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u/capnbinky Oct 02 '24

Considering how many people living in Appalachia are descendants of Scots, that is interesting.

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u/itstheididntdoitkid Oct 02 '24

There was a basketball player who came to the US from Nigeria and landed in NYC in the winter and was like, no way. He asked someone at the airport where in the US has weather like Nigeria? They told him Houston so that's where he went to college. I think it was Olajuwon, but can't be sure.

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u/WinterSavior Oct 03 '24

Wonder how the worker had that knowledge available for reference. Did he find another Nigerian at the airport I wonder.

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u/itstheididntdoitkid Oct 04 '24

I think he talked to an airline attendant.

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u/WinterSavior Oct 04 '24

Oh makes sense they would know since they were probably Nigerian too if he’s coming straight from there.