Is it rude to say I am proud of you to someone older than yourself? Actor Ibrahim Suleiman asks
Nigerian actor Ibrahim Suleiman threw a question to his fans about a surprising encounter he had with a colleague. He was chatting with an older female colleague when a young man whom he hadn't seen in ages ran up to him. Excitedly, the young man said he had been seeing all of Suleiman's works and he was so proud of him. Immediately the young man said he was proud of the actor, the older lady said that was a disrespectful thing to say to an elder.
Surprised by her definition of respect, actor Suleiman asked his fans to help explain why it was rude to tell an older person that you are proud of them. He said, 'Is it rude to say I am proud of you to someone older than yourself" and has received tons of responses regarding his question. To Nigerians, especially the Yorubas, respect is non-negotiable and highly valued. Anyone who doesn't respect their elder is termed arrogant and will be disliked.
Read the reactions to actor Ibrahim's question below
@deyemitheactor: Nonsense, Nigerians and their silly idea of what respect means. Tell the "older" person I said you shd tell her she's talking in the nonsense! Mtchewww.
@bernilovato: Who even called her in the conversation? She's the rude one for interrupting two people talking.
@ugochiukah: It's not rude. What's rude is to insert and enforce your prejudices and bias into another person's conversation that has nothing to do with you
@brownskinfairy: Some people don't even know the meaning of being rude, every small thing, "you're rude"
@gloryituah: That was how my principal then in where I served told me that it is very rude to tell her..."how are you and your family doing?"