🇳🇬🇺🇸 African American Couple Reacts "The NIGERIAN AMERICAN Success Story"

[@SallieAndrea]

He didn’t mean free lunch in the literal sense. He meant that nothing is free in america. Like sometimes in africa people help each other out, or things are cheaper but in America. You don’t get anything for free

[@profg5tv785]

Why we are what we are as a Nigerian? Nigeria is considered a collectivist society. Individuals pursuing success are a commitment to the wellbeing, pride and prosperity of the family or tribe. So, what's behind this "Nigeria never comes last" mindset? At the heart of this boundless aspiration is the fact that Nigerians place great value on being respected; we are tenacious, hard-working, status-driven, and competitive. The drive to be educationally and professionally successful also linked to Nigeria’s well-known optimism. And also we take great pride in our heritage and we also cherish our culture through Languages, food, fashion, dance, music, and literature.

[@chimakalu41]

Fact.

[@tundebakare6887]

Fact 💯

[@Charly300-c3c]

Well said bro❤

[@gaya4d90s]

True story. I once saw an elderly man trip and fall. I went towards him to assist him up telling him, Sorry. He said, oh no its not your fault. I suddenly realised the cultural difference and i couldn't explain why i said sorry or what it was i was implying.

[@tundebakare6887]

That's a cultural differences between Nigerians and the western world

[@realtruth2484]

If you allow half of Nigerians to migrate to the US, America colleges will be overfilled. To be educated in Western and Eastern parts of Nigeria is to have Master degree.

[@fistandpen2505]

People from every country on Earth starting with Asians then South Americans come to America, for one reason or the other. But yet Nigerians have gotten comfortable reciting litany of problems about Nigeria once in front of camera. But yet una go vex if somebody criticizes Nigeria with those same points. Nigeria has its faults, and it has its strengths. But remember, you are the closest most people will come to encountering Nigeria - your words matter.

[@awakeningthegiant9ja]

Yeah nobody criticizes Nigeria as much as Nigerians.

[@temiladealamudun5063]

Spot on 💯

[@johnadole6855]

We can't keep covering up for criminals in government@@awakeningthegiant9ja

[@lolaadesina5362]

💯💯💯

[@jimdorathy]

I keep saying this too, it’s more like a family always telling outsiders with happens in their home and then later feel they will be respected later on

[@m77ast]

That song the girl was playing on the piano is excellent. It goes Iya ni wura iyebiye ti a ko le fi owo ra. That means a mother is a priceless piece of gold that we cannot buy with money.

[@TheDemouchetsREACT]

Beautiful

[@adesete1]

Exactly. It is an ode to mothers that is taught to every Yoruba child to make them appreciate mothers more by understanding the struggles mothers go through during pregnancy and giving birth.

[@kellyrealjay]

respect plays an important role in Nigeria culture

[@adesete1]

The song the girl was playing on the piano is an ode to mothers that is taught to Yoruba children to make them appreciate mothers more by understanding the struggles mothers go through during pregnancy and giving birth.

[@henro5972]

Free lunch in this sense is generosity. It is a figure of speech. If you are hard up, a friend can always offer to pay for your lunch or drink. Bills are unlikely to be split and you're not left hanging because you don't have money.

[@AfricansEyes]

Nigerian Nigerians my people .we are d only black raised in a country thats represented all African tribes from d migration from Egypt to all east south African to west African most tribes we settle d land called Nigerian today .its in this land EKO lagos today Nigerian d first European Portuguese landed slavery started b4 d British arrived. But one thing as a child growing up in Nigerian benin kingdom we were also told to be on gards to the Atlantic sea for d enemies that has invaded our kingdom from EKo Atlantic kidnap taking our peoples out but today we seen it as what god has said in Egypt through moses exodus that this will happened and today we see that slavery only make us to be stronger in future because we knew all south and north America land and sea that black mankinld is will be taking back as one country united as part of African nation when we are ready to led d world

[@mxhiphopper]

the free lunch part got me cracking. in the nigerian context, free lunch means....nothing is free. it means one has to pay for every single thing

[@codeosagie]

Your have a beautiful wife. The King and the Queen. Adorable. I'm in the United State, 6 years now, I'm successful in what I'm doing, I don't depend on government. I believe in my handwork.

[@fistandpen2505]

Sis he was using "free lunch" as a metaphor... basically, there's nothing for free in life. For every give there is a take. He was probably thinking in terms of taxes, bills and all the other demands America puts on you for the benefits one might enjoy.

[@chimakalu41]

18:07 kola yes. In my culture the Igbos 🇳🇬call it " ji". We say that he who brings kola brings life. It is sometimes eaten with locally made pepper sauce

[@kennyu2073]

Oji

[@chimakalu41]

@kennyu2073 yes oji.lol. I don't know why I was thinking of yam

[@awakeningthegiant9ja]

@@chimakalu41 Good example of how we are all the same Last Last, because in Yoruba it is called Obi

[@chimakalu41]

@@awakeningthegiant9ja outstanding. 👏🏾

[@tundebakare6887]

​@@awakeningthegiant9jawow interesting

[@lastsayain]

hi im form iran 🇮🇷 and i love your videos you guys energy always make me smile 😊 love africa form the middle east ❤🌍

[@tundebakare6887]

We love you too 💕

[@m77ast]

Free lunch - that is just a figure of speech 😀🤣 It means nothing is free in that place.

[@annmarywamaya5025]

I enjoyed the vedio fam💖

[@sulaak]

What they mean by free launch, free handout. Like your extended family in Nigeria helping you get a job, home or financial handout. Low tax or not paying tax at all in Nigeria. In the USA, I feel bothered when you pay taxes, and there are no extended facilities to support your development.

[@shola-Johnbull]

God bless you my brother and sister.

[@boyceizk8520]

He was speaking figuratively about free lunch meaning u work for everything in America and nothing is free!

[@olushola0071]

"Free lunch" here is an idiomatic expression.

[@cosmasadesegha9134]

With free lunch, he meant nothing is free and you have to pay for everything except the air you breath

[@m77ast]

Madam speaker - that is not fufu - that is pounded yam 🙂

[@bofloa]

free lunch he used was a metaphor

[@CodingExpress]

I love my people!

[@sulaimonmukaila556]

Your knowledge will follow you to America but your certificate don't necessarily translate to the same qualification. You may have to do some other credits to get to the level you were in your country

[@jennygabriella6154]

❤❤

[@sanyaogunjobi737]

Good content❤ well done!!!

[@jimcaleguled2182]

Friends subtitles are covering your videos.check please.Your caring bro from Spmaliland or the horn of the planty

[@TheDemouchetsREACT]

You have to turn them on your end.

[@uchennanwosu4625]

When he said, "Free Lunch," he was speaking figuratively. It is a way to say nothing comes easy in America. He wasn't speaking about food. With regards to the inability to transfer Nigerian college credits to the U.S., that is the result of a decline in Nigerian academic standards and, to some extent, the negative image Nigeria has due to nascent corruption. Those days, Nigerian educational standards were so high people from all over the world patronized Nigerian institutions. I graduated from a Nigerian high school in 1983. I could have easily started as a college junior in America. There has been a proliferation of universities without sufficient oversight to ensure quality. Also, Nigeria is suffering from "Brain Drain." Our best students and faculty leave the country in search of better opportunities. There are close to twenty thousand Nigerian college professors in the U.S. alone. They are thousands in Europe, the Middle East, and other African countries. This mass exodus is taking a toll on the educational establishment in Nigeria.

[@gideonntony6454]

He used free lunch as a proverb. Meaning there’s nothing free in America.

[@japhya0378]

If that is true, why do foreigners think that black Americans (who actually fought for every right that foreigners/immigrants have in the US today) are living free via programs that are also provided to illegal and legal immigrants. I guess they are not free after all huh?

[@NonsoOkoye-pe4rf]

Yorubas dont break kola nut. its not a yoruba culture.No other tribe in Nigeria break kola nut beside the Igbos. pls correct me if am wrong. Oga its not a west african culture, rather its purely Igbo culture, Very significant, deep rooted and spiritual tradition in Igbo culture. Kola nut aka Oji.

[@angelicakweku5293]

You're right. He was also wrong when he said it is given to a close friend. Igbos actually serve their visitors with it as a sign of peace. Signifying that they welcomed them into their homes. Any visitor, not necessarily a friend.

[@vanessauvie9584]

You are wrong. Urhobos break kolanuts in every traditional occasion even whilst welcoming guests to our homes. One major difference is that our kolanut does not "shake" on the plate in which it is served. So we support it with money( cash). The oldest man prays on the kolanut and collects the prayer money( it's basically a sign of honour) The guests share the remaining money. The money for the prayer is stated whilst presenting the kola. If it's a gathering like for an occasion like marriage, the family members of the person presenting the kolanuts, will also support by adding money. The emcee will announce the person's name and amount. No one supports the presenter with a sum above the sum declared by the presenter of the kolanuts as a sign of respect irrespective of if you are richer or not. Nb: our occasions are normally emceed. Even at home someone must be elected a speaker from both groups. Host and guests.

[@angelicakweku5293]

Igbos do not only serve kolanuts to welcome visitors un their homes but use it as symbol with which to pray with in occasions. In the ancient times, those prayers are in form of libations accompanied by "OGU". Ogu is the person saying things like: He who brings kola, brings life!! I come in peace and will receive peace. My hands are clean and no evil will befall me. Anyone who wish us evil will meet evil... This is why people tried to live clean before the west came to Africa. They believed you will get whatsoever you give. No police but there was law and order. Until the west came to tell them Jesus will judge and people started doing whatsoever they please. Today, the prayers are said in religious way, not traditional prayerful way.

[@Africamyafrica80]

Kola nut is planted in Yoruba land ,it is eaten in Hausa land and it is celebrated in the Igboland.

[@bunotie]

Regarding the education, seems to me like coming with a foreign qualification would seem like you are cheating a system where education has a high price tag to it🤔

[@Brodymann001]

That okra soup is bad🤢

[@augment22]

Try to reacts to the Eastern part of Nigeria 🇳🇬 okay

[@bukolaneye2982]

It's not a competition 🙄

[@mungopark1876]

Just can't understand why this Igbos always see the Yorubas as imaginary competition they have to constantly chase.

[@godschild4615]

​@@mungopark1876 The video contains people from both tribes as well as other tribes I believe, the narrator was not really pronouncing their names well

[@joye5761]

Una don come again 🤣😂 some of you my Igbo brothers are just plain ANNOYING