Know the differences between Edibe Edibe/ Ediba. Mbukpa/Atakpa. New Airport field/Airport field. Oyo Effiom/Oyo Effam.
Don’t fall in love
Just know that Flour mill and Flour mill junction are different & never ever use Google map to trek a 5 minutes distance on your phone. Body go tell you
Avoid Marian girls. Very important
Marina resort/Marina road. Ntiero square & Offiong square, make sure you know the difference
Meanwhile if you don’t know the difference between NEPA office and Post Office, Old Ikang and Asim Ikang, your name na OYO, survival go dey far far away from you
If you mistakenly step on someone’s toe or you body check any young guy at Round about or Watt market axis, please don’t tell him sorry, it’s a trap. Just give him a bombastic side eye with a frowned grin and leave immediately.
Learn simple slangs like “Odiok onor ata ata eka’fo” odiok onor usor” scommon getad” “Adi ata ishie” and the rest. It will help you at night around Nelson Mandela, Mobil, or any bus stop.
If you’re intending to relocate to Calabar, please endeavor to make friends with some areas boys, especially those ones with everlasting scars on their faces. Be buying them combine and ikong Abasi once in a while, e go help you o
Don’t communicate with any keke rider, taxi driber or bus driver in Queen’s English. It’s all shades of wrong. Use broken English with a touch of usuhode tone…don’t worry, you’ll learn
If you find yourself at night at Anantigha, Bateba, Egerton or Idang and some group of boys are walking behind you, don’t panic. Maintain your sneeze but lose your composure by walking like a gangster you can even be singing Upper X’s song all along.
If you want to stay within Calabar South, don’t ever put on a smiling or happy face whenever you’re outside.
