When it comes to Parties, leave it for Yoruba people. These guys understand this party thing.
It’s only a Yoruba party you’ll attend and as you’re just settling down, usher is bringing Samosa, Puff puff and that thing that is shaped like Bermuda triangle for you to start eating.
Before you can finish eating the small chops, chi exotic and red wine has been brought for you to drink while you await the main meal.
You’ll see the celebrant shouting at the people serving food.
“Shey ounje ko ti ready fun awon guest mi?! Evin pa won!”
She’ll now come and apologize to the guests that food will be ready in five minutes.
Of course, this food is serve yourself; buffet galore!
Amala ati gbegiri, the real party jollof rice, fried rice, chicken sauce, all variety of soups! Of course, the meat you’ll be served will be bigger than your destiny. It’s only Yoruba people that will serve you one full croaker fish at their parties!
But you see my Igbo brothers?
You’ll attend party with an empty stomach and the celebrant will come to ask you;
“Icho helo ko rife?”
Oga na food I wan chop nah! I’m not a drunkard! Give me food, for where?
You’ll be on your 2nd crate of “hero” beer, before food will finally get to you;
Crayfish jollof rice and a slice of meat that resembles MTN SIM card.
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At a party, an Igbo man and a Yoruba man are having a conversation about their cultures. The Igbo man says, “You Yoruba folks are always so precise with your time. I heard that if a Yoruba person tells you they’ll be there in 30 minutes, they actually mean 30 minutes.”
The Yoruba man replies, “That’s right! And you Igbo people? If you say you’ll be there in 30 minutes, you actually mean 30 minutes… of bargaining with the price of your new car before you finally show up!”
They both laugh, and the Yoruba man adds, “But at least when we say we’ll arrive, we actually do—unlike those who promise to bring jollof rice and end up bringing fried rice instead!”
The Igbo man chuckles and says, “True! But if you want to taste real jollof rice, you know where to come. And if you want to have the most epic party, just remember it’s all about the company, not the food!”
