Ghanaian Culture (Ghana Dos & Don'ts) Things you don't do in Ghana
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- We are talking about some basics every Westerner should know about Ghanaian culture. If you are planning your first visit to Ghana or you're making arrangements for living in Ghana as an expat, there are some things you need to know. This video walks you through 7 things you don't do in Ghana as well as some Ghanaian culture and traditions you want to make sure to do. You will love hearing some helpful information about Ghana culture before you travel to Africa.
Including some serious no-no’s!
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No smoking, no drunks, no swearing, no revealing clothes
for women? That's wonderful!!
I want to live here.
@@Z8Q8 there are some, alot
But can I ask why you just said for women? Or did you forget men exist?? Id1ot 🙄
We all wear revealing clothes and get drunk, seek help!! we living it up 💅🏽
When Ghanaians invite you to their table, they genuinely meant it. That's the culture. Even if that's all they have the day, they don't mind sharing it but if you won't eat, it's OK.
Thanks for that comment @Rancho, appreciate it 😉!
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They actually mean it when they say you are invited . Joining a Ghanaian in his meal means a lot for me my mum taught me to keep a little extra food for the stranger. There is always enough food to share we actually live it only may be the mixed races may not appreciate it.
I'm a Ghanaian. If they knew you were coming to visit they'll make extra food and serve you which you shouldn't refuse. But when you were not expected, the person's food may not be enough for him but will still say u r invited out of courtesy but may not really mean it
Men I like Ghana already, no cigars, alcohol, humble people. Nice place
Hi guys
With respect to the drinks. If you cannot consume it all, just take a sip and say thank you but if its in a bottle its better to accept and take it away when leaving.
Thanks for the tip.
@Kwame abusah - Love that! Thanks for the comment ❤️️🇬🇭❤️️.
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I wholeheartedly agree with the don't compare the States to any african countries aka "Oh In America, we do it this way". I have taken someone from the U.S. to Togo and they did exactly that.....and I travel alone ever since. Great content guys !
Great comment - Thanks for adding to the conversation ❤️️💛💚!
I am American but it's so ridiculous. Like I'm going to another country to experience their culture not America's. Lol.
Exactly!!! just understand some differences and keep it moving 🤪🤪
U.S. States are more similar than African countries, it is a federation after all. But still they are different. And then when you consider how different ethnic culture and in every way a lot of division, it is often misleading to assume such homogeneous customs or behaviors than people say about USA.
Many people live in their own bubbles. That makes them say "we in America".
I guess Americans should be able to compare countries, after all it seems to be everyone's else's favorite pastime to bash America. The ole saying LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT sure is an option.
Ghana sounds like a wonderful country.
Great lessons, but as a Ghanaian, I've never heard a left-handed person apologize for writing with the left.
I laughed 😂😂on the bathroom part you remind me of my first time in USA when we landed in New York, I went to a strange and ask them for toilet 🚽 and the guy looked at me like am from Mars, he didn’t understand what I was asking nor I was not getting what he was talking, he was speaking so fast with a strong slang, but luckily by showing sign gestures he then come up with the word restroom 🚻, the hilarious 😂 thing is that I responded to him with I am not looking to rest am looking for toilet to release my intestines, he was confused so did I. Thanks God he escorted me to the toilets.
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You make no sense. If someone goes into a restaurant and says "Do you have a toilet?", they will obviously show them the bathroom. Additionally, "restroom" is not a valid English word and no American would ever say that word out loud - that is a 100% guarantee. Your story is obviously false.
@@Rayvn7You're slow.
My father became a chief in techiman in the brong ahafo region.He died last year and my mother will be going over for the funeral there. He brought tours of Americans there and the King made him a chief of development because he built water wells and electrical stations.
I haven't been back since 2006 but would love to return someday.
greetings from Albanian/Kosovo (Eastern Europe) god bless you guys Africa is rich in history
I love how the head wrap was tied to make it look like the African map in sync with the shape of her face.
The humility piece is so important but I think that’s applies no matter where you are. And, also being respectful of people and their culture 💯👌🏾
@Purposeful Living with Enyo - Love that! Thanks for the comment ❤️️🇬🇭❤️️.
Nope I don't act humble. Am the shit and I make it known, obviously I am wise lol 😂 not gonna start showing expensive stuff in a market but I ain't humble
The truth is the truth. If am the shit I show it and I always win.
Water is offered to all visitors to your home. The reasoning behind it is the visitor has traveled a long way to visit you and water is offered out of courtesy before you ask the reason for the visit. You should always accept the water even if you only sip some of it.
No smoking, No drinking and No boody-shorts... Ghana is sounding more, and More like HOME. Thanks as always for the great content. 👍🏾🌼
@Black Hannah -They drink now don't get us wrong. They are less likely to be out in public drunk and thanks for the comment 😊!
@@ExpatLifeGhana I’m glad you clarified because I’m gonna need a drink occasionally 😂
And don't forget humility. It's a virtue. No one likes braggarts and ostentation.
I'm loving the beautiful necklace!
The kissing is a Muslim thing, did she kiss the right cheek? Also Muslims use the left hand for the bathroom and right for eating.
Thanks for the great information.
Thanks so much for that @Reeny TO, really appreciate it 😉!
This true of us . As a kid, i always withness my uncles hidding to smoke. They never did smoke in front of the family eventhough they were over 25 years of age.
When a young one starts smoking ; he is considered a wayward person.
Its a shame to the whole family if you are found drunk even during festivals .
Great comment - Thanks for adding to the conversation ❤️️💛💚!
When I was a student at KNUST in 1982, everyone smoked. It was like being in Paris. It was crazy. When I started returning at the end of the 1990’s I was shocked to see hardly anyone smoked. There had been an aggressive campaign to educate the public and it worked. Now I don’t see anyone smoking. Occasionally someone but they are outside and away from other people.
@Dennis H -Things change for sure and thanks for the comment 😊!
Hello Ayo & Tony! Ghana sounds very modest. Sounds like a great place to be a family and raise young kids.
@Cotton ForTheSoul - It definitely is and thanks for the comment 😊!
Brother ru crazy raise kids in Ghana hell no stay in usa trust me
Actually Ghanaians are considered to be arrogant within the West Africa region.
@@bbalderston125Ghanaians are sweet
@@JemimaNta Ghana is a hate state that terrorizes its own LBGT citizens and asks anyone in West Africa - considered arrogant and obtuse.
I'm left handed and I've never had to apologize.
Maybe I missed it, but one definite DO is, respect your elders. And it doesn't matter much what age you are. I'm 60+ and I still refer to my age-mates' parents as Mother and Papa So-and-so (in their 80s). Children should not use first names for their elders. It's Uncle Kofi and Auntie Grace... Never Kofi and Grace. I would put this before left-hand/right-hand.
And, as always, thank you so much for this Ayo and Tony for your channel! Ghana is a wonderful country. Before the return, during the return and after the return! We just got back to Canada from a one-month visit (sorry we missed you) and I'm already missing Ghana!
...You obviously meant DON'T, since unreasonable narcissistic demands are obviously never acceptable in any country.
@@Rayvn7 they really are Big on respect. Like I had a African friend and I was picking him up and his people were highly disappointed that I didn’t come in and speak. It seems odd to me at the time but they thought it was disrespectful or at the least distasteful and this was in America.. lol
My boyfriend is from Ghana. One day I handed him food with my left hand and his eyes 👀 got really big. Then he told me about the right hand vs the left hand lol. It's definitely a cultural difference because none of my Americans friends were familiar with it. We use our dominant hand ✋ for most things lol.
This was a great video. It was very enlightening. I see a lot of what your saying in my Ghanaian boyfriend.
Your head wrapping skills are tops!! Love that!
Glad you like them!
I think the transition for me is going to be easy culturally because it's soooo similar to us living here in Grenada( Caribbean), i guess our ancestors really kept the culture alive, i love it already and i'm not there yet, but soon return to my motherland.
You’re right
The hospitality, manners and respect is refreshing and not surprising. I hate that our morals and respect for each others life pleasure and safety has eroded by WS, politics and even by the church. Pray 4 the 🇺🇸.
Beautiful culture. Long live Ghana long live my Africa
@Slabert Mensah - Love that! Thanks for the comment ❤️️🇬🇭❤️️.
I'm white from Canada, but I work as a psw in Ontario and have met SO MANY beautiful people! My most recent friends from work have been from Ghana and Tanzania and they keep talking about how I needed to visit because I've never been able to afford to leave Canada but have always needed to travel! After watching many videos of the down towns and all of the beautiful markets and musicians I REALLY want to go! MY only fear is that I'd be considered a un-welcomed for obvious reasons, but my friend keeps saying that only there will be warmth and welcoming! I'm saving up for my honey moon and my boyfriend and I are really looking at Ghana! I'm excited to see not just another Country, but an entirely new Continent! What a beautiful culture and growing up by wasaga beach I think I'd feel at home! Thank you for all the teachings so I don't come across as disrespectful!
I really appreciate your beautiful observations about Ghana. I'm a Ghanaian living in Barcelona Spain. You have really talked about the very truth about Ghana. Example, Ghanaians are travellers in nature, so there are Ghanaians in all over the world that wherever one is coming from, there Ghanaians there . In fact , almost every family in Ghana is having a relative abroad. So bring humble as a foreigner in Ghana is the best, because the person u may bragg to all in the name of coming from America or any other part of the world you may come from, that person might be having a relative there or even had travelled before. No smoking in public especially if you are a female. For a female to smoke is regarded as uncultured and uncivilised...if it becomes extremely difficult for a woman who smokes to find a husband, I mean a rational man for marriage, never for a woman who smokes, in fact your family would even abandon. Right hand ✋ is for total respect for every human being whilst the left hand is regarded for cleaning or doing the unclean things like holding toilet paper when you visit ladies or the gents... You are doing a great job and We love you so much and appreciate you for letting people know who Ghanaians are really are.
Booked my next trip. Will be in Ghana at the end of December. Traveling this time with three members of my family!
@TAHIRA Productions, Inc. - You will be here for the and thanks for the comment 😊! Here is the link to our closed Facebook group for expats planning to move to Ghana & those already there (facebook.com/groups/350881975912888)👍🏽🇬🇭❤️.
You're always welcome
Crazy how some of those customs are universal. My father taught us the same handshake /greeting rules.
"Waste Not" definitely crushes the starving Africans sterotype! Thank you for all these tips, Tony & Ayo.
@Steven Reliford -Appreciate the feedback and thanks for the comment 😊!
The only reason that stereotype exists is because of famines in East Africa in the 1980s. But unfortunately most Americans seem to still think that Africa is a country. Even though Ghana is very far away from say Ethiopia. Both geographically as well as culturally.
Right here on UA-cam I was called a dick and a racist for saying the starving African stereotype needs to die. I'm super cereal
Thank you so much for the crucial information. After my African ancestry test come in I can't wait to come visit Ghana. Thank you guys for the realistic expectations on moving there. 😎👍🏾✊🏾
Glad it was helpful!
I like this! You remind me of someone at Serenity House.
y’all looking so beautiful today.
Thanks so much for that @Eadred wallace, really appreciate it 😉!
THANKS for bringing this to me GOD bless you all
I've been laughing my heart out.. Very very funny.. "I'm coming oooo" 😂😂😂
You guys have really learnt a lot within a short time.. Very very amazing. I'm enjoying your videos the more
I am Nigerian and Ghana is my favorite African country because of Kwame Nkrumah. I came here to learn about Ghana
Ghanaians are deliberately understated.
Great comment - Thanks for adding to the conversation ❤️️💛💚!
Ghanaians have their own time called, GMT meaning, Ghana Man Time which originally means Greenwich Mean Time.
You've got that right @GHANA VIEWS! Thanks for commenting ❤️️🇬🇭❤️️!
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Hahahaa. That's very true but it's the same all over Mother Africa and I kept wondering why is it so? This is why the West misconstrue it as laziness of the Africans. I came across a short video titled, 'Why people believed that Lions are Lazy.' Most of the time, they are either sleeping or resting. Even the way they walk, so majestic and gorgeous as though they don't have a care in the world. But in a split second, it can pounce into action when there is a need. It's all because of the SUN and the HEAT. It's an innate energy conservation strategy. That's why most cultural tribes in Africa have the Lion as their Totem
The Greenwich meridian passes through Tema in Ghana may be ie why it is the ghanamans time🤣🤣🤣 "why worry?? Gods time is the best "our popular saying too
I’m guilty of comparing but… it was in a way where I praised the values of Ghanaian culture compared my own home city (UK) - it was more complementary to their culture. I expressed that there’s a lot we in the west can learn from Ghanaian culture and values
I had also shown our driver the differences in our roads and architecture - I expressed that the UK is a majorly uniform place - and that ghanas freedom and laid back attitude was a refreshing culture shock for me
We had a good laugh about it because the whole exchange was pretty comedic and we were both pretty bewildered at the same time
Also one of the first things I noticed is how humble everyone is and that nobody complains about anything - I followed suit with this and did my best to match that energy (especially knowing that British people tend to complain a lot) 😂
When i see the convention or the information about Ghana i think most Africa are the same .
I hope you have a lovely time in Africa.
I know you are going to be happy in Africa
The advice is actually good for anyone, even those of us who were born in Ghana.
Great comment - Thanks for adding to the conversation ❤️️💛💚!
The tipping your talking about actual started during the colonial days. When someone came into a tavern and they were in a hurry there was a box at the end of the table that had TIPS written on it. TIPS is a acronym for Too Insure Prompt Service. You would put several dollars/shillings into it and it would get you better service.
I never knew that! Interesting
Thank you for that info!
You have done well in your questions and answers God bless you all
Thank you for your comment! ❤️️👍😊
✊🏿HI TONY, I LIKE YOUR BEAUTIFUL NECKLACE..... Great tips 👍🏽
@Samuel Kobby -Thank you and thanks for the comment 😊!
I just adore you both and the boys! Great content, great presentation! Peace and blessings.
Thank you for your comment! ❤️️👍😊
Spent 13 days in Ghana October 2017. Lovely people! I wanted to know how they did things. Loved worshipping with them.
Awesome Couple. All the best
@EVANGELIST BRIGHT TV - Love that! Thanks for the comment ❤️️🇬🇭❤️️.
Ohhh...I really like Tony's tipping strategy and I can't wait to try it...I think them seeing the tip upfront on the table is an incentive for them to provide good service... it's all psychological I guess 🤷🏾♀️
@Maryann Nkansa - It works and thanks for the comment 😊!
This is a most important video. Shows that the morals of Ghana is way way ahead of western morals.
Thanks.
@Leonard Grant - Love that! Thanks for the comment ❤️️🇬🇭❤️️.
Are you kidding me? You beat up children for discipline, but pepper and ginger in their genitals for "dicipline" do juju, have corrupt governments, it's normal to treat children like slaves, theres still widowhood rites and witchcamps etc please! next time you speak, speak with sense
😂😂😂 in Ghana there's still fgm and widowhood rites going on in some parts, children are b3aten for "discipline" even in schools, children (even toddlers and I've witnessed this myself) have pepper and ginger forcefully put in their g3nitals for "discipline", their leaders are corrupt, treating children like slav3s is a norm, juju practices are not rare, littering is rampent, lecturers even sleep with their female students in big universities. Etc etc please thoroughly educate yourself before barking. They even have a slavery like system there too. F00lish comment 😂
😂😂😂 there's still widowhood rights in some areas and fgm practices, juju being done is not uncommon, children are b3aten for "discipline", etc. You lack s3nse
Both of you looks healthy. God bless you all
@Beatrice Owusu Achaw -We are feeling awesome and thanks for the comment 😊!
As a Ghanaian I will say the LEFT HAND thing is number 1 on our list,I don't know how that thing came up but it is very important in our society.
@Nana Asomani - It sure is and thanks for the comment 😊!
Hi I'm looking to travel to Takoradi to settle there, how much do I need to settle in an inexpensive area.
I love the advice to be humble 🙏🏽💕
Great comment - Thanks for adding to the conversation ❤️️💛💚!
The left hand thing im mindfull of i learned that in Nigeria were my ex was left handed and everybody apologised for it and was shocked it didnt bother me
Ive been greeted post covid by that handshake and hugs and kisses
You guys are so good at being so informative but in a fun way so another great vid from you both
Great comment - Thanks for adding to the conversation ❤️️💛💚!
God-demn, you look good. A proper Ga-Mantse.
Thanks so much for that @k. Sugar, really appreciate it 😉!
Yeah, Tony looks like the GA.
I went to Legon in the 70s, I got so many questions about politics. I was amazed at how aware my fellow students were. I guess that’s mostly at the university. Most students smoked and drank a lot too. Everything else reflected my experience there. I was there from 1975 -79. I loved it despite the political issues that occurred at that time.
Oh men. You came during some really rough times: every year was a military coup or an attempt at one.
Thank you for your comment! ❤️️👍😊
Greetings Expat Life Ghana, I am elated that the family is enjoying life in Ghana and thank you for sharing this very valuable information as it is indeed informative and inspirational.
Thank God for letting them know things in Ghana. About our things we do in Ghana
Thank You so much! I'm on my way to Ghana Accra and I could see myself doing bunch of the tabu stuff😳
Most at times,it's the men that smoke,not women.,well said,thanks
Thank you for your comment! ❤️️👍😊
Oo thanks
Thanks for the advice. I’ll be there August 15, 2021. So excited!!! All my food is on its way in a container. Booty shorts yanked from suit case🤣🤣🤣. Again thank you for all of your information. I now know why my boyfriend stares at me when I’m eating 😂. I’m picking fish bones out the bowl with both 🙌🏽. But he doesn’t say anything so I keep doing it🤣I’ll work on that. I believe he doesn’t correct me bc I’m strong willed. Challenging me is scary for him. But I respect his culture and I’m coming for his mother’s approval even though he’s almost 50.😂I get it though. Everything is going to be great… Aunties and uncles living here in Ohio love me so I’m sure his mom is well on her way too😅. I plan to be very poised. His nieces and nephews are also very excited about me coming. 2 actually arrive here tomorrow and plan to fly out with us in August. Wish me luck
@Nikki Anderson -I'm sure you are gonna have a great time! Don't worry about the mother, bring her a nice bottle of perfume and she will be very grateful and thanks for the comment 😊!
Great day, date and time to be traveling there my sister.. that's my Birthday. Lol... Enjoy your travels.. be safe and stay blessed.. sho nuff
How did you ship your food ? What company did you use ?
@@IamADaughterofSarahIsrael my boyfriend exports goods to Ghana so he just added my food.
Please let me know how it went... I'm going to Accra Ghana November 18 2021 I will meet my boyfriend's parents.... Very nervous 💗 please share your experience 😊
Wow...am a left hand person been all my life 👀...that is going to be very interesting when I visit in September 🤔
No it won't. Leftyism has always been against the grain in a right handed world. U know that. Don't even go to the arab countries. They'll ridicule u to the extreme.
@MICHELLE DARDEN - Just something to keep in mind and thanks for the comment 😊!
I definitely am not fearful of anyone's thoughts of left hand or right hand..if I can live in the USA where people have issues because of my BEAUTIFUL BLACK SKIN...surely someone's thoughts about my Wonderful blessful left hand want shake me. ❤..some people have no hands..I serve a Awesome GOD that will continue to protect me in all things. ❤✝️❤..thanks for sharing ☑
A friend of mine from the UK was wearing a pair of shorts in Ghana and was asked by the Ghanian famly
Are you going to the beach?
@pearl Raji -Some shorts they think are swim trunks and thanks for the comment 😊!
Greetings from Brazil. Very good and useful tips. Thanks for taking the time for sharing them.
Tony your necklace is wicked !!! 🔥🔥🔥
Thanks so much for that @Ed, really appreciate it 😉!
Thank you Ayo and Tony. I got some books from the library about this topic. The library has a limited selection on Ghana. You provided much more detail and nuisances. Also, the comments are helpful. Have you considered writing a book about moving to and living in Ghana?
Thanks for sharing! No book in the making...yet.
Been binge watching...living in (Dublin) Ireland from Cameroon
I appreciate your channel. It is my dream to visit Ghana. Your channel is teaching me a lot of what to expect and how to handle myself when visiting. Thank you very much for sharing.
Glad to hear that.
THE LEFT HAND....i guess it is a thing in Africa..love you guys from Tanzania
@citylink project - Would heave to research that a little more know for sure and thanks for the comment 😊!
you all are looking particularly lovely today lol
@NerdyGirl Travels - Love that! Thanks for the comment ❤️️🇬🇭❤️️.
Wow! I think there’s not much anyone can teach you guys about Ghanaian culture. You guys knows it all
@fred ado - We are just scratching the tip and thanks for the comment 😊!
Thanks for showing me do’s and don’s.
These were very helpful tips. I’ll be traveling to Ghana with a tour group (Maximum Impact Travel) in August! I’m so excited! But I’m a lefty🤦🏽♀️💁🏽♀️
@Viktorious Extensions -If you say "sorry for the left" a couple of times it will go a long way and thanks for the comment 😊!
I follow maximum impact too, Jay is really good and can't wait to hear your story about Ghana. Akwaaba in advance 👏❤👌
You chose the best tour group trust me🔥🔥
This was educational and entertaining 😀
Thanks so much for that @Stuyvesant Rockwell, really appreciate it 😉!
Great info ❤i love the info beautiful family
Mate! u guys leant a lot , all what you u saying are fact and truth, one thing i may add .Hardly to see ladies smocking , i hope still is.
@Yorkeshire Protection - No ladies smoking for sure and thanks for the comment 😊!
We Ghanaians love you greatly enjoyed your lives to the full in Mother Ghana.
Thank you again for the great information you guys are awesome
Thank you for your comment! ❤️️👍😊
The left hand is a taboo in Nigerian culture as well. We don't even wear our wedding bands on our left hand.
What? That's on another level. Ironically, the heart is on the left though.
@@amencal hahaha
When my Nigerian fiancé proposed, he put the ring on my right hand. I switched it after but he instinctively avoided my left hand.
@Delim Jamar - Something to know and thanks for the comment 😊!
wow thats very authentic
The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth... This one got me laughing throughout.. Great job guys
@Sellie's Kiddie Haven - Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the comment 😊!
Tony looking fresh.
Thanks so much for that @S M, really appreciate it 😉!
Wow, as usual. The toilet/bathroom part makes sense in my opinion because you are NOT going to take a bath, you are going to use the toilet/wc. By the way did you watch the full opening of the POKUASE INTERCHANGE yesterday by the President ? The night view was stunning, with lights, just like day time. Very Impressive. They said that was the reason they were having power cuts, just to connect the lights at the interchange.
Those who ask for a “bathroom” in a public place in America simply weren’t taught correctly that you actual say “restroom” when at restaurants, stores, etc.
@James Bond - Missed that opening but it is very impressive and thanks for the comment 😊!
I needed this video. More plz
Love your insightful insights on a wonderful country. Too many good experiences to report. Only regret... wish I had the benefit of your wisdom prior to my first visit.
Great comment - Thanks for adding to the conversation ❤️️💛💚!
Beautiful family. Gorgeous young , young man
Thank you so much!
Hello from Ireland. New subscriber. Ye are so charming.
This was a wealth of great information that I was curious about. I think that Westerners don’t even consider that their behavior needs to be modified going to another country or continent. I don’t know if they are just oblivious or self-consumed, but either way it can get you caught-up.
Its nothing to worry about getting caught up about, just use your best manners, be respectful, use your common sense and just observe the behaviors and you will pick up on the etiquette rather quickly. I have spent lengthy trips in Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Ghana, South Africa, Morocco and Egypt.
@Gabrielle Hollis - That western mentality is the devil and thanks for the comment 😊!
You have done well things people don't know thank you
You're right about everything but ESPECIALLY the portions. Ghanaian folk EAT. Especially at breakfast. Waakye is insane. I remember getting Waakye at a chop bar one morning and it could have fed my whole family. I took the leftovers away with me as my local friend brought his own plates (he lived up the road and did this regularly) so the chef was not offended, only amused by me weakling appetite and also appreciative of my intention to finish the rest of the food later as it was really delicious. Also you are right about be humble! A party of young twenty somethings from a different country came to a certain establishment (they seemed like a nice bunch of people to be fair) were not well received by the service staff. They openly said to me and my friend something like "oh here come the flashy *won't name the nationality but they did* looking like they want to be pop stars". You're also true about the smoking. Smokers leave the table even in an outside setting out of respect for the rest of the party without even asking if anybody is offended. As for the swearing I guess it depends on the setting maybe? In the town I stayed everyone did mild swears like shit but mostly avoided blasphemy and wouldn't use the F word.
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thanks for the tips. I've been doing some of the do's already and I live in the US. Like the right handshake or dap with snap, greetings and inviting. We have a high population of Ghanaian here where I love. I was invited to dinner, and I brought a dish. I didn't know it was disrespectful to bring dish. I was told its saying they can't afford to feed everyone. But they understood I was new and they eat the dish anyway.
Hi Fam, I'm planning but right now I'm recovering from two herniated disc, in my lower back, very painful. I have had this problem for about 8 or 9 months in addition to having to relocate. I was thinking that I would need surgery to get well but then I found that it could heal itself but I need to get lots of rest. Thanks to the Almighty it getting better!!! I still may need physical therapy, so that's where I am. I'm not sure now long it will all take, but "thanks" to all of you, for all the helpful information and the does and doesn't. You guys are my most favorite couple in the whole world, I know it's not always easy, two people have to be dedicated to each other. Nothing worthwhile is easy. But you two give us all hope. Much Love Always.
As someone raised and living in Greece I must say smoking and boody shorts along with sunshine and nothing less than perfect beaches are core fundamentals to a life of meaning for us.
Smoking is a core fundamental of life for you? That is pathetic hahahahaha.
My Turkish friends have the same left hand aversion. I think this might be a wide spread thing, or possibly Muslim? Because my friends from Turkey are usually Muslim.
Wow, my family and I moved to rural Vir, from the NYC suburbs, and I thought WE were pioneers! AFRICA!?! That is just incredible! It is more than a new chapter, it's a different book! I can see the happiness in your relationship, and I feel like I'm watching my husband and I telling our relatives about our move, and culture shock! The logger who cleared our land, he told my husband, "we don't have"streets", we have roads, here", when he mentioned the street! You both just s3em so excited, and I can relate to that, you are the adventurers of your family, like us!
Hi Toni, I saw an episode on Vanessa Kambi's vlog where you seemed to have issues finding a size 12 shoe. Beside getting one from here in the states, I would recommend getting one custom built for you. There are some great shoe makers in Ghana just as there are seamstresses. Do some research on that and I'm sure your issue would be fixed.
@Ike Ike -The shoes needed most are walking/running shoes, hard to find someone making something like that and thanks for the comment 😊!
@@ExpatLifeGhana oh ok, got it. Stay blessed!
The tipping before is interesting. Great video
Great info; my Ghanaian born husband just tried to veto a swimsuit because he said it was too short and people will look at me funny in Ghana, my thoughts it’s a swimsuit. Oh no; I’m missing another meet up!!! Any plans for one in September; we are there all month?
Marriage is an official ceremony to take u off the market & to put people on notice. That's why there are rituals, expenses and signatures involved. Anything u do to undermine, circumvent or communicate otherwise, is considered a breach. And is reprimandable or punishable by "law".
@Debby Bryant Duodu - Sorry you will miss out. Not sure about the next one after this coming one yet and thanks for the comment 😊!
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Your husband is wrong. Many young women wear bikinis at the pool and at the beach…
So happy to see your Happy!
I just subbed. Im a Ghanaian living in Texas. Moving back soon and would love to meet u when I do. U guys are lovely.
Wow! Chief Tony!! I love the beads
Glad you like them!
Expat Life Ghana great content! (I get on y'all sometimes but its all love :)
Thanks for that comment @fistandpen, appreciate it 😉!