Ignoring unknown numbers
This is a habit that quite a number of Nigerians have cultivated over the years due to unfounded rumours about unknown numbers. Hence, if you use an anonymous number to call a friend or a business partner, they may not pick. Meanwhile, others will just stare at the calling number contemplating whether to pick it or not. The phone is meant for picking calls whether you are familiar with the number or not.
‘I am close to you’
In Lagos, if you do not leave home early, you cannot escape the notorious traffic of the burly city. If you have an appoint for 10 am, you must leave home 6:30 am or 7 am. If you do not, you will either miss your appointment or arrive late. Consequently, To stop your client from leaving, you tell them you are close to Ozumba Mbadiwe when you are actually in one ‘bad’ traffic on Third Mainland Bridge.
Flashing/Please call me I do not have credit
Some Nigerians should be given an award in flashing. Flashing is when a person calls your number and abruptly ends the call immediately it rings. Some individuals can flash you more than five times just because they want you to call them. This can be annoying at times. In other cases, they will call you and the next thing you hear is ‘Please call me, I do not have credit’ and when you eventually send them credit, they will most likely not call you in return.
