Myhusband:
I served in the same anambra and all these your acknowledgement is quite funny


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way of life

Anambra Nnewi people are exposed due to their people being the most travelled in East but their love for money is second to none. when it comes to money, human live had zero value to them


Anambra people believe in make it young and die Rich. their interest for money made them to involve in series of ritualism to look for money, if I'm lying non Igbo that served there can burst my lies, you can hardly see obituaries of old people in Anambra, Nnewi most esp (obituaries aged from 40 below) and when you listen to what causes these death you just shake your head


do I need to talk about N20 poison that can seized your legs, I got a job at Nnewi after service but I've to pick race when a man that was working in bank leg was poison with this stuff


their ladies

they're so pretty but you would never want to invite them at home, the fear of HIV and a Lady that might have been killed alive (a story of a corper that invited one and she died on spot the guy couldn't complete his service and was compel to be jail for offence he's innocent of)

just tell their ladies you're in abroad or you've container on the sea, na yakata dem go fall for you, some might even dash you money ignorantly


Philanthropic life

corpers that served there can testify projects carried out there always meet a serious setback because the rich men they always seek assistance from do turned them down

what surprise me more is their rich men, I mean those with big and exotic cars who bring kegs to fetch to buy water outside


only Igbo like them understand that you must not envy big houses at that end because the source my scare you. I met a Yoruba who called himself herbalist there, I stylishly asked him what brought him to Nnewi and he said don't you know Igbo like ritual a lot, that was prompt is relocation

Enmity

many of their kinsmen can't even go/visit village because of their pull them down syndrome that had become their habit at that end. I have a corper friend who always change to mufti whenever she's travelling from CDs just because of this wickedness of this people. the only Igbo that might relate well with you are those that have stepped out of their village and east to west, south or north, you see those that live in the village don't mess with them or else you're a goner, person wey dey used their own for suya, how much less non relative ?


marital life


if you want to marry Anambra lady, don't make a mistake to settle with the one in the village, you will regret your life. you can choose from those that live all their life out of east even among themselves in that Anambra there is always discrimination when it comes to marriage

I'm sure this is not news that some Igbo who aren't from IMO always runaway from mbaise girls, why this happened till date elude my common sense because their reason is not enough to justify such dumb rejection

Kennyswagzz:
thousands kill you there

Offpoint:

Like there's no Okpa in Delta State?

I've never been to any state in Nigeria where there's no Okpa.

maiyee:
lucky you! i served or I'm serving in the west, precisely, and my stay there has changed my perception of the yorubas. Before i was posted to the west, infact, i desired to be posted to the west, but getting there the harsh treatment i and other non- yoruba corpers, especially the Igbos, have received is so terrible. I mean, their hatred for the igbos is so much, such that they may like you at first meeting but once you reveal that you are Igbo, they hate you immediately. serving in a yoruba village as an Igbo corper is terrible, i mean we came here to serve you guys, we are just corpers, why the hatred? they would treat other yoruba corpers better than you, finding every reason to discredit you, before you say I'm biased in my generalisation, i experienced this, from the motor park, to my PPA and even in the copers lodge where you see segregation between the yoruba and non yoruba corpers. Honestly i used to love the yorubas but my experience here has made me detest having anything to do with them. even the hausas are more welcoming and accomodating.

Viking07:
I had to check the author twice to be sure it's coming from a Corp member. He writes very well!

maiyee:
lucky you! i served or I'm serving in the west, precisely, and my stay there has changed my perception of the yorubas. Before i was posted to the west, infact, i desired to be posted to the west, but getting there the harsh treatment i and other non- yoruba corpers, especially the Igbos, have received is so terrible. I mean, their hatred for the igbos is so much, such that they may like you at first meeting but once you reveal that you are Igbo, they hate you immediately. serving in a yoruba village as an Igbo corper is terrible, i mean we came here to serve you guys, we are just corpers, why the hatred? they would treat other yoruba corpers better than you, finding every reason to discredit you, before you say I'm biased in my generalisation, i experienced this, from the motor park, to my PPA and even in the copers lodge where you see segregation between the yoruba and non yoruba corpers. Honestly i used to love the yorubas but my experience here has made me detest having anything to do with them. even the hausas are more welcoming and accomodating.

Perkins2018:


No. Yorubas simply see you guys as inferior.

blackjackson284:
so eziowelle is the whole igbo land ?and those stupid kids represents the millions of southeast people?

KayyDee:


My brother, nice observations there.
However, I needed to point out that, most of Igboland, particularly Anambra was one of the very Last to start selling a pure water sachet @ #10 in this country.
I'm quite certain that as at 2014 when i last observed, that water sachet was still sold at #5 in Onitcha Anambra state.

Niger Delta states were possibly the first to start that, as cost of living is generally higher in most of those South-South states.

IMO state also has the highest cost of living in Igboland. This is perhaps due to their proximity to Major/very expensive Niger Delta Cities like PH.
So, i believe IMO was the first to switch to #10 per sachet of water.

But, even at that, as of 2009 when i was living in IMO state capital, Owerri, water was still #5 per sachet.

So, your assertion on the Water Sachet Price is hugely misinforming.

Maybe there was a water shortage in your area at the time. That's the only explanation that could make sense here.

As for market women charging u excess; well, generally they will give you a price, and hope that you price it down. That's how most traders operate.
So, when you unfortunately don't know how to price, then, even if some of them may feel guilt,, they may not urge you to price it down some more. That's business for you.

However, for most market women, if they clearly know you are a corper, they will gladly give you the best prices. Some even will give you wonderful discounts and freebies... Of course, depending on how nice the market is treating them on that day.

One thing i clearly noticed in Anambra in particular is this; they so much love and support Corpers...except you as a corper is troublesome to them.

Mostly in the villages, Some people, after you've rented a room in their house as a Corper, they will still be dashing u food stuffs from there farms, if they feel you are good or peaceful.

Most corpers whom I personally know, who serverd in Anambra, always gush about the place and the people.


Even in some communities where boys misbehave, most a times if they want to harass you, and then found out that u are a Corper, you may hear something like, "leave am biko, na Coper O" or "leave am, na my brother teacher for school"

The last thing vast majority of Anambra people will intentionally want to do, is to sour the experience of a peaceful visitor. NEVER.

Finally, nowhere is perfect, and so Igbo people have there own issues, and some troublesome people, that i agree.

Thank you.

Perkins2018:


Ipob has destroyed every goodwill you guys might enjoy in Yoruba land. Yorubas used to love strangers even more than indigenes. How do you think there are millions of igbos in our land if we were not welcoming? My grandma gave no less than 5 Igbo people land free of charge. But you guys are ingrates born to hate.

unbitchable:

your attitude must be very horrible. why are many ibo ladies staying back and getting married to yoruba after service. if you think yoruba would stop speaking their language becos a non speaker is in their midst, it ain't gonna happen. those pple don't joke with their language.

Endy10:


Even though I'm from Delta state I live in Lagos so I wouldn't know if there is Okpa in Delta. The times I went I didn't see anyone who sells.

Also haven't seen here in Ikorodu

AmericanQuarter:


https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/naija-fashion/364146-my-service-year-purged-me-of-tribal-stereotype-graduating-corps-member.html

gideonvalor98:

Not only that. You people are generally disrespectful. There is difference between being fearless or courageous and being rude or disrespectful. I saw that firsthand. I served in eziowelle in their community secondary, those student are so rude, even to the principal.
But we corpers then were much there - like 12 or more than(almost half of us were Yoruba), we handle them with strict hands and we occasionally had some faceoffs and we do walk at least in threes when going out.
One thing that make them feared us more then was, a new batch corper(female) has a soldier boyfriend and about 3 of them accompanied her to owe. The bottom line is, you people are disrespectful to other tribes and even to yourselves. CHANGE

PerkinDossier:
All these useless long story is to prove one useless point about your village called Owerre being expensive because of your inferiority complex. When we know that owerre is a village filled with poor people. How it became an expensive town is what I don't know.

OP has told us the true situation on ground, stop coming here to prove one non existent point.


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ifymorena:
I use to believe that people from the west are really respectful and nice but after nysc posted me to osun state the kind of hatred I'm experiencing there right from the camp to my place of ppa made me doubt if living with them will be bearable, the way they use their language to insult you even when you are just asking polite questions will break any strong person....it's well

Purpletee:
IgboAmaka
#proudAnambra
#proud njikoka lady
#proud enugu-ukwu warrior.

BabaRamota1980:
First and foremost, there is no family compound in Yorubaland called GIDADO, which is the surname the corper identified himself.

Tell him to re-identify.

AmericanQuarter:


https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/naija-fashion/364146-my-service-year-purged-me-of-tribal-stereotype-graduating-corps-member.html

Kennyswagzz:
oga show me any other yoruba that bears gidado.. I have never seen any..
Only northerners bear gidado

dokyOloye:

I keep telling the ones working with me here in the north but they won't hear.
The scraggly looking used motor parts dealer you ignore makes your salary x 3 every month and has already built a house in his father's compound.

BabaRamota1980:
First and foremost, there is no family compound in Yorubaland called GIDADO, which is the surname the corper identified himself.

Tell him to re-identify.

AmericanQuarter:


https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/naija-fashion/364146-my-service-year-purged-me-of-tribal-stereotype-graduating-corps-member.html

FortuneDeGreat:
Nay, she wasn't saying anything about language, she clearly emphasized on sheer discrimination and heinous hatred.

You guys are good at that, once it's omo Ibo, just forget it, you're basically hated for no reason.

unbitchable:

the problem many ibos have is seeing yorubas speak their language even in the midst of non speakers. I hear many ibo friends complain about same thing when they first got to the west. yoruba do not care who you are, they'd speak their language regardless. it's either you tag along or swerve. it's fun seeing ibos speak yoruba and throwing banters with their yoruba friends but y'all core ibo villagers are too conservative and have no blend with life in the cities.

Kennyswagzz:
I can see that you are mentally unstable.. please don't quote me again if you don't want to be unfortunate in life..

DMerciful:
I had this same stereotypes until I was posted to Jigawa State long ago. It was fabulous. In all honesty, the disunity is caused by our leaders for their selfish gains! Keep the masses divided so they will not unite and dislodge us

ifymorena:
It's igbo not Ibo and speaking ur language is not a crime but insulting someone in ur language knowing fully well that the person is not understanding what ur are saying is outright stupidity...core villagers u say tell that to ur people Mr city boy

DMerciful:
I had this same stereotypes until I was posted to Jigawa State long ago. It was fabulous. In all honesty, the disunity is caused by our leaders for their selfish gains! Keep the masses divided so they will not unite and dislodge us