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17 Jan

I said two posts ago that Generic Clonazepam Appearance I am now working in Cotonou. One of my colleagues who Generic Clonazepam Appearance once lived in America, and who goes to Nigeria very often, told me today that Generic Clonazepam Appearance Nigerians are just like Americans. Nigerians think that the whole world hates them, that Generic Clonazepam Appearance other Africans are jealous of them, and that no other African country exists apart from Generic Clonazepam Appearance Nigeria.

That got me thinking, is that really true? Let’s complicate matters a Generic Clonazepam Appearance little. Nollywood movies that do not show us drinking blood – something that Generic Clonazepam Appearance I, Nigerian that I am, think make other Africans to Generic Clonazepam Appearance be scared of us – show people living in affluence. I remember a Generic Clonazepam Appearance Malawian lady asking me, sometime ago, whether most Nigerians live in big houses like in the Generic Clonazepam Appearance Nollywood movies – something that Generic Clonazepam Appearance might be asked of Americans with regard to Hollywood movies. My colleague goes on with the Generic Clonazepam Appearance analogy to say that Nigerians generally know very little about other African countries. His reason for Generic Clonazepam Appearance this was simply: by the time you finish learning about 36 states you Generic Clonazepam Appearance don’t have Generic Clonazepam Appearance much brain matter left to devote to other countries. This, he says, is Generic Clonazepam Appearance like Americans who don’t get to Generic Clonazepam Appearance learn about any other place apart from the United States of America.

I really saw reason in many of the Generic Clonazepam Appearance things he said, and that troubles me.

  • http://shakara.wordpress.com/ Random African

    No shit.

    Yeah, Nigerians suffer from the “big country” syndrome. I was amazed by how little y’all know about other african countries or Generic Clonazepam Appearance even your neighbourgs or by random displays of such self-centerness (isnt a word ?) like bookstores having only nigerian writers in their “africa” section or Glo advertising on being “Africa’s Biggest Network”.
    Actually i was amused by such displays most of the Generic Clonazepam Appearance time. I mean when you have a 1/5th of the african population, you shouldn’t brag about having the biggest anything. That’s expected. And per capita comparisions are usually not in Nigeria’s advantage.

    Do Nigerians know the 36 states ? There was a Generic Clonazepam Appearance few times when I was able to able to convince someone that Generic Clonazepam Appearance i was from a northern nigerian state (usually Sokoto) and that it explain my foreign looks, accent and behavior.

    I think the Generic Clonazepam Appearance fact that nigerian nationalism is pretty much based on such claims of greatness (or rather bigness) has a lot to do with it (as it does in the case of the US actually).

  • http://shakara.wordpress.com Random African

    No shit.

    Yeah, Nigerians suffer from the “big country” syndrome. I was amazed by how little y’all know about other african countries or Generic Clonazepam Appearance even your neighbourgs or by random displays of such self-centerness (isnt a word ?) like bookstores having only nigerian writers in their “africa” section or Glo advertising on being “Africa’s Biggest Network”.
    Actually i was amused by such displays most of the Generic Clonazepam Appearance time. I mean when you have a 1/5th of the african population, you shouldn’t brag about having the biggest anything. That’s expected. And per capita comparisions are usually not in Nigeria’s advantage.

    Do Nigerians know the 36 states ? There was a Generic Clonazepam Appearance few times when I was able to able to convince someone that Generic Clonazepam Appearance i was from a northern nigerian state (usually Sokoto) and that it explain my foreign looks, accent and behavior.

    I think the Generic Clonazepam Appearance fact that nigerian nationalism is pretty much based on such claims of greatness (or rather bigness) has a lot to do with it (as it does in the case of the US actually).

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  • http://nigeriancuriosity.blogspot.com/ solomonsydelle

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  • http://nigeriancuriosity.blogspot.com solomonsydelle

    In a Generic Clonazepam Appearance way there are some similarities between the attitude of other countries towards Nigeria as there is Generic Clonazepam Appearance towards USA. Many Africans are hostile towards Nigerians. Why? The reasons are numerous – in many places, Nigerians come in and Generic Clonazepam Appearance take over the commerce sector that has happened in the Generic Clonazepam Appearance Ivory Coast, Ghana, Malawi, Zaire, and now Liberia. When foreigners come into a Generic Clonazepam Appearance country and do well, it can cause tension. Additionally, considering such tensions, when Generic Clonazepam Appearance certain Nigerians go to various countries and outsmart people/systems or Generic Clonazepam Appearance even engage in illegal activities, their actions then become a stereotype that Generic Clonazepam Appearance is applied to the whole. That then fosters a cycle of tension and Generic Clonazepam Appearance hate that affects us all.

    There is Generic Clonazepam Appearance also the fact that many Nigerians were not raised to think beyond our shores, another thing they share in common with some Americans. Post colonialism, there were grand hopes and Generic Clonazepam Appearance expectations for Nigeria’s greatness and Generic Clonazepam Appearance that fostered an attitude of greatness. Oil wealth further encouraged a Generic Clonazepam Appearance sense of grandeur that caused Nigerians to also look down on other Africans. However, our inability to Generic Clonazepam Appearance fulfill the dreams has created a generation of Nigerians that have Generic Clonazepam Appearance no idea of the nation’s greatness and Generic Clonazepam Appearance now feel inferior. It has also given others an opportunity to Generic Clonazepam Appearance attack us. Nonetheless, irregardless of our failures, the facts are clear, Nigeria is Generic Clonazepam Appearance blessed with wealth beyond measure and still remains a global player. That does not change the Generic Clonazepam Appearance fact that all Africans are great and that all of us together have Generic Clonazepam Appearance the capacity to become better.

    I could mention other parallels but I think I have Generic Clonazepam Appearance taken up enough space. I hope Cotonou is still as wonderful as I recall from Generic Clonazepam Appearance my younger years. Take care of you.

  • http://shakara.wordpress.com/ Random African

    LOL, Solomon, LOL

    That’s why I love Nigerians.

  • http://shakara.wordpress.com Random African

    LOL, Solomon, LOL

    That’s why I love Nigerians.