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Is Nigeria the new England?

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  • #32
    Chuck Stone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,029 ✭✭✭✭Chuck Stone


    So there was a black guy at the bar all by himself and you were buying him drinks all night....


    .. go on


  • #33
    CorkMan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,003 ✭✭✭CorkMan


    Chuck Stone wrote: »
    So there was a black guy at the bar all by himself and you were buying him drinks all night....


    .. go on

    *Angolian.


  • #34
    BOHtox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,306 ✭✭✭BOHtox


    Nigeria elect new Prime Minister- David Camara


  • #35
    mikemac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,967 ✭✭✭✭mikemac


    They all look the same to me


  • #36
    Mike 1972
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,017 ✭✭✭Mike 1972


    On boards and elsewhere there seems to be this wierd notion of late that racism is somehow less unacceptable if its directed at a narrower more specific target group.

    i.e. one can get away with comments regarding specific nationalities within Africa that would get one flamed/banned if directed at Africans in general.

    Similarly in relation to Europeans some people seem to have this delusion that by saying they "dont mind" people from Poland but bad mouth Romanians their racism is somehow of a more sophisticated form.


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  • #37
    SuperInfinity
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,449 ✭✭✭SuperInfinity


    Mike 1972 wrote: »
    On boards and elsewhere there seems to be this wierd notion of late that racism is somehow less unacceptable if its directed at a narrower more specific target group.

    i.e. one can get away with comments regarding specific nationalities within Africa that would get one flamed/banned if directed at Africans in general.

    Similarly in relation to Europeans some people seem to have this delusion that by saying they "dont mind" people from Poland but bad mouth Romanians their racism is somehow of a more sophisticated form.

    It's not "of late", it's always the way and it makes sense.

    It's not racism also, it's observations of activities for whatever socioeconomic or cultural reasons.

    It's also not nice to call people "racist", and people should be careful before doing so, especially since it can discourage freedom of expression or communication.


  • #38
    Eric Cartman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,242 ✭✭✭✭Eric Cartman


    Mike 1972 wrote: »
    On boards and elsewhere there seems to be this wierd notion of late that racism is somehow less unacceptable if its directed at a narrower more specific target group.

    i.e. one can get away with comments regarding specific nationalities within Africa that would get one flamed/banned if directed at Africans in general.

    Similarly in relation to Europeans some people seem to have this delusion that by saying they "dont mind" people from Poland but bad mouth Romanians their racism is somehow of a more sophisticated form.

    its like hating junkies , people playing music on the bus or smokers , its taking traits a group share that you dont like , and dislike the group because of it, its not racism , you dont know every junkie in dublin but youd keep away from them , just like I dont know every nigerian but id never give them any money


  • #39
    dpe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 520 ✭✭✭dpe


    Oh_Noes wrote: »
    Any Nigerians I know or have met have been grand to be honest. No common negative cultural traits between them. I wouldn't compare them to the English because whenever you meet a group of English men they're drunk and obnoxious.

    The only reason I can think of to speak negatively of Nigerians is all that phone/internet scamming that goes on. That's hardly representative of such a huge country.
    Oh_Noes wrote: »
    I started off by making it clear that I'm speaking about the people I've come across. It's based on experience and not a stereotype.

    So every time you've ever met two or more Englishmen, they've been drunk and obnoxious? Every time? Every. Single. Time? OK. Sure. Not a stereotype at all.


  • #40
    RichieC
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    There are different er.. I suppose tribes in Nigeria, one is known for their business savvy or money making skills, can't remember what they are called. I reckon they are they are the chancers we all know and love over here :)


  • #41
    Big Nasty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,066 ✭✭✭✭Big Nasty


    I like Nigers! :pac:


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  • #42
    FetchTheGin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 857 ✭✭✭FetchTheGin


    RichieC wrote: »
    There are different er.. I suppose tribes in Nigeria, one is known for their business savvy or money making skills, can't remember what they are called. I reckon they are they are the chancers we all know and love over here :)

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=71692692

    They are learning from the best. :rolleyes:


  • #43
    Monty Burnz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,455 ✭✭✭✭Monty Burnz


    Nigeria has a lot of different ethnic groups, and I'm not sure which ones come with the culture that is so unpopular. But I would observe that it's not racist to say that you don't like a particular culture - I don't think anyone would jump down your throat of you said you didn't like Nazi Germany (more of a fad than a culture, I suppose) or the culture that generates and supports the Taleban in Afghanistan.

    Rejecting a culture says nothing about a 'race'.


  • #44
    Mike 1972
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,017 ✭✭✭Mike 1972


    Since when was Nazism a "culture" :confused:


  • #45
    Tim the Enchanter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 309 ✭✭Tim the Enchanter


    AskMyChocolateFriend wrote: »
    I was out having a couple of beers the other day, and I got chatting to this black lad at the bar. We'd barely exchanged a few sentences before he said to me, "I'm not from Nigeria btw, I'm Angolan".

    Reminded me of times where you'd point out that you were Irish rather than English and would be treated better.

    Do we hate Nigerians that much? And if so, why? And, is it merited?

    Of course once I found out that he wasn't Nigerian we ended up getting sh1tfaced.:pac: Didn't back any winners though.

    FYP


  • #46
    Monty Burnz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,455 ✭✭✭✭Monty Burnz


    Mike 1972 wrote: »
    Since when was Nazism a "culture" :confused:
    That would be why I clarified that it was a 'fad' rather than a culture in the post. Have another look.


  • #47
    getz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,255 ✭✭✭getz


    dpe wrote: »
    So every time you've ever met two or more Englishmen, they've been drunk and obnoxious? Every time? Every. Single. Time? OK. Sure. Not a stereotype at all.
    when i was a kid in the 50s in manchester i used to go with my mates down to the pub,on friday night,just to watch the drunken irishmen fight each other for their wages,so now he thinks i should believe all irishmen are drunks and louts,i


  • #48
    x_Ellie_x
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 513 ✭✭✭x_Ellie_x


    Temptamperu wrote: »
    nigerians have a bad rap in africa so i have heard.

    I've noticed that. I an avid reader and I've read several novels by African authors (all from various different African countries) and they seem to have a lot of negative things to say about Nigerians. I don't understand why. I've met a few Nigerians and I thought they were all sound.


  • #49
    BrendaN_f
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 215 ✭✭BrendaN_f


    lol, so much ignorance ITT

    to the people saying "oh even the other africans hate nigeria" as if that's some sort of justification... what? that's just typical national pride. a LOT of irish people will talk sh*t about england and badmouth it, but we all know that it is just bullsh*t bred into them by their parents/some other source

    nigeria is a huge country, and you must keep in mind that a lot of people who tell you some anecdote about nigerians use "nigerians" as a synonym for any black african nationality


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