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STREET TALK
With John Vianney Nsimbe
Brenda Nabukenya, Student
Wedding meetings reach no end; they discuss the same things
every week and that makes them irritating. They also impinge
on my personal life and disorganise my plans since they
become routine.
Amandah Nsalasatta, Student
When you’re not wealthy, wedding meetings are an embarrassment
because every time it’s money being sought with fines
at each turn. That makes wedding meetings irritating.
Belinda Namutebi, Public Relations
I don’t go for them anymore. Meetings become so monotonous.
I hate fines because they make meetings a milking tool.
It’s throwing the monkey; putting your burden on others.
If you can’t afford your wedding, who should? Send
me your budget and I just give you my contribution.
Michael Nakahebe, Marketer
This business of endless text messages as a reminder is
a pain; the fines after you’ve gone the day without
earning anything make me angry. The extravagance in the
budgets; weighing your baggage on others is a turn off and
then the fact that they drag on from 5pm to 9pm is a constant
irritant.
Andrew Kibuuka, 28, Accountant
I hate those meetings because of the over-valued fines that
leave you embarrassed. For example, a soda of Shs 500 may
be charged Shs 5000. Then of course the exaggerated budgets
that weigh down on a contributor. And the fact that they
keep you in extended meetings to devise ways of getting
extra money like that’s all you’ve to do.
Shamim Mbabazi, 20, Student
Wedding meetings irritate me because people discuss and
undervalue other people’s contributions. Even this
business of fines sucks. They want to milk the little money
you may have. The meetings turn into tax collectors’
congregations.
Diana Tumuheirwe, 23, Information Technology
One time I went for a wedding meeting and they fined me
to a point that I only had transport back to campus; you
can imagine. It’s even more irritating when some people
use wedding meetings to show-off how by competing in terms
of cash.
William Kizito, 24, Information Technology
Wedding meetings don’t irritate me at all because
they provide an opportunity to generate ideas for a good
wedding. I know some people hate fines but they’re
a way of getting money, which is cool. My only problem is
people failing to fulfil pledges.
Paul Lubega, 26, Computer Science
Wedding meetings bring out the true nature in people. People
willing to be around and contribute, are the true friends.
People who’re irritated by them just don’t want
to help even with their ideas.
Paul Bamutiina, 25, Student
I like wedding meetings because it’s through them
that you make friends who you can invite for your wedding
meetings too. It’s a case of helping others raise
funds and they’ll in turn contribute for you.
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