We have had a few curveball questions asked of us during our time in Nigeria.
There is the “Do you know Bobby Smith” question. As if I am going to know this one particular person just because he or she is an American.
The other day Mike was playing with some kids and they began asking him if the knew the WWE. “Do you know John Cena, and then they rattled off a dozen or two of the big names from the WWE. We were shocked how popular WWE wrestling is?
“Are all Americans violent?” Most US movies they view are “action movies” so this youngster figured all Americans have guns and kill people! Interesting isn’t it what are movies say about us.
The topper was posed to us by a teen while eating in a Nigerian home. Out of the blue they asked, “Do you beat your children? Do you beat Michael?” I was shocked, stunned actually, and I didn’t know how to respond at first. After a deep breath and a chuckle I answered, “No. In America there are laws against this.” Pensively, the teen came back, “I wish it was like that here. My parents beat me…” lifting their arm to show us some marks.
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