A Nigerian has shared his candid opinion of the antic of abroad returnees who tend to belittle people when they visit their home countries.
Some Nigerians, when they return from abroad often display some nasty and childish habits when they return home, and these silly and childish attitudes are enlisted below;
1. Unnecessary use of foreign accent to intimidate local people: When some Nigerians living abroad return home, they begin to use these foreign accents to create unwanted scenes. They do this to show people that they are not of the same class. A times when you tell them, you can’t understand their statement, they will say “Are u deaf”? The ones that annoy me most are those based in Cotonou, Ghana, Uganda, China forming British accent. Honestly these ones need serious psychiatric evaluation.
2. High level of pride: Living abroad is not a guarantee that one will be richer than Dangote or Mike Adenuga so why the over-bloated ego? Some will even make it look like they’re doing you a favour talking to you. This is common with the ladies.
3. Unnecessary show off: I know of some Nigerians who have lived their whole life abroad and are still able to be casual. But for some, they will wear socks and jacket under the intense sun and will be screaming to people’s hearing that they regret coming to Nigeria.
4. They condemn our local dish: When a friend of mine returned from Canada, he told me to take him to a restaurant because he went hungry and I was elated he still has passion for our local dish. I took him to one fascinating local restaurant at Ibadan. When they served us pounded yam/egusi soup complimented with all sorts of assorted bush meats. Instead of eating the meal, he walked out from the restaurant telling me he couldn’t eat that sh*t . Honestly, I was embarrassed by his comment.
5. They demand for undue respect: Some of them are so proud that they will give you this proud look because they feel you want to beg pounds or dollars from them. I really don’t blame them, after all it is what they experience often when they visit home as friends, family and even enemies want to benefit from their pocket.
6. Hotel becomes their home: I know most of them prefer lodging in a hotel because they are scared of mosquito bite, non availability of light and other negative factors in their parents’ house. Though I wouldn’t call this a silly act but I feel staying in your parents’ house especially when located in the village will attract more parental blessing.
7. They neglect their old friends: This is common to some abroad based Nigerians. They tend to ignore the friends they left in Nigeria because they feel they have climbed the ladder of greatness. Last year, a very good friend of mine arrived from the UK and what surprised me most was that he refused to come to my house after a week of arrival. I used my church mind to go to his place and he started acting like I came to beg for money. This silly attitude of common with some of them.
8. They condemn our culture and values: It’s a pity that some Nigerians are so engrossed with the westerner culture that they view African culture as being fetish and archaic when they returned home. For them to prostrate for elders and even their parents is like displaying stup*dity act. This is nothing but outright nonsense.
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Posted: at 8-06-2016 07:35 AM (7 years ago) | Addicted Hero
Ritabrenice at 8-06-2016 07:52 AM (7 years ago) (f)
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Posted: at 8-06-2016 07:52 AM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac
The same can be said of Nigerians who make it to live in Europe. They too put on false airs and pretend they have come from ROYALTY and from a very RELIGIOUS upbringing.
They se female wearing shorts in the street and they begin to condemn white people as being foolish. They insult patients with mental health problems loudly as mad and full of evil. They look down on Nigerians who do cleaning jobs. They too speak in false English voices.
When they get to work and realise they are working with their "fellow" Nigerians their work ethic goes downhill. Its all about hiding away and using their phones LOUDLY.
It works both ways!!!
Posted: at 8-06-2016 08:36 AM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac
In sociology there is something called socialization, this happens from childhood thru adulthood n is a continuous process till we die. When ever we move from a place be it environment, work, place, community, countries etc we tend to adopt the ways of the place we are. You might see all these as feeling proud or posing but some people can not help it, even though they grew up at home and survived all the insect bites et Al. They are no longer willing to sleep in a mosquito infested environment not because of posing but because of more awareness of the risk of illness, not willing to eat in a local buca not because of posing but because of awareness of wat can happen wen u eat in places that can compromise your health, not wanting to be friends any more like you said, really not because of posing but really face it after years of not being together people's interests change and you find out that there is nothing to talk about but the past, I can go on n on. I do agree that some people overdo things but sincerely not everybody does.
Posted: at 8-06-2016 09:01 AM (7 years ago) | Newbie
This is stupid poster, u dont post about how the home ppl try to take out our belongs, try to tell u that u dont anything is like ppl from abroad are muumu, try to sale phone card at high rate, fake taxis fake ppl around and we are not use of these. please dont allow me to talk cos im reaaly upset. And why cant we go to hotel where there is no comon light at home blame ur goverment ok
Posted: at 8-06-2016 09:01 AM (7 years ago) | Newbie
Not everyone behave that way, its all depends on the family they came from, Believe me, I know what I'm talking about. I still sweep my father's compound with our broom each time I visited home.
Posted: at 8-06-2016 09:05 AM (7 years ago) | Upcoming
This is stupid poster, u dont post about how the home ppl try to take out our belongs, try to tell u that u dont anything is like ppl from abroad are muumu, try to sale phone card at high rate, fake taxis fake ppl around and we are not use of these. please dont allow me to talk cos im reaaly upset. And why cant we go to hotel where there is no comon light at home blame ur goverment ok
shoo u too vex o abi u dey guilty
Posted: at 8-06-2016 09:25 AM (7 years ago) | Upcoming
horizontal at 8-06-2016 09:28 AM (7 years ago) (f)
POST MASTER LET ME LAUGH A LIT BIT CONCERNED THIS TOPIC HERE IN JOHANNESBURG PLUS CANADA EVEN IN AMERICA MOST OF NIGERIA THEY OPEN RESTAURANT SELLING NIGERIAN FOOD PLUS MAJORITY OF NIGERIA THEY DON'T WANT OTHER FOOD EXCEPT NIGERIAN FOOD BECAUSE IS VERY CHEAP SO WHEN THEY GET BACK HOME DON'T BLAME THEM NA SHAME CAUGHT THEM .ANOTHER THING THEY ARE AVOID THE OLD FRIEND DUE TO SHAME SOME OF THEM THEY DON'T HAVE MONEY BUT THEY JUST DECIDED TO COME BACK HOME .POST MASTER U SAID HOTEL BECAME THEY HOUSE IS TRUE SUCH A SHAME TO GO BACK TO THEY ARE OLD HOUSE BECAUSE THEY WERE SUPPOSE TO SEND MONEY AND RENOVATE THEY OLD HOME.WHICH THEY DID'NT AS HERE OVERSEAS MOST OF NIGERIAN DEPEND ON WOMEN WHOM ARE WORKING .PERIOD THEY MUST STOP RUBBISH.WE KNOW THEM AT OVERSEAS NIGERIAN MEN.YIPPPPPPPPPPP
Posted: at 8-06-2016 09:28 AM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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