Welcome to Kwame Nkrumah’s Ama Ghana!
1. Your first name is chale, whether you like it or not
2. People say “your head” or “your face” as insults
3. You see a truck embedded with maxi speakers and a bunch of people in the truck dancing while moving on the road
4. You see a bunch of plastic chairs and tables casually organized at the side of the road with maxi speakers as a “café”
5. People have ‘waakye’ (rice & beans) for breakfast
6. Appointments are never met on time
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7. Students walk 15 minutes late into class as though they are 15 minutes early
8. You can shop while stuck in traffic
9. You find a “don’t walk on grass” sign where there is no grass
10. You find a “no hawkers” sign on a street filled with hawkers
11. You find a “do not dump refuse here sign” next to thrash everywhere
12. Almost all the food joints have fried rice and chicken on the menu
13. Employees miss work when it rains and expect their employers to accept it as a valid reason
14. You see these people advertising too.
15. You see ubiquitous “Post No Bill” signs plastered or painted on walls.
16. It is common to block streets on weekends in order to set up tents for funerals.
17. Coffins are shaped as your interest eg: traveller will go out in a Ghana airways jet
18. People urinate on the “do not urinate” signs
19. O – is added to everything .. Shut-up-O!
20. You know exactly what a “knock” is and how it feels!
21. Alcoholic beverages are advertised on TV and streets like they are soft drinks
22. Slapping is the weapon of choice
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