1. Almost everyone arrives at the party late - hence the reference, "African time".
2. You were given one invitation card, but you invite 20 other friends.
3. You call the attention of the people serving food by saying "please we haven't eaten in this area o!"
4. Even when it was obvious that no alcohol was served, you still ask "don't you have any alcohol?
5. At a kids party scheduled to start at 5pm and finishing at 12am, you arrive with kids (some of them already sleeping) at 11pm.
6. You go back to ask for more food and drinks.
7. You dance to "Obesere" or "Fela" music as if your life depended on it.
8. You go to the dance floor and start "spraying" dollar notes.
9. You hear people talking, as if they are in a fight, about sports and politics.
10. Towards the end of the party you see people going into the helping themselves to "take away" food and drinks.
11. You ask the DJ to play a specially recorded cassette tape you brought with you.
12. You ask the caretaker of the hired hall to[b] extend the party time [/b] by bribing him with money and drinks.
13. Most of the guys are frowning and cussing because fufu, semo, gira or eba wasn't served.
14. More than two bouncers are at the door that leads to where the foods/drinks are kept.
15. The men are sitting in groups, instead of sitting with their women.
16. You hear, "Wetin dem dey wait for sef? I beg make dem bring the food make I comot jo!"
17. On the dance floor, you have women dancing alone or with women and men dancing alone or with men.
18. Most of the guys are hanging around outside, attending to "business" with cellular phones.
19. The hall empties immediately after food has been served.
20. The latest is all the guys talk about is IT and lies about how much they are making contracting.
21. The food is served on a 'man know man' basis, leaving the man in the seat next to you wondering why he only got rice and meat, while your plate has all the assorted 'extras'!
22. They tell you "the moi-moi don finish" despite the fact that a man next to you has 4 on his plate.
23. drinks are still called "mineral".
24. During a toast, guys finish drinking the champagne in their glasses before the actual toast
25. The MC in every wedding reception starts with "Ladies and Gerrulmen, " and proceeds to blow "grammar".
Ah! Una don forget the most important part
- The calling to the HIGH TABLE
kai, God bless you one time, you remember well well o! The calling to the high table na real ceremony by itself. Na for dia you go hear titles upon titles wey you neva hear for ya life. "It is our pleasure to invite The Honourable Chief Doctor Professor Emeritus Air Vice Marshall Inspector General Permanent Secretary Lord Magistrate, " and "plus his lovely gorgeous and pretty wife, Chief Doctor Mrs, " Chei,
