Stupid - Just a Dundee United

[CentreLine]

Item in the Scotsman today reads as follows

"Dundee United fans watchin BBC2 documentary WELCOME TO LAGOS got a shock when it emerged the Nigerian slang term for an idiot is 'Dundee United'.
A man talking about newcomers to the African city said "if you are a fool, they will learn you how to get sense. If you are a Dundee United, when they start to pour s*** on you, you will get sense."
Apparently the term came about after Dundee United embarked on a miserable tour of Nigeria in 1972, when they played five friendlies and won only one. Thereafter a 'Dundee United' was someone of low intelligence."

:faf:

[Hainan Hibs]

:faf::faf::faf:

[MSK]

Item in the Scotsman today reads as follows

"Dundee United fans watchin BBC2 documentary WELCOME TO LAGOS got a shock when it emerged the Nigerian slang term for an idiot is 'Dundee United'.
A man talking about newcomers to the African city said "if you are a fool, they will learn you how to get sense. If you are a Dundee United, when they start to pour s*** on you, you will get sense."
Apparently the term came about after Dundee United embarked on a miserable tour of Nigeria in 1972, when they played five friendlies and won only one. Thereafter a 'Dundee United' was someone of low intelligence."

:faf:I watched that & i heard Dundee utd being mentioned but didnt hear the meaning of it ..until you posted it ...:greengrin

[DH1875]

If its true its very :faf:.

[Disc O'Dave]

Imagine the shame of being in Africa, and somebody shouting "Jambo, Dundee United" at you....

[monktonharp]

Ithink the word jambo means hello,in Ke-swahili language doesn't it?

[heretoday]

I watched that & i heard Dundee utd being mentioned but didnt hear the meaning of it ..until you posted it ...:greengrin

I saw that too and couldn't believe it! The remark seemed so out of context.

It was an excellent docu and I am very interested in the series.

[Steve-O]

:faf:

[Sandy]

Ithink the word jambo means hello,in Ke-swahili language doesn't it?


It does indeed :agree: Been to Kenya a couple of times and picked up a little Swahili, Haberi Gani ?

[joe breezy]

I love the Welcome to Lagos series, shows real resilience in these characters..

I love it even more with this revelation... :greengrin

[Lucius Apuleius]

Only been in and out of Nigeria for 38 years, lived there the last 9 or so and never heard it yet.

[heretoday]

You have to hand it to the punters in that floating slum. They eke out a living all right. Of course we are only seeing the articulate, successful ones.