The Igbos are communal and hospitable in nature. These attributes make it vey common to ask for assistance, permission and granting permission to do something. People will voluntarily want to give assistance to someone who needs help or people who are in distress. There is the need to help each other to survive. If peoples schedule does not permit them to help, they will ask someone else to help. Children usually help the elderly in doing certain chores. Like fetching water from the stream for them. It is rude for a child to see an elderly doing something and not offer to help. The elderly may report such behaviour to the child’s parents. To refuse assistance is seen as contempt and not showing appreciation for an assistance provided is equally offensive and disrespectful.