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you know you are a nigerian if...........

-If your name is so long, or so hard to pronounce, that you either have some "Americanized" nickname, or you use your middle name (which is English).

-If, you know what your name means.

-If, you know of anyone (including yourself) that has any of the following names: Ola, Sade, Bola, Tunji, Ngozi, Uche, Folake, Ifeoma, Tolu, Tunde, Obi, Chioma, Chinyere, Adaobi, Nkemi, Nneka, Bunmi or Fatima.

-If, names like Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Patience, Peace, Blessing, God's Will or Mercy sound pretty normal to you.

-If, rice and stew just isn't the same without dodo.

-If, you would prefer Moin Moin, or Farina with soup over the #7 meal at Mickey Ds.

-If, you have ever treated a cold or sorethroat with "Pepper Soup".. AND IT WORKED!!!!!!

-If you know what AKATA means.

-If, you, your parents or relatives have ever thought that Naija peeps are the best and the brightest on earth.

-Ladies,if not being able to cook stew or soup is one of the major burdens in life.

-Ladies, a Naija man who is about 2 or 3 times your age has ever tried to spit game.

-If, you have ever gone to a Naija "get-together" and made a handful of money just for dancing.

-If, not properly greeting an elderly Naija person has ever gotten you in a load of trouble.

-If, you or someone you know has ever been sent to Naija because of behavioral problems, or if your parents have ever threatened to do so.

-If, when you were little you got FLOGGED by someone who of course is Naija, but is not your parent.. And your parents had their back, instead of yours!


-If, your parents own expensive ass lace (like 200-300 dollars for one outfit), and they act shady when you want money for clothes.

-If, your parents have ever compared your life abroad to theirs in Naija. (i.e. boarding school, no electricity, fetching water, Civil War....etc)

-If, when you parents curse you want so bad to laugh, but you don't wanna get slapped.

-If, you parents use the word bloody to conjugate words a lot (e.g. bloody fool, bloody nonsense, bloody coward, bloody idiot)

-If, your parents use phrases like "Ewhoa, Chineke, Che, Ah-Ah, Yepa! God forbid or by God's Grace".

-If you use all the phrases above..

-If, your parents have ever threatened to kill you, break your head, back, or neck, or to "show you pepe".

-If, any Naija kid that you known for a long ass time is your "cousin". Yeah, Right!

-If, you have a relative that owns a "shop". Especially if it is a shop that caters mainly to foreigners.

-If, all of your parents Naija friends are your "Uncles and Auntie's.. not Aunts but Aunties.

-If, when you are around Naijas your accent either comes outta nowhere, or becomes thicker.


-If you live outside Naija and you have a rough estimate of how many Naijas are at your school or place of work

-If, you are friends with someone just because they're Naija.


-If, you or your parents have some kind of stereotype about people from other parts of Naija.


-If, you know for sure that the Super Eagles are by far the best soccer team in the world.

-If, you have ever bought green chucks just to match a shirt that has the Naija flag on it.. GREEN WHITE GREEN!

-If, you know anyone with dark ass hands and a bright ass face. I wont tell if you wont!

-If, you attend or have visited a predominantly Naija church.