I'm not Nigerian
A Nigerian man living in Sweden decided
to marry a Swedish lady in order to be
legally certified via resident status...
but the lady was not aware of this. She
felt he really loved her. Anyway, seeing
that Nigerian men had a bad rap in that
particular part of Sweden, our chap
decided to lie to the lady. He told her
he was from Uganda.
Upon marriage, the lady came home
one day and informed our man that she
had just met another Swedish lady who
had married a Ugandan and they must
all have dinner together.
The Naija man was somewhat
perplexed, although not perceptibly,
and wondered how he'd get out of this
spot. He postponed and postponed until
he could do so no more.
Finally, the day came when they were to
have dinner. The other Swede came in
with her Ugandan husband and they all
sat at the table. Our Naija chappie was
very quiet. "My own don spoil today"
was all he could think.
The two Swedish ladies, wanting their
husbands to mingle, being from the
same homeland, asked them to speak
to each other. "Hey! It's not every day
you meet people from home.!" they
admonished.
Our Naija man, being a man of great
savvy, decided that he would just speak
Yoruba, and the guy would probably
assume he was from some part of
Uganda where they spoke a different
language. So looking across the table he
said: "Egbon Eko ni mi se? Ni bo lo ti ja
wa?" In Yoruba, this loosely translates
to: "I'm a Lagos man. Where did you
come from?" Remember, Lagos is a
state in Nigeria, and it used to be the
capital.
The fellow looked up at our friend. His
eyes lit up as he said: "Ah, bobo gan!
Omo Eko ni mi se! Omo Eko gan gan!" In
Yoruba, this loosely translates to "Hey
buddy! I'm a Lagos child. A REAL Lagos
child!"
A Nigerian man living in Sweden decided
to marry a Swedish lady in order to be
legally certified via resident status...
but the lady was not aware of this. She
felt he really loved her. Anyway, seeing
that Nigerian men had a bad rap in that
particular part of Sweden, our chap
decided to lie to the lady. He told her
he was from Uganda.
Upon marriage, the lady came home
one day and informed our man that she
had just met another Swedish lady who
had married a Ugandan and they must
all have dinner together.
The Naija man was somewhat
perplexed, although not perceptibly,
and wondered how he'd get out of this
spot. He postponed and postponed until
he could do so no more.
Finally, the day came when they were to
have dinner. The other Swede came in
with her Ugandan husband and they all
sat at the table. Our Naija chappie was
very quiet. "My own don spoil today"
was all he could think.
The two Swedish ladies, wanting their
husbands to mingle, being from the
same homeland, asked them to speak
to each other. "Hey! It's not every day
you meet people from home.!" they
admonished.
Our Naija man, being a man of great
savvy, decided that he would just speak
Yoruba, and the guy would probably
assume he was from some part of
Uganda where they spoke a different
language. So looking across the table he
said: "Egbon Eko ni mi se? Ni bo lo ti ja
wa?" In Yoruba, this loosely translates
to: "I'm a Lagos man. Where did you
come from?" Remember, Lagos is a
state in Nigeria, and it used to be the
capital.
The fellow looked up at our friend. His
eyes lit up as he said: "Ah, bobo gan!
Omo Eko ni mi se! Omo Eko gan gan!" In
Yoruba, this loosely translates to "Hey
buddy! I'm a Lagos child. A REAL Lagos
child!"
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