The Language Twist during Hard Financial Times

THE LANGUAGE TWIST DURING HARD FINANCIAL TIMES
Most of us, if not all have at one point or another gone through financial crisis and meltdowns. Times when budgeting proved daunting and you just couldn't buy every ‘necessary’ thing no matter how you strived to prioritize the language automatically changes without us even being in the know.
All of a sudden food is not really a major necessity. You  hear comments like whoever said ‘breakfast is the most important meal of the day’ was not a 21st century trained and licensed nutritionist.Breakfast,lunch and supper no longer go by their distinct names but become ‘meals’ so that if one is missed it’s not really a big deal. One discovers that pishori tastes better even without stew just a dash of salt as amazingly that is the last item to go.Royco  become a luxury with statements like : ‘I like my food natural’. The nutritional fact that sugar feeds cancer becomes a reality thus plain tea becomes fashionable.
For ladies, salons are avoided like the plague and wigs are the ‘in thing’ or simply we go back to our African roots and prefer our kinky hair and say we love being authentic.
Credit of course becomes scarce thus our personalities become introverted and we say we like our ‘peace and quiet’ or due to lack of internet bundles we assert that we are not that into Facebook or Twitter ('twira') and that social networking and more so technology is a drag and hinders us from the beautiful moments of just living life and enjoying every second of it. We prefer to call once in a blue moon than text every other day when we cannot consistently subscribe to free texts.
We decide that walking is the healthiest and easiest exercise known to man when there is no fare to move around town. Visiting friends becomes a deliberative task so that we categorize them into groups so that we weigh if it is worth going through all the trouble of seeing them. ‘Chilling at home’ becomes the latest hobby additions so that we wage war against outdoor activities with excuses like the weather is risky or the sun is not good for our skin. We say that we have ‘specific events’ that we attend so no need to attend every other event listed on the social calendar.
In matters wardrobe, we say that with fewer clothes it is easier to maintain our closets thus no need for that extra pair of jeans or wedges. We flip through fashion magazines and we wonder how one can spend that much money on a single dress, a dress that is worn once and never to be touched again. We go on pointing fingers at celebrities, the rich and famous and wonder how they have all that money despite their global philanthropic tendencies.
In religious circles, it is a hard debate with our maker of how you have been a diligent giver in the past and that He should understand where you are coming from when you offerings become minimal or to extreme cases non existence. Women talk of how 'chamas' are not for everyone especially if it is their turn to give their dues.
Financial hardships to a great extent shed light on what is beneficial in our lives and what is simply a waste.However,no sooner are we loaded again that we go back to the same habits and lose the critical eye and we realize it is just a cycle. Let’s hope it is not vicious...LOL.