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Nigeria-born Arinze Christopher who’s a data scientist shares his experience when he travelled to Ghana alongside other African Data Scientist for a year course in Kumasi.
They all lived together and had cross-fertilization of ideas whilst staying together.
The Scotland-based Nigeria shares his experience in this article.
Excerpts
I am a Nigerian and have lived in 9ja(Naija) through out my formative years.
In 2017 I travelled to Ghana for a year program in the company of some other Nigerians.
Simultaneously, some other people were flying in from Kenya, Ivory Coast, Zimbabwe, South Africa.
This is indeed a Pan African gathering. We were housed in same building, ate together, and got to learn about each others culture and way of life.
With this premise laid, let me tell you about their perception of Nigeria(ns).
I am a Nigerian and have lived in 9ja(Naija) through out my formative years.
In 2017 I travelled to Ghana for a year program in the company of some other Nigerians.
Simultaneously, some other people were flying in from Kenya, Ivory Coast, Zimbabwe, South Africa.
This is indeed a Pan African gathering. We were housed in same building, ate together, and got to learn about each others culture and way of life.
With this premise laid, let me tell you about their perception of Nigeria(ns).
- The Ghanaians say we pronounce most of our English words badly. Most times they find it hard to get the way we pronounce some of our words.
- The Kenyans see Nigerian guys to be more caring and kinda show ‘affection’ more then their own guys. The South Africans love our pidgin.
- Ivorians think everything a Nigerian is offering(selling) to you is likely fake.
- The Ghanaians say we pronounce most of our English words badly. Most times they find it hard to get the way we pronounce some of our words.
- The Kenyans see Nigerian guys to be more caring and kinda show ‘affection’ more then their own guys. The South Africans love our pidgin.
- Ivorians think everything a Nigerian is offering(selling) to you is likely fake.
- The challenge in power generation and distribution is held up as an object of ridicule.
- They know about insurgency(boko haram) in Nigeria and think all parts of the country are under siege.
- Based on the information they have, they think ‘living or to have lived in Nigeria’ should be in included in ones CV. It is regarded as a skill of its own.
- Nigerian weddings(if you know, you know) are highly idolised because of how wealth and affluence is flaunted.