S.K. Adams

BIRTH'DAYS' OR BIRTH'DATES'? By S. K. Adams Just few hours to my birthday, I started receiving chunk of wishes from friends and family, most of whom I met recently during my youth service in ogbomoso southwest Nigeria. I must confess that birthdays are celebrated almost everyday especially by those who have colonies of friends and colleagues especially in a place like the youth service Corp. To my surprise, the first thing a friend you recently come into close acquaintance with wants to know about you after few days is 'what or when is your birthday? ' The first time I was asked this question by a friend of mine( a lady), I struggled to understand the rationale behind asking that question. I had to give her the wrong date for two reasons. Firstly, It would have suffice to give just the month and the day though, but I thought I have to include the year too, I wouldn't like to appear like a young chap that my friends back home have always accused me of ...