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[quote author=**osisi link=topic=231313.msg3448294#msg3448294 date=1234211332]earthmama at this stage you won't get anyone
The Yoruba men are running away from you
The Igbo ones are scared of your gra gra before you chop 0ff their sumtin
Now you're scaring a Bini brother away.
Ibime the Ijaw man is also petrified
na aboki remain na
where are Musa and mc Usman?
you know they love feisty women,those abokis[/quote]Xavier and a few others are patiently waiting for her, so all this one na exaggeration.

[quote author=**osisi link=topic=231313.msg3448349#msg3448349 date=1234212151]why are you always heated up?
you dey see earthmama for dream?
her post was not offensive at all.
This your akpeno behaviour is getting out of hand.
any small thing you tie wrapper on your waist ready to fight.
na wa for you[/quote]and why are you yourself seeing fight? If not that you're wired for fighting?

All I did was bluntly explain a few facts since she was having difficulty understanding what people are saying here.

This Becomepoor is out of control. Try to reason with him and he gets agitated and starts raining down curses on his forefathers.

BecomePoor:

so even the northern part of Benin republic is Yoruba, according to you? That part that borders northern Nigeria, is also Yoruba?

Ethnic groups include the Yoruba in the southeast (migrated from Nigeria in the 12th century); the Dendi in the north-central area (they came from Mali in the 16th century); the Bariba and the Fulbe (Peul) in the northeast; the Betammaribe and the Somba in the Atacora Range; the Fon in the area around Abomey in the South Central and the Mina, Xueda, and Aja (who came from Togo) on the coast.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin#Demographics

earTHMama:
If  Tiv man is speaking yoruba to you because you are yoruba, it doesn't mean he is not comfortable with his own language because that will be rude since you don't understand his language. Do you speak yoruba to oyibo people when you meet them?. Will the oyibo people claim you are not comfortable speaking  yoruba language?

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look, what part of my posts dont you understand? Where did I say a non-Yoruba is speaking Yoruba because I'm in the vicinity?

I must say very few people understand your thought process because from posts like these, one has to wonder if you're typing while drunk.

And why are you getting bent out of shape at the thought of other tribes speaking Yoruba to each other? Like i said, it depends on the circle people grew up in and move with. Geddit? If you know of Yorubas who grew up in Enugu, who also speak fluent Igbo, then simply state the fact that you observed so. End of story.

[quote author=*Hauwa* link=topic=231313.msg3447984#msg3447984 date=1234207353]tpia, very true.

i met a lady both she and her husband are igbo. but they only talk in yoruba. very interesting, when you see them, you'd they are igbo but they don't speak in igbo. she say something in igbo to me though. they both have igbo names. she told me they grew up in Lagos.[/quote]I guess it depends on different circles. I have some relatives like that too. They either speak English or Yoruba to each other. They only speak their language when discussing with their parents or relatives from home. People just get more comfortable speaking the language they interact with in social settings like school, church, etc, maybe.

Then again, different dialects may also be a factor, because some dialects could be relatively mutually unintelligible even though the speakers might be from the same tribe. If neither of them was taught the standard version of their languages when they were young. Some diasporan Yorubas may have that problem too, since the kids grow up learning the parents dialects and not the standard Yoruba.

stillwater:
Not necessary. Most Igbo kids I know of that grew up in Lagos, can't speak Yoruba, only Igbo. It depends on the people concerned jor.

that's funny. I know quite a few non-Yorubas in lagos and elsewhere who speak fluent Yoruba- some are more comfortable speaking Yoruba than their own languages.

earTHMama:
Then it's applicable to every culture. The environment is the factor here and not the people involved. If David Dylan grew up in Enugu, what do you think he'll be speaking?. If your claim is correct, why are most Yoruba kids born from different cultures abroad not able to speak the language?

Are we talking about every culture here or didnt you specifically open the thread to warn Igbo and Niger Delta women to stay away from _your Yoruba men?

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KarmaMod:
Oro Funmi ju fasting and praying lo

dont know what kind of parties she goes to. Maybe all the people there were nairalanders. 'Cos she's sure not talking about real life.

earTHMama:
That's incorrect. There are so many police yoruba men that sow their royal oaths nationwide and the kids are raised in the culture where they were born. In most cases, a child leans towards the mother and is more accustomed with his or her mothers culture. Most kids that are products of two tribes should attest to that.

abeg. I'm talking of Yorubas who marry and live within their home areas.

The ones in Lagos married to other tribes are generally more open minded and the kids can be raised with more exposure to the mother's culture. On average that is.


If you and your Yoruba husband are living outside Lagos and within walking distance of his relatives, then forget it.

And I'm not talking about absentee fathers. Everyone knows the child will be raised solely in the mother's culture if she's the only parent available and they live outside Nigeria. Or if the father cut and run- that has nothing to do with tribe, nationality or race.

where is Xavier/Yemmyse btw.

Se Deepzone wont notice him until he starts chasing an Igbo woman.

The guy has been begging her since.

na wa.

tangent:
that is where the difference lies. a typical igbo man expects you to bow down on the first date. i own this, i have that and i want you to be my wife. no questions asked.

I adjusted my post because of the Yoruba men who dont fall into that category sha.

Well, most of the stuff is related to culture, I guess. I did have a friend who complained about that even though the aunt she was referring to had been married for like forever, with grown kids. Not to mention the wife wasnt complaining, like her aunt's husband pointed out.

But for the younger more exposed generation, such things could be harder to swallow.

tangent:
you can say that again. yoruba men are subtle with their approach and not as boastful as most igbo men. an igbo man expects you to fall in love because of his wealth. the ego is too big and they think relationship is about money.

Some Yoruba men also have gigantic egos _{its an African thing}, but they may not show it until after the critical booty tapping phase, or else they might scare the girl away.

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tangent:
i think yoruba men are smooth-talkers.

true talk. Some of them will say and do anything to "tap that bootay".

As long as it has booty and female DNA, everything else takes a back seat until the booty is tapped.

I'm not abusing my wonderful Yoruba brothers oh. I have all the different varieties as friends and family members.

asha 80:
Why is the vice varsa not really happening like igbo men rushing after yoruba women ?

the papas on both sides no go gree.

Yorubas in particular have enormous ability to "absorb" other tribes and raise the ensuing products as 100% Yoruba.

Therefore the men are free to sow their oats all over the place and bring international girls home to mama. _{Them go say the woman no bring pikin when she enter the relationship, therefore any pikin thereafter isnt up for grabs.} But when its the girl doing the same, mama will land herself in the hospital and papa will call family meeting. Unless the girl is stubborn, she'll defer to her relatives wishes.

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