I’m very careful when it comes to opinions. Everybody has the right to an opinion and so do I. You also have the right not to care about or read or listen to mine, just as I have the right to do to yours.
In short: Opinions are like assholes. Everybody has one, but you don’t need to show yours to everybody, because not everybody wants to see it.
How not to be a Winer
It’s easy. All you have to do is to state your opinion about something only once.
“It’s hot today!” is Acceptable once and only once. When you say it more than once, you are becoming a complaining person.
“Load shedding is a bitch!” is something many South Africans open a conversation with. Yes, we all know it, because all of us experience it. Constantly talking about the government’s shortfalls is going to change exactly nothing. Stop reminding people about the negative and become a change for the posative.
And should your conversational companions tell you to “quit complaining” if you stated your opinion once, and only once, tell them to fuck off. Remember: You do have the right to a opinion — just like everybody else does.