The Nigerian In Me

oluwamorotioke
May 5, 2021
2 min read

Hello, welcome to Everything fabulous with Mo, its been ages, and I'm excited to be sharing this with you. Very soon I'll share my reasons for ghosting, but till then enjoy.

I'm going to be talking about things i do which feels like a Nigerian thing. I'm supposed to have posted this since April.

The Nigerian in me is quick to say God Forbid

I don't know why but every time someone mentions something bad around me, I'm quick to say God forbid. like

somebody: "you're mad"

Me: "God Forbid"

The Nigerian in me likes to price things

I don't know if this is really a Nigerian thing, but I always want to price things and i exaggerate. Banana seller: This banana is N400

Me: AH mummy you want to sell me?

The Nigerian in me is superstitious enough to not tempt things no matter how much I say I don't believe in them.

Them: Don't pass there, you'll turn to a chicken.

me:(in my head) I don't believe, but I'm not passing there sha in case I turn to chicken.

The Nigerian in me is scared of strange cars

This one is not my fault oh. As a child, there were a lot of stories about people being kidnapped by strange cars. When I enter there's the thought that a calabash could be under and they will kidnap somebody's enemy.