Gurgle, Udaram too has nothing to do with girls hahaha. It's a song about how a person's situation can go from bad to better. Udara is a metaphor for change and opportunity.

Ah, those two songs you posted are from the Ekpuru genre. It's the newest and most popular genre of 'traditional' Ngwa music right now, and will probably be the last.

Ihuomadinihu:

Yoruba dey shake backside?
Proper shaking of backside(Ukwuruogiala) in Owerri dance is more akin to Ijaw and Ikwerre dance. Yoruba no dey shake backside like Owerri people.

Your correction is humbly noted

I have heard stereotypes about Anambrarians being money ritualists,illiterates and boastful and inability to pronounce "r" properly due to our "L" factor....lol
Enugu being laid back.
Abians being violence prone,I guess because of Aba.
Ebonyi being short tempered and very short in height.
Imo is more about their women.

on this thread I read northern Igbo are looked down upon by southern Igbo...well,that didn't register with me. infact,it is my first hearing and very hard to believe because of our achievements both in academics ,business and above our noble culture which is what is recognized as Igbo culture. And if any of you is confident you have good reason to look down on northern Igbo open a danm thread and we will join you there.

As for who has the most beautiful women,its both ignorant and sttupid to say one state has more beautiful women than the rest. Any statistics to back that up like which Igbo controls most of the markets in Nigeria?

OdenigboAroli:

on this thread I read northern Igbo are looked down upon by southern Igbo...well,that didn't register with me. infact,it is my first hearing and very hard to believe because of our achievements both in academics ,business and above our noble culture which is what is recognized as Igbo culture. And if any of you confident you have any reason to look down on northern Igbo open the a danm thread and we will join you the

I think it's mostly the other way around. Northern Igbos looking down on Southern Igbos or Anambra Igbos looking down on everyone else.

ChinenyeN:
Gurgle, Udaram too has nothing to do with girls hahaha. It's a song about how a person's situation can go from bad to better. Udara is a metaphor for change and opportunity.

Ah, those two songs you posted are from the Ekpuru genre. It's the newest and most popular genre of 'traditional' Ngwa music right now, and will probably be the last.

Ok. Thanks

Afam4eva:

I think it's mostly the other way around. Northern Igbos looking down on Southern Igbos or Anambra Igbos looking down on everyone else.

Yea,Anambrarians has this belief they are the most authentic Igbo. I guess due to their cultural influence,wealth and fame but I don't think they look down on anybody. Yea,there is a mild discrimination which is almost non existing but I don't believe anybody looks down on anybody.

Mtchewww at noble Culture. Somebody still has this overinflated ego which is driving Igbos apart.
Abeg,which one is my state has a nobel culture?? Smh!
Open a damn thread? So that strangers will come and mock igbo people? Choose your words carefully if you must comment on stuffs like this!
I believe people enjoyed this thread before someone came with ''my own is better than your own''. What sort of nonesense is that?

Nigerians know that the most beautiful women are found in Imo state. That is not even debatable!

Nonsense,go kill yourself;after all I barely mentioned Imo women. You are yet to prove to us how Imo women are the most beautiful in Nigeria and I don't know why someone will get offended because Anambra culture is reffered as noble. I know deep rooted insecurity when I see one.
Do you think nobody saw the garbage you posted up there as Anambra stereotype?

Nze na Ozo and Igba Odu is nobility personified. Then what do you expect from a person who came from where bum shaking women are worshipped...lol

Ndi Imo na ndi Anambra o sulara unu?

odumchi:
Ndi Imo na ndi Anambra o sulara unu?

Inyanga dey sleep jeje na him trouble waka go wake am up...lol

MrsPhyno:

I've heard this one wellar! Some people consider them like the Yorubas of Igboland if that makes any sense (and in the best possible way ofc )

I think I can guess what state you're from, you this lady......

Why do you think that Enugu and Anambra people 'act' so different and have very different stereotypes when they are the two 'closest' states. Hope you understand my question

fine girl.

Chelseafan1:


fine girl.

Thank you sir.

MrsPhyno:
Thank you sir.

I'm a Yoruba guy who likes Ibo girl, will u be my friend??

Chelseafan1:


I'm a Yoruba guy who likes Ibo girl, will u be my friend??

Na friendship be dis na, u dey mention me, I dey reply.

Nice to meet u sir.

MrsPhyno:

Na friendship be dis na, u dey mention me, I dey reply.

Nice to meet u sir.

lol....I just want make we carry am go anoda platform wey we go dey chat steady....u no dt kind tin

Chelseafan1:


lol....I just want make we carry am go anoda platform wey we go dey chat steady....u no dt kind tin

my NL husband go kill me o. so i no fit. sorry sah

MrsPhyno:

my NL husband go kill me o. so i no fit. sorry sah

OK na, no worry then, I go cry if ur husband kill fine girl like u....nice to meet u ma

anambra men are proud snubs, greedy boasters but industrious. when they choose to go to school, they are like Einstein.....their women are strong willed, domineering and intelligent.

abia men are military warriors, creative and intelligent, but they are cannibalistic (ngwa tinz) and lack taste/class. their women are stubborn, malicious, not too pretty, but dependable, and strong willed..

Enugu men are gentlemen but stingy with their money and success. their women are the best homemakers but are unrefined (mgbekes).

IMO men are liberal, accomodating, intelligent, but promiscuous, they can be mischievous and greedy too. their women fine die....as in, over fine sef....but promiscuous too. na their women wey like money pass, dem eyes overtear.

ebonyi men are very simple, contented,honest but ill tempered. and its like they hate school....their women are vvvvvveerrrry veeerrry very very hardworking both at work, at home, and in bed too..... (so I heard too), but their mgbekeeshness is first class.

anioma men are intelligent, athletic and liberal, but they are too promiscuous and vindictive. their women are very pretty and quite trendy and intelligent but can also promiscuous and possessed.

river IGBOmen are liberal, fun loving, but lazy, their women are intelligent but lesbian prone, homos full there too.

STEREOTYPING TINZ.......

Lmao,i just got a notification from this thread.
All Anambra cultures are nobel and the rest of Igbo cultures are Useless, abi?
You are very crazy. Nobel my foot! You need to step out of that enclave of yours and study non Anambra people before writing trash here.
What is nobel to you, is not and will never be nobel to others. That being said all Igbo cultures are nobel to those that practice them.
Bum shaking? Yes,it is a type of dance that is deeply admired and held in high esteem.
I really don't understand what this rubbish is about. I have friends from Anambra state and we all embrace your diversity without any superior airs or inferiority complex. You seem to be the only fool locked up in this nonesense.
And if you want to measure beauty,come down to Imo state...no long story!

MrsPhyno:

Really? Please explain more. I heard that they are gentle and calm and hate divorce and sabi book like mad

i skul in unn.....enugu babes no dey go any skul ...IMO gals yes but Enugu babes nah...seems ur from enugu.

SonOfEl:
anambra men are proud snubs, greedy boasters but industrious. when they choose to go to school, they are like Einstein.....their women are strong willed, domineering and intelligent.

abia men are military warriors, creative and intelligent, but they are cannibalistic (ngwa tinz) and lack taste/class. their women are stubborn, malicious, not too pretty, but dependable, and strong willed..

Enugu men are gentlemen but stingy with their money and success. their women are the best homemakers but are unrefined (mgbekes).

IMO men are liberal, accomodating, intelligent, but promiscuous, they can be mischievous and greedy too. their women fine die....as in, over fine sef....but promiscuous too. na their women wey like money pass, dem eyes overtear.

ebonyi men are very simple, contented,honest but ill tempered. and its like they hate school....their women are vvvvvveerrrry veeerrry very very hardworking both at work, at home, and in bed too..... (so I heard too), but their mgbekeeshness is first class.

anioma men are intelligent, athletic and liberal, but they are too promiscuous and vindictive. their women are very pretty and quite trendy and intelligent but can also promiscuous and possessed.

river IGBOmen are liberal, fun loving, but lazy, their women are intelligent but lesbian prone, homos full there too.

STEREOTYPING TINZ.......

Such a funny thread

What a nice thread I must say. I will contribute my own when I got spare time because as it stands now I'm about to get busy. Nwanna Cheruv asked about the stereotypes of the Anioma but was not really responded to. I guess because OP said she was short of info from that angle. I'll handle this too when I return.
@Odenigbo, take a chill pill as this is basically stereotypes which though may appear a true but with fact can be corrected so no need raising a dust.
@Cheruv anam a bia.
Udo dili unu.

Yujin:
What a nice thread I must say. I will contribute my own when I got spare time because as it stands now I'm about to get busy. Nwanna Cheruv asked about the stereotypes of the Anioma but was not really responded to. I guess because OP said she was short of info from that angle. I'll handle this too when I return.
@Odenigbo, take a chill pill as this is basically stereotypes which though may appear a true but with fact can be corrected so no need raising a dust.
@Cheruv anam a bia.
Udo dili unu.

Thanks for the pin up
The problem we East of Niger Igbos ve is that we tend to forget those on the West side,when its clear that our ancestors especially from that Anambra area were the ones that crossed the Niger some millennia back to settle there.
We must never forget them! That is a promise I've made to myself

cheruv:

Thanks for the pin up
The problem we East of Niger Igbos ve is that we tend to forget those on the West side,when its clear that our ancestors especially from that Anambra area were the ones that crossed the Niger some millennia back to settle there.
We must never forget them! That is a promise I've made to myself

The chairman of the lecture, Obi Edozien, re-emphasised this point: “We Igbo people are one. We must stop fighting over irrelevancies and emphasise the essential.”

Given this situation, there has been an increasing shift of paradigm. Many Igbo groups, especially in Delta state, have decided no longer to play the masquerade. The Obi of Asaba, Professor Edozien, actually laid out conditions he believes will cement Igbo unity permanently.

Obi Edozien then called on the people of the South-East zone to support the creation of Anioma state and another for Igbo-speaking people of Rivers state to make for seven states, all of which will be lumped together in one zone or region.

https://www.nairaland.com/2515691/anioma-state-best-choice-ndigbo

Stereotypes are like dreams. They are not true. Stereotypes form the basis of tribalism,nepotism,racism and all other forms of discrimination. Stereotypes are mostly held on by the ignorant,illiterate and arrogant people. Having said all these, here are some Igbo stereotypes I have heard:

Anambra men do not go to school and they can do anything for money(all the peeps wey get money for Anambra do money ritual,wayo,arm robbery etc). Anambra women are beautiful and intelligent, however, they tear eyes no be small. They are can be promiscuous if the husband is not well to do.

Enugu men are crude and fetish(esp, those from Nnsukka axis) they are however hardworking and a bit honest. Some can be heavy drunkards(esp Ezeagu men) Nkanu peeps are mainly butchers. Enugu women are beautiful and intelligent. Some are very fetish(Nsukka axis), Some can be promiscuous(Ezeagu and Udi axis). They are hardworking.

Imo men: these peeps are very liberal and less clannish. Those from Orlu axis are more into business and less educated. Those from Mbaise and Owerri axis are very educated. Their men like flexing die. Imo women are very beautiful and intelligent. Highly educated. Like Anambra women, they tear eyes. They like a man with a heavy pocket. Some can be promiscuous esp if the husband is not well to do.

Abia men: strong and militarily like. Abian men are very liberal. Some are very clannish(Ngwa,Abariba,Aro peeps). Northern Abia is business inclined while Southern Abians are like Imo men(Mbaise,Ngor,Owerri). Southern Abians are highly educated. Abia women: Some are highly educated and sophisticated. Some hate education(Nkporo axis). Abia women are just too beautiful like their Imo sisters. Bende women can marry up to five different husbands.

Ebony men: these peeps are very clannish,cunny and fetish. Naturally hardworking,they hate education with passion. Ebony women are your usual mgbekes(shared with Nsukka women). They are tireless and extremely hardworking. However, their temper dey hot pass oven. They can be promiscuous as well.

Anioma men: strong hearted and military like. They are gentle and easy going. They don't play with flexing. They also very educated and liberal. Anioma women: beautiful,bold and daring. Highly educated and sophisticated. They can form. They like a man with a heavy pocket. Some can be promiscuous.

River State? Help pls.

Like I said stereotypes should be strongly discouraged.

I swear too much talking.......
Well someone once told me that men from isuikwato have the highest number of igbos serving in the nigerian army. A stereotype isn't it

nice Thread .. . dis got me sleeping late
some really crazy funny stereotypes, getting to hear abt d "Ngwa" stuff, abt eating flesh.... did dis eva happen ??
I think I concur wit wat was said abt ANAMBARAINS Dey v gat bastard money n d real IGBOS

"MRS PHYNO" too bad u don't understand ur language.

Gurgle:


You know that is only the surface of Igbo politics which I learned from my parents, im actually quite clueless lol. And yeah I imagine its hard for Igbos living in Lagos and Abuja because those places have their own inherent culture which is contributed to by lots of tribes from all over Nigeria. It takes a conscious effort from the individual to remember that youre not all the same deep down

Yeah, before we were colonised there wasn't even anything called "Igbo"; we were all happy in our villages. We only became a big group in the face of other big groups, which is why we're still so disunited. We weren't really made to be united in the first place

I was going to ignore your earlier gaffe', but I couldnt let another one go uncorrected to avoid misconceptions, so permit me. Ebonyi used to be in Old Anambra state which was then split into Enugu and Anambra states. Then later, Ebonyi was carved out of Enugu state with areas like Ohafia/Afikpo from Imo state added to it.

The Igbo wasnt a creation of the british as you earlier postulated. The Igbo race has been there long before the advent of the british. Just like now, the Igbos have no supreme leader and has been ruled by chiefdoms in discrete packs. I will explain more later as I'm on a time budget now. A simple google search will help enlighten you. Read about works from Igbo scholars including Acholonu. Even american slave trade documents of close to 3 centuries ago used the word 'Iboe' to refer the people of the region. Note the 'iboe' word is an anglicized form of 'Igbo' as the consonant 'gb' is not in English lexicon and the white man would find it next to imposible to pronounce that. Try it with any one you can find.

cheruv:

Thanks for the pin up
The problem we East of Niger Igbos ve is that we tend to forget those on the West side,when its clear that our ancestors especially from that Anambra area were the ones that crossed the Niger some millennia back to settle there.
We must never forget them! That is a promise I've made to myself

My brother, if they make conscious effort, they will not be forgotten. Ask any anioma igbo what tribe he is from and he will be quick to reply 'Delta'. Is Delta a tribe? Until they start seeing themselves as part pf Igboland and not some ethereal supreme race, sorry they cant be helped. The worst form of brainwshing that can occur to someone is that which obliterates your sense of origin/ancestry. Some of their parents have passed down this contempt for those accross the Niger to them and they dont know any better. Give them a form to fill in the tribe section and you start seeing 'Anioma', 'Kwale', etc. Haha. I laugh because Igbo land has hundreds of units like that and it would be sheer ignorance for one to fill 'wawa', 'agbaenu', 'agbaja' etc as their tribe when these are just tags for identifying a unit, some of which are even considered offensive sef. These people speak Igbo, practice the Igbo culture, adorn Igbo attires and bear Igbo names, yet they tell you they are deltans? Puleeeze!

Doubt me? Next time you see a 'delta' igbo, ask him which tribe he represents and listen to what he has to say. Even those that will admit to be Igbo will tell you they are 'delta igbo'. I mean who does that? When does your state supercede your race that you have to mention it first? Imagine every Igbo man putting state first before race...Enugu igbo, anambra igbo? Or even ogun yoruba or sokoto hausa? Abeg o!

Fawklicant:


I was going to ignore your earlier gaffe', but I couldnt let another one go uncorrected to avoid misconceptions, so permit me. Ebonyi used to be in Old Anambra state which was then split into Enugu and Anambra states. Then later, Ebonyi was carved out of Enugu state with areas like Ohafia/Afikpo from Imo state added to it.

The Igbo wasnt a creation of the british as you earlier postulated. The Igbo race has been there long before the advent of the british. Just like now, the Igbos have no supreme leader and has been ruled by chiefdoms in discrete packs. I will explain more later as I'm on a time budget now. A simple google search will help enlighten you. Read about works from Igbo scholars including Acholonu. Even american slave trade documents of close to 3 centuries ago used the word 'Iboe' to refer the people of the region. Note the 'iboe' word is an anglicized form of 'Igbo' as the consonant 'gb' is not in English lexicon and the white man would find it next to imposible to pronounce that. Try it with any one you can find.

Lol no don't ignore any of my gaffes, please continue! I would have some things to say but im not here much so id rather read the rest of what you wanted to write, if you don't mind (:

Fawklicant:


I was going to ignore your earlier gaffe', but I couldnt let another one go uncorrected to avoid misconceptions, so permit me. Ebonyi used to be in Old Anambra state which was then split into Enugu and Anambra states. Then later, Ebonyi was carved out of Enugu state with areas like Ohafia/Afikpo from Imo state added to it.

The Igbo wasnt a creation of the british as you earlier postulated. The Igbo race has been there long before the advent of the british. Just like now, the Igbos have no supreme leader and has been ruled by chiefdoms in discrete packs. I will explain more later as I'm on a time budget now. A simple google search will help enlighten you. Read about works from Igbo scholars including Acholonu. Even american slave trade documents of close to 3 centuries ago used the word 'Iboe' to refer the people of the region. Note the 'iboe' word is an anglicized form of 'Igbo' as the consonant 'gb' is not in English lexicon and the white man would find it next to imposible to pronounce that. Try it with any one you can find.

So,what is your point ? I hope you are not trying to say all Igbo has the same origin. Just because part Ebonyi used to be in old Anambra doesn't mean an Obosi and Afikpo are kins. We are all Igbo yet distinct in our ways. And I think it should be left like that. Our sweet Anambra dialect is dying out because of Igbo Izugbe. Today you hear Anambra people answering Chinecherem instead of Chinelo or Chinechelum,Ebere instead of Ebele,Amara instead of Amala. Anambra tongue flows easily and very sweet but our people careless. One day my chic said "chere" instead of chelu and I just looked at her with so much fury. I hate Igbo Izugbe to my bone marrow and it irritates me when Anambra person speaks it or write in it. Infact, I look down on any Anambrarian that uses that version. We need to be the way God made us....I.e keeping the things that make us stand out! I don't care about stereotypes because I have lived with ENUGU and Imo people and have heard it all....from money ritualists aka ogwuego,illiterate traders aka ndi Omata, and our L factor. They say we can't pronounce R. At a point I stopped using R just to give them something to talk about....Emelu enu emelu ana nwa Omanbala ka m' bu lukwaa echi. I don't need to brag but when you encounter me in real life you will certainly feel that superior nobility ingrained in the Omanbala man/woman. Onye wee iwe nnie!