What questions have you been asked

[ForeverAmen 0]

Often times I receive weird questions regarding my marriage to a foreigner. Questions such as: how are they different from American men; Does he speak English; etc., etc. I've even been asked if he is here legally!

What are some of the questions you've been asked? How do you respond?

[Adrians Mom 0]

Often times I receive weird questions regarding my marriage to a foreigner. Questions such as: how are they different from American men; Does he speak English; etc., etc. I've even been asked if he is here legally!

What are some of the questions you've been asked? How do you respond?

Thanks Boaz...this will be a funny thread..I can tell.

My own sister is my first suspect. Just today, I sent her a recent pic of my SO. And she says "his glasses are nice, did he get those in Nigeria, do they sell glasses in Nigeria?".

LOL...I had to laugh even though that was a crazy question coming from someone with two african parents..

[ForeverAmen 0]

LOL !!

[His Glory 25]

LOL !!

I was asked if I stayed in a hut when I went down there They pictured the national geographic scene.

[Queen Jenn 0]

We just got back from Ghana and a neighbor asked if they had towels in the hotel.

[Ovaltine Jenkins 5]

I was asked in England, if I know what TV is...OMG! LOL

[Zee Bee 61]

I was asked whether my fiance speaks English.

[Bassi and Zainab 1]

Often times I receive weird questions regarding my marriage to a foreigner. Questions such as: how are they different from American men; Does he speak English; etc., etc. I've even been asked if he is here legally!

What are some of the questions you've been asked? How do you respond?

Thanks Boaz...this will be a funny thread..I can tell.

My own sister is my first suspect. Just today, I sent her a recent pic of my SO. And she says "his glasses are nice, did he get those in Nigeria, do they sell glasses in Nigeria?".

LOL...I had to laugh even though that was a crazy question coming from someone with two african parents..

I thought you were african! That is too funny, I mean cause you are african and that's such the statement you expect from people who still think africa is just untamed jungles.

[Bassi and Zainab 1]

I definitely get asked if he speaks english and also they ask me if I speak african. I didn't know african was a language.

[Adrians Mom 0]

I definitely get asked if he speaks english and also they ask me if I speak african. I didn't know african was a language.

Oooh I get asked this one too...it urks me.

And of course, being from Nigeria, ppl always mention the 419 thing. I'm like jeez...get over it.

[forchika 4]

Yes what a great thread, I am already laughing.....let's see........before I was ready to visit Nigeria my sister asked " when you get to the airport how do you know where you are going?" as if all the signs where going to be in the local dialect or something. I just told her in Nigeria they speak English. I was asked by my co-worker if my hubby lived in the village and where their animals roaming around me? I have a funny one ... my ex and childrens father and I were having a conversation about exporting cars to Africa.... he seemed to have thought that I would see a lot of cars with the tops cut off of them and then he said" or did you see any cars? I thought that was so funny

[MaRob 0]

LoL!! this is great! For me... A few questions... some not so much to do with africa, but the black/white thing, like "you know your gonna have mixed babies right?" Haha... i usually say "OMG!! Really? I have never thought of that!" lol... "where is Cameroon?" "what languages does he speak" "what did he study in school there?" "where are you going to live"

I have also had them tell me what they "know" about Africa. Haha.. i have learned sooooo much "those african men want you to be submissive and beat their wives" and "they wear loinclothes over there"..

[Rodgiegirl 0]

This is so funny! I've had a lot of questions but the one that comes up the most when people find out that I was there for 7 months is "did you see any animals!!??" UUUMMMM..........do you see animals where you live?

[ForeverAmen 0]

These are all so funny ..... I forgot to mention that I too often hear the part about the "men wanting the women to be submissive and that they beat their wives." Whatever .............

Yes what a great thread, I am already laughing.....let's see........before I was ready to visit Nigeria my sister asked " when you get to the airport how do you know where you are going?" as if all the signs where going to be in the local dialect or something. I just told her in Nigeria they speak English. I was asked by my co-worker if my hubby lived in the village and where their animals roaming around me? I have a funny one ... my ex and childrens father and I were having a conversation about exporting cars to Africa.... he seemed to have thought that I would see a lot of cars with the tops cut off of them and then he said" or did you see any cars? I thought that was so funny

That's funny! I have to share this with my husband.

[angel73 0]

All this is to funny I though that I was the only one going through it. But when I told my family about Ranti the first thing they ask was his spritural background. I told them everything that they need to know. But it wasnt so much as for my family but the job with the patients asking questions like, how many wives do he have? Is he tryin to use you to get to the US? When you go to Nigeria he will try to keep you there. But I had to explain that I am one of Jehovah's Witnesses and he doesnt do that. Even if he wasnt a Witness I dont think they can do that anyway. I have to stop cause I can go on and on. But leave this in mind, most people down south says that most Africaians are very educated and speak very well. They take the education very serious.