Looking back to the days of childhood as a Nigerian would no doubt bring back some memories one cannot but laugh about as an adult.

Aside from the thorough discipline Nigerian parents are known to instill in their kids, there are some common beliefs they pass on to their children to create fear in them in order not to engage in some acts or to make them act in some desired ways.

It is quite amazing that these popular sayings are only peculiar to Nigeria, if such sayings are found beyond the shores of the country, then a Nigerian must have exported them.

These commonly believed sayings are known to have guided the behavior of many Nigerian children. But are they true? While some may actually be true but exaggerated, many have turned out to be as false as the popular belief that a female child automatically becomes pregnant by talking to a boy.

To relish the memory of their childhood lived under the fear of these popular beliefs, some Nigerians have taken to Twitter to share some of these beliefs and they are quite hilarious.

The tweets have made #NigerianMentality a top trending topic on Twitter in Nigeria.

 

See some of the tweets:

 

If you are short, you didn’t eat enough beans as a child. #nigerianmentality pic.twitter.com/zVfdy5Q8GM

— Dr. Joe Abah (@DrJoeAbah) May 22, 2019

 

Don’t pay attention to boys, resist them cause they are the devil ?
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#nigerianmentality

— ANI KARIX ?? (@ani_karix) May 22, 2019

Once you see a boy and a girl together, they’re dating #nigerianmentality pic.twitter.com/DtgocPd2Hs

— El-Muhammed Omoniyi (@Ohmai10) May 22, 2019

When I was younger my father told me : If sand enters your eye while walking ..look back it’s gonna go out. If pepper enters your eyes ..lick a pinch of salt.#nigerianmentality pic.twitter.com/G3SDRf6qIL

— Blessing Emmanuel (@BlessingE6) May 22, 2019

If you beat a man with broom , his penis will vanish #nigerianmentality pic.twitter.com/IpzcTBhv79

— DEJAVU (@iam_timdee) May 22, 2019

If you’re lying down and someone crosses over you he/she must cross back or else your children would be stupid #nigerianmentality pic.twitter.com/cGLmAfO2u0

— lethal antidote (@koladeeeee) May 22, 2019

If you bend down looking under your legs at the market, spirit will slap you #nigerianmentality pic.twitter.com/xb8f9A6uiV

— Mr.Oshodi? (@OshodiOlu_) May 22, 2019

If your tooth falls out and you want it to grow you have to throw it on top your building or bury it. #nigerianmentality pic.twitter.com/AKNf3bSIhH

— Earl N✌ (@noblenobleearl) May 22, 2019

If it’s raining and sunnny at the same time, a lion is giving birth. #nigerianmentality

I believed that shit. pic.twitter.com/VqOqqwUiT0

— Your Motivation (@thelifeof_real) May 22, 2019

#nigerianmentality @CoolFMNigeria
A Short Story pic.twitter.com/u9B0vjsTYu

— aRLee samanjaa☺️ (@Arlee_samanjaa) May 22, 2019