Why I Stopped Giving People Money On Firdays
Popular Nigerian singer Teni has opened up on why she stopped givign fans money on Fridays.
She spoke in a viral video that has now gone viral.
The music star explained that she refuses to hand out money on Fridays because people often use it to eat in pepper soup.
Speaking in Pidgin English, Teni said: “Me I no dey give anybody money on Friday. No no no, if you give person money on Friday, them go use your money go chop pepper soup ooh.”
Narrating a recent experience, she recounted how she once gave someone money, only for the person to spend it on a large plate of catfish pepper soup.
See reactions below:
User Bigshamx commented: “U fit give person money for Monday make e keep am till Friday and still use am chop pepper soup 😂🤣.”
Another user, Chiamaka, wrote: “Humans are always going to feel and entitled to your money. The moment you start a little bit of Favour to entitlement. This is the reason why a lot of people don’t even like to help anymore because you decide to put in the work and help someone they will try to make it look as if you are entitled to helping them.”
Sharing a similar experience, Evade added: “One day one girl ask me for money the next thing I dey see her snap and she dey cold stone Dey lick ice cream ahhh me wey no go the cold stone I no get sense? 😂😂 E pain me gan.”
Watch the video here
Why I stopped gifting people money on Fridays — Singer Teni opens up
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