deb:

@poster, your mum just gave you a very good excuse.
Its not true. There is even a speculation that Lagos state
government will soon begin to enforce painting of houses.

boy oh boy, would that be marvelous!

Dis Guy:

I notice this too, but the problem might be also be the type of paint they use, considering the country is very humid there should be some special paints that sticksdeals with humidity and heat better and doest peel off too!

Possible

na lie oh ur mum was pulling ur legs, no such cultural thing in this regard

but people dont paint their houses perhaps as often as it is done abroad
this might be some reasons why they do or dont do and when in my opinion
cos if na rented house wetin concern you? and if the landlord wont paint his own house na him sabi nor be im dey collect the rent? thats his business
i have seen more people paint houses sha when their child is getting married, burial, birthday, or some thanksgiving thats seems to be a perfect time to paint the house
plus lastly some people are afraid if the house looks too new and nice it might attract those people
yes nah thiefi thiefi  ohhhhhhhhhh did i say that

they could paint the house at least 2 months before the festivies if this is what really matters. You need that "oil" kind of paint for any tropical country. First dirt can be removed easily with a sponge without damaging the actual paint.

"back in the days when i was young , am not a kid anymore, but some day i sit and wish i was a kid again"

Is it being modern or being African?

Can anyone show me a photo of a painted tatched house?

Thats the problem!

yes there are painted thatched home. of course redone with clay again and again. some redo it with cow dung.

i have a question: are there glossy paints in nigeria?

Traditionally, the African man is not made for tall buildings and fences with gates, roofing tiles, Aluminium windows, water system, paint and so on.

We just got drawn into it by civilization, and that is why there is such a problem with the way things are looking.
Buildings not painted regularly,
Buildings painted and fence not painted.
Building painted and surrounding bushy.
Multi story buildings not painted regularly as should be.
Govt offices, schools, hospitals looking shabby and horrible.

All the extra trouble of painting and repainting is just a bit too much pshycho stuff for the average naijaman including lots of govts in Nigeria.

If we had modified our original village setting through technology, thatched houses built to schools, govt offices and our traditional style homes. of course without fences or gates the paint issue would have been taken care of, by the beautiful red color of mother earth on all our buildings with a touch of green bushes around.

No, repainting houses in Nigeria is not against our culture, you can paint your house as may time as you want and any colour you want also.

hauwa, ypu don't really rate Naija much, do you?

ur mum is right , its not against nigerian culture though, its against benin culture
ur not soppose to repaint or alter the houses left for u by dead parents and relatives

touchmeder:

na lie oh ur mum was pulling ur legs, no such cultural thing in this regard

but people dont paint their houses perhaps as often as it is done abroad
this might be some reasons why they do or dont do and when in my opinion
cos if na rented house wetin concern you? and if the landlord wont paint his own house na him sabi nor be im dey collect the rent? thats his business
i have seen more people paint houses sha when their child is getting married, burial, birthday, or some thanksgiving thats seems to be a perfect time to paint the house
plus lastly some people are afraid if the house looks too new and nice it might attract those people
yes nah thiefi thiefi ohhhhhhhhhh did i say that

rotflmaoooooooooooooooooooooooooo

for real?

deb:

@poster, your mum just gave you a very good excuse.
Its not true. There is even a speculation that Lagos state
government will soon begin to enforce painting of houses.

Thank God!!

Bara-yeks:

ur mum is right , its not against nigerian culture though, its against benin culture
ur not soppose to repaint or alter the houses left for u by dead parents and relatives

wow, 4 real? Learned sth new

Repainting houses is not against the Nigerian culture.I believe that your mother is trying to mean another thing,maybe in your discussion.Try to ask her the meaning of what she said.I think she will give you the right answer.

Make i tell u the truth, moni no dey thats why she say it is forbidden if moni dey, hmmm!!! na de other way round e go be

Lol(though i don't know the meaning).

My house was stil repainted dis december,infact
popsie did a complete renovation
if its a taboo,y paint d house in d first place?

favouredjb:

My house was stil repainted dis december,infact
popsie did a complete renovation
if its a taboo,y paint d house in d first place?

if it is not, why are many house left unpainted after building?

The statement is not true. But is paint expensive? I believe there should be some code enforcement on the outer appearance of homes. Cause some homes look ridiculous.

Is that really the University of Lagos?? ?   ?

what are they professors and students colour/dirt blind?

It is sad to conclude that the contributor of the above topic belongs to a desendant of the under class of Nigerian economic migrants that were smuggled abroad via a scrutum sack. The individual in question is bereft of a gumption, hence can not use their low IQ to decipher a fictitious scenario from reality. This barely litrate slowpoke has the temerity and audacity to raise such a trivial issue. I will suggest to all members of the forum not to waste time responding to such a juvenile diliquent derived topic.

cibilola:

It is sad to conclude that the contributor of the above topic belongs to a desendant of the under class of Nigerian economic migrants that were smuggled abroad via a scrutum sack. The individual in question is bereft of a gumption, hence can not use their low IQ to decipher a fictitious scenario from reality. This barely litrate slowpoke has the temerity and audacity to raise such a trivial issue. I will suggest to all members of the forum not to waste time responding to such a juvenile diliquent derived topic.

I dont think it's trivial, the delivery is a bit cheeky but generally points to the cleanliness of the society, I dont think the environment is being taken seriously enough