In London, United Kingdom, five Caucasian boys were astonished that a Nigerian architect could read, according to a Nigerian architect.
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According to him, he was perusing a magazine at a London bus stop when two white boys made a racist remark and made fun of his reading ability.
In response to the boys' remark, he took the time to inform them that he is a certified architect in Nigeria and chastised them for being High School students.
He added that in Nigeria, individuals with their level of education are considered illiterate.
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Read his full tweet below,
“As I sat at a bus stop in London waiting for the bus, I brought out a magazine to read.
The white boy sitting next to me shouted: “Hey, look! He CAN read!” He his 4 friends sitting next to him laughed hard!I smiled said, “yeah, I CAN read. I’m an Architect from Nigeria… I have a Master’s Degree in Architecture. Do YOU know what Architecture is?”
“Yes, mate! You design houses, right?”
“Good! So, what do YOU do? What’s the level of YOUR education?”
“High school!”I asked the next boy.
“High school!”And the next.
“High School!”All 5 of them…
I said, “so, y’all just have high school education! Interesting.
Do you know what we call folks like you in my Country?”“No, what?”
“ILLITERATES!”
I smiled sweetly returned to my magazine.
Needless to say, they didn’t say a word again until their bus came…”
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Jubilee Ohwodiasa 1 y
Never judge a blook by its cover, that's what everyone should learn