Weekends are known for parties in Nigeria, after the long week days, a lot of people are always looking forward to the weekend, some use it to whine while some use it to cool off the week days tension. You know the good feeling and enthusiasm of partying hard and getting to see the mesmerizing and getting to know more people is sometimes second to none.
Some of the characters and kind of people you get to meet are;
The Aso-Ebi geng; These set of people are mostly or comprises of the families and friends of the celebrants. They take loads of months to plan how the wedding would go, the kind of clothes they would put on to intimidate those who attends and to break the internet. The husband and the family of husband goes to the fabric market to chose a befitting clothes for the party which would make them distinguish from other people, while the wife's family also goes to the market to do theirs and choose a distinguish clothes for their families as well. Any body that attends would automatically differentiate the wife's family from the husbands, after going months to plan the attire both families would put on, they now choose the one for everybody that wants to attend. They can borrow,break the bank,go bankrupt just to be on the train, trust me your parties are not complete without them.
The uninvited guest; these are practically the food monger, they actually consist part of both family members and majority of neighborhood people who are not really invited but chooses to come either to come and witness the paparazi or just to eat thr party food. They are easily spotted, some buy the general cloth while majority of them come in different attires, of course their sole aim is to eat and pack to their various houses. They are the ones who nags or complain when food is not served on time and they end up eating like a glutton and even come with nylons to pack some of the food to their houses.
The party rockers; these are party freaks and enthusiastic, it's possible they are part of both couples family members, they attend the wedding or occasion not only to witness the party or to eat, but to whine their waist to the music being played. They can dance from morning till day break because they are overjoyed or love the music being played, dancing is just their topmost hobby, they can dance to the extent that they forget their home training, trust me they came ready and not there to play, they make the party fun though.
The Oppressors; the fourth on our list here are the Oppressors, they are the most annoying set of people at the party, infact they can make you go frustrated or even blame yourself for coming or attending the party. I bet you, you won't pray to offend them, because if you do, you may probably go back home after party without eating and empty handed without collecting any souvenirs. These set of people are there in the party to frustrate you in every possible way,they see themselves as small god, they are always appointed by both parties to oversee the affairs and make sure everything is in order at the party, if there's anything you can do to avoid them pls do.
The Executive Sprayer: the last on our list, are the money spender, these are the show off gang, they come with stack of cash to spray the celebrants, the dancers and even the musician invited. This is actually done at the middle of the party and when the party is about to round up, sometimes they come out in batches to spray money on the celebrants to make them feel special and appreciated. This is one of the most interesting part of the owambe parties, yes the money spraying gang. Some actually go or showoff to the extent of spraying foreign currency, of which makes them to be distinctive from others on the spraying ground. Trust me when they are ready to spray, you have to step aside for them.
Hope you enjoyed my Selections??
Weekend life