There are a lot of things that make many of us qualify to be tagged "Nigerians in Diaspora". It might be the way we speak, the way we dress, the food we eat or even the jobs we find ourselves doing. Many times, we take pride in knowing that we can retain a certain degree of our "africanness" without having the white culture polluting what we call morals and values.
I went for a wedding party today and it was amusing to watch dollar bills were sprayed over the new couple and how people with law degrees gyrated to the music blaring from the speakers with the voice of Obesere in the air. Never mind the fact that these people would turn their noses at people who subcribed to such brand of music back home.
Well, back home things were different and now all we want is just a little Naijaness to get through the cold cold days ahead of us. I smiled at a man changing a hundred dollar bills into one dollar bills, i even relished the aroma of moin moin wrapped in foil because they couldnt find the banana leaves to tie the delicacy.
I will probably share more of my perception later tomorrow. I have to sleep now. What a partyyy!
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