I had this particular roommate earlier this year. This girl talked a lot and we all knew her for that. She could talk and tell us all, stories about whatever she knew for hours and wouldn't stop talking. She was a vibe? yes but with talking too much, came a lot of looseness. This girl was very fond of talking down on people and insulted people a lot. She wouldn't form two sentences without using a fowl word. It was even worse when she decided to talk about somebody we didn't know and couldn't defend.
For instance, there was this one time she ordered something online and the person sold it at 15,000naira for her, which was a fair price. Few days after, she saw that same thing at the price of 12,000naira but she would have to wait for about two months before the goods arrive. At that moment, she began cursing the vendor that she bought from. Saying the lady is a thief, that she would never buy anything from her again, that all the girl knows how to do is collect money and deliver counterfeit products. A very untrue statement. We all admired that water bottle.
She slandered and soiled the girl's name to whoever cared to listen, forgetting that every vendor has their unique selling price. And this wasn't the only person she did it to in my presence. Her hair stylist, she insulted, her nail tech, she insulted. The most annoying part was that she always smiled around them and went back to them for their services.
She was very two faced and it was annoying to see her do it a lot. I never recommended anyone to her even when I knew she needed something, and needed a vendor because of this her attitude. So yeah, talking bad and insulting almost everyone, to make yourself feel better angers me.
Another thing that grates my nerves, when I hear people do it, is talking about all the good you've done, and all the gifts you've given, when nobody asked you. I've met people like that a lot in my life. There was this one time I went to register for a competition. I listened to the man in charge talk to me, and somehow, our conversation got to him telling me how and what he gifts people. He went as far as 'You see this man that just left, I was the one that trained him while he was in the village. He begged me to assist him with money for a course'. Excuse me sir, please, that information should be kept between you and him. I have no need for it..
I feel like if you're giving and telling everyone who and what you gave, what's the point of the giving? There's this particular girl I know. She gives a lot but her giving came with consequences. There's always a constant need to boast. For instance, if she gave you a cloth and you dare wear that cloth around her, everybody around her at that moment, is going to know the cloth came from her. If she doesn't do it while you're there, the moment you leave, she will tell them but while you're there, she'll ensure she draws enough attention to the cloth so everyone knows what she's talking. It's annoying really. Thanks to her, I know how poor her former roommates were, they ate her leftover soup.
Now, for people that tell lies unprovoked, what exactly is your driving force? The need to impress people that know you're lying? I hate it when I'm talking to someone and they say something that doesn't sound true in anyway. Nobody really cares about things you think they do. If you think telling me about unrealistic experiences will get to me, you are completely mistaken. I'll get angry, and just let the rest of your words pass through one ear and out the other. Let's do better please.