motivation to me to be better. |
| Re: 24 Things I Learnt While In Nigeria by layinks60: 12:09am On Aug 03, 2015 |
NA everywhere you dey day? you were dere where one woman selling corn abused a Chinese man and you were also there whn one Asin man was abused as well.. na everywhere u dey waka go abi? ![]() |
| Re: 24 Things I Learnt While In Nigeria by hollowpot15684(m): 12:14am On Aug 03, 2015 |
Everyone is a racist in the world, noone is left out |
| Re: 24 Things I Learnt While In Nigeria by Nobody: 12:29am On Aug 03, 2015 |
Racist? No. Tribalist?Yea, we are bleeped up like that. |
| Re: 24 Things I Learnt While In Nigeria by Djtm(m): 12:37am On Aug 03, 2015 |
HitlerGaddafi:I know that school! |
| Re: 24 Things I Learnt While In Nigeria by zomby(m): 1:57am On Aug 03, 2015 |
Nigerians will always find a way to cheat you.... @Topic: you are a blo0dy f0ol. Not all Nigerians are hungry or cheaters. |
| Re: 24 Things I Learnt While In Nigeria by Nobody: 2:14am On Aug 03, 2015 |
Rubbish!!!!! I can't wait for my December trip.....aside from the extremely hottt weather and chaotic environment, everything is golden!!! |
| Re: 24 Things I Learnt While In Nigeria by gidjah(m): 2:31am On Aug 03, 2015 |
Siste Nne,pls get your facts right and never get it twisted o!naija dos NOT pactice racism ,never at all,they just hav a way of making fun of whitees,or foreigners generally.secondly;we have always been taught by our custom to show friendly acts to strangers, and thats y even a ghananian can prosper within our shores unmolested compare to them messing our pple up out of ignorance and envy.while doing my prog in states, use to meet few funny pple who would make fun of me any ways, but some out of just FUN and some out of bitterness sha!but to say naija dey practice racism,dat na big fat LIE! |
| Re: 24 Things I Learnt While In Nigeria by iRepNaija1: 2:52am On Aug 03, 2015 |
sokunji:Racism: addressing another person in such a derogatory way demonstrates that you don't respect them, where they come from or who they are based on their race. Seriously, a merchant addresses an Asian man as "ching chong" or "chink" and you don't see anything wrong with that? Inferiority complex: everyone knows that some Nigerians trip over themselves to help a white man or go crazy when they see a light-skinned person. I was at the Utako marketplace once and this merchant addressed a white man as "master." Please. You can keep walking. |
| Re: 24 Things I Learnt While In Nigeria by czarr(m): 3:10am On Aug 03, 2015 |
sokunji:who says you can't be racist and have inferiority complex? |
| Re: 24 Things I Learnt While In Nigeria by czarr(m): 3:12am On Aug 03, 2015 |
sokunji:who says you can't be racist and have inferiority complex? Racism is not just one race feeling superior, it's also discrimination of other races. |
| Re: 24 Things I Learnt While In Nigeria by blackbeatzmuzik(m): 3:59am On Aug 03, 2015 |
Glowstone:Not true. |
| Re: 24 Things I Learnt While In Nigeria by Nobody: 4:13am On Aug 03, 2015 |
UrennaNkoli:Seven up....choi ikotun things |
| Re: 24 Things I Learnt While In Nigeria by delishpot: 4:24am On Aug 03, 2015 |
Racist? Yet you say they treat whites like royalty? I dont get it sha. |
| Re: 24 Things I Learnt While In Nigeria by SmartMugu: 4:55am On Aug 03, 2015 |
UrennaNkoli:Op, you mentioned that u visited Nigeria and all of these were what u found out. If I may ask, how long was your visit for? I visit Nigeria too, but I barely have time to document all of these like you did unless I'm doing some type of research or staying back there permanently. |
| Re: 24 Things I Learnt While In Nigeria by JayJustus(m): 5:17am On Aug 03, 2015 |
he said racism at first and then he mentioned "if you're white skinned you're a god"... OP...thou at foolish and jobless |
| Re: 24 Things I Learnt While In Nigeria by no2fuks(m): 5:19am On Aug 03, 2015 |
mandax:how would you like it if someone gave u nicknames based on your nationality? making fun huh you are so clueless. |
| Re: 24 Things I Learnt While In Nigeria by darlenese(f): 5:29am On Aug 03, 2015 |
hgh |
| Re: 24 Things I Learnt While In Nigeria by kingofboiz02: 5:52am On Aug 03, 2015 |
Well,i think u're very right...most especially the jealousy part of it. I remember when i bought my first car while i was in 300l..na xo my class mates dey think say i don dey do yahoo even Police where not left behind. Thank God am a final year student and i'm driving my 3rd car...doing my legal business! |
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