NewStats: 3,265,443 , 8,186,763 topics. Date: Sunday, 15 June 2025 at 01:19 AM 1036

jahjehova:
Responding to this post will be a waste of space.

But you just did and that makes you a waste. Smh you shot yourself in the foot sir

afolag:

since 1450AD what have we gained from the greeting? if a girl greets quickly they will say she is a good girl. Those that doesn't will be wrongfully accused.
If a man or woman minds his/her buisness well he/she won't even notice if smebdy greet or not.

The gain is beyond you level of understanding and too intellectual for you to grab...

gabbytabby:
Make the Igbos in the house enlighten mua. Is it that in your culture you just wake up for morning see an elder on your way to the stream and by without any word of greeting, see your mother or father and just close mouth they look. your mother and father in law nko you swell like bread whey them put inside water waka .

To me every African culture has respect for elders and community at its heart and what way to show this than an acknowledgement of each other when we meet. Even in US and Canada greetings are no biggie.

The generations are getting rude and discourteous and at times instead of addressing this some try to justify it.

I hear some of them complain that they have promoted their colleagues and not them, they move from house to house as x,yand z is after their progress when the problem is really close to home. Their bad manners and bad behaviour is what is chasing them around and instead of the inward reflection they waste years of their productive life chasing their shadow.

African women especially sit yourself down from time to time and do a thorough self assessment. Get rid of the junk and move into a time of great favour and blessing.

Try not to sweat the small and unnecessary stuff.

Awoofawo:


Someone just subtle insult you, and you are thanking him!

He is indirect saying you lack manner, and guess what? He is right.

Your inability to read between the line also confirm you lack sound educational foundation. Shior!

lol, thks and God bless u too.

afolag:

since 1450AD what have we gained from the greeting? if a girl greets quickly they will say she is a good girl. Those that doesn't will be wrongfully accused.
If a man or woman minds his/her buisness well he/she won't even notice if smebdy greet or not.

What cost one to greet? nothing I think, it is our culture even the Westerner cannot change it.
#repoduduwa#

precisionindepth:
lol, thks and God bless u too.

Ok! Atleast you seems none aggressive. That is good quality in lady. Sorry if I misrepresent your personality in earlier post. Peace!

Awoofawo:


Ok! Atleast you seems none aggressive. That is good quality in lady. Sorry if I misrepresent your personality in earlier post. Peace!

y shd I be? lol. v got no interest in trading insults or exchanging words on a public forum. cheers!

precisionindepth:
y shd I be? lol. v got no interest in trading insults or exchanging words on a public forum. cheers!

Used to be like when Nairaland, even up till the later part of last year. Used ignore everything bigotry and tribalic.

But you see, some folks are taking our easy going nature for grant....

They are perpetual fixed on Yorubaphobia. One can help but stand up to them.

And to make matter worst some sold-out among us are ing them in dance of death at dawn.....

We all want peace but for peace to reign every tribes must learn live in harmony with their host tradition and culture wherever they choose to settle.

STUPID CULTURE

that has been their culture from time memorial

greeting is very important, but the Yorubas are obsessed with it. there is this yoruba women in my office, they can greet each other almost 100 times a day, one goes out of the office, she comes back, greeting, she eats, greetings, exclaims, greetings, types, marks, greeting, sneeze, greeting.
there comes a time that too much of greeting becomes lunacy.
my student has refused to go to the village because she says whenever she comes back from the village her legs willl be sore from all the kneeling down and greeting.

ECOTERRORS:
I detest yorubas for their greeting sycophancy, how can a girl be calling her boyfriend *brother Taiye*

Orisirisi

You're a bit dull by the way. Calling someone "brother", is according to you, "greeting sycophancy". But most of you would call your pastors and Evangelist "Brother - - - - ", see your Pastor from afar and run to meet him bending down and showing all forms of respect, even when you could be older than him.



Talking about hypocrisy. Nigerians are. You need to see how majority of those complaining here practically worship their religious leaders on sighting them. Some would even go to the extent of carrying bags and opening car doors. Why then condemn people whose culture is Embedded in it?


Why don't you extend that your "i too sabi" to interview immediately you walk in? For those of you that do go for interviews.

My question is, is it only Yoruba that greet? Most of you complaining here most definitely haven't gone anywhere in years. There are other many African traditions that take greetings as essential way of communication and relationship enhancement. Even here in Nigeria, many other cultures don't joke with it. Nupe inclusive.

haibe:


seriously oo.. Yoruba culture is complex and annoying

for example

In yoruba culture, you cannot be rude to an elder but an elder can be rude to you... infact when u question an elder for being rude, dey tell u that you are being rude for questioning again

very annoying thing in the yoruba culture

Is that just Yoruba culture? Sadly, it seems commonplace amongst all Nigerian peoples. Nigerians seem to be obsessed with seniority.

mmsen:


Is that just Yoruba culture? Sadly, it seems commonplace amongst all Nigerian peoples. Nigerians seem to be obsessed with seniority.

Not just Nigeria, it is an Africa thing.

By the way, when I was a small boy, I used to do thing the way children known best to amuse themselves, and the elders around will be like; hey you there stop what are you doing now or else, and I will be like, why can these old people let me have some fun.

But now I am older, the minute I saw children doing those thing, I immediately spot the danger inherent in their activities.

With old ages come wisdom and it is only through life experience, one can acquire it.

Awoofawo:


Not just Nigeria, it is an Africa thing.

By the way, when I was I used to do thing the way children known best to amuse themselves, and elders around will be like; hey you there stop what are you doing now or else, and I will be like, why can these people let me have some fun.

But now I am older, the minute saw children doing those thing, I immediately spot the danger inherent in their activities.

With old ages come wisdom and it is only through life experience, one can acquire it.

There are times when kids need to be stopped from causing themselves harm but human beings learn best from experience - there has to be a balance.

Wisdom should come with age but that is not always the case. There are a lot of ignorant elders out there. Many hide behind the doctrine of seniority to avoid being held to for clear misdeeds.

Codedeben:
My question is, is it only Yoruba that greet? Most of you complaining here most definitely haven't gone anywhere in years. There are other many African traditions that take greetings as essential way of communication and relationship enhancement. Even here in Nigeria, many other cultures don't joke with it. Nupe inclusive.

Igbo are too individuality in nature and tend to be corky.

Look the Hausa and Fulani, every time they meet on the street they will stop and exchange greeting not withstanding the fact both may be complete stranger just meeting for the first time.

betty202020:
in otherwords the are tribalistically bigots. Its because they dont travel out of west. Some of them who travels understand that there is decent life outside western region devoid of bigotry. My personal tailor is a yoruba. Very humble guy. His biggest problem is if you are 3 in a place and 2 are yorubas, discussion automatically change to yoruba language.

Even the Westerners you all try to imitate recognize the essence of greeting in relationships, hence its required you greet at the point/moment of meeting and say "THANK YOU" at the point of Departure (even if you meet numerous times in a day) ..... Its common sense!! But most of you tend to condemn that of yorubas cos you're either engulfed with TRIBALISM or patched with inferiority complex.


Have you ever been attended to by a customer care/service officer? Why do you think they have to greet you almost everytime and even apologize for inconveniences as much as they can? Guess they're Yorubas.. You lot should think about it.

Awoofawo:


Igbo are too individuality in nature and tend to be corky.

Look the Hausa and Fulani, every time they meet on the street they will stop and exchange greeting not withstanding the fact both may be complete stranger just meeting for the first time.

Surely it depends on where you are? You can afford to do that in a village but in a place like Lagos or Abuja it becomes cumbersome.

mmsen:


Surely it depends on where you are? You can afford to do that in a village but in a place like Lagos or Abuja it becomes cumbersome.

I am in Lagos and still witness it this morning among Hausa water seller, they not only greet them but also alway their well know customers.

Awoofawo:


Igbo are too individuality in nature and tend to be corky.

Look the Hausa and Fulani, every time they meet on the street they will stop and exchange greeting not withstanding the fact both may be complete stranger just meeting for the first time.

Bro, its not even about Ibos. Truth is, Nigerians like to be respected and honored. All of us do. Its just that some people would prefer to condemn this because they see it as a "Yoruba" thing, hence it stands to be condemned. If you have a non-Yoruba boss, would he resume into the office and you'd snub him? Can you enter into his office without greeting him? Some say yorubas would be saying sir, sir, ma, ma. Would you as a non-Yoruba person talk to your boss without saying that? What does that tell you? Respecting one's superior (in whatever form) is an integral part of human's existence.





Let me paint a picture to buttress my point. The next time your wife goes to the market, do not welcome her. Only answer her if she greets you. When she enters the kitchen to prepare the food, never do as if you realised she's in there. Get busy with the TV. Let her spend hours preparing the stew, soup and all, Never say weldone. She arranges the food on the dining, go and satisfy your belly and when you're done, do not say thank you.... Thereafter, Watch as she gets angry for not greeting her ever since she came back from the market and watching her sweating in the kitchen without you saying weldone. Listen to her sulking about your inability to say Thank you for the food or to commend her. Help me ask them why should they be angry if "greeting" is so unnecessary? Greetings (which sometimes comes as a form of appreciation, directly or indirectly) is a tool for recognition in some cases. It can't be over-emphasised.

Codedeben:

Bro, its not even about Ibos. Truth is, Nigerians like to be respected and honored. All of us do. Its just that some people would prefer to condemn this because they see it as a "Yoruba" thing, hence it stands to be condemned. If you have a non-Yoruba boss, would he resume into the office and you'd snub him? Can you enter into his office without greeting him? Some say yorubas would be saying sir, sir, ma, ma. Would you as a non-Yoruba person talk to your boss without saying that? What does that tell you? Respecting one's superior (in whatever form) is integral part of human's existence.

You are right some Yoruba and folks from other tribes are guilty of be disrespectful in nature....

But some just shift the everything to Yoruba because it is their nature to do so.

Before we can talk of respect, there must be cordial relationship, and cordial relationship start from saying hi, hello, how do you do......which are all form of greeting.

Awoofawo:

I am in Lagos and still witness it this morning among Hausa water seller, they not only greet them but also alway their well know customers.

Of course they will greet their customers and potential customers. Market traders do what is necessary to attract attention.

What about the people who work in offices? Do you see them stopping to greet everyone on the way to the office?

mmsen:


Of course they will greet their customers and potential customers. Market traders do what is necessary to attract attention.

What about the people who work in offices? Do you see them stopping to greet everyone on the way to the office?

Those office you mentioned probably don't have open door policy where every employee relate cordially.

Some oga (who are humble to core ) will even be the first to chat you up when they meet you anywhere anyday (especially if you had paid your due to and established cordial rapport with, them ), while some will be corky.
The most friendly folks are those who the act greeting is second nature.

mmsen:


Of course they will greet their customers and potential customers. Market traders do what is necessary to attract attention.

What about the people who work in offices? Do you see them stopping to greet everyone on the way to the office?

The emphasis is not on "stopping" to greet, but greetings. You must not stop to greet. When you're going to the office, don't you say Hi to people you know? When you're driving and you see a friend or relative, don't you honk? There are several ways of greeting and its not exclusive to Yorubas. Everyone likes to be greeted and appreciated. That's the fact. Back when i was in school, I had a non-Yoruba friend and she's fond of saying thank you after purchasing something or a service was rendered to her, which i initially found awkward till I confronted her and she made me realize its essential greeting people and appreciating them cos it fosters relationships.

Codedeben:


Even the Westerners you all try to imitate recognize the essence of greeting in relationships, hence its required you greet at the point/moment of meeting and say "THANK YOU" at the point of Departure (even if you meet numerous times in a day) ..... Its common sense!! But most of you tend to condemn that of yorubas cos you're either engulfed with TRIBALISM or patched with inferiority complex.


Have you ever been attended to by a customer care/service officer? Why do you think they have to greet you almost everytime and even apologize for inconveniences as much as they can? Guess they're Yorubas.. You lot should think about it.

Did u say inferiority complex? inferiority in what way? can u point out one aspect of life yoruba is superior to igbos?

Codedeben:


The emphasis is not on "stopping" to greet, but greetings. You must not stop to greet. When you're going to the office, don't you say Hi to people you know? When you're driving and you see a friend or relative, don't you honk? There are several ways of greeting and its not exclusive to Yorubas. Everyone likes to be greeted and appreciated. That's the fact. Back when i was in school, I had a non-Yoruba friend and she's fond of saying thank you after purchasing something or a service was rendered to her, which i initially found awkward till I confronted her and she made me realize its essential greeting people and appreciating them cos it fosters relationships.

You have just agreed with my point. I say hello to those that I know - as do most. A trader is going to have incentive to greet as many people as possible, someone on the move is not.

I'm not one of those claiming that all Yorubas are obsessed with greeting - I said that Nigerians in general are obsessed with seniority, that is the problem,

Saying 'thank you' is basic good manners.

betty202020:
Did u say inferiority complex? inferiority in what way? can u point out one aspect of life yoruba is superior to igbos?

Whether Ibo, Yoruba, Hausa. Whoever you're, Inferiority complex is when you readily condemn other people's way of life, Most especially when it isn't an exclusive preserve of that particular people, but everyone guilty of it, one way or the other. Read my other comments. Meanwhile, it helps when we stop being a Tribalist. Never mentioned Ibo in my comment.

I'm sorry but you're not making sense here. Who says I'm not tolerant and adaptive to other people's cultures?

mayor20:



a woman use her her to wash Jesus if. In the Hebrew culture the host will wash the feet's strangers or visitors. It her culture. Use of Abusive language is universal in all languages. Try to be adaptive and learn how tolerate others peoples way of life.

Radoillo:
It is funny how everyone whose position on issues isn't the typical Yoruba position must be 'Ibo'...even when their posting history strongly suggests otherwise.

You are not wise.

Awoofawo:


Used to be like when Nairaland, even up till the later part of last year. Used ignore everything bigotry and tribalic.

But you see, some folks are taking our easy going nature for grant....

They are perpetual fixed on Yorubaphobia. One can help but stand up to them.

And to make matter worst some sold-out among us are ing them in dance of death at dawn.....

We all want peace but for peace to reign every tribes must learn live in harmony with their host tradition and culture wherever they choose to settle.

okay

It is called RESPECT and it is our culture so don't be obsessed with it.