A Nigerian lady on Twitter has taken the social media platform to share her views about the mentality of some Nigerians who always see basic necessities of life as a big deal.

According to her, some Nigerians sees having and using a washing machine as laziness which is not suppose to be so.

Read her tweets other people's own below;

https://www.torimill.com/2018/02/poverty-mentality-has-makes-some-nigerians-see-basic-necessities-of-life-as-a-big-deal.html

Lalasticlala Mynd44 Dominique

Hahahaha! This is so true. People even go as low as bragging about paying their OWN bills. Something every normal human being should be able to do.

Someone should tell Eniola that a washing machine is not one of the "basic necessity of life".

Her supposed 'rich mentality' has obviously eroded common sense from her.

And if you ask me? I think that is too much a price to pay.

Splinz:
Someone should tell Eniola that a washing machine is not one of the "basic necessity of life".

Her supposed 'rich mentality' has obviously eroded common sense from her.


And if you ask me? I think that is too much a price to pay.

Truth be told, she made a point......I just don't know if I should call that "Poverty mentality" or "Envy"....let's just be truthful.

Some fellows sees necessities like washing machine, blender, generator, microwave, car as waste of money, especially those who can't afford it...Even common shaving cream!, you'll see someone saying it's a waste of money to buy it, when you can just shave like that ....the poverty mentally is just much.

I can only call such thing a waste to someone who doesn't have enough but wants to belong by saving to buy them and remain in hunger......Just like some men who bought cars but can't fuel it dem just wan be car owner, wen hunger still de wire dem

My point is, if you have the money, don't be stingy to your life, don't suffer your life, make yourself comfortable and life easy for you by getting some of these necessities.

But, if you don't have enough, keep managing your life in peace till you hit your aiming target, than slamming the richer.

Splinz:
Someone should tell Eniola that a washing machine is not one of the "basic necessity of life".

Her supposed 'rich mentality' has obviously eroded common sense from her.

And if you ask me? I think that is too much a price to pay.

Then I guess you would also regard a car, television, microwave, gas/electric cooker and even a pressing iron as luxury?

The lady has a point but I have issues with whoever opened this thread. Does he have French as his first language that he can't write a simple sentence for a headline

thesicilian:

Then I guess you would also regard a car, television, microwave, gas/electric cooker and even a pressing iron as luxury?

Your guess is yours. You're the one saying...

GreenArrow1:
Hahahaha! This is so true. People even go as low as bragging about paying their OWN bills. Something every normal human being should be able to do.

Some guys be like ; "omo forget o, as i dey here, na me dey feed my self"



Me : before nko? na me suppose feed you?

True

Epositive:


Some guys be like ; "omo forget o, as i dey here, na me dey feed my self"



Me : before nko? na me suppose feed you?

Lol!

Her point is at best, an undefined one.

You see, there're 'necessities' and a 'necessity'. Here, I'd simply look at the former as human wants while the latter is our needs. Applying the basic knowledge of "wants" & "needs" in economics will further help in clarifying my own point.

What do you think of this picture:

A. Washing machine is a Need;

B. Washing machine is a Want?

cc: donstan18

Splinz:
Her point is at best, an undefined one.

You see, there're 'necessities' and a 'necessity'. Here, I'd simply look at the former as human wants while the latter is our needs. Applying the basic knowledge of "wants" & "needs" in economics will further help in clarifying my own point.

What do you think of this picture:

A. Washing machine is a Need;

B. Washing machine is a Want?

cc: donstan18

Lol.

Washing machine isn't a need, because one can live and survive without it, it's a want, because I see it as necessity people will love and desire to have if they have the money.

You initially typed of that of such gadgets not being necessary, hence prompting me to tell you that the lady made a point.

Further more on your "want" and "need" clarification, i don't think poor fellows will have anything to bother about "Wants", it's meant for rich people. So my point once again goes that nobody should note or see these things as waste.

There is some truth in what she said

Well said