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So, as early as 4:30am in the morning I decided to go and wash my clothes.

It's in the hostel and water was scarce because there was no light.

Hence the need for me to go early to the tap side to get water.

The tap was not running so I had to fetch water from the underground reservoir.

The reservoir is more like a well. You need a rope and bucket to fetch water from inside.

But most times there is no rope and if you come early, you can stretch your hands inside with your bucket and fetch the water like that.

At this time, the water was still at the level where you can stretch and fetch.

So, while I was there all alone washing in the dark, this girl came around 5am or so.

And she just walked with her bucket and Jerry can.

In my mind I was like "who be this one wey no get manners sha"

Anyways, I just bent down my head and continue washing my clothes.

She went to the tap and saw that it was not running.

Then she came back to the well to see if there was rope. There was none.

She flashed inside and saw the water and knew I was using the water.

But she couldn't even open her mouth to ask me question or ask me to help her to fetch.

And the reason was simple, she couldn't greet and I knew she she knew that there was no way she will pretend to start greeting all over again.

A lot of people especially girls make this simple yet big mistake.

They walk into a compound without greeting anyone inside the compound. Or to a shop without acknowledging the people inside.

If you do this, you make it hard for yourself to get help later on if the need arises.

Back to the topic, she stood there for a while, probably hoping I'll come help her. But I didn't.

My mind told me to help her but I couldn't bring myself to do it.

Anyways she left without getting the water because there was no way she could stretch herself to get it.

After she left, two guys came one after the other and greeted me warmly. I answered them and even told them about the water situation before they waste their time going to check the tap.

Another girl came around and greeted. She too couldn't reach the water. I had to stretch, fetch and put it on her head.

She came back again and I did the same thing for her.

Please greetings doesn't take anything from you. LEARN to GREET people especially WHEN YOU ARE THE ONE VISITING.

Parents have failed to inculcate Simple manners in their kids, and kids of nowadays sef they feel like they know too well.
Well she will learn to be humble and will learn it bitterly.

When a Nigerian girl starts to accumulate numerous dick, that's when she begin to believe every man is her mate. To greet will be very difficult for her.

At year one, a female Nigerian student will never date her level mate.
Same thing during second year.

It's only when she's approaching final year, she'll be coming close to date her level mate. Same guys she neglected during her first year.

It's common to some people. They will expect you to greet them first before they answer you feeling proud.Sometimes I just shake my head at some of them.Some will even find it hard to reply you after greeting them.
Don't expect any favour from me if you are this kind of person because I don't give to people more than what they deserve

If she can’t greet you, why don’t you greet her

Common “good morning to her” won’t kill you either

You didn’t greet her but you’re quick to paint her as a mannerless person for not greeting you

Shior!!
Nonsense men everywhere!!

Op you did well, this applies to everything, if you don't humble yourself In this life, you won't get all the help that suppose to come your way.

Jennyclay:
If she can’t greet you, why don’t you greet her

Common “good morning to her” won’t kill you either

You didn’t greet her but you’re quick to paint her has a mannerless person for not greeting you

Shior!!
Nonsense men everywhere!!

A leopard never change its claws. I thought you have repented.

The average Nigeria girl is highly entitled to everything.

The foolish girl believes you are supposed to fetch the water for her as she's used to simps doing that for her even with her bad behaviour.

Once a girl start getting diicks from guys far above her age, she automatically starts disrespecting every other guy she sees

Jennyclay:
If she can’t greet you, why don’t you greet her

Common “good morning to her” won’t kill you either

You didn’t greet her but you’re quick to paint her has a mannerless person for not greeting you

Shior!!
Nonsense men everywhere!!

because I was there before her.

If I walk into a room, be it a barbershop or class I greet.

I don't expect the people already there to start greeting me.

It's simple manner.

Same way I would have greeted her if she was there and I am coming there.

Let me teach you a little simple manner, always greet people who have done or are doing what you went to do there.

Truly some of una no get home training

Esp ladies,if I observe you and see say u be small girl and no get manners.i wont even look at you.some of dem who married early will start forming madam because men never marry as e be say i no send marry.dem go dey expect greeting.Thank God say my countenance no good.so everybody go respect themselves

The bloody fruits of feminism?

The first thing you learn while growing up
In the early 1990’s is greetings before anything. Too many single mothers ruining the lives of their wards

Jennyclay:
If she can’t greet you, why don’t you greet her

Common “good morning to her” won’t kill you either

You didn’t greet her but you’re quick to paint her has a mannerless person for not greeting you

Shior!!
Nonsense men everywhere!!

This is one of the reason you will become an eveninq newspapêr

I was in a public bus...And this elderly man was about seating,a young girl was with her mother and thr girl kept greeting the elderly man but no response from the man. Obviously the man was more focused on settling down. Immediately the girl's mother shouted at her that "there is no response from the man and you are still greeting".
I expected the mother to call the man's attention to the greetings of the young girl.
I could notice the other engers shock towards the mother's action.

Nah she be dat... no manners... Them never finished talk she Don dey misbehave again

cadet222:
A leopard never change its claws. I thought you have repented.

Balablue64:
Parents have failed to inculcate Simple manners in their kids, and kids nowadays sef they feel like they know too well.
Well, she will learn to be humble and will learn it bitterly.

Any small thing una go dey rush dey mention parents. What happened to unlearning and relearning besides, this was just a case of simple courtesy nothing more.

Greeting is nothing na.....you guys don't know each other... Nigerians takes greeting so serious.

Nice one dude.

Uchenna10:
Greeting is nothing na.....you guys don't know each other... Nigerians takes greeting so serious.

bros ,it's courtesy
Even if u no fit say good morning..Hello.or hi to finish everything coz she came visiting

Jennyclay:
If she can’t greet you, why don’t you greet her

Common “good morning to her” won’t kill you either

You didn’t greet her but you’re quick to paint her as a mannerless person for not greeting you

Shior!!
Nonsense men everywhere!!

make una leave this one oo...
Shebi u still young and he dey shack u ..
Wen u reach 30+ ,na then u go run go church dey find husband which would have being too late by God's grace...
U go come eventually marry jesus

Uchenna10:
Nigerians takes greeting so serious.

we are Nigerians.

Greetings everyone on Nairaland.

Bornboy4:
Greetings everyone on Nairaland.

son of the sorye

Hmmm….Im afraid we are getting there faster than I imagined. It’s the norm among young people somewhere abroad. It’s actually not a good thing.

Come and share this info to one olosho bastard that just came to our compound.

You no dey greet me, you go dey send your daughter to come borrow gas from my wife....gas wey be say na me use my money fill

She even told her children not to greet me...I only told my wife they don't greet me

Now if she comes for gas, my wife will say she doesn't have....omo three times now, my wife told them the same thing. Few day ago they started greeting, I pretended like I didn't hear.

Make we continue... silence dey sweet me die 😋

You did well. The idiot thought you were just another simp that would rush to offer help without an abeg simply because someone had breasts. You did us proud brother.

Rexymania:
Come and share this info to one olosho bastard that just came to our compound.

You no dey greet me, you go dey send your daughter to come borrow gas from my wife....gas wey be say na me use my money fill

She even told her children not to greet me...I only told my wife they don't greet me

Now if she comes for gas, my wife will say she doesn't have....omo three times now, my wife told them the same thing. Few day ago they started greeting, I pretended like I didn't hear.

Make we continue... silence dey sweet me die 😋

I dey like this kain matter eh because We no need do anything. Na to siddon dey wait.

Fowl go do yanga until breeze blow and her nyash go open.

nairaman66:
The first thing you learn while growing up
In the early 1990’s is greetings before anything. Too[b][/b][/b] many single mothers [b][b][/b]ruining the lives of their wards

Even some married women do that.

Jennyclay:
If she can’t greet you, why don’t you greet her

Common “good morning to her” won’t kill you either

You didn’t greet her but you’re quick to paint her as a mannerless person for not greeting you

Shior!!
Nonsense men everywhere!!

Sense like this. You no get with tiny legs like used candle

Proudman1:
because I was there before her.

If I walk into a room, be it a barbershop or class I greet.

I don't expect the people already there to start greeting me.

It's simple manner.

Same way I would have greeted her if she was there and I am coming there.

Let me teach you a little simple manner, always greet people who have done or are doing what you went to do there.

Truly some of una no get home training

At the expense of sounding like I ed that mannerless girl, I have come to realize that
Nigerians have these annoying habit of holding people who show over-familiarity to them at contempt...
...and I have also come to notice that being proud and haughty will earn you a measure of respect!
However, if you know you're vulnerable and will be at people's mercy, you better swallow your pride and greet - he that is down need fears no fall!

Proudman1:
son of the sorye

u sef get for hand

I no share mine again jare

I can't type long epistle