The Canadian employer fired a Nigerian woman who worked as a caretaker because she used the word “sorry” too frequently, according to her Instagram account, @mmariaammx. The young woman experienced cultural shock when she learned that the word “sorry” is not as common in Canada as it is in Nigeria. After her own experience, she shared a TikTok video in which she warned viewers to be prepared to unlearn and relearn things before relocating to other nations.Since she already had a regular 9-to-5 job in Canada, she figured she’d use her experience as a caretaker as a side gig. She made an effort to be understanding by constantly apologizing after noticing on her first day of work that her boss was dealing with a health issue that caused her daily anguish.Because her boss noticed that @mmariaammx became irritated by her continual “sorry,” she was summoned to account. Days later, her refusal to listen led to her dismissal.
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That’s why they say that too much of everything is bad. Regularly saying sorry adds more pain than relief to an ailment. You can imagine, for instance, that if you have a cough and maybe you cough about 20 times in 10 minutes, each time you cough, five of your friends around you will tell you sorry; that is 5×20=100 sorries. Are they not adding more pain and problems to you? That Canada boss is in order.
Why say sorry? Are you the mastermind of what happened to the victim? See what your sorry has caused you. Better be careful.
Those whites that are in the western part of the world are different from us Nigerians or Africans. Some people are doing the wrong things. The nest is sorry. What are you sorry for? Let’s try and learn.
Exactly. Most Nigerians couldn’t differentiate between sorry and apology. They would argue with you even when you tried to put them on the right track because of their colonial mentality and lack of good use of the English language.
She was not educated enough to know the meaning of the “word sorry.” Sorry means you cause sorrowful behavior or pain to someone. The answer would have been to be quiet or say, Well, God Almighty is there for you.