Mrs.Chima:

Rokiatu comes up with some funny arse laughing graphics especially the one with the dog hitting the little girl on the head.

OOoh lawd! (wiping tears)

rhymz:

It will depend on the tone with which it was said. If sounds condescending, he or she can be sure to get a hot slap to remind her that my beards and deep voice have come off age. However, if it is said out of innocence i may not mind the first time but if it continues like that, she gets the treatment too, no kidding.
I dont even entertain a younger person addressing me as "My Dear". . . .I find it a little condescending too. My Dear unto which lvls na, na Me dey yansh u or wat?

esteduca:

You could do a great service to us foreinarialanders by explain the concept at the base of this. Thank you!

rhymz:

Well, I want to assume you are italian and as such a european. I am an African with cultural idiosyncrasies and tradition entirely different from a that of a european or an American, I can easily understand in thesame breath if my 15yr old cousins living in the US and UK greet me like that or even call me by my name without any of the prefixes(uncle, aunty, brother etc, ) that our culture demands a younger person use when addressing a senior one. However, it will be condescending and presumptuous of any young person who was born and raised in Nigeria and knowing the cultural affinity that is attached to this african or will I say Nigerian Etiquette to look in the face of an elderly person get so casual to the point of addressing he or she like that.
I mean, for God sake if the kid understands the implication of such greetings and goes ahead to do so, it removes any doubt that he/she is not trying to be insulting or condescending.
And pls dont even start with any lecture to prove otherwise cos that in it self will only make you come across as trying ti be disrespectful to my own cultural creed and traditional values.

You have spoken well my son

2buff:

"I'm fine thank you and yourself?"

Geez people. It's called civility, even if it were from a 7 year old.
If along the course of the light conversation they start making it obvious that their trying to match you as your mate, then you send them away.

lepasharon:

i find it rude nd patronizing!

rhymz:

Well, I want to assume that you are italian and as such a european. I am an African to the core with cultural idiosyncrasies and tradition entirely different from that of a european or an American. I can easily understand in thesame breath if my 15yr old cousins living in the US and UK greet me like that or even call me by my name without any of the prefixes(uncle, aunty, brother etc, ) that our culture demands a younger person use when addressing a senior one. However, it will be condescending and presumptuous of any young person who was born and raised in Nigeria and knowing the cultural affinity that is attached to this african or will I say Nigerian Etiquette to look in the face of an elderly person and get so brazenly casual to the point of addressing he or she like that.
I mean, for God sake if the kid understands the implications of such greetings and goes ahead to do so, it removes any doubt that he/she is not trying to be insulting or condescending.
And pls dont even start with any lecture to prove otherwise cos that in it self will only make you come across as trying to be disrespectful to my own cultural creed and traditional values.likewise, It will be folly of me to argue against european customs or traditions that I may not neccessarily like; one man's meat is another man's poison.

rhymz:

Well, I want to assume that you are italian and as such a european. I am an African to the core with cultural idiosyncrasies and tradition entirely different from that of a european or an American. I can easily understand in thesame breath if my 15yr old cousins living in the US and UK greet me like that or even call me by my name without any of the prefixes(uncle, aunty, brother etc, ) that our culture demands a younger person use when addressing a senior one. However, it will be condescending and presumptuous of any young person who was born and raised in Nigeria and knowing the cultural affinity that is attached to this african or will I say Nigerian Etiquette to look in the face of an elderly person and get so brazenly casual to the point of addressing he or she like that.
I mean, for God sake if the kid understands the implications of such greetings and goes ahead to do so, it removes any doubt that he/she is not trying to be insulting or condescending.
And pls dont even start with any lecture to prove otherwise cos that in it self will only make you come across as trying to be disrespectful to my own cultural creed and traditional values.likewise, It will be folly of me to argue against european customs or traditions that I may not neccessarily like; one man's meat is another man's poison.