Traveling
Ghana: I Acted Like A Tourist Now I See Why People Love Ghana As Tourists
When you live in Ghana your experiences change drastically, especially if you don’t have money
Accra, Ghana has got to be the rudest place on earth, according to Ghanians from other parts of the country. There is a consensus that Kumasi which is in the Ashanti region is the politest area of Ghana. I personally love Tumu, with the exception of how women & children are treated there, these women and children deserve so much love.
What I learned from pretending to be a tourist is that Bolt drivers won’t point their fingers in your face, you hear less of the ‘fat mommie, big mommie’ calls in the streets. They want to sell you their items, they want to ask you questions and talk to you about where you’re from. People seemed more receptive & opened to people whom are different than they are.
This is not the case when you live here for a longer period of time. See what I learned from a South African woman & a Doctor whom is in Ghana volunteering for a year in a local clinic. They both said that they missed foreigners, as to where we lived there are none, many are from other African countries here don’t get me wrong. Yet the other international foreigners is what they both said.
When I returned from my day of sight seeing, she asked about where I’d been. I whipped out my phone to show her the tourist attractions that I visited for the day. I even explained to her that they treatment I received was much better than everyday life here. She was surprised, I had no one point their fingers directly in my face, no name calling, no street…
