My CULTURE SHOCK in NIGERIA as a Kenyan 🇳🇬 || Why Are Nigerians So Different?

Added: 2026-05-26

[00:00:00]Hey guys, what's up? Welcome to another episode. So, today I'll be talking about some of my culture shocks here in uh in Nigeria. Apparently, I have a lot of culture shocks.

[00:00:11]>> A lot of things surprised me when I came here.

[00:00:13]>> Tell me about it.

[00:00:14]>> And apparently, they're very normal to Nigerians, but as Kenyans, I think you will find some of these things very strange. Anyway, guys, welcome. If you're joining me from Nigeria, wherever you're watching me from, kindly subscribe to the channel, man. I'm in Nigeria and I'm with Ema.

[00:00:33]>> Hi. Hello everyone. It's Ema Moment with Ema from Nigeria and today >> I'm here.

[00:00:40]>> Where is this place you brought me?

[00:00:41]>> Okay, this place is called Jabi Park.

[00:00:44]It's called Jabi Recreational Park. So, people come here to exercise mostly like on weekends. They come to exercise, just have a good time here. There's a lake at the back of us. is an artificial lake.

[00:00:55]>> So, um you can do a lot here. They also like selling stuffs. We also just got some um food, >> northern food. We'll be trying it.

[00:01:04]>> Um Lenos will be trying Nigerian this Nigerian dish for the first time.

[00:01:08]>> Uh I can't wait to show you what's in here. Yeah. So, um but all I know is that >> first of all, wait, >> you have a Kenyan?

[00:01:16]>> Yeah.

[00:01:16]>> So, I thought I would give you one. Do you know I was actually like when I saw yours like it's more interesting than mine. I like how interesting it is like the way they made this especially this part.

[00:01:27]>> So do you want me to leave with you this when I leave?

[00:01:29]>> Yes, I will be I'll be I won't be playing.

[00:01:35]>> Anyway guys uh >> so what are we trying?

[00:01:38]>> All right so let's get into it. But um just so you know like this Jabi park was once like created to be as a source of like water residence to the people here but later it became a like public space for people to just come relax and yeah >> my number one culture shock >> here in um in Nigeria >> is the amount of generators that I've just been seeing in the streets. You saw you see generators in the shop.

[00:02:10]>> Yes. In Legos. It's crazy. People outside shops. Generators.

[00:02:15]>> Oh, okay. Yeah. They power their own.

[00:02:17]>> Yes. And it's like you might think there are a lot of portion meals around, guys.

[00:02:23]Until then you realize, no, they're not portion meals. They're generators.

[00:02:26]>> What's portion meals?

[00:02:27]>> Portion meals is where you you meal your meals. What do you you make your corn?

[00:02:33]>> That's hilarious.

[00:02:35]>> Yes.

[00:02:35]>> Okay. That is like a serious culture shock. You guys are used to generators because I think power is a big problem here in >> Oh, okay. Yeah. In the recent times >> there's been like um a lot of like what we Okay.

[00:02:52]>> So, do I have to also me to sanitize again?

[00:02:56]>> If you want to. It depends on you. No, >> I'm a man.

[00:03:00]>> You're a man. So, men don't sanitize.

[00:03:01]Guys, can you hear that?

[00:03:03]>> House is for everyone. Come on.

[00:03:06]>> Sorry. Give me the sign.

[00:03:07]>> We're supposed to put this thing in inside here.

[00:03:10]>> Nah. Yeah.

[00:03:11]>> So, I power it here.

[00:03:12]>> Yeah. We're supposed to But we can eat directly from the distance. So, it's fine.

[00:03:15]>> So, there that was a big culture shock for me.

[00:03:19]>> Yeah.

[00:03:20]>> Guys, power is a problem in Nigeria.

[00:03:22]>> It's not all parts of Nigeria. Let me just explain this.

[00:03:25]>> It's not all parts of Nigeria. Just um some major areas. It's not all part and they due to different factors, right?

[00:03:32]Some are because as a result of the high tariff recently can >> I put it down right?

[00:03:36]>> Yeah. I hope I don't forget it.

[00:03:38]>> No you won't. I'll remind you.

[00:03:39]>> So as a result of the um high tariffs recently it has also also affected I don't know if you guys have um in Kenya where you have like different bands like those people who have like >> we have electricity >> bands >> throughout in Kenya. We don't have power rationing. We don't have any of those things.

[00:03:55]>> Powering 24-hour electricity.

[00:03:57]>> Yeah. But you you have to pay is how you is you pay. You pay it stocking.

[00:04:02]>> So you buy like units then you use or >> they come read your meat and then they give you >> they give you. Yes. So that has not been standardized in that form in most part.

[00:04:13]>> Where do you get electricity within cuz you export electricity to Ghana and >> yeah we exports to Ghana and then so yeah >> generators guys it's a very normal thing here.

[00:04:26]>> Yeah >> very normal and very common. Mhm.

[00:04:30]>> Number two, my the culture shocks. You guys are so many.

[00:04:36]>> What do you mean we are so many? Of course on paper we are >> 300 million.

[00:04:41]>> Yeah, we should be 300 of officially.

[00:04:43]>> When was the last time you guys seen the censor?

[00:04:45]>> Yeah. Officially the last time I believe is um before CO.

[00:04:50]>> Mhm.

[00:04:51]>> Before COVID era. Yeah.

[00:04:52]>> Yeah.

[00:04:53]>> So, but officially on paper we are 200.

[00:04:56]But of course I know that we are more than that in real life.

[00:04:59]>> Ah guys.

[00:05:00]>> So >> you think Nairobi people are many come to Nigeria.

[00:05:04]>> No but what's the population of Nairobi?

[00:05:05]You guys are small.

[00:05:06]>> We are small. Yes. That's why I'm saying you guys are so many. Like I thought Nairobi we are I think we're in four or five million. I think Nairobi.

[00:05:13]>> Oh you're learning 4 5 million >> I think. So I'm not sure.

[00:05:17]>> Just Lagos. Just Lagos. You guys let me tell you. Just Lagos is like 17 million.

[00:05:21]What are you talking about?

[00:05:24]Yeah. If I'm right, if you're a Nigerian here, just help me with the stats. I think we're about 15 17 million just in Lagos.

[00:05:31]>> Yeah, Nigeria. Nigeria is big. After in in Africa, >> goes first in the population. Then after Ethopia is Nigeria >> in Africa. Etopia is the largest with population >> in Nigeria.

[00:05:45]>> So guys, we'll be having some meals here. We've introduced the food and everything. So we will just be trying it out. These are rice or whatever. Masa >> masa. It's called masa. rice flour. You have a good memory. That's good.

[00:05:56]>> Keep it up.

[00:05:58]>> Absolutely.

[00:05:59]>> Okay. So, now this is the I want you to try it with this one.

[00:06:03]>> What is that?

[00:06:04]>> That's the pepper. This um this. Okay.

[00:06:06]So, now one thing about Kenyans is that you guys don't like pepper. You don't like that.

[00:06:12]>> Our food is so bland. Our food boring.

[00:06:15]Oh my god.

[00:06:17]>> You said your food is boring.

[00:06:19]>> Oh, so boring. We don't have varieties.

[00:06:20]You guys have a lot of varieties. We only have ugali. you guys. How many how many types of swallow?

[00:06:26]>> Oh, we have number of swallow.

[00:06:28]>> I'm sure you've not tasted all of them, right?

[00:06:30]>> No, no, I've not tasted all of them.

[00:06:31]Yeah, it's not that. That's with this. I want to know. What do you think?

[00:06:36]>> M. This good.

[00:06:38]>> Do you like it?

[00:06:39]>> Mhm.

[00:06:39]>> Okay. So, that's with the sauce because eating this alone is just bland. So, you have to eat it with something. So you either eat it with this which is like a mixture of nuts, gran nuts.

[00:06:49]>> Mhm.

[00:06:49]>> Then um some other like spice in here.

[00:06:57]>> So that's that.

[00:06:59]>> My other culture shock is Nigerians are so loud.

[00:07:04]>> So listen, this is the difference energy.

[00:07:09]M you might think Nigerians are arguing when they're having like when they're negotiating things in the market. You might think that they're really quarreling, but that is just them.

[00:07:22]>> That's hilarious.

[00:07:24]>> You get it?

[00:07:25]>> Like in the market you find someone ah no no no. No, you can't.

[00:07:29]>> You think these people are quaring or something but that is just them.

[00:07:35]That was my first encounter when I came into Legos. So, were you >> I was moving around. I was seeing people just like >> seconds somebody's arguing with someone and I like why they're not arguing.

[00:07:46]They're just having a conversation, but they're loud. Get your energies are up there.

[00:07:51]>> Yeah. The energy is very high. And you were saying something like I think you said something um before we started filming that um that it's not as if they like um is it arguing or something >> then before you know it like somebody else voice has to go up. So, >> so >> the reason why it's like that is even on traffic they it's like they're measuring the energies to see okay who will go down first. So when they test you when someone is too loud try someone else I see that they all go up like hey then they reach certain point then they go down they say okay we can fight the whole day let's just >> interesting so now let's try with the soup.

[00:08:32]>> So what is the name of this soup? Uh is minion. Um it's made from pumpkin.

[00:08:39]>> We should have added together.

[00:08:41]>> This is not very good.

[00:08:42]>> We should It's cold, right?

[00:08:44]>> M. It's cold, >> guys. I'll be saying them random. Just making them random.

[00:08:49]>> It's spicy.

[00:08:51]>> I'm so used to the spice nowadays.

[00:08:53]>> We didn't get >> I've been in West Africa for 3 months.

[00:08:56]So, >> m >> I'm so used to the spice.

[00:09:01]But you should have gotten some water or something. Yeah, we didn't get some liquid.

[00:09:06]I should have gotten some liquid. This is very nice, guys.

[00:09:11]>> You might think Nigerians are very respectful like around. Okay, that was the first impression I got that these guys are so respectful until I realized no.

[00:09:25]Okay, this is the reason why I'm saying that. So, I'll be going to certain places then they call me oabos alli. I don't know what what what they praise each other like when you listen to like someone walk into a place they'll be like ah welcome sir I don't know they call you this big boss I don't know something and I'm like okay these guys are very very respectful until you get something to chop now >> no what you mean >> I don't know but that is what I thought that these guys are so respectful like No, >> no. So in Nigeria >> they call you that with an intention like okay tape them anywhere I've been like they call me this all these names and I'm like ah then they're like >> they're hyping you >> they hype you like they hype you hyping you >> you know they call you all the most respectful names >> but but we are respectful.

[00:10:24]>> What does alaji mean? Uh it's like the northern form of um it's a form of respect like you have for the guys you um the northerners especially those who practice their um Islamic religion. So you call the the men ali >> and the women you call them alaja.

[00:10:41]>> Okay.

[00:10:42]>> Mhm. So it's just like a respectful term to rather than just call any. No Nigerians are respectful actually our culture. But okay you didn't expect that. Okay. I can call you that and be like, >> but it's not everybody that does that.

[00:10:57]It's most likely maybe you meet them on the street and >> all the security guys and all those places and they're like, "Ah, >> these guys, >> they just want you to want you to feel some of them just want you to tip them, right?" And stuff like that. So, yeah. I mean, like, it's not really I I do I notice that sometimes I'm just like really?

[00:11:19]Yeah. So, that's it. But I'm enjoying this so far. Like this is my first time actually trying this together and it's really nice.

[00:11:26]>> Yeah.

[00:11:27]>> Okay.

[00:11:28]>> Another one that I found actually >> like a big culture shock is the food.

[00:11:34]>> You guys have variety.

[00:11:36]>> Mhm.

[00:11:37]>> Mhm.

[00:11:38]>> Like I met this friend of mine here in Abuja. He has not tried majority of the foods like where we went to. Mh.

[00:11:46]>> We went to trya food and he hasn't tried majority of those foods and he's like my guy there are so many swallows >> there's the northern there the there's southern I don't know eastern there's western >> you have a lot of varieties in your foods and all these things >> which is actually amazing >> sometimes it's impossible to even you can have Nigerians there's so many of us in the country I mean like I feel like a majority of us have not tried there's so much that we have not tried within the You can't even exhaust it if you >> have you visited majority of the states.

[00:12:19]>> Not majority, but I've visited like some parts.

[00:12:22]>> Mhm. I have them in my notes >> from the south. Okay. You have them in your notes.

[00:12:26]>> Yeah. From the >> from the southwest. I visited from the east um the eastern part of Nigeria. The you know just northern like I've not really um explored the northern region as much.

[00:12:39]>> I must explore the northern region. When I come back I'll go to Cano.

[00:12:43]>> Yeah. you're going to like experience a lot like in Cano because there you find more core northern like >> culture >> perspective and culture like you're going to experience that too. I think you're going to love it.

[00:12:56]>> We have so many food guys just in the northern region alone there's just so much talk more of going to the other part we have food there like now this mixture >> Mhm. It's my first time having this.

[00:13:08]Like I've had this before, this masa because of course I've lived in I lived in an Abuja. So now for instance, people who live in Lagos, >> some of them have not had access to eat something like this because you may never find this in the street of Lagos >> because that's not like the food that they're used to eating. This is the food that they're used to eating at this side of Nigeria. So that's why it's possible for a Nigerian not to have even seen this. You may have seen this before other Nigerians. They're like, "Oh, what is this? Do you get it?" So we have so many food like that here around here. So yeah. So what else has been like culture shocking for you?

[00:13:45]>> Religion churches.

[00:13:47]>> Ah there are a lot.

[00:13:49]>> Hey and it's not like there are small churches. No, the big churches like they're almost everywhere like billboards for church different churches like everywhere and the churches are so massive like a big hall like this churches here some distance another church crazy >> isn't like that in Kenya >> it is not like that like the churches are not so huge and like everywhere and the services are all the time of Of course, there are some places in Kenya that are like that, but here it's I think the religion is so strong in in in Nigeria.

[00:14:35]>> Yeah, Nigeria is a very >> majority of preachers who come there by they are from here.

[00:14:39]>> They are Nigerians. Yeah, >> Nigerians. So, a lot of East Africans like um who like their churches they they are the church that they worship in like the originators are from here >> from Nigeria. Yeah.

[00:14:51]>> Yeah, I do notice that.

[00:14:52]>> Yeah. Is why you have all the prophets also.

[00:14:54]>> Yeah. All the big men of God, the pastors, the they from here. Yeah.

[00:14:59]>> They have they have So, so for for Nigeria, I see two things or let me say three things that really like stand out.

[00:15:06]>> You see, when it comes to our music, >> Yeah.

[00:15:10]>> excels us. Our music.

[00:15:11]>> Yeah. Yeah. Music. Nigerians listen to Nigerian songs. Actually, guys, that is a funny thing.

[00:15:16]>> Yeah. Do you know I was in Kenya and um I was I was with a Kenyan YouTuber and he was saying, "Oh, like it's not fair.

[00:15:23]We listen to you guys music. You guys don't listen to our music." And I'm like, I I don't think that's is really like that. I think because Nigeria sort of like like hacked the marketing game like in a sense that they know how to put themselves out there. Like anytime I go to any African country, I just have to mention that do you know Nollywood movies?

[00:15:43]Did you watch Nigerian movies? I Yeah.

[00:15:45]Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, but like I did realize that I didn't grow up watching like other country music like other African country music. Aside like as a Nigerian, aside like watching like Ghana movies growing up, I don't know about Kenyan movies. I don't know about like other places, their movies and things like that. But I see a lot of African countries. They don't even know anything about you. They they have seen your movie. They have seen the Nigerian movie. They know our m they know our songs. And then when it comes to churches or the our musicians whether gospel or the gospel artists or like the secular music they also know them. So I find that to be like one thing that sells us like Nigerians outside.

[00:16:27]>> Yeah.

[00:16:28]>> A thousand%. These guys I've been to two different I think clubs or something.

[00:16:34]I've not heard them play a little bit of hip-hop but nothing other countries. No.

[00:16:39]It's all Nigerian music.

[00:16:41]>> Mhm. You listen to your music >> which is actually very good.

[00:16:44]>> But in Kenya, why is it like >> we listen to Nigerian music?

[00:16:47]>> Mhm.

[00:16:48]>> Yeah. Nigerian music is also used in Kenya.

[00:16:51]>> Yeah.

[00:16:51]>> So when you go to like visit a like a a place like a club or something like it's going to be just Nigerian.

[00:16:59]>> No, Nigerian is Yeah. Nigeria, Kenya, a little bit of other countries, but Nigeria actually talks. But when I visit like when I even Rwanda, I will hear Nigerian music in like pubs and like all the restaurants.

[00:17:12]>> Nigerian music is huge. You guys are like we give that to you. It's huge. You know, >> everywhere. Even in Uganda, it's the same thing.

[00:17:19]>> Afro beat is everywhere.

[00:17:21]>> Yeah. Yeah. Everywhere.

[00:17:22]>> But when I mean like in Nigeria is not so much.

[00:17:26]>> You may not really hear like >> maybe except in Kenya music that was popular like very popular. That's when you hear it. You may not like just hear like someone just playing Kenyan music or Rwanda music.

[00:17:37]>> Yeah.

[00:17:38]>> Yeah. So that's something.

[00:17:40]>> Another thing is the fashion in this country is something else.

[00:17:44]>> What do you mean?

[00:17:44]>> You guys are so much into fashion. Like you will meet >> just a normal day >> I would say yeah 100%.

[00:17:52]>> Yeah. Just a normal day you'll find somebody just walking along the street.

[00:17:55]It's not like he's going for an event or anything but the way they are dressed.

[00:18:00]Yeah. Dressing is a huge part of our culture.

[00:18:03]>> Especially the ladies in Legos something >> in Legos. Yeah. Yeah.

[00:18:07]>> Like just a normal day, you know. I thought maybe there's some event or something.

[00:18:12]>> There's an event. Yeah.

[00:18:13]>> When you talk to them, it's like no, I'm just going to the supermarket or something. Normal day, but >> they do all these things.

[00:18:21]>> Is it thing? And then I've noticed also in Abuja the I think it's the USA people with all those, you know, traditional wear. Mhm.

[00:18:30]>> Beautiful guys. Fashion is not for the weak. It's a serious thing. These people take fashion seriously.

[00:18:38]>> Yeah. So when I went to um was it Uganda?

[00:18:41]>> Mhm.

[00:18:42]>> One of I I I visited the one of the I would say biggest one of the biggest um mall at mall in in Campala.

[00:18:51]>> Mhm.

[00:18:52]>> I was at this store. It's I think a Mac store and there was this sales um representative. She was talking to me like are you Nigerian? I said yeah. She was like, "Oh, why you not on your wigs and stuff?" I'm like, "What do you mean?" She was like, "Nigerians, you your girls are always like this wig, this um you know, expensive hairs, you know, those kind of things." Like, so that's how a lot of people know Nigerians for because like we are very um >> you know, like dressing is a such a huge part of the culture here. everywhere you go to like now what you're talking about is the hijab the um yes >> regalia they wear here because this part is like close to the northern part >> so yeah because this part is um close to the northern region like this is like going into the corners from Abuja you can go into like can kaduna cano from here you can also take a road trip but like I mean so >> you get to see more culture people present themselves the men are wearing this regalia like this long like um outfit cap tan man with the trousers. I don't know maybe you show some pictures here.

[00:19:56]>> Then the women are wearing this like regalia like all dressed up and it's a huge part of the culture here.

[00:20:03]>> So yeah and it's always like that depends on where the part of Nigeria you visit. So clothing is actually a big deal like people address you the way you're dressed here.

[00:20:12]>> Thousand% true. But what about in general? What is it like?

[00:20:16]>> No, fashion is like people don't dress, you know, guys. When I say they dress like they're going for occasion, they're not going for occasion. It's like they're seriously dressed for a casual day.

[00:20:29]>> You understand? They take their dressing so seriously. In Kenya, it's more casual >> unless it's those, you know, official corporate stuff, but it's just more casual. You get what I mean?

[00:20:39]>> It's not as serious as you guys take it here, >> you know?

[00:20:43]Yeah. Have you been to our weddings?

[00:20:45]>> I know now that is opulence.

[00:20:49]>> You think you've seen outfit when you go to a wedding and just like is this for someone else's? Is this for someone else's wedding or like what's this about? Like what's going on here? It's a old >> It's a old thing.

[00:21:02]>> It's a old thing. Yeah. Guys, another thing that I found that is to me is a little bit, you know, shocking is everything about Nigeria is huge.

[00:21:14]The roads guys, I thought we have th super highway like one of the biggest highways I thought in you know of course in East Africa but I came to Nigeria.

[00:21:25]Okay, this is what I find interesting.

[00:21:27]>> Yeah.

[00:21:28]>> When you speak to a Nigerian outside Nigeria, >> they actually don't tell you good stuff about Nigeria >> to be honest. Okay, maybe the people that I've been meeting and having conversations with >> they don't really speak about Nigeria the way I think they should be speaking about Nigeria. As much as some things are not working, >> but when you hear someone telling you and these are Nigerians about Nigeria, it's like this old country that there are no roads and you know things are not working. When you come here guys, Kenya, we don't have roads. I thought we have like serious roads.

[00:22:05]>> Of course we do. But these guys have massive roads. If you're talking about billboards, it's huge billboards.

[00:22:12]>> Huge.

[00:22:13]>> I took a flight from Legos to here.

[00:22:16]>> It's the same flight. You know, our local flights are not that big. We have like 20 15 people flight.

[00:22:25]>> Here it's we were in our own hall.

[00:22:27]>> I thought okay, we have different flights. All of us same flight and we were over I think over 100.

[00:22:34]>> Same flight. Huge.

[00:22:35]>> Did you come on a weekend?

[00:22:37]>> No, no, no. I came on a normal uh I came on a Monday.

[00:22:40]>> Yeah. Yeah. Monday. Monday is usually Wednesday.

[00:22:42]>> Serious. And it was full and I'm like this is a whole you know big flight for >> Yeah.

[00:22:47]>> Can it just hold it?

[00:22:50]>> Yeah.

[00:22:50]>> This is masa. You can cut it more.

[00:22:53]>> Okay.

[00:22:54]>> This is ma.

[00:22:55]>> Masa. Ma.

[00:22:56]>> The best I think. Ma. Masa. Masa.

[00:22:58]>> Yeah. Masa just like >> with coconut with pumpkin leaves.

[00:23:01]>> Yeah. And pumpkin leaves >> grounded.

[00:23:03]>> Do you have something like soup like this like or you call them stew? Do you have something like this?

[00:23:07]>> Kenya is so westernized. Where will you get this?

[00:23:10]>> Are you so so if you go to the villages you wouldn't find something like this like very very like um delicacy local delicacy.

[00:23:18]>> Yeah. You'll be eating bread and all those things down there and pilow. Oh my god. I won't eat that thing again. I think I'll be going for >> Kachari.

[00:23:30]That is our chama.

[00:23:34]>> I'll be going for Jalof, guys. Sorry.

[00:23:37]>> Mhm.

[00:23:38]>> Mhm.

[00:23:39]>> Mhm.

[00:23:40]>> Nigerian jalof or Ghana jalof cuz I've had Nigerian jalof and you've had Ghana jalof, right?

[00:23:45]>> Ghana should not be in the debate, you know.

[00:23:51]>> Are you repetitive?

[00:23:56]What?

[00:23:57]>> Nigerian jalof takes the day. Any day, anytime. These guys have the best jalof.

[00:24:02]>> We have ended this debate. Big one.

[00:24:05]>> And it's over. Ghanaians.

[00:24:07]>> I was in Ghana. So you can't tell me anything. I tried that jalof at that moment. I said they had the best jalop because that was the only jalof taste.

[00:24:15]>> You know, >> you know when you when you you are in your everyone thinks that their mother is the best cook until they leave, right? and they try somebody else >> somebody else. That's hilarious.

[00:24:26]>> So Nigeria has the best to love.

[00:24:29]>> Anyway, I at the end of the day, I I also think that you've tried Seno, right?

[00:24:34]>> No, I will go to Single.

[00:24:36]>> Okay. I haven't tried Sig because they have actually the best.

[00:24:41]>> Yeah, they the originator of Jalof.

[00:24:43]They're the one who originated Jolof.

[00:24:45]>> They don't they don't talk about it a lot. The way you >> Yeah. I don't know why like this food is borrowed from from >> so are we going to throw this sauce like this sauce is fine now look >> it is too oily your foods are very oily actually let's cover it so um you'll find that so so so I would say something about this oily food because like I think it's a personal choice >> really like I think for um outsiders do you want to keep it >> yeah I can put it somewhere >> still have that >> so maybe I'll just put in here. Okay.

[00:25:18]Yeah. So, you see it came in handy, right?

[00:25:21]>> Yeah.

[00:25:23]>> So, in in Kenya, they don't have things like this. So, you can use like um I think paper bags.

[00:25:29]>> Even in Tanzania, I will I had one one day.

[00:25:32]>> Okay. They use this in Tanzania.

[00:25:33]>> No, they don't use it. They banned it.

[00:25:35]>> Is that for this?

[00:25:38]>> Yes. In Tanzania.

[00:25:39]>> You were arrested?

[00:25:40]>> Yes. At the at the border.

[00:25:43]>> I had it in my suitcase. I didn't know.

[00:25:45]I forgot about it. Malawi. I was >> Can you just trash it? Why did I arrest you?

[00:25:50]>> They told me this thing is illegal. They wanted bribe. Of course, borders are always >> They arrested you for 2 days.

[00:25:55]>> Yes, >> guys. This is crazy. What in the world?

[00:26:00]>> That's crazy.

[00:26:02]>> So, my question would be my question would be over 10, what would you rate this meal?

[00:26:07]>> This meal?

[00:26:08]>> Yeah.

[00:26:09]>> I'll give it a five. H five over 10.

[00:26:12]>> Yeah. Five over 10.

[00:26:13]>> Five over 10. That's like how >> the one we've taken masa. Yes. Five over 10.

[00:26:19]>> Why five? Why not seven?

[00:26:20]>> The the masa itself the ball is so plain.

[00:26:24]>> Yeah, it's plain.

[00:26:24]>> Like it doesn't have like >> Yeah, it's supposed to be like that.

[00:26:28]>> So that's why because now if I had rate it, I'll rate the soup.

[00:26:32]>> The soup is >> Yeah, it's together with the soup. Like how was it?

[00:26:36]>> Uh five.

[00:26:39]Like I've eaten like a lot of nice >> nice like Nigerian um food. All right.

[00:26:45]So >> and what what you said something about Kenyan food the other time that Kenyan food is what >> say Kenyan food >> are so boring and we have >> say it again from beginning >> what I know about our Kenyan food and Kenyans will come for me but this is the truth.

[00:27:01]>> We don't have varieties in Kenya. You know our foods have been so much watered down that we don't have original traditional foods that we used to have.

[00:27:10]You know we don't have those we are so westernized. Let me just say that we are so westernized and our foods have been so watered down. Getting authentic traditional foods even in different cultures. What is there or what? Ugalian rice. Rice is not like our you know thing. This is from Arabs or something like that. But our genuine like you guys have maintained your authentic African foods. You know, we talk about amala.

[00:27:39]>> Yeah. You know >> there's a mala.

[00:27:41]>> Those are I think those are the names that I can remember. It's like your typical foods that from different regions. They have their still consume.

[00:27:49]You don't have to visit places like uh more of a cultural center in Kenya for you to taste like authentic food. This place have them like everywhere. You'll always find >> infused it into different >> Yes. Yes. And that's why I have a problem with our food.

[00:28:05]>> But do you think that because do you think that there's still some people who can still make this local >> Kenya? Yes.

[00:28:14]>> Of course. Of course they are there. But what is there to be made that is so unique?

[00:28:20]>> What is it?

[00:28:22]>> So do you did you grow up eating just pilow and this things like you didn't eat like the Kenyan K?

[00:28:29]>> Of course. We have yam potatoes. Would you say the the food um the the local food that your ancestors had is lost or something?

[00:28:38]>> I think so. I think I think we we lost it if it was there in the first place.

[00:28:42]>> So, you don't even know what they are, right?

[00:28:45]>> I know what is there is not it.

[00:28:48]>> Ah, you get what I mean?

[00:28:49]>> I see. Yeah. Yeah.

[00:28:50]>> Because if you ask me our like foods, our normal like normal day-to-day food, >> I'll probably say Ugali and meat.

[00:28:58]>> Yes.

[00:28:58]>> Yeah.

[00:28:59]>> Yes. That is like typical homestead Ugalian meat.

[00:29:03]>> If you want to eat something different from ugali, you can eat it with >> different for me is like ugali chicken.

[00:29:10]>> Chicken >> what? Ugali something.

[00:29:13]>> Unless you do sweet potatoes which is a little bit it's not that much.

[00:29:17]>> Most people don't eat that.

[00:29:18]>> Eat sweet potatoes.

[00:29:19]>> Sweet potatoes and all that stuff. But our traditional foods the way you guys have used like pounded yam.

[00:29:25]>> Yeah. Pounded. Have you had >> Yes. Fufu. you make it all. We don't have that.

[00:29:31]>> We have none of those things.

[00:29:33]>> And it's just like a West Africa. You guys are rich in culture.

[00:29:37]>> But us down there, maybe you're rich in something else.

[00:29:39]>> Yeah. But not >> I think you guys are rich in tourism out there.

[00:29:43]>> Maybe it's Masimara.

[00:29:45]>> Yeah, you guys are rich in tourism.

[00:29:48]>> But I can never tell somebody that we have good food. No, we don't.

[00:29:52]>> You're the first Kenya saying this one.

[00:29:54]But anyways, we don't. Well, I I would say that um good food is relative, right?

[00:29:58]>> No. When I say that, I'm a welltraveled man. I don't say it from a point of blood. No, >> before you come for me, I have been to over 15 countries. I've tasted their foods. So, I know like I thought Uganda had the best foods until I came here in West Africa and I'm like, "Okay, this >> Yeah, but in East Africa, Uganda has Uganda has the best in East Africa.

[00:30:20]>> They have varieties."

[00:30:21]>> Yes, they have. There was one time I saw um pancakes made from plantain and I'm like pancakes from plantain give me I want some like plantain or banana one of them plant um no pancakes banana pancakes or something they use the flour and I'm like how did you do that it was so interesting like they have so much >> Uganda takes it in East Africa Uganda we >> Uganda Uganda has good food >> maybe we are number last or something second >> that's interesting well uh >> so guys thank you so much for watching this This is a short video. I just wanted to uh give you like >> your culture shocks.

[00:30:56]>> Culture shocks here. And of course, I'm still experiencing them. I've been here for now almost 3 weeks, you know, getting to the end of my trip. I will be back in Nigeria.

[00:31:04]>> It's a long time.

[00:31:05]>> It's a long time, you know. I've been I've been exhausted, man. I've been on the road for 3 months.

[00:31:10]>> My body, you know, I need some massage.

[00:31:12]I need to go back to East Africa and just relax.

[00:31:16]>> Yeah. Just relax.

[00:31:17]>> Relax, you know.

[00:31:18]>> But the coaster sides, >> right? 1% those sides >> and just relax, chill, you know, as I edit a lot of videos cuz I have a lot of videos >> to to edit. Yeah. But so far, what what have been your best um West African country?

[00:31:34]>> Number one was Ghana. Then number two is >> what do you like Ghana for?

[00:31:39]>> The people are so friendly.

[00:31:41]>> Ghanaian Ghanaian welcome.

[00:31:44]>> They're very welcome. And then they are used to I think tourists.

[00:31:46]>> Yeah, they're used to tourists. Yeah, very tourist. I loved the place. Maybe because it's the first country I touched down.

[00:31:53]>> I loved the place.

[00:31:54]>> They So that was your first Ghana was your first impression.

[00:31:56]>> My first impression of West Africa and they gave me the best.

[00:31:59]>> That's nice. Yeah, >> that's lovely.

[00:32:01]>> Then you can talk about Nigeria though.

[00:32:03]I haven't experienced Nigeria much.

[00:32:05]>> Yeah, because you still want to do the >> Yes, I want to do Cano.

[00:32:08]>> I like that perspective. A lot of people come to Nigeria and think Lagos is just Nigeria. But there's so much, right?

[00:32:13]>> So much >> so much to see like in Nigeria. You can't just have one view of Nigeria just because you experience Lagos.

[00:32:20]>> Come to Abuja Bibi, come to Ko, go to go to other sides of Nigeria just so you have like a well balanced perspective about the country. So yeah.

[00:32:30]>> So guys, thank you so much for watching this video.

[00:32:32]>> And he was not kidnapped. So you see >> you guys are kidnap people.

[00:32:36]>> You guys are always saying, "Oh, don't go to Nigeria. You'll be kidnapped.

[00:32:39]Look, we're just here just by the lake just of course like these things happen right but >> but they also happen in different countries every country has those places those places like when I travel to Kenya of course there were people saying be careful with your phone they're going to snatch your phone from you >> the way you handling your phone you yourself you are lucky >> but guess what guess what I I mean like you just have to know >> how to handle yourself, right? You don't put yourself just out there because there are bad people everywhere. So, you just have to be careful in general, right? And I mean, there's also good people even in Nigeria like me.

[00:33:22]>> Anyway, I'm just >> check out moment with >> Yes. Moment with your link is on the video, so you can just tap it, guys, and check out. Until next time, my name is Lenox and I'm out.

[00:33:35]>> Peace. Peace. Bye.