Shon Arwa Narrates Culture Shock After Marrying Nigeria Man: "His Mum Was Always Around"

• Kenyan content creator Shon Arwa married her Nigerian man and together have a son whom they revealed to the public in 2023
• The mother of one listed the cultural differences she had to put up with for marrying a foreigner, including having her mother-in-law around all the time
• She also recalled refusing to get her son's hair shaved days after birth and narrated how they wanted to carry him on the back days after his birth

Content creator Shon Arwa has opened up about the cultural shock she went through after marrying a Nigerian man.

Shon, who has always been bragging about bagging herself a rich Nigerian man, narrated different things that puzzled her, especially after giving birth to her first child.

Inside Shon Arwa's list of cultural shock

She shared a video on her TikTok, noting she was surprised that her mother-in-law was always around, something she had never experienced before.

However, she had to refuse some things from being done to her baby, like chopping off his hair, despite her in-laws saying they wanted to shave him days after he was born.

"Tying the baby at the back, my baby was literally a couple of days old, and they wanted to tie the baby at the back. I wasn't having it. I was like this umbilical cord is still fresh, my baby was just from the hospital, let's wait a little longer. For us back home, we wait until the baby is like three months, that's when we start tying them at the back. For them, it was almost immediately. The day I came back from the hospital and the baby was supposed to be given bath, and this bath was so intense, it was scrubbing, and I was crying throughout the process because I was like, how are they not feeling like they are hurting my baby," she said.

Shon also added that she was puzzled that her in-laws insisted on placing the lantern light on her baby's tummy to help heal the umbilical cord faster.

Watch the video below:

Here are some of the reactions from social media users:

@Kiki said:

"Nigeria men are the best; just find one who loves you, and you will enjoy."

@nuralein5 said:

"Being a Nigerian daughter-in-law, let me tell you, I make fufu and groundnut soup every day."

@sunshine said:

"This lady is so pretty and happy. Marriage is really good, and nobody will tell me otherwise."

@Wa carry said:

"I'd cry every single time they had to do something to the baby."

@Mwisiwa said:

"The pressing of the stomach is back here in Kenya too. They're called mama kanda."

@Adenrele said:

"The lantern thing is so true; it really helps the umbilical cord heal faster."

@Peris said:

"Married to a Yoruba man, and I had to learn to cope with pepper. Now food without pepper tastes sugary."

@Chebet said:

"This is making me rethink my choices."

@Tatu said:

"The way I am very strict, these things my mother-in-law would have waited because of all the cultural clashes. I can't."

Shon's hubby buys her new car

In May 2023, the influencer left women dying of jealousy after she shared a video of her new car, a BMW X3, that her hubby gifted her.

This came two weeks after her husband bought her a BMW X1, which he gave her when she relocated to the UK.

The unapologetic content creator said after she was gifted the BMW X1, some of her fans said it was a small car, hence the upgrade.