Nigerians in America...

may be u are the snobish type. or u try to feel BIG4 dem. cos i know we nigerians are friendly

Posted: at 17-05-2008 08:43 PM (15 years ago) | Gistmaniac

  DO NT FEEL BAD U GUYS SPEAK TOO FAST 4 US 2 HEAR U

Posted: at 17-05-2008 08:47 PM (15 years ago) | Gistmaniac

i guess i'm in the same boat as you. But mine is actually from being around akatas and white ppl..lmao..see i've never been back to naija, but it bother's me when ppl think i'm not nigerian because i don't understand or speak  pigin very well. (i was actually told this here at the confessions)..but what some ppl have to understand is, Its very hard trying to keep up with your culture and heritage, especially when you live in a place where there isn't Nigerians around and you end up hanging around americans, what do you think will happen?..I'm glad i still speak and write igbo, though it sucks sometimes..but atleast i try my best to keep up with things. I'm not snubbish at all, i treat everyone as humans..not by heritage or whatever. And the stupidest thing about it is, they tend to say that you're not nigerian when it comes to things that doesn't make sense..just because i told someone that My chicken wasn't cut on my salad..and that i didn't feel like fixing my own food at a party..they looked at me and said(you are so not nigerian)..what tha hell is that suppose to mean?

Posted: at 17-05-2008 09:54 PM (15 years ago) | Addicted Hero

 

Posted: at 18-05-2008 12:12 AM (15 years ago) | Addicted Hero

The truth of the matter, is you should just try, I know there are some nice people back home. Even Jesus christ wasnt loved by everyone, stick to the people who appreciate you for who you are, the rest should jump off the 3rd Mainland Bridge.
I'm lucky, I only left when I had learnt igbo language well and can burst pidgin like crazy.

Posted: at 18-05-2008 03:45 PM (15 years ago) | Upcoming

Engli-igbo happens with me all the time..though i try not to do it, but at times you forget what somethings are called in igbo, and thats when the english part comes in. I'm very proud of myself though cuz i'm doing very well with it.

Posted: at 18-05-2008 09:33 PM (15 years ago) | Addicted Hero

I guess the reason Nigerians don't consider you a Nigerian is because you are probably soooooooo Americanized. Most Nigerian men like women they can control and treat wrongly so, when they come across a woman like you who wouldn't take water from them then they tend to regard you as non Nigerian. Also there are certain things the Nigerian culture does not permit which is typically normal in the US.

Posted: at 19-05-2008 01:26 AM (15 years ago) | Upcoming

Dont be liking Engli-igbo o!!!, UN listed Igbo among one of the languages that stand the risk of extinction. I want to pass to my children some traditional stuff. I dont want to have kids speaking "Innit" like some yob from Hackney.
Just try harder, you'll get there!!

Posted: at 19-05-2008 10:24 AM (15 years ago) | Upcoming

people dat sound like dis are real naija boyz. PLZ BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL be4 u get hurt by dem. na so e dey start yes we all know u r naija babe no matter wat but  he he

Posted: at 19-05-2008 09:07 PM (15 years ago) | Gistmaniac

That's true..I noticed that. But you would think that a man wants a woman of his equal and not someone who he can just control. My mother raised me to be able to stand up for myself (and not to depend on a man); however this is very different from how my mom is to my dad. I still follow some Nigerian traditions (culture) but being raised in America, I couldn't help but incorporate American culture within. But I don't believe it makes me any less Nigerian. And when I see Nigerian woman and woman doing something I don't like, I don't say anything unless it affects me.

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Posted: at 19-05-2008 11:59 PM (15 years ago) | Upcoming