TruthHurts1:
Chinese are not "white people"

hahahahahahahaha... must funny word ever on NL... very tru my brother na techno phone them b abeg.

Point of correction chinese re nt white people...ok,dey re nt even regarded..dey re even still racialised by d so called white

That is the thing... Nigerians give them too much leeway, that is why they become arrogant! If you don't speak up, they would turn themselves to demi-gods!

SmartMugu:
I experienced the same thing several years ago with some Asian dude in Nigeria. He stepped out of his car and walked up to me and some friends I was standing with to ask for directions.

I'd expect a simple 'Hi' first, before making his request, or at least say 'please,' first. Instead, the fool just walked up to us like "How do I get to XYZ place." Sounded like he was talking to some robots he created. I wasted no time and put him right in his place. My response was " if you have no manners where you're from, get the fk outta my face". He said no word back and just walked back to his car.

A Nigerian friend recently visited Nigeria from the US and was standing in line at an eatery somewhere in Lagos. There were people there before him, so he had to join the queue to place the order. After waiting in line for almost 20 minutes, all of a sudden, one of these Chinese men walked in and went all the way to the front to place his orders, bypassing everyone else that had been waiting before him. My friend asked one of the workers there who that man was and if he owned the place or something, they responded "Oh, he's an Oyinbo and we dey always give dem their food first". Not satisfied with the response he got, my friend walked up to the Chinese man and asked him who he was and why he thought everyone else before him were less than him. He explained that he was an expatriate and in a rush. Still not satisfied, my friend asked him to kindly go back to the end of the queue and wait for his turn like everyone else. He obliged and apologized to everyone. He ended up waiting in line like everyone else.

The idea is if no one says anything, theyll assume everyone worships them. Confront them in clear English if they understand it and put some sense in their heads.

The funny thing is that these people and indians ain't worth nothing in places like the US but try to form voltron in Nigeria. I guess its because some Nigerians call them Oyinbo and they need a piece of the 'white supremacy' crap they can't get anywhere else in the world.

How were you and your friend dressed? Because i live in china nd chinese people people treat you according to how you dress. And you were also standing at the gate. *not trying to be mean. And they listen to corrections. Incase of next time, just correct them. If they did not react badly to your insult, they wont react badly to correction.

Didn't you read that:

NB this colleague of mine is a contractor who is almost through with his work in my work place.

The guy who insulted him does not work for the company!

UrennaNkoli:

You and that friend of yours are both stupid. It's only in this useless part of the world where people take greetings seriously as if its what will bring food to their table. As for me, whether people greet me or not, i dont care (even little kids) as me myself aint really used to greeting people. Its just my nature and whether it annoys you is your own cup of tea. What if he was an important investor or customer you just sent away? Better look for that young man and apologize to him.

And the chinese man lives in Nigeria, and in Nigeria when you want to ask for directions or a favour you greet first. When in china behave like the chinese... when in Nigeria behave like the Nigerians.

haneetram:
How were you and your friend dressed? Because i live in china nd chinese people people treat you according to how you dress. And you were also standing at the gate. *not trying to be mean.

danielmichael:
wow
actually dose one who had fvck yu
i undastnd jAre

yea and those that fvcked your mum

hahaha

It's not that the chinese guys doesn't 'see you as anything'
outside of africa and many other tropical countries, greetings to people you don't know aren't necessary.

I was raised in the US and I get in trouble for not greeting ppl sometimes. People don't greet each other often in countries outside of Nigeria especially when there's a pressing issue at hand or you have an objective. Sometimes I'm going to the market and people will ask why i didn't greet them but it's not to be malicious. Greeting everyone you see is not something I or the chinese person grew up doing.

femiranking28:
Don't generalise it, the Chinese I work with a phone company won't call the name are very friendly nice and they can greet

You're lucky you found some nice ones. I live in a neighborhood full of them. My house here in Atlanta is the only one with black people living there and my kids are the only black kids in the block. I've lived in the house for almost three years, and the Chinese neighbors surrounding me never said hi back whenever I greet them in the morning. They just look away like I don't exist, yet they greet one another right in my face.

The first time my son tried to ride his bike with the other kids (mainly Chinese, Koreans etc), they spat on him and he rode back home crying. I confronted they parents to control their kids else I'd involve the cops when next it happens. Now my son goes to school with them on the same school bus with them but his only friend on the bus is this Hispanic neighbor's kid cos the Chinese kids are bullies to him.

These Chinese kids will someday grow up, and possibly come to Nigeria feeling like gods cos of how their parent felt about black people.

TruthHurts1:
Chinese are not "white people"

God bless u

Colonial mentality at its finest.

First of all, was the insult necessary? Why not politely say "Sorry, I don't know where he is" and move on?
How would he (the rude guy) feel if he went to China (or some other country) and was treated the same way when he asks for directions?

Such behaviour is quite embarrassing, and gives us Nigerians a bad name.

Ikengawo:
hahaha

It's not that the chinese guys doesn't 'see you as anything'
outside of africa and many other tropical countries, greetings to people you don't know aren't necessary.

I was raised in the US and I get in trouble for not greeting ppl sometimes. People don't greet each other often in countries outside of Nigeria especially when there's a pressing issue at hand or you have an objective. Sometimes I'm going to the market and people will ask why i didn't greet them but it's not to be malicious. Greeting everyone you see is not something I or the chinese person grew up doing.

I don't understand what you mean you grew up not greeting people. No one says anyone should greet everyone they meet on their way anywhere, whoever does that in Nigeria is mad. But if you need them for something as little as a favor or directions, courtesy demands at least saying hi first, unless ure in some dire situations like driving in moving traffic and being in a haste.

OK two wrongs don't make a right.

Tunami:
that this white people especially the chinese, lebanese and indians don't regard us as anything because of the way we see them as god in our land while most of them are common laborers in their countries and when they come to Nigeria they will be forming expatriate and be using us like rag. That mentality must be put to an END.

The Chinese, Lebanese and Indians are not white.

midehi2:

yea and those that fvcked your mum

Hey,leave that kid jare. There are some people you don't engage yourself with.

Frank3n2:


They are what??

They are chinko

SmartMugu:


I don't understand what you mean you grew up not greeting people. No one says anyone should greet everyone they meet on their way anywhere, whoever does that in Nigeria is mad. But if you need them for something as little as a favor or directions, courtesy demands at least saying hi first, unless ure in some dire situations like driving in moving traffic and being in a haste.

Greetings are more important in Nigeria than many other countries. In the US, you don't have to say hi before starting a conversation especially if one of the two people are at work and it's a professional question. There are parts where saying hi is common before even profession conversations likes the midwest and south, but in places like New York people will even look at you like your stupid for approaching them and saying hi while they're working.

In nigeria you're expected to greet everyone before starting a conversation and it's not the same everywhere. It doesn't mean they don't respect you, it's simply a difference in culture. The Chinese man didn't mean it as an insult and I know this because I get accused of insulting ppl for not greeting them too when I didn't grow up greeting everyone that passes by.

It's funny but when foreigners are actually insulting Nigerians/Africans, they don't know, like calling a group of 40 million people a tribe or calling your president a 'ruler' and his government a 'regime'..it's stuff like this they call and insult.

Frank3n2:


They are what??

nobody is white. But racially, Chinese are not white, they are Asians. The Lebanese are not whites either, they are arabs

vicstar:
dat guy get luck say chinko no provoke, him for see real kung'fu or tai'chi lwkmd

haneetram:
How were you and your friend dressed? Because i live in china nd chinese people people treat you according to how you dress. And you were also standing at the gate. *not trying to be mean. And they listen to corrections. Incase of next time, just correct them. If they did not react badly to your insult, they wont react badly to correction.

Which area?

Tunami:
Today was just like every other normal day in my workplace, everybody have resumed at the appropriate time, me and a colleague were standing close to the gate and the security man wasnt around at about 9:30am a Chinese man and a Nigerian man just alighted from a jeep without greeting, he asked us where is Mr bola(not real name) who happens to be the general manager? My colleague just hissed and replied him in pidgin( come wey u u no dey greet abi naso una dey behave for una side? Abeg get out of my front).

The chinese man was ashamed of himself and i was just laughing at him as he went away in shame.

NB this colleague of mine is a contractor who is almost through with his work in my work place. The point that i am trying to make in this story is that this white people especially the chinese, lebanese and indians don't regard us as anything because of the way we see them as god in our land while most of them are common laborers in their countries and when they come to Nigeria they will be forming expatriate and be using us like rag. That mentality must be put to an END.

Your colleague was extremely rude, disrespectful and petty and you are here expecting us to congratulate him for that?
Greeting is not a big deal in every culture.

Tunami:
Today was just like every other normal day in my workplace, everybody have resumed at the appropriate time, me and a colleague were standing close to the gate and the security man wasnt around at about 9:30am a Chinese man and a Nigerian man just alighted from a jeep without greeting, he asked us where is Mr bola(not real name) who happens to be the general manager? My colleague just hissed and replied him in pidgin( come wey u u no dey greet abi naso una dey behave for una side? Abeg get out of my front).

The chinese man was ashamed of himself and i was just laughing at him as he went away in shame.

NB this colleague of mine is a contractor who is almost through with his work in my work place. The point that i am trying to make in this story is that this white people especially the chinese, lebanese and indians don't regard us as anything because of the way we see them as god in our land while most of them are common laborers in their countries and when they come to Nigeria they will be forming expatriate and be using us like rag. That mentality must be put to an END.

And when your colleague's contract ends and he goes for another interview in another company and the chinese man is one of his prospective new bosses?

Moral of the story.....don't burn the bridge because you have crossed it. You will need it on your return juorney.

Frank3n2:

They are what??

Chinkos

SmartMugu:


I don't understand what you mean you grew up not greeting people. No one says anyone should greet everyone they meet on their way anywhere, whoever does that in Nigeria is mad. But if you need them for something as little as a favor or directions, courtesy demands at least saying hi first, unless ure in some dire situations like driving in moving traffic and being in a haste.

But what if the Chinese person did not know this? He is from a different culture you know?

Who says Chinese people don't value greetings.
Chinese people greet each other every time.
Nihao Nihao Nihao!Nihao ma?
Ni chifang le ma?

Tunami:
Today was just like every other normal day in my workplace, everybody have resumed at the appropriate time, me and a colleague were standing close to the gate and the security man wasnt around at about 9:30am a Chinese man and a Nigerian man just alighted from a jeep without greeting, he asked us where is Mr bola(not real name) who happens to be the general manager? My colleague just hissed and replied him in pidgin( come wey u u no dey greet abi naso una dey behave for una side? Abeg get out of my front).

The chinese man was ashamed of himself and i was just laughing at him as he went away in shame.

NB this colleague of mine is a contractor who is almost through with his work in my work place. The point that i am trying to make in this story is that this white people especially the chinese, lebanese and indians don't regard us as anything because of the way we see them as god in our land while most of them are common laborers in their countries and when they come to Nigeria they will be forming expatriate and be using us like rag. That mentality must be put to an END.

How dem go respect una (nigerians)?

No be una government dey support them?

To them, every nigerian has a price.

No be una army and police dey escort them with siren even carry them dey drive against the traffic plus you wey dey for your lane wey dem go beat join?

Nigerians and greetings tho.

SmartMugu:

You're lucky you found some nice ones. I live in a neighborhood full of them. My house here in Atlanta is the only one with black people living there and my kids are the only black kids in the block. I've lived in the house for almost three years, and the Chinese neighbors surrounding me never said hi back whenever I greet them in the morning. They just look away like I don't exist, yet they greet one another right in my face.

The first time my son tried to ride his bike with the other kids (mainly Chinese, Koreans etc), they spat on him and he rode back home crying. I confronted they parents to control their kids else I'd involve the cops when next it happens. Now my son goes to school with them on the same school bus with them but his only friend on the bus is this Hispanic neighbor's kid cos the Chinese kids are bullies to him.

These Chinese kids will someday grow up, and possibly come to Nigeria feeling like gods cos of how their parent felt about black people.

Stop trying to project what happened to you to all the other Chinese people.
Besides, didn't your parents teach you growing up that two wrongs don't make a right?

praxs:
As someone righted stated, chinese are not white folks.. To the op, i think it has nothingto do with dem treating you as rag. When you`ve to some partof the world u will understand better.... To be sincere, is not everyone that has morals or good human relationship... I presently reside in a country consisting of mixed rrace and your issue is a very common thing here... A person will just walk up to you straight and ask or start a discussion...i understood that we africans have better morals than most of dis races... So chill, d do that so demselves( diff races)

Point of correction.

Africans don't have better morals. We are as useless as the others worldwide. Humanity is messed up.

If not, why do we have plenty thieves, paedophiles, rapists, drug peddlers, thieves and other nuisance in this continent.

It's the sad truth

davidif:


But what if the Chinese person did not know this? He is from a different culture you know?

I don't think it has to do with their culture. We watch their movies and we see them bow to one another and even use the word "Master" a lot, showing they have manners within themselves.
I work in a multinational corporation with folks from all walks of life including same Chinese people, yet everyone says hi to one another in the morning. Still manners.
Now same people will go to Nigeria and expect to be treated as Masters. Heck no.

UrennaNkoli:

You and that friend of yours are both stupid. It's only in this useless part of the world where people take greetings seriously as if its what will bring food to their table. As for me, whether people greet me or not, i dont care (even little kids) as me myself aint really used to greeting people. Its just my nature and whether it annoys you is your own cup of tea. What if he was an important investor or customer you just sent away? Better look for that young man and apologize to him.

Miss polite,

Everywhere including the UK , it is common sense and courtsey to offer a simple salutation is whether you like it or not!

Tunami:
Today was just like every other normal day in my workplace, everybody have resumed at the appropriate time, me and a colleague were standing close to the gate and the security man wasnt around at about 9:30am a Chinese man and a Nigerian man just alighted from a jeep without greeting, he asked us where is Mr bola(not real name) who happens to be the general manager? My colleague just hissed and replied him in pidgin( come wey u u no dey greet abi naso una dey behave for una side? Abeg get out of my front).

The chinese man was ashamed of himself and i was just laughing at him as he went away in shame.

NB this colleague of mine is a contractor who is almost through with his work in my work place. The point that i am trying to make in this story is that this white people especially the chinese, lebanese and indians don't regard us as anything because of the way we see them as god in our land while most of them are common laborers in their countries and when they come to Nigeria they will be forming expatriate and be using us like rag. That mentality must be put to an END.

we nigerians carry dis greeting thing too far forgetting that on very busy and hectic routine those protocol occasionaly skip ur mind. Though i know its a matter of culture and tradition. Imagine ur self rush down to d ATM after missing one schedule and hoping to catch up with another schedule , and the sesurity man on ground expectin u to come and observe all d protocols