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Nigerians! How To Relate With Someone You Don't Understand by nlPoster: 5:00pm On Apr 10, 2020
Everyone has that person or persons who just don't fit in with their crowd, and you wonder, how is possible for somebody to be this way. Always contradicting everything you stand for, doesn't share your values, opinions, way of life, etc. Never on anyone's good side, always a bad person.

Here's how to relate with such anomalies people:

- As Nigerians say, don't carry it on your head. Live and let live, stop giving yourself unnecessary stress by constantly making efforts to get them to be like you. They are not you.

- Understand they are individuals and their temperament does not match your own. That's ok, it's not a crime and it's how God made them just as he made you with your own temperament.

-Let them be if you don't understand them. Stop trying to.

-Don't try to make things more difficult for them with your constant criticisms and nonacceptance. If they are not disturbing you, don't disturb them or invade their personal space. (A Nigerian thing). Respect the boundaries they set for themselves even if you feel such boundaries are unnecessary. Remember, you are not them.

-They provoke you in some way during your interactions? (Some people might be experts at quiet provocation). Avoid them for your own peace of mind.

-Recognize your own prejudices when present

- Look at your exact reasons for disliking or hating this person or persons. Be honest with yourself, are you biased against them?

-Just run your own race and let them run theirs. Your paths don't have to cross. Don't force interaction.
Re: Nigerians! How To Relate With Someone You Don't Understand by lanibi(f): 5:11pm On Apr 10, 2020
The question is can you ever understand people?

Learning to overlook other's behavior seems to be the best thing cos no one is perfect.

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Re: Nigerians! How To Relate With Someone You Don't Understand by Nobody: 8:34am On Apr 11, 2020
OP you have spoken like a true Altruist.
Go now into the world and reproduce like minded people as you.
Re: Nigerians! How To Relate With Someone You Don't Understand by nlPoster: 9:36am On Apr 11, 2020
Alero3Arubi:
OP I have spoken like a true Altruist.
Go now into the world and reproduce like minded people as you.



Are you being sarcastic or something?


Also, I dont engage folks from your side, do note that and dont engage me either.

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