British Nigerians vs Nigerian Americans

[JadeB]

It's interesting how the dynamics play between our two groups. They saying that we're not close to Naija culture and act too "American"

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

anything British is pretty embarassing and lame!
basically Africans fresh off the boat Americans---------------)Black Brits aprt from jamaicans...maybe?

 

[JadeB]

Also could someone tell me how to post the actual reddit thread on the Coli instead of a link. I feel like we lost that ability when the site updated

 

[Buddy]

Also could someone tell me how to post the actual reddit thread on the Coli instead of a link. I feel like we lost that ability when the site updated

You don't copy the link on the website bar. Click share button near the vote/comments buttons and copy that link, then embed as media

[MEDIA=reddit]Nigeria/comments/1brpa1z[/MEDIA]

 

[CashmereThoughts]

The world will always see the American version of anything as watered down

 

[null]

anything British is pretty embarassing and lame!

apart from our education compared to the US.

basically Africans fresh off the boat Americans---------------)Black Brits aprt from jamaicans...maybe?

see

 

[UncleTomFord15]

The world will always see the American version of anything as watered down

This, most non native people I know, that's how their home country tends to view them. With Jamaica, British/American/Canadian Jamaicans are looked upon as "not real" Jamaicans overall especially if they were born and raised outside of the country of jamaica.

 

[JadeB]

This most non native people I know, that's how their home country tends to view them. With Jamaica, British/American/Canadian Jamaicans are looked upon as "not real" Jamaicans overall especially if they weren't born and raised outside of the country.

Which is hilarious because Nigerians in Nigeria think neither groups are the real deal

 

[Regular Developer]

This most non native people I know, that's how their home country tends to view them. With Jamaica, British/American/Canadian Jamaicans are looked upon as "not real" Jamaicans overall especially if they weren't born and raised outside of the country.

I don't know enough creole to be considered Haitian, and then one Trinidadian lady called me a fresh water Yankee... and this is after middle school in the suburbs being considered an Oreo... High school in Elizabeth was probably the most accepting of being unique

 

[Secure Da Bag]

I don't know enough creole to be considered Haitian, and then one Trinidadian lady called me a fresh water Yankee... and this is after middle school in the suburbs being considered an Oreo... High school in Elizabeth was probably the most accepting of being unique

Sak pase fre mwen

 

[Regular Developer]

Sak pase fre mwen

I know how to say the response, I dunno how to spell it tho, lol

 

[Illuminatos]

Like someone said there’s already a larger Black population in America so of course the Nigerians that are raised here will be more likely to assimilate into their culture.

 

[Black Haven]

Like someone said there’s already a larger Black population in America so of course the Nigerians that are raised here will be more likely to assimilate into their culture.

That seems to be the case for most black immigrants from my observation , they also tend to date and have kids with aframs who turn around and do the same thing. My ex has Jamaican ancestry and didn’t even know it at the time until her pops told her through her grandmother and his(her father) mother.

 

[International Playa]

Most black British folk are divided & don't assimilate together, they usually stick to their own native groups.

Main reason why black British culture is non existent

 

[ReasonableMatic]

Like someone said there’s already a larger Black population in America so of course the Nigerians that are raised here will be more likely to assimilate into their culture.

That seems to be the case for most black immigrants from my observation , they also tend to date and have kids with aframs who turn around and do the same thing. My ex has Jamaican ancestry and didn’t even know it at the time until her pops told her through her grandmother and his(her father) mother.

The same thing goes for “Merikens” / “Merikins” in Trinidad & Tobago.

“Merikens” are African Americans who fought for The British in 1812 and relocated to Trinidad & Tobago.

But nikkas don’t read about the trans-Atlantic Slavetrade as a whole.

And don’t travel to the Americas with intentions outside of sex tourism to know these things.

That’s why so many just don’t understand how intricately
the African Diaspora is connected to eachother historically.




Article link: The Merikins - African-Americans in Trinidad