A younger friend of mine gave me a ride the other day and I learnt a lot from the experience. Trust Lagos traffic jam to show up like an unwanted pregnancy all the time. We had only had about seven minutes smooth drive when we found ourselves at a minor accident scene.
A young lady and a man were having a shouting match right in the middle of the road. The man had ‘brushed’ her car while impatiently trying to move from one lane to the other. Lagos drivers, by some logic, have all concluded that not all lanes will take them home.
So, they move from one lane to another per minute until they get into trouble. Like this gentleman and his Lexus car. The young lady was really angry, throwing her arms round and speaking real ‘fone.
’ She must have lived abroad for a while. Somehow, I noticed that while I was angry and hissing about the inconsiderate attitude of both the offender and the offended right in the middle of Mobolaji Bank-Anthony Way, my friend had a smile and sneer on his face. Then he blurted his lustful thought in ‘Waffi tone’ – “Come, see as this girl set.
See wetin she pack for front and back.” I didn’t know whether to laugh or smack the sneer off his face “Really? We are stuck in traffic not knowing when these two selfish people will end their drama, and all you can see is a woman’s curves!” “Aunty, we are already stuck, I’m just making the best of a bad situation.” “Guy, you are not okay o.
When did you become this unserious being?�.