Thierry Henry: Arsenal legend impresses Anthony Joshua with Pidgin English

Henry in December had a two-day visit to Nigeria sponsored by an alcoholic beverage brand.

Obviously picked up a few pidgin English lessons during his visit to Nigeria, Arsenal legend Thierry Henry impressed Nigerian-born Anthony Joshua when the two met.

Pidgin English (a simplified form of English) is one of the major languages spoken in Nigeria.

 

Henry in December had a two-day visit to Nigeria sponsored by an alcoholic beverage brand.

Before his visit, the Arsenal legend was seen in a video learning how to speak pidgin English and also spoke the Creole language as part of fans engagements during his visit to Nigeria.

Henry in love with Pidgin English

He used his eensy knowledge of pidgin language to impress Joshua who is also familiar with the language as he is born to Nigerian parents and has spent some time living in the country.

Henry was interviewing Joshua for Sky Sports and towards the end asked him "How body," a pidgin English way of saying “How are you".

 

“Body dey" Joshua responded laughing. “How do you know all these stuff,” the boxing champ asked.

“Body dey, body tire,” Henry continued.

During the course of the interview, Henry also asked Joshua about Jollof rice which the Frenchman was taught at an even during his stay in Lagos.