Nigerian American Culture

Culture is the perfect way of life shared by members of society. It includes not only, language, values, and symbolic meanings but also technology and material objects. Culture is exceptional, although it may have other things in common with other cultures. Culture is all about religion, food, dressing, our language, and music, our beliefs, greetings, and how we behave with loved ones. According to People & Culture, within its vast area, Nigeria has over 250 different ethnic groups, all with their languages and heritage. Cultures are made and followed according to the society.

According to "USA - Language, Culture, Customs and Etiquette, Americans are extremely informal, friendly, and call most people by their first name. According to "USA

American people don't wait for other people to do the introductions. Instead, they begin to talk to strangers that they sit next to at an event. Nigerians don't do that. They believe that if you don't know someone, you shouldn't talk to them. Americans are very casual in greeting. According to "USA - Language, Culture, Customs and Etiquette, a handshake, a smile, and a 'hello' is all that is needed, which I agree with but in Nigeria, where I came from, all this is like a lack of respect. Nigerian culture expects the younger ones to respect elders in any way possible. While greeting, young girls are to kneel down while the boys are to prostrate. Young girls or boys are not allowed to call elders by their first names, they are expected to

But when Nigerians see this, it becomes a cultural shock for them because they think it’s not appropriate for a man and women who have nothing to do with each other to hug because people might get the wrong impression. For me, it’s okay for a woman and man to hug even If they are not close friends. It’s just a friendly hug, but Nigerians see this as a bad thing. They see the lady as a prostitute, which hugging a friend doesn’t seem like much of a big deal to me. People in America are just very casual but am not saying Nigerians are not indifferent too, but it’s just that sometimes, they see things