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Hey guys, how are you all doing?
This is something I have been meaning to speak on for as long as I remember. Have you guys noticed how when you go out to a function(especially in Lagos and Abuja) you become increasingly aware that you speak with a nigeian accent because everyone else has a British, American, or some other accent that you can't quite decipher. It honestly seems like everyone has acquired a slur to their speech and every word seems to be coming out of their nose. Even on you tube, when you watch videos made by Nigerians, you begin to wonder if there is anything wrong with having a Nigerian accent because it automatically disappears and all of a sudden they are speaking "fo-ne". I mean don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with speaking good English and quite frankly I think a polished Nigerian accent is one of the sexiest in the market. But to be honest, it is quite exhausting when you have to strain your ears(and your mind) to listen to what somebody is saying even in the comfort of your motherland. I remember the other day I was speaking to my friend who had gone to Canada for uni and I was wondering how it  was that he had ditched his Nigerian accent(which he spoke with for 17 years) and had acquired another (after just 1year in canada). Well, you know what? I don't blame these people half the time, because Nigerians tend to take you more seriously when they can't hear a word you say and it gives that "I have arrived" feeling. But it would be nice if Nigerians didn't see the need to speak that way, if we were proud to speak in our own accent even abroad, because I don't see any white person trying to speak in a Nigerian accent when they come here. Everything goes to show our level of self confidence and pride and the earlier we get comfortable in the very essence of our being the better.

 Do any of you share my thoughts? Have you had any of such experiences? Are we guilty of the foreign accent syndrome? Please leave a comment sharing your views. Thank you.