Emails from Naija.
Aug. 30th, 2009 12:23 amYou might be a Naija Child of the 80's if:
1. The opening of your school was ever "postponed indefinitely due to circumstances beyond their control."
2. You remember thinking that the 1 dollar to 4 Naira exchange rate was TOO high.
3. You actively celebrated Nigeria's 25th birthday with songs like:"we are 25 ring the bell...!" and mourned it...with songs like "which way Nigeria?"
4. You didn't know that the name GRINGORY was actually the Naija (mis)pronunciation of GREGORY.
5. You know what OFN, WAI, MAMSER, SAP and SFEM really stand for! (These Are acronyms for Operation Feed the Nation, War Against Indiscipline and Mass Mobilization for Social and Economic Recovery)
You know you've been in the United States too long when
* "Truck" instead of "Lorry"
* "SUV" instead of "Jeep"
* "Forget it" instead of "Fashi"
* "Wuz up" instead of "How far now"
* "Hood" instead of "Bonnet"
* "Trunk" instead of "Boot"
* "Stop making fun of me" instead of "Stop yabbing me" or "Stop abusing me"