"Give me €350": Nigerian Woman Shares Funny Encounter With Okra Seller in Rome, Video Trends
- A Nigerian woman in Rome shared her funny experience with an okra seller who ran off to get her request
- The woman compared the seller’s action to that of Igbo traders in Nigeria due to his determination to make a sale
- The video of her encounter, posted on TikTok, quickly went viral as many people reacted to the seller’s attitude
A Nigerian woman in Rome compared an okra seller to an Anambra man and shared the price the man told her he would be selling his goods for.
This was shown in a video she shared on her TikTok page, documenting her experience.
Source: TikTok
Woman shares funny exchange with okra seller
The woman visited a store in Rome to get okra, and when she arrived at a shop, the seller didn’t seem to have what she was looking for.
So she showed him a video, and suddenly, he asked her to wait as he zoomed out of the shop to get the okra from another seller.
Seeing this, the woman compared the man to traders in the eastern part of Nigeria due to his behavior and actions.
The video played further as it showed the moment the said man arrived with what the woman had demanded.
The Nigerian woman made the video available on her TikTok page.
On her social media handle, @foodiesandspice, where she shared the post, the video quickly went viral.
The caption of the video and the statement of the woman read:
"I came to the owner of this shop to look for okra, and he asked for the picture, I gave him the picture and he was like okay I should wait he's gonna get it in another shop, I said let me follow you, he refused. he said wait here and ran away that he's going to get it from another shop."
Seeing his actions and passion to sell his goods and outsource anyone which incident available, the woman added:
"He's behaving like my Igbo brothers, like how many boxes do I want? he rushed and ran away and did not allow me follow him. Let me see what he's going to bring back."
As he arrived with it, she asked for the price of the okra she came to buy, and he revealed a shocking amount.
Source: TikTok
Her question:
"How much is it? No be me you want do wayo, if you no let me but I go go find the shop wey you bring am."
In response, he told her:
"Give me €350."
She fired back:
"I'll give you €1 each."
He said again:
"Give me €3."
After so many back and forth, they finally settled for a price in the clip.
As the post made its way online, netizens shared their thoughts in the comment section.
Reactions as woman shares okra buying experience
Essy wrote:
"He's from onitsha main market."
Big A said:
"Did he just said 350 ?"
La Ae Cs added:
"£3 from 350?? that's massive.'
AMBI asked:
"Pls I hope you bought from him …..that’s my uncle from Onitsha main market."
Biki Ehikodi said:
"Pulling a fast one on my sis, he's a learner."
Kofoworola Bethel added:
"Proper Igbo man he don go collect am from his brother shop."
August stated:
"All those beautiful fresh vegetables and you only bought them okra?"
unku_tony_ wrote:
"He has plenty igbo friends."
Lee christiana stated:
"Our lost igbo brother."
Edmund added:
"U see am put hand for mouth to open the bag. the guy na correct business man."
Ujunwa Noticed:
"He quickly calculated his interest that’s why his taking time to give you the price."
Enna wrote:
"If he show you, next time you won’t come to his shop."
Shalomtony said:
"He packaged it before payment real Anambra Man."
ndifrekeaniekan said:
"This one done live for Onitsha or Aba before.'
Debbie rose stated:
"Look at the head na nwoke main market ooo."
Nigerian lady laments buying 4 items with ₦10k
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that a Nigerian lady went viral after lamenting how N10,000 could only fetch her four items at the market.
The young woman shared on TikTok that she even pleaded with the seller to reduce the prices before she could get the items.
Proofreading by Funmilayo Aremu, copy editor at Legit.ng.
Source: Legit.ng
