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I see her point but Africans are too age conscious and it's not really about respect. Someone can call you ma and still disrespect you. If she was a staff of a Multinational, say Scale AI; 25yo Alexandr Wang will not only call her Shaffy, she will scream sir in reply.

If na Oyinbo call am Shaffy, she go smile. She don talk am sey culture dey different sha, so young colleagues, "E respect Iya yin ooo"

E no fit those people from that side...normally Yoruba dey get respect

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You ll remain forever young]

Respect is very essential in life.

enemyofprogress:
make money and respect will find you

It is not about money for me because I don't respect or disrespect people based their financially standing, I have evolved beyond that.

Don't respect me because I am financially comfortable, I prefer you respecting me because you feel my humanity as I am aware of the thin line between adulation and respect, just as I am aware that people are free to generate respect through money.

Mindlog:
Go Nairobi, a 4 year old will call you by your first name and even ask you "how are you"?

Na im one of the early set of GT bank's top executives who was posted to Kenya to head the GTbank's Kenya operation, oga struggled with their Kenyan junior staffs calling him casually by his first name.

In the corporate world, people are called by their first names.

stnkembu:


In the corporate world, people are called by their first names.

How many UBA workers in Nigeria can boldly call Tony Elumelu by his first name?

Fine respect is essential... But I don't expect her to a raise a conversation like this... Na Naija carry respect for head... Your name na shaffy why Una dey call Jesus for Name abi na Oga Jesus Una dey call am... Nigerians and their stupid mentality and entitlement self gratification... If I see I go call u shaffy... Love me jeje love me tender, U no be my boss Na only boss people dey respect that way... Go some country sef they will still call their bosses by name. Shaffy go rest abeg

Mindlog:


How many UBA workers in Nigeria can boldly call Tony Elumelu by his first name?

.. . But they may be encouraged to do so. E remain who get mind to do am!

stnkembu:


.. . But they may be encouraged to do so. E remain who get mind to do am!

Encourage wetin, e be like say to look for another work dey hungry the person ....we can not ignore what people regard as being culturally appropriate.

Mindlog:


Encourage wetin, e be like say to look for another work dey hungry the person ....we can not ignore what people regard as being culturally appropriate.

Jokes apart, my call my sup by his first name. Even his own sup, I call him Oga T, but I dare not try it with ladies.

It’s all about carriage, when you act movies roles where you make out with youngsters, people tend to see you as hippie. Nobody will call Joke Silva or Iya Rainbow by their first names.

illicit:
Sometimes Age is a liability


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Nope, it isn't...!

Liability is poor upbringing.

Salutation doesn't come with respect by default. It is optional. For those who like broken inglish, to greet person no carry respect come as "follow-come".

Mindlog:


Western influence, yes but culturally many of their tribes are not keen on this respect thing regarding calling of names as some Nigerians are. I come from Imo state and I personally can't call or address someone from my place who is about 6 years and above older than me by their first name, I have to add Dede (for males) or Dada (for females).

You're from one of the local governments in mbaise.

You should learn to respect people irrespective of age, gender or class that's humility. All I see here is just entitlement mentality. Go to isreal and look for who will call you emperor. They are so many nonsense we practice in this country and you'll keep wondering why we are not moving forward.

According respect to elderly people is strange to some people some call their parents by name. Anyways, respect is sacrosanct as far as Yorubas are concerned.

Very true like your father's age

illicit:
Sometimes Age is a liability


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My former boss: an expatriate demanded we call him strictly by his name even though he's also far older than us.

We too like "respect and title" in this country

It's actually considered civilized to refer to people by their first names.
Age regardless.

Zonefree:

You're from one of the local governments in mbaise.

Nah!

Mbano, Ihitte-Uboma, Obowo and others also use Dede and Dada.

Wetin dey do this "Love me Je'je', Love me tender" woman?

You suppose don de heaven now since you can’t take that shit. Funny that you are dragging respect in an industry that is for the young. You go cry tire. Only in Nigeria you can be fighting people that are calling you by the name your father and mother named you.

Mindlog:


Nah!

Mbano, Ihitte-Uboma, Obowo and others also use Dede and Dada.

Dede and Dada originated from mbaise. The 'Etitis' borrowed the language.

Mindlog:
Go Nairobi, a 4 year old will call you by your first name and even ask you "how are you"?

Na im one of the early set of GT bank's top executives who was posted to Kenya to head the GTbank's Kenya operation, oga struggled with their Kenyan junior staffs calling him casually by his first name.

I doubt this because the culture of the corporate world is to address people by their first name without any prefix. So I doubt an executive of a top bank would struggle with that.

Karlifate:
Shaffy Bello, a wonderful actress. I enjoy her movies.

The "age is just a number" crew will soon arrive in 3, 2, 1...


Anyways, since youngies make money at an early age these days, and the parents that are supposed to mentor them, look up to them for handouts, the resultant effect will be truancy.


Also, when a young girl start riding her father's age mates and/or her elder brother's age mates d!cks, they begin to feel fly.

If a gal is riding a 60 years old Senator like Yamaha power bike, she'll begin to see those at that age range as her mate and also equate herself to a Senator.

47% OF NIGERIA PARENTS OF NOWADAYS CANNOT PROUD OF WHAT THEIR CHILDREN DO FOR LIVING,ALL FOR MONEY 💰

Calling her by her first name is really not meant to disrespect her. But let's not forget dat majority of her colleagues in the theatre are being addressed dat way. Olu Jacob, Pete Edochie, Jibola Dabo etc don't have any prefix in front of their names. So, people call them by the name the theatre industry calls them, forgetting the fact that these ppl are elderly people. That's westernization for u

FreeStuffsNG:

Apt! She's done the right thing since most of them were not brought up well. This is a strict mother and professional.

I honestly think that the head of any young one who doesn't call her own mother by name but calling her by name should be examined. This is an accomplished elder in the world of theatre.

She's exceptionally brilliant and talented! I am not surprised that she's this modest yet strict.

All over the world, superstars are called by their first name or stage name. Its not a new thing and it did not begin with her.
It's just pride that is making her talk rubbish.

O mo age mi ni
This one can NEVER date younger guy