Bayo decided that the best way to get ahead in Jandon (London) was to speak like the Jandonese.
He played BBC radio all the time repeating the 'pho-ne' sotey friends began to find his new telephone voice difficult to decipher. If it wasn't 'Whaszup mate' or it was "wetin happs' mate".
One day im wife charge as he asked his father-in-law on the phone 'things hard in Nigeria, init (isn't it)? God dey, mate'.
One day laik dis the spiri-spiri grammatical hook Bayo for throat. He walked into the Job centre to hunt for a third job when he suddenly took great offense at the way a particular job was advertised.
He stormed to the counter and began to shout. "Why does your advert say - Want a job init?. Is it because we are black you use such street lingo. Change that nonsense advert now-now mate!".
Other black guys joined the protest after hearing Bayo. Small time the Oyinbo manager come lead Bayo et al go the advert.
The manager read the advert out loud "Want a job in IT ?" (information technology). No be lie, shame catch Bayo took much. All he could say was "Sorry mate".
Na wa!
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