CRAZY THINGS PEOPLE DO DURING HARMATTAN SEASON IN JOS.
The Jos Plateau is the
largest plateau in Nigeria and owing to its elevation, Jos is the coldest city
in Nigeria
(about the temperature of California, USA) for example, the temperature here
now us about 15°C and it has gone south of 10°C at a point in this winter
(Yes it is better referred to as winter, this one don pass ordinary harmattan)
Because of this cold weather, people usually does some things that would be
considered wild by Lagos standards.
I present to you below, a few of them.
1. Boiling water to brush teeth or do dishes:
Some people actually
boil the water they wanted to use for brushing Their teeth or do their dishes
because ordinary water will be freezing cold and coupled with the freezing
breeze is a no
2. Ladies wearing socks on ANYTHING they wore:
It is not uncommon
seeing 'Big girls' wearing socks on office suits and skirts, even after dressing
for an owanbe party, socks and gloves were freely worn on the Ankara and lace
attires. In short, there is no dressing that's weird here, anything goes
PS: Weird dressing doesn't exclude men too o! I saw a man yesterday that wore a sweater over his shirt before putting on the suit jacket
PS: Weird dressing doesn't exclude men too o! I saw a man yesterday that wore a sweater over his shirt before putting on the suit jacket
3. Purposely staying under the sun:
You'll see people
intentionally staying under the sun as soon as it comes out just to feel the
warmth of the greatest source of energy.
4. Bathing with boiled water:
I dare say that there
is nobody I mean NOBODY in this Jos that has the effrontery to bath with
ordinary water as history has it that some people actually froze to their death
when they tried it in times past.
5. Putting on electric stove in the bedroom:
Because of the unusual
cold, some people will put on the electric stove at night just so they can be
warm throughout the night.
6. Sleeping with more than two pieces of clothing on:
It’s a common thing if
people slept dressing like an astronaut; I mean with two trousers, two shirts,
one Cardigan, head warmer and hear muffs, Hand gloves and socks all under a
cover cloth/duvet! Lil!
If you're staying on
the Jos or Taraba plateau please add yours



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