U know ur Sierra Leonean if…..
U’ve drank Ginger beer or Malt before …
Uve gotten money from tha adults 4 dancing at a party…
U n tha parents still dance 2 tha electric slide at parties….
U are one of the 700 people that dance a bridal party into a hall built
for
150 …
U know a party ain’t a party without at least 20 unruly children,
jollof
rice, and an endless supply of Guinness Stout and Heineken…
U know a wedding ain’t a wedding without an INCREDIBLY LARGE scale of
confusion…
U look forward to the roast beef and pepper soup at tha after party…
U know at least 50% of the people at every party…
U’ve been to at least five parties/weddings not even knowing who’s it
is…
U tend to skip out on the wedding church ceremony and just hit up the
afterparty (don’t front… u know u do!)
Oh, and everyone is your “cousin”…
U can’t holla at anyone not knowing who your really related to…
U know what a “debul” is…
Ur parents add “O” to tha end of every sentence: Shutup-O! Get me
water-O!
U know the following expressions:
“Eeeeee..” “Laaaaa gee laaaa..” “Bo!!!”… y’all see where this is going…
U’ve ever been told, “No mek a slap yu na ya” in public….
U can make that throat clicking sound that expresses something
negative…
U grew up on old school reggae, dancehall, and soca…
Ur Krio is constantly being tested…
U know you’re a grown ass man/woman but keep hearing how “U Don
Big!”(Can’t
we grow too?)
U’ve been slapped 4 not greeting someone…
U get “flogged,” not “whooped”
U’ve been grounded for not saying “Good morning Sa’/Ma”
U gotta call all older SaLone people uncle or auntie…. even if they not
related!
Ur parents talk HELLA loud on tha phone…
U get calls at 3 in tha morning from relatives askin 4 money…
U know who Dr. Oloh is…
U know what pamine , ole-le, and binch akara are…
A gelee or some other form of a headtie has constantly slapped you in
the
face at formal events….
There are always rice, fufu, cayenne pepper, and maggi cubes in ur
house…
Ur parents wanna call ur name but they call all ur siblings first b4
they
get it rite!
A party starts at 6 and u sho up at 10… and the party still hasn’t
jumped
off yet…
U've had a family member stayin ova 4 HELLA long…
Ur know as somebody’s “pikin” instead of your name…
Somebody is always tryna introduce you to their son/daughter to hook u
up…
(Can I live??)
When ur jam comes on u gotta get up and dance even though u don’t know
what
they r saying…
Ladies: U know how “tumba”. Fellas: U like it when we doto shake ur
The world all of a sudden knows ur country because of Kanye…
Tha Aunties n Uncles call ur dad “Chief!”
Random people you meet at parties know more about your life and your
family
than you do…
When your parents get mad, they suck their teeth and stutter…
When ur parents threaten to send u “back home” when u misbehave…
U gotta pronounce ur middle name 20 times for people n they still don’t
get
it rite!
U laughin at this stuff cuz some of its happened 2 u!!
.......................THIS IS PRICELESS!