I'll put the disclaimer first before some ask for my head. This is a comedic chain-mail. Dirty Dishes who first posted it said, "The article is about the stereotypical perception of the Nigerian husband and wife... This is in no way to insult any tribe so please do not get offended. It is also not meant to annoy anyone, hurt anyone or make any tribe look superior or inferior." I saw it on Deronk's and though I'm really not one for stereotype jokes, this got me laughing. Enjoy...
Kinds of Nigerian Husbands
IGBO HUSBANDPlus
He is very loyal, He maintains monogamy, Could be very yielding/gullible, Gives you access to all his assets, Follows your advice and directions to the letter, Spends money on you for comfort, good looks and happiness, Takes care of your kids
Minus
Could be very unromantic-Romance is limited to spending money, spending money and spending money, May be semi-literate or illiterate, May marry you early and deny you of access to life/youth, More likely to be crude and unrefined, Always has a large family to cater to and take care of plus apprentices etc, May not be presentable, May be horrible in bed and/or sexually illiterate/unwillin g to explore, Could be gullible/easy to deceive.
YORUBA HUSBAND
Plus
Could be very romantic, Could be caring, Tries to maintain leadership in the home, Disciplines kids well, More white-collar career inclined, Literacy level is usually high,
Minus
More likely to philander, More likely to eventually marry another wife, More likely to marry you for your money/connections, Could be highly assertive, Most times you would take care of yourself after a while, You may eventually separate with nothing to show for it, Family members may be given priority.
EDO HUSBAND
Plus
Believes in marriage, Takes care of you and your needs.
Minus
May end up not taking full care of the kids, Could be very harsh, Does not take any nonsense, You may end up taking care of him, You can't cheat on him.
URHOBO HUSBAND
Plus
Believes in marriage, Takes care of you and your needs.
Minus
You may end up taking care of him, You cant cheat on him.
EFIK HUSBAND
Plus
Will effectively take care of the culinary activities in your absence, Is usually very religious, Hardworking, Good in bed, Quite organised and clean.
Minus
Be prepared to have 12 kids, Your cooking may not be good enough, He will either be very ugly or very handsome. no line between. He will also either be very short or very tall. Same with your kids, Prepare to have a husband like 25 years older than you in his fifties.
HAUSA HUSBAND
Plus
Hardly believes in premarital sex, Very religious, Takes care of you
Minus
You may be wife number 4, You may be wife number 4 at 14, You have absolutely no say in anything, anywhere and anytime, If he passes away, you may be transferred to another family.
Kinds of Nigerian Wives
URHOBO WIFEPlus
Always loyal/faithfully( cheating is outright abomination), very hardworking and self reliant, very good cook(banga soup,owo,peppersoup ,sea food specials, can persevere even in poverty conditions, accommodating if a second wife shows up, what u see is what u get kind of attitude, would lay down their life for their children, Tolerates in-laws
Minus
Argumentative, stubborn, alcholic tendencies, some level of gra- gra, very very very vocal, She respects you with serious warning., Very sharp and wise to take action.
YORUBA WIFE
Plus
Very respectful to husband, Very respectful to in-laws, Most times educated, Yielding and submissive, Likes sex.
Minus
Would most likely have had one kid for another man before you and after you, Will most likely cheat at 65% with one Uncle or Oga at office, Possibly give you another man's kid in between your kids, Tells her mother or sisters or friends everything, May jazz you up, Will fill you with pepper, palm oil, assorted and amala, Probably will marry another man even if you split at 60 years of age, If she makes more money than you, or you make less her, the uncles will finally start to drop her off in front of the house with a peck.
IGBO WIFE
Plus
Loyal to her husband, Gives kids good nourishing food with vegetables and many spices, Is very clean, Is ready to fight anybody alongside her husband and break their head or even fight while the husband watches, Even if her husband leaves her at 30, she has only a 3% chance of remarrying after kids.
Minus
Very disrespectful to everyone including you, After breaking the neighbours' head will one day break yours, Only regards you as a man if you have money, Views love as spending power, May not really love you but will marry you because you are ready and her real lover isn't, Will spend every dime of yours without touching hers, Does not tolerate your in laws and disrespects them, May stop shagging you after 35, If she makes more money than you, or you make less her, she will become VERY insubmissive and her family will finally remember what a useless in-law you are, When there is a fight, her brothers will come and join to break your head.
EDO WIFE
Plus
Cannot cheat on you, Can also cook good food, Looks after kids and you, Very respectful, Most times well endowed, Very thrifty, Always has one brother or sister in Europe to bail you out in hard times, Does not leave you even if you are semi-dead, quarter dead or dead, If she makes more money than you, or you make less her, she remains loyal but after building 10 houses you have no idea about.
Minus
May have signed your death day the day you were married, You have a 98.75% chance of dying before her, Eventually you die and she becomes the landlady, Or she may have built her own house while you guys were still staying in a room and parlour without you knowing, May have done runs before you got married.
HAUSA WIFE
Plus
Everything good.
Minus
If you are not a muslim, no chance, You may eventually have to show her were the promised land is, Even when you do, it must be in the dark.
EFIK WIFE
Plus
She will load you with so much good food that every other thing is poison, She will also f.... your brains out, Also loyal and respectful but will also break your head if you misbehave, Very clean.
Minus
She will f.... your brains out finally, She will either be very slim, have an extremely large arse or be very short, You will share shaving stick as she may have facial and chest hair, Even if you wanna leave her, the f**king and feeding will keep you coming back for more.
Hilarious!!! Some of the stereotypes are true.
ReplyDeleteSome of this is true that is why its called stereotypes but I think the writer is biased.
ReplyDeleteHey chill, this is just funny, lol
DeleteI think most are true except for the Igbo wife's Minus. The Igbo wife does not fight, and she can be very respectful.
ReplyDeletehmmmmm I know several Igbo wives that fight o. Everyone from a tribe cannot be saint nah
DeleteI am yoruba and no ... most of it is not true. Obviously, you are Igbo
DeleteOh, obviously I am not Igbo. You see? I just happen to have lived among Igbo people. Tada.
DeleteI am sure the the commenter before your last comment dint mean to comment on your comment.
DeleteLols!!! I think I prefer the Igbo wife.
ReplyDeleteHilarious! I had to stop myself from laughing out loud in the office. Yeah, some of it is sooooo true.
ReplyDeletelol
ReplyDeleteThe writer is biased but hey !its funny too
ReplyDeleteFunny!
ReplyDeleteStereotypes are true, just as Okeoghene mentioned. Look well, and you'ld agree.
ReplyDeleteI want Efik wife ooooo. That f.... part is too much!
ReplyDeletelool.... i was keen to read yorubas... I wasnt aware of other tribes stereotypes e.g. efik...
ReplyDeletelmao! @ edo wife will build 10 houses.
ReplyDeleteHehehehehee so funny! i enjoyed it. How do the Efik ladies learn those skills? I have heard alot about thier bedroom and kitchen prowress. I want to learn too!!!!
ReplyDeleteI am an urhobo wife and they have describe me to a T! Going to forward this.
ReplyDeleteLWKMD the Efik husband and wife though... chei but some of these are frighteningly true
ReplyDeleteLMAO
ReplyDeleteKai, this people have finished us oh...LOL
I'm an Edo wife and I dont have 10 houses.
I must do better because I seem to be slacking LOL
same here oo..ahahahahaahahhaaa
DeleteI don't believe in stereotypes so I guess am not loving this post, it is so untrue. I married an Igbo man and he is the most romantic man in the world. love ya Myne, happy thanksgiving week to you.
ReplyDeletenot funny
ReplyDeleteLOL!!!!!!!
ReplyDeletethis is so funny...but i agree with the yoruba minus
ReplyDeleteLol the Efik wives I have heard alot about them. Chei one needs to learn their skills.
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Hahaha...omg....mehnn, I fink I like myself as Yoruba-man as I am ooh, the hausa wife is the funniest...hahaha
ReplyDeletehahaha .. o boy!
ReplyDeleteThis is hilarious and a greater part of the post is true....lol...
ReplyDeleteI did not grow up in Nigeria so I am only vaguely aware of the different tribal stereotypes. This was an interesting read to see some of the stereotypes about the different tribes. I am from Edo and could only wish I had 10 houses!
ReplyDeleteI don't appreciate the Efik stereotype of hair on the chest. That is definitely not true. I was born and raised in Calabar and I have only met one woman with such a feature there.
ReplyDeleteHilarious! Oh so true though, I know a few people...
ReplyDeleteLove the Efik hair joke. The yoruba woman runs sha, not so true. The +1 kid, oh so true!
ReplyDeleteha the Yoruba women runs do happen o,at least i have seen four or more of such.
Deletevery funny heehehehehe
ReplyDeleteOn the Hausa Men's minus that you said "you may be transferred to another family" is never true,they are or will go back to their/her parents
ReplyDeleteand
on the women's minus side ,that issue of show promise land in the dark is very true and that what makes them bad and it.
Men I really hate stereotypes u just described oga and I. I am Ibo and he is Edo after 7/8 long years of unemployed I have become the typical Ibo girl ready to move on without no chance of remarrying! Chei why you do this kind thing!At least you've made me smile in my predicament
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