Cheap is very expensive as compared to its opposite
One Phillipino guy at some bar in Chunga-Chingwere posed a question to his friends a question saying,
“What would you prefer guys, having to buy a good, durable and beautiful expensive shoe once in a while, or buying fancy looking, not-durable, cheap shoes every now and then, say, twice a month? Would you rather buy an expensive brand new car than buy a second hand cheap ride? Would it suffice for you to have a used smart phone rather than buying a brand new one? Well, if you asked me, in most of those interrogatives, my answer would be affirmative on the part of owning or purchasing new staff.”
His friends’ replies were fascinatingly interesting. One of them immediately answered, “Man I’d rather buy what I my payroll can take instead of straining myself for some showoff stuff. Though, honestly, I would rather tot-up on Royal Salute than drink Bols, heheh”
Then the first Philippino went back at him with another question,
“How many good restaurants or cafés at Zambian malls so far have free Wi-Fi for the customers? The answer is NONE! Even Mug and Bean makes its customers pay for the Wi-Fi they get to use while they are there. You ask why? Have you noticed the prices of things there as compared to other places? Every good spot at all these Malls in this country are so expensive,even more expensive than back home. But of course they are a lot cooler than the places that are cheaper and all. If there is one thing that I have learnt from my time here is that, ‘cheap is expensive guys’ and I don’t want you to forget that while you are here. It’s a nice place until you encounter the word ‘Gongha’ which means ‘fake’, ‘rubbish’, or ‘punked’ or something of that sort. Make sure you stay away from that sort of thing. Just know it means nothing good. You want solid examples, well, just try looking at my car and Jimmy’s busted metal trash right there and judge for yourself guys. Think of it as just the way things are back home and, supposedly, anywhere in the world”
The rest of the friends were new in Zambia so they just kept nodding or making snorting laugh-sounds and snickering in the background as the first guy kept blotting alone.
“Well, I guess it is a good thing to have to own new things instead of old things. But I would always consider how fat my wallet is for whatever I want to buy and whenever I want to buy that thing. Maybe I would get as brand new everything that is really important and perhaps keep down the spending on things that are puny or not so important.” The second phillipino asserted with a drop of his own sauce.
This happened at welcoming party of the three other phillipino people in Chunga-Chingwere over the long weekend. The two people who had lived here longer even speak vernacular (Nyanja) and even new that it was the 50th Anniversary of Independence for Zambia. They all seem to be here, in Zambia, for good intentions of legitimate business purposes.
“What would you prefer guys, having to buy a good, durable and beautiful expensive shoe once in a while, or buying fancy looking, not-durable, cheap shoes every now and then, say, twice a month? Would you rather buy an expensive brand new car than buy a second hand cheap ride? Would it suffice for you to have a used smart phone rather than buying a brand new one? Well, if you asked me, in most of those interrogatives, my answer would be affirmative on the part of owning or purchasing new staff.”
His friends’ replies were fascinatingly interesting. One of them immediately answered, “Man I’d rather buy what I my payroll can take instead of straining myself for some showoff stuff. Though, honestly, I would rather tot-up on Royal Salute than drink Bols, heheh”
Then the first Philippino went back at him with another question,
“How many good restaurants or cafés at Zambian malls so far have free Wi-Fi for the customers? The answer is NONE! Even Mug and Bean makes its customers pay for the Wi-Fi they get to use while they are there. You ask why? Have you noticed the prices of things there as compared to other places? Every good spot at all these Malls in this country are so expensive,even more expensive than back home. But of course they are a lot cooler than the places that are cheaper and all. If there is one thing that I have learnt from my time here is that, ‘cheap is expensive guys’ and I don’t want you to forget that while you are here. It’s a nice place until you encounter the word ‘Gongha’ which means ‘fake’, ‘rubbish’, or ‘punked’ or something of that sort. Make sure you stay away from that sort of thing. Just know it means nothing good. You want solid examples, well, just try looking at my car and Jimmy’s busted metal trash right there and judge for yourself guys. Think of it as just the way things are back home and, supposedly, anywhere in the world”
The rest of the friends were new in Zambia so they just kept nodding or making snorting laugh-sounds and snickering in the background as the first guy kept blotting alone.
“Well, I guess it is a good thing to have to own new things instead of old things. But I would always consider how fat my wallet is for whatever I want to buy and whenever I want to buy that thing. Maybe I would get as brand new everything that is really important and perhaps keep down the spending on things that are puny or not so important.” The second phillipino asserted with a drop of his own sauce.
This happened at welcoming party of the three other phillipino people in Chunga-Chingwere over the long weekend. The two people who had lived here longer even speak vernacular (Nyanja) and even new that it was the 50th Anniversary of Independence for Zambia. They all seem to be here, in Zambia, for good intentions of legitimate business purposes.