Video Shows White Man Speaking Local Dialect in Dubai, Advertises His Clothes With Language, Many React
- A clothes seller in Dubai has amazed many people online as he spoke Igbo to some Nigerian customers in his shop
- The men were surprised at his mastery of the language as they greeted him with handshakes like a brother
- Many Nigerians who reacted to the video said the oyinbo man even spoke the language better than they do
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An oyinbo man in Dubai has amazed some Nigerian Igbo men shopping for clothes in Dubai in a video posted by comedian Mc Zanzino on Instagram.
In the short clip, the white man conversed with four Nigerians who walked into his shop to buy clothes.
Source: UGC
The buyers were impressed
His conversation with them was so fluid. The oyinbo man even did the popular Nigerian handshake to show them he knows their culture.
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Posting the video online, the comedian said that Nigerians already 'corrupted' the white man in Dubai as he said "Nigeria to the world".
Watch the video below:
When the video was reshared by Tunde Ednut on the platform, it gathered over 700 comments and thousands of views.
They've taught him well
Below are some of the reactions:
@e.s.t.h.e.r____estywayne said:
"Is the yem egom osiso is for me."
@forlaranmiolamidimeji said:
"Chai una don teach am finish."
dj_staffy said:
"Na confirm oyibo agbero."
helencute__ said:
"This one speak pass me."
finidi48 said:
"Any country in the world you inter first thing make sure you ask about them(Igbo) and no Igbo man there, use your return ticket fast."
cenchihairfactory said:
"THIS ONE NA NAIRA MARLIAN OYINBO."
robbypower said:
"This one wan tell us say you no fit call Oyibo complete without pronouncing Ibo."
A white man learning Yoruba
Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh earlier reported that the video of a white man trying hard to speak the Yoruba language stirred massive reactions on social media.
In a clip shared by Nigerian Actress Bukky Wright, a man stood behind a white man as he reeled out Yoruba expressions.
The white man repeated every phrase the Nigerian man said. Hard as he tried, his pronunciation still came out funnily.
Source: YEN.com.gh
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