I can’t shout

If you drive around Lagos on any given day you will see people gathered, at the centre there will be shouting and arguing, usually because of some minor traffic incident or indiscretion, it doesn’t matter. They just are shouting. This isn’t something I routinely see in any of the other cities I frequent like JoBurg, London or NYC. This is a uniquely Lagosian thing. My wife can, within an instant, bring the wrath of humanity onto someone who whom she feels is trying to cheat her, for what I would consider a minor issue. If it’s involving money (which it usually does — the amount is irrelevant) the decibels are only higher. She constantly tells me I don’t get angry when I am supposed to. My response is always the same. I always tell her I don’t have the emotional capacity to get angry in an instant like she does. It literally is something I am not used to. Her response to me was pertinent. I live in a place where you say, call or email if you want a refund or are not happy with some...