I’m not labelling all Africans here as such or all African Americans as such. Most of them expect me to behave like them because I’m ‘black.’

‘Blackness’ is only skin-deep — that’s one of my core beliefs. I don’t associate with people because they’re ‘black’ or ‘white’, but because there’s substance in them.

Among my friends here are a Ghanaian guy, a Gambian girl, an AfAm lady and a ‘white’ guy. I don’t see anytng wrong in mixing with all people. What I hate is when people hate me because they feel I ought o behave like them because I share one of their superficial characteristcs.

I’m sorry for laying it on thick and being too generic.

But with you characterizing Afam’s as “racist” and other Africans as pushy or “aggressive” (by the way you discribed their behavior), what does that make you? Another person relying on stereotypes…? Expressing their displeasure of an individual’s action t/o dialogue about a group…Just food for thought.

No one is so innocent or so guilty.

Sometimes you still miss them Nigerians, like me, I havent gone to any african gathering since I left Nigeria and thats because its so far from where I stay and I cant stress my life going all the way just cos I miss my nigerian people, but its all good. Im sure it has its benefits too..

Regarding the accent change, it all depends on a lot of factors, some people loose their accent fast and that may be because they don’t even mic with Nigerians at all and some who have even been abroad still retain theirs..

Can’t bother myself, if you are Nigerian and i speak to you , my nigerian accent comes out , although sometimes the foreign accent does come out but I cant be bothered jare. The only time I put on a straight correct perfect English accent with correct diction is when I talkon radio, seminars or interviews..