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Why Do Poor Men Dress Too Much by ShalliFvckMe(op): 9:37am On Jan 14
Last Sunday Service was an eye opener

I saw a former PDP chairman brother from a very wealthy political family.

He was very low key in dressing
Infact he was wearing sandal pams undecided

And you have guys who dressed up like they are going to visit Trump in White house.

Some of them even came with walking sticks and their traditional atire looking like a million bucks.

When church ended,
Senior man entered his Lexus 2024
All those boys entered Keke and left

I keep wondering, why do poor people dress like a million bucks??

Re: Why Do Poor Men Dress Too Much by Arkmanbuddy(m): 9:47am On Jan 14
It is the need to impress, the need to show that one is doing well. The rich don't have anything to prove to anybody, their assets speak for them.

Moreover, the rich would rather spend to buy more income-generating assets than liabilities. The reverse is the case for the poor and middle class.
Re: Why Do Poor Men Dress Too Much by Sonnobax15(m): 9:48am On Jan 14
lipsrsealed
So your own definition of poor people is when they dress decently and enter Keke? undecided

Guy,you never know life........

Oyibo man wey say --"Dress the way you want to be addressed". You think say na fool abi?

There are wealthy men who dress too much too......Just that,not everybody has the time for such things, and most times it even depends on the kind of mood one is ,at that moment.

Personally,I love dressing simple..... Whether I guide or not,that's my kind of person...So stop generalizing these things please.
Re: Why Do Poor Men Dress Too Much by HacheNoire: 9:49am On Jan 14
Poor people tend to look rich, impress and create a fiction of the world they envisage to live even when they don’t have the funds to live it.

I think it all boils down to the financial literacy of the poor.

As a matter of fact, poor people spend more than the rich with relation to their net worth.

Okon will have a $10 million and buy a G class of $195, 000, while Jide will have NGN10 million Naira and buy a car of NGN8,000,000

The poor are not good with saving, investing or anything that has to do with mathematics. Once they can oppress their neighbors, colleagues at work, and church members, they don’t mind remaining poor. That is why they are always the loudest in the room. Trying to force what they not on people around them.
Re: Why Do Poor Men Dress Too Much by rickpat(m): 9:53am On Jan 14
Why do you think they have fake gucci, Nike etc is for the poor to buy and wear to feel relevant and feel their esteem has being built
Re: Why Do Poor Men Dress Too Much by sweetonugbu: 10:04am On Jan 14
empty barrel
Re: Why Do Poor Men Dress Too Much by ogaprime(m): 10:16am On Jan 14
Na to fake am until you make am.
Re: Why Do Poor Men Dress Too Much by Nemesis0147(m): 10:54am On Jan 14
lol
You don’t know anything…go and price what he is putting on.
I have a friend that wears Hermes palms of 1m plus.
They dress simple but wear expensive and original designs.
Re: Why Do Poor Men Dress Too Much by Diamond098454(f): 11:10am On Jan 14
That he dressed simply doesn't mean it's cheap or affordable no no no

What he is putting on may worth millions of Naira

Rich people dress simple but classy
Re: Why Do Poor Men Dress Too Much by Diamond098454(f): 11:12am On Jan 14
You are right

Nemesis0147:
lol
You don’t know anything…go and price what he is putting on.
I have a friend that wears Hermes palms of 1m plus.
They dress simple but wear expensive and original designs.
Re: Why Do Poor Men Dress Too Much by Diamond098454(f): 11:13am On Jan 14
Good point
Arkmanbuddy:
It is the need to impress, the need to show that one is doing well. The rich don't have anything to prove to anybody, their assets speak for them.

Moreover, the rich would rather spend to buy more income-generating assets than liabilities. The reverse is the case for the poor and middle class.
Re: Why Do Poor Men Dress Too Much by Diamond098454(f): 11:16am On Jan 14
Hahaha🤣🤣🤣 I can't stop laughing
You are so funny
rickpat:
Why do you think they have fake gucci, Nike etc is for the poor to buy and wear to feel relevant and feel their esteem has being built
Re: Why Do Poor Men Dress Too Much by Thereedemer: 11:51am On Jan 14
If you poor wahala
Of you b man another wahala
Re: Why Do Poor Men Dress Too Much by KingDashx(m): 11:52am On Jan 14
I remember back then in school when some of my guys wanted to church everyone bought new clothes, except me...


Just to impress, some even said if you don't have iphone 12, that was the latest phone that time you shouldn't follow them.. in my mind I was saying na God we won go showoff to abi wetin.


Funny thing is you'll dress better than your helper, that's an opportunity missed, rich people don't shout often, you'll know by their behavior
Re: Why Do Poor Men Dress Too Much by rickpat(m): 11:57am On Jan 14
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Diamond098454:
Hahaha🤣🤣🤣 I can't stop laughing
You are so funny
Re: Why Do Poor Men Dress Too Much by Nemesis0147(m): 11:59am On Jan 14
KingDashx:
I remember back then in school when some of my guys wanted to church everyone bought new clothes, except me...


Just to impress, some even said if you don't have iphone 12, that was the latest phone that time you shouldn't follow them.. in my mind I was saying na God we won go showoff to abi wetin.


Funny thing is you'll dress better than your helper, that's an opportunity missed, rich people don't shout often, you'll know by their behavior
iPhone 12 was the later phone when you were in school?
Lol
Re: Why Do Poor Men Dress Too Much by KingDashx(m): 12:06pm On Jan 14
I be young man wetin you expect..
Nemesis0147:
iPhone 12 was the later phone when you were in school?
Lol
Re: Why Do Poor Men Dress Too Much by richiemcgold:
You don't need to dress flamboyantly to impress people. That's just a poor man's way of proving unnecessary point.
Re: Why Do Poor Men Dress Too Much by Nobody:
[quote author=ShalliFvckMe post=138129262]Last Sunday Service was an eye opener
Re: Why Do Poor Men Dress Too Much by BrickDevo: 1:39pm On Jan 14
Rich people dress too much too
Re: Why Do Poor Men Dress Too Much by BodyCount: 1:39pm On Jan 14
Like NEOLIFE directors

Thos Con artists dey always make me laugh...
Re: Why Do Poor Men Dress Too Much by inoki247: 1:39pm On Jan 14
Lol they want to dress like there miracle and also pepper there enemy and hater...
Re: Why Do Poor Men Dress Too Much by Rilwayne001: 1:40pm On Jan 14
You don't expect people to look like their problem.
Re: Why Do Poor Men Dress Too Much by cr7lomo: 1:40pm On Jan 14
Insecurities...they wanna prove that they are capable
Re: Why Do Poor Men Dress Too Much by Blunt99: 1:40pm On Jan 14
Very dumb topic

and even worse, on the front page undecided


Next!
Re: Why Do Poor Men Dress Too Much by VeeVeeMyLuv(m): 1:41pm On Jan 14
Not in Nigeria



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Re: Why Do Poor Men Dress Too Much by Authoreety: 1:41pm On Jan 14
Inferiority complex na him dey cause am o
Re: Why Do Poor Men Dress Too Much by floss(m): 1:41pm On Jan 14
Lack of self confidence is the reason, and when your name can’t move mountains, you try to use your appearance to do so
Re: Why Do Poor Men Dress Too Much by smokinloud(m): 1:43pm On Jan 14
In Nigeria, there are lot of advantage in dressing okay.
Re: Why Do Poor Men Dress Too Much by Alusiizizi(m): 1:44pm On Jan 14
Sonnobax15:
lipsrsealed
So your own definition of poor people is when they dress decently and enter Keke? undecided
Surely, this is not a serious question. Someone who spends all the money that he has in his account on designer shoes and shirt would not hesitate to purchase a Lexus if it was even remotely within reach.
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