The Real Ghana (What Nobody Tells You About Moving to Ghana) Brace Yourself
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- Whether you're planning to move to Ghana or simply visiting, this video will give you a sneak peek into what life in Ghana is like and what you can expect when you get here. In this video, we'll cover nine essential things that you need to know before you pack your bags and Blaxit to Ghana.
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I am Nigerian .Reading the comments we Africans are just too defensive . Africa is so underdeveloped not because of time but because of corruption .I worked as a civil engineer in Nigeria. Nigeria and Ghana took loans from the IMF for infrastructure and this money ended up in ministers /Senators bank accounts in Switzerland and Dubai, that is why we lack infrastructure . Are regular people moving to our countries supposed to build roads and bridges and water systems and electric grids ? They have every right to complain about lack of BASIC AMENITIES in Africa in 2023!
Thank you for your post
I have read the comments and I have hardly seen anyone being defensive.
You talk too much, please don't come here to disgrace and destroy Ghana and Africa images o.k., when did Ghana and nigeria got independent? America and Europe is more than over years, but you campare them to us, stop destroy and disgrace Africa to the world, aaba
Amen
Wow, I never thought of it that way. When you contextualise it, you are absolutely correct.
Tony and Ayo, I am LMAO when you mentioned "Playground in the Mall". Ask Ghanaians about the game kids used to play called "Chas-ke-le", and you would find out that even the Gladiators of the Roman empire would dare not contest Ghanaians kids of pre-1990s lol. When we were growing up as kids, our playgrounds weren't confined like the Mall playgrounds of the US, or those popping up in Ghana now. We used to roam free and play all kinds of made-up games, with anyone, and that comradery in my opinion, is one of the reasons Ghanaians are "Charley-Charley" with everyone. Our parents never had to worry about our whereabouts or safety, because they knew we would come home when hungry and tired. Those were fun times, and wish it continues instead of these "Mall-ed" playgrounds ...it diminishes kids' "toughness". Great content as always.
My Ghana life is significantly cheaper than my life in NYC. I'm single though. I think Ghana is much cheaper for single people. We don't have to worry about school fees or which neighborhoods are better suited for children. I agree that a lot of Ghanaian women look sad. For the most part, the men are always smiling and joking and a lot of the women look depressed. I talk about this all of the time.
Ghanaian mother's are the heart and soul of the country, whenever I go back to Ghana and see them at the markets carrying and selling in that unfathomable heat; I am humbled. 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿. They deserve their flowers each day.
I don't like the candy and cookies here in the USA because it's too sweet for me.
Cheese making sounds like a lucrative business idea for some enterprising person to me. ❤️💫🌍
We love you guys and we are also in the process of moving to ghana. I know as Americans we have lots of resources but have no peace. My husband and I have great careers making over 500k together yearly. My parents are very well off as well through education in America. We live upper middle class lives, our kids go to the best schools but we don’t have any peace of mind. The anxiety i get when my kids go to school is insane! We are planning well and started businesses, building our house and we visit ghana twice a year. As far as ghana being a male dominated is awesome because I’m not a “strong black woman” as America like to call us. I’m a damsel in distress lol I’m weakkkk please save me lol i love that i have my husband handle all manly things and i sit back an relax. Ghana is not for everyone but my family feel the best when we’re in 🇬🇭
Yh when I started reading ur comment I knew u would like it in Ghana immediately lol
You are blessed. As an AA widow in Ghana, it is true that you need a man to speak for you.
I just visit for the first time in March.
1. I loved it.
2. I wondered why I didn’t visit sooner.
3. I didn’t want tↄ leave
4. Coming back in June. Will definitely be hitting you guys up on the next trip.
We spent 2wks in Ghana loved it. It was so nice just to be a person. We had a great time!!!!!
I'm reminded of a certain American who visited Ghana and made a big deal about snacks. Guess they were not wrong. Lol. Also, if women are treated slightly differently...is it unfair treatment, or just different treatment?
Is snack or sweets something to complain about? Among all the issues to deal with in life?
@@benbo7042 for some people, it might be an issue.
I think it depends on the people you associate with, and Gana, what I have found, is that the new generation of Ghanaians, who less just say are more educated, or may have family members who have travelled, and who are more enlightened, those men will treat you very courteously and with a lot more respect that will be the age group of 13 to 40. But older men still have a bit of a patriarchal nature and will still see you as the little woman. But slowly things are changing education. and the more expats, who moved to Gana, are slowly changing things.
Discovered you more than 2 years ago and FINALLY taking my 70 year old lively aunt to Ghana in October. Thank you for this important information.
Be glad that those snacks are not accessible it's not good for you
Male dominant in Ghana comes with respecting the woman too, So that makes the woman feels like a real woman
Here is something I think any regular walker should be told about Ghana. And that's Heads Up! And Heads Down! If you are used to walking around back home you CANNOT assume that the sidewalk and the road is a managed space. Low-hanging signs waiting for your head. Missing or faulty grates covering the gutters where they pass under the road or sidewalk. Oh - and let's not forget motorcycles or even trotros dodging oncoming traffic by popping onto the sidewalk. I have the scars on my head and the injured knee to prove it!
The snack foods we eat in the USA are processed and Franken😊 foods.
Being a business woman outside of the US affords “Super Woman” the ability to get help. My friend worked in West Africa and could afford a nanny and house helper and a modest income……. I can’t afford either on my higher salary in the US. 😂
Ghana is cool for all that
Great list. All true. Ghana is Amazing Its my happy place. I feel at peace for sure and I definitely got proposed to AND MARRIED to the sweetest man on earth.
When uninformed Americans visit Ghana, they will be shocked by the luxurious places you can find. There are some nice resorts hidden among poor surroundings. Another shocker is to see public urinating (illegal in the states) and kids washing up by the gutters in the morning. They will also be absolutely taken aback by how many people are in the middle of the streets selling everything from snacks and drinks to phone and car accessories to home convenience appliances 😂😂😂 I have been many times and its still a trip because you will not find one person with a bowl or bakery display full of goodies on their head In in the states (at least not the many states I have been)
U r blessed
I'm assuming you've never seen the Hispanic people selling fruits and other treats in the middle of traffic on Kings Highway in Brooklyn. They don't have bowls on their heads, but they're out there all summer.
Sounds like business opportunities
Hello can you please send me information about your AIRBNB & airport pickup service?
www.ExpatLifeGhana.com and thanks!
Tony you made a good point " you get to be you in Ghana" and you have to live it to understand it. 👍🏽
Ayo, come on! There are all these fruits ripened on the trees to satisfy your snack or sweet attacks. You and Tony look so healthy without the junk food!
I just got back from my first trip to ghana, and it was very interesting. I had a good time, I'm not sure it's a place I could live. And I saw my first female urinal 😮
And the first person I spoke to at the airport offered to show me where my next flight was, and she reminded me that it wasn't for free😅
@@ashleyoh9613 I hope you didn't pay anything. They have signs and make announcements asking passengers not to pay. Compared to the average person, Airport workers are well-compensated.
@Y O-A no, I didn't pay her. I just sat at the same terminal, until a nice guy came and offered to help. And then I paid him 😄😄😄
Most of us don't need all that process poison from the West. I am sure some of these ladies have house help. The dases are like me keeping money in my pocket, to give to all the homeless people money, when I am on the streets of NYC. Love You All
Although I have no plans to leave the USA, I love your channel. You two keep me cracking up. I appreciate the fact that you give it to people straightforward. No sugar coating, romanticizing about Ghana. I may visit one day, and if I do, I've learned a lot from you. The dos and don'ts. Thank you.
My grandmother had 12 children. She married twice, both husbands died. She raised all her children well. She was a midwife and a strong woman. The strong women are not dominated by ignorant men in Ghana. They are respected.
says the *non-woman...*
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People only treats u the way u allow yourself to be treated… the men only dominates the women who behave like children always asking the men for money.. strong independent self sufficient women in Ghana get much respect..
@Mark France - Love that! Thanks for the comment ❤️️🇬🇭❤️️.
@@HughJass-jv2lt Just a little info for your education and to expand the conversation, women are not being "oppressed" as you may be assuming. In fact, women a very free to do whatever they want with their lives in Ghana. But, unlike the western system, Ghanaians largely believe in traditional gender roles - that may be alien to you, but it's not at all in Ghana. There's an understanding between the two parties. And there are a lot of nuances behind what you see outside. An example: most of the supposed women entrepreneurs you see are happily bankrolled by their men on a regular basis, thus they don't need to go for bank loans to run their businesses. You won't find this info written anywhere, neither will the men broadcast it to everyone because they understand their role - one they are very happy and honoured to play for the woman/women they love 😊. So you may ask, why is she working and still cooking and cleaning for that man? Well, she understands what's up 😃. As we say in Ghanaian parlance, ɛmaa pɛ sokoo 😀.
Another one: in the hinterlands, you may see a man and a woman returning from the farm, with the woman carrying the load. And you may think, how cruel of him to leave the hard work to the lady. But what you don't know is that the man probably went to the farm at dawn and did all the heavy lifting throughout the day. The woman only joined later in the day, probably bringing him food, and is returning home with some foodstuff or firewood. You may only see the later part of the action and conclude, but maybe a little more info may calm your nerves 😊. Point is, don't judge by just looking at a snapshot of an entire process. The women know what they're doing, as do the men. Once they understand each other and agree to play their roles, no one judges 😊.
PS: I'm by this not saying there are no extremes though. There are always exceptions. But exceptions don't make the rules ✌🏾
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Who ever said they were being *"oppressed"* ?
Great tips guys. I’m planning a visit in June and just secured your services for my airport transfer. Very much looking forward to the trip.
@acater006 - I just sent an email to thank you and thanks for the comment 😊!
@@ExpatLifeGhana I am visiting Ghana in August. I would also like to secure your airport transportation services. I will be staying in Accra’s East Legon. Where do I sign up?
I can understand why Tony is in awe with Ghana and that's because he is not a woman in a male dominated society, of course he going to love it . 😂😂😂.
Ayo, I'm glad you raised that point.
Male dominant with respect and love
You guys, REALLY do a good job 👍🏾
Hello, I need to talk to you about some business. I have 2 bedrooms apartments to rent at Adjiregano.. Can you help me. I am a Ghanaian U.S.A. citizen. I have not been to Ghana for 18 years. Pls, can we talk?
Hello Folks, I'm planning to visit Ghana with my son in October and I'm trying online to book a tour, e.g., from north to south to see the country. Further, this trip is to determine if I want to purchase land to build a home to retire in 2024. I need guidance over a secure travel agency/tour guide and information, preferably, in the coastal area from the cities but in driving range to purchase and build. Can someone help me with solid contact? Kelvin.
I love Ghana and the peace! I’m stress in the US, no where is perfect, but I rather have peace!❤
Facts
Fact!
@Lovely Africa - The peace and thanks for the comment 😊!
Bread in America is extremely sweet, which I found weird for me. In America everything is too sweet
So you will be successful if you create an ice cream & candy shop that appeals to children with child amusements in which also appeals to mothers as a social meeting place. You would have them hooked for decades on comfort foods. Change the generations. Like a Chuck E Cheese/Baskin Robbins in the USA.
Why would you want to promote a sugary diet/habits to kids?
1st should be knowbody tells you about Ghana's foul smelling gutters and unsanitary conditions!
Hi guys thanks for the real advise about Ghana🎉🎉🎉🎉😢❤
As a kid growing up the only fun we had was playing football or videogames 😂😂😂
Cheese and Western candies are available at western style markets such as Palace, Melcom, Fairway, Max Mart, Stop n Shop--at least in Accra. Fairway in particular has European and Middle Eastern cheeses--but no queso!
I’m coming at the end of the month. I can bring you some Queso cheese😂
I appreciate this video so much but I didn’t like how he degraded and discontinued the conversation about the women being treated differently in Ghana it’s something that needs to be talked about openly without judgement
I'm Irish and have no intention of going to Ghana but ye are my favourite youtubers. Much love.
Love you guys! thanks for sharing this information ❤️
Hello long time since I commented on your platform, I just want to say on the issues of the children playing in the park in Africa it is not that important to them, the reason being that is because the children have to go out to sell for their parents, to earn money for them, so what time do they have to play in the park? It is not their fault, they are not use to playing in the park, hopefully things will change.
Lol y’all funny buy cool 😆😆😆👏🏾👏🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
THIS IS ALL TRUTH!!!
But like we always say. Ghana is sweet and awesomely challenging
How can you want a park when Ghana itself is a big park? You keeps telling us that people urinate in public. Meaning there is plenty of open spaces. Kids can play with anything! No need for playgrounds.
But, do the Ghanian people and children call you names such as "abruni".
Eat organic. Bananas, mangoes, pawpaws etc
There are things coming to Ghana it will surprise you
Please sir tell me your secret of being young looking,your outfit is superb
I watched a Ghanaian channel yesterday where someone was saying cheese costs £15 in Ghana. Does that mean there’s no dairy farming in Ghana because I grew up in Southern Africa and later relocated to UK and we grew up eating loads of cheese and other dairy products. I would like to visit Ghana next year and experience the life there in person. I will continue to watch your channel so I can book your BnB. Thanks guys.
Believe me Ghana imports tomatoes and onions from neighboring countries. Ghana imports cows and Sheep from neighboring countries. This is no joke. The world most corrupt politicians can be found in Ghana. They don't care about the welfare of the citizens.
There are dairy products in Gana, plenty of ice cream, milk, cheese, cream et cetera, but you probably won’t find any artisan cheeses or things like sour cream or maybe runny cheeses.But maybe you would in places where expats live for example the big animals that have ShopRite supermarkets or supermarkets that cater for expat communities.But you definitely will be paying a lot more for those kinds of products because there is import tax on them. I’ll never forget when I saw a block of English cheddar for50 CDs.
Cheese is not traditionally part of the Ghanaian diet therefore there's been no cheesemaking industry. You have a robust cheesemaking industry in SA because you had a significant Dutch and German population for whom cheese is a staple food
Whoopi Goldberg moving to Ghana
In Ghana there such thing as an adolescent or teenager just children and adults so no facilities for teenagers
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Knowledgeable breakdown, i think the most important part is the money and how one could be fooled into thinking they're rich, later to realize the prices balance out, but i remember during my visit to Ghana, that some of us had a proper chaperone that showed us if you know the real price and not the foreigners price it would make a big difference, so that old saying of it's not what but who probably goes a long way.
There's not enough sugar in the candy 😅
Get use to bribery?!! That’s like saying get used to being robbed
They have bribery and corruption in america!!!!!
Thank You!!! Being treated like a walking dollar bill here is exhausting.
@@barbaraburns8014 Of course, and i don't like it there either
@@T-Richrich it is exhausting, too many interactions here are transactional. and according to a lot of people, i guess nothing will ever change, because we should just go with it...that's how it is
I’m left handed. Would they look at me funny if I’m doing things like eating using my left hand? I hear the locals will not accept things given from the left hand.
Most people won't even notice or if they do see you writing or eating with your left hand, they'll be fascinated but yeah dont give things to people with your left hand .
A lot of small talk but almost no useful information.
Rolls shouldn’t reverse
Lack of restrooms... Pow
True that don’t trust anyone in Ghana.
The have wagashi cheese mostly eaten in northern Ghana but it taste more like halloumi cheese I believe
Gand Rising ✊🏾 guys
Loved this video, so true!
Hey Bro. Tony, I look forward to checking in with you and your family at the end of the week. Thanks for speaking truths with a positive slant, and presenting more solutions than problems. Do your thang, sir. 👨🏾✈️
Thanks so much for that @@ambitecturous4741, really appreciate it 😉!
You are so right about not having your normal comfort foods but I've found they have the resources to make every one of them here...everything!!! We have been experimenting making Reese's Pieces..lol. We use Nana's Milk to make cheese.
Just rediscovered your tunnel. After a few months break, you two have had me in stitches laughing for the past hour while I have been binge watching your videos. alright, I think I owe will be leaving Gana by the end of the year. Or you too will come to some arrangement where you spend six months in Ghana and six months in the USA. and as for the food and snacks situation, why don’t you just get one of your family members to send you a care package every few months also with your favourite non-perishables. as for your dairy products, you can buy them in any ShopRite or more supermarket. Just be prepared to pay 50 cities for a block of cheese. So you just keep it for special occasions.
When I lived there in 1990 a bunch of us tried to pitch together and make Mexican food. Lots of peppers, but no jalapeños, so it never tasted quite right.
That shirt Tony is 🔥
Thank you for another great conversation 💜
Y’all. When Luke points “below”, always strikes me as “get down on it, girl”. Perhaps reshoot his spot without?
Leo’s spot is innocent perfection.
❤❤❤ my husband and I watch you all everyday …..we want to come to Ghana……HELP !!!! the US is draining us.
Yeap food and sweets aren’t processed . I pray that type of food never becomes popular on the continent. It’s what kills us .
On the Obese line, until recently, and is still thr case in some communities, people thought being big was a status symbol. In Ghana, it's the rich that are obese. The poor are generally in very good shape. They walk a lot and they eat healthy too. Just for information and perspective.
You want to transport to ghana, the european model of what children "should" have to entertain themself/learning?
The library in Tema community one has been there for nearly 40years! I’m glad it still exists!! 👏👏👌
Wee wee It is an old expression. Brought through the British coloniser. Americans say "where are the bathrooms"? Are you going to take a Shower?
Lollll....man..,damn...i dont even trust myself🤣😂😂
Lol, i was told the same thing living in the Gambia. I was told not to trust anyone.
Great show.
After taking in the Xcape drama, your content is sooooo welcoming. Thank you!!!
Nice list 🥰✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾
Best part of eating food in other countries, no GMO in my food.
Is that American women who display a sense of entitlement or most American
Damnnnnnnnnn Tony! You nailed the obese people punch line. 🤣🤣🤣
Whats the ice cream situation then?
The ice cream is not as creamy.
I enjoyed this list, helpful indeed 😊
Another great video.
I really enjoyed your video ❤❤❤
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Its true
Good video! Prepare for this global financial crisis that's brewing. Looks like the US dollar is about to collapse real soon. The Kenyan President advised his people to get rid of US dollars last week. Store some food for this transition.
You miss queso? Try making a plant based version with raw cashews, it's really good.
Ghana is not kid-friendly? So what of the MILLIONS of kids born and raised in Ghana?
Go-karting tracks etc doesn't equate to being friendly. How accessible are they to the average family? How many countries have facilities like that?
I think their observation regarding this is based on the West's definition of being kid-friendly....the amenities people in the West deem as being kid friendly. The video is entitled, "What to Expect." There are people who will be moving with small kids used to certain "kid friendly" structures. This advice is geared to THEM.
With all due respect, I don't know who conducted the survey that ranked Ghana as the Country with the biggest female entrepreneurs in Africa. The person need to visit just Lagos, Nigeria, let alone other parts of Nigeria. There's delusional attempt to promote Ghana to black diasporans through ridiculous claims.
Very true ! Nigerian women are fire when it comes to business!!
Whats up with this Nigerian hatred? geeezzz ...so much jealousy
@@mylesmills9666 I'm telling you. It is just crazy. They are everywhere trying to counter every credit that Ghana gets by claiming Nigeria does it better, Nigeria has it bigger, and Ghana is copying Nigeria etc. The level of envy, covetousness and unnecessary competition is beyond me.
Ago , on my first visit
There are lot of nigerian women in street of italy and Ghana doing prostituition.
Being free of your race is AWESOME, that means that you haven’t been brainwashed into a western colonial mentality.
4:00 You say that Ghana is not kid friendly, and that’s the vibe that I get, that it’s not family oriented.
Ghana is obsessed with status and classism, so much so that it refuses to acknowledge the name of the tribe that it established itself by selling .
Mosquito’s and heat is one thing but, denying a people their tribal identity is a insult.
No disrespect or hard feelings, I’ll be someplace else doing something else.
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I've been to Ghana six times but I don't think i will come back again both of my friends has been robbed of their phones
Do people get robbed in your country of their phones?
@@francisakoetey2417 Eii! So two wrongs make a right?
@@gh_blaqsoap2846 That's not what I'm trying to do. I'm only fascinated about his reasons because phone theft is not uncommon in most places around the world. One just has to be extra careful, that's all