Tuesday, 24 May 2016

Ibadan today: AHN! The official exclamation

When you find yourself in Ibadan and you want to blend in easily just make sure you use the official exclamation. 

Start your conversations with Ahn!! And if you want everything to go perfect end it with o! You are good to go. 
I.e  person 1: are hungry 
      Person 2: Ahn! I'm hungry o

Person: How much is it to Bodija? 
Bike man: Ahn! It is expensive o, pay 200
Person: Ahn! I will pay #150 o 

This way you have won your way to his heart, the n st whine you will hear is enter.



And when you drop give him #500 

Bike man : Ahn! There is no change o 
*checks his pocket, take your change. 

Be wise my friend, use Ahn! Whenever you are Ibadan.

The good part is you can't overuse it.

Ahn! What is happening here Ahn! Ahn! I want to go Ahn! Ok Ahn!!

Monday, 23 May 2016

Ibadan today: movie interpreter

When you are in Ibadan there are questions you just have to keep asking yourself, one of them is "why is there always an interpreter in Yoruba "?

There is always someone who who expresses all his shock, fear, emotions in Yoruba. Like uncle can you keep all your opinions to yourself, we don't care! 

If you are not lucky, there are now more than one person you will almost ask for earpiece. 

If the Yoruba uncle now happens to have watched or heard about the movie, just know he will explain every next move. " don't worry, he won't die", "he will beat beat that guy" .


Uncle stop na!!

Although their exclamations can make the movie interesting though, but most of the time you will want that Yoruba uncle not to be there.