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Re: Living In Ghana, My Experience. by mildflame: 2:18pm On Apr 20, 2017

PhemPhetal:

Am Ghanaian and nop Ghanaian food is not horrible. depends on the restaurant you eat from. So do not generalise.

I saw the post on that egushi soup and yes I agree that plate wasnt appealing to the eye. Agushie is a traditionla dish in Ghana I make agushie stew we call it stew not soup with alefu and palm oil or frytol trust me it looks as yummy as ever. I don't know where he bought that food from but I bet you find a good restaurant in Ghana and you will forever lick your fingers.

I don't need a good restaurant to eat Ghananian food, the kenke I eat daily is being hawk around my town here in 9ja

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Re: Living In Ghana, My Experience. by hollowpot15684(m): 2:19pm On Apr 20, 2017

Goahead:
MTN and vodafone have got most towns and cities of the country covered with their 4G LTE bands. Still at that, data bundles are priced higher than in Nigeria.

thanks.
I thought as much too.. but are the people internet freak like Nigerians..
do they hold their phone everywhere and feel uncomfortable without internet on it?

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Re: Living In Ghana, My Experience. by mmsen: 2:19pm On Apr 20, 2017

kjhova:

You are only being callous with your comment. Lagos-Ibadan Expressway has been under repair since the administration of GEJ and PMB's administration continued the work. Work is on-going and the Ibadan end of the project is completed.

Abuja-Kaduna road received needed attention lately due to the emmergency usage of Kaduna Airport as alternate international airport till completion of repair work on the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport in Abuja.

Even before the recent work done on the Abuja - Kaduna Expressway it was in much better shape than the Lagos - Ibadan road.

My point is that it makes sense to ensure that the major economic areas have the needed infrastructure to continue making money, employing people and paying taxes. Abuja does none of that, rather it is a drain on public finances.

As for Kaduna...

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Re: Living In Ghana, My Experience. by Gangster1ms: 2:22pm On Apr 20, 2017

ifyalways:

I actually don't care if you eat shyte or not but don't come here berating a dish you actually never tasted just cos you have a stiff palate and taste buds.

You've dropped your opinion about Ghana food, i've dropped mine.
#bye#

Jump inside well rude biitch

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Re: Living In Ghana, My Experience. by Ajewealth123(m): 2:23pm On Apr 20, 2017

burkingx:
.....

why this person come resemble Jackie appiah facially?

Re: Living In Ghana, My Experience. by burkingx(f): 2:25pm On Apr 20, 2017

Ajewealth123:
why this person come resemble Jackie appiah facially?

Re: Living In Ghana, My Experience. by Ajewealth123(m): 2:27pm On Apr 20, 2017

JiggamanGh:
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I don't blame South Africans, Indians and other countries for killling nigerians, bunch of ingrates, criminals who beats their chest but don't have shit to back it up.

Between Ghanaian food and nigerian food which is better. I suggest you go on twitter and find out what people say about your food

and you come to a nigerian site and you foaming in the mouth like this?
Useless xenophobic goat, racist idiot like you.
You can either agree with the points or back the bad one's with facts not to come here and spew trash

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Re: Living In Ghana, My Experience. by akigbemaru: 2:29pm On Apr 20, 2017

Goahead:
My experience living in Ghana

Disclaimer: These are all my day to day gatherings while living in Ghana. To the nairaland Ghanaian community, please, calm down and read objectively. I know you all to be abruptly ferocious and good patriots to your country!
As we all know, the combination of Niger, Bornu and Taraba states is way more bigger than the entire Republic Ghana. But I am assuring you, we aren't gonna divulge our time into that frivolity right now.

Re: Living In Ghana, My Experience. by Goahead(m): 2:29pm On Apr 20, 2017

hollowpot15684:

thanks.
I thought as much too.. but are the people internet freak like Nigerians..
do they hold their phone everywhere and feel uncomfortable with internet on it?

They're mostly not oriented with core Internet. Most of them are using their phone for social media interactions only. And NO, they're not as freaked as we are.

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Re: Living In Ghana, My Experience. by PhemPhetal(f): 2:32pm On Apr 20, 2017

Gangster1ms:

Did this engine oil guy just compared food? Lwkmd. By the way what u doing in Nairaland or do u cedisland abi ur eye dey pain u? Charle or whatever u better pack well respect urself. Nigga only said what he observed with a disclaimer. If you don't like it go hug transformer when it's raining.

what is nairaland doing talking about Ghana, the people and food. or is it cedi land.

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Re: Living In Ghana, My Experience. by Ajewealth123(m): 2:33pm On Apr 20, 2017

[quote author=burkingx post=55745065][/quote]

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Re: Living In Ghana, My Experience. by Ugosample(m): 2:34pm On Apr 20, 2017

JiggamanGh:

Ask you illiterate brothers first. There is a reason you guys are. Ring killled left and right

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Re: Living In Ghana, My Experience. by Gangster1ms: 2:36pm On Apr 20, 2017

PhemPhetal:

what is nairaland doing talking about Ghana, the people and food. or is it cedi land.
??

Who is this one again? Can u read what u just wrote and tell me if u av common sense.
This Internet forum is for all aspect of discussions dumb Ghanaian.

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Re: Living In Ghana, My Experience. by chelseabmw(m): 2:40pm On Apr 20, 2017

abduldope:
hmmm some kind people no just sabi talk... imagine one shegoat because the op mentioned how bad the Ghanian rice taste she come de defend rubbish sotay e lead to i don't care if you taste shyte lolz

I tire o

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Re: Living In Ghana, My Experience. by glossy6(f): 2:40pm On Apr 20, 2017

mmsen:

The road from Accra to Tema is very good and is not single carriage. That's the main economic artery - similar to the Lagos - Ibadan Expressway that has been neglected, meanwhile the Abuja to Kaduna road gets constant attention...

The electricity situation is better but should there be a drought then the whole country hurts. Ghana is very dependent (too much so) on the Volta dam for its power. There would be no point in inviting the people behind that dam to Nigeria because they really didn't do much, the foreign businesses in that area held the Ghanaian government to ransom during the early post independence era to build it and allow them to buy power at a heavily subsidized rate.

I've heard other people cry about Ghanaian food but I've never had an issue with it. I'm not fond of their swallows but their rice dishes are good - Palava sauce is pretty good.

I was about saying that. The road to Tema is dual carriage and their foods aren't bad too especially Banku, garden egg stew and mehn, they are honest too

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Re: Living In Ghana, My Experience. by claremont(m): 2:43pm On Apr 20, 2017

ifyalways:

I actually don't care if you eat shyte or not but don't come here berating a dish you actually never tasted just cos you have a stiff palate and taste buds.

You've dropped your opinion about Ghana food, i've dropped mine.
#bye#

This is the reason why people say most Nigerian females are naturally hostile. You have just shown the world your true nature on the first page of this thread.

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Re: Living In Ghana, My Experience. by PhemPhetal(f): 2:45pm On Apr 20, 2017

[quote author=Gangster1ms post=55745399]
Who is this one again? Can u read what u just wrote and tell me if u av common sense.
This Internet forum is for all aspect of discussions dumb Ghanaian. [/quote

oh is it why ask someone what they are doing on a Nigerian website then asking if its cediland. like you don't visit other websites. Dumb Nigerian. frustration all over you

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Re: Living In Ghana, My Experience. by mmsen: 2:45pm On Apr 20, 2017

Bants:
So you go another country and you complain about their food why didnt you pack your own...never been to ghana but i have been to places were they dont put chilli in their food and they eat basmati rice(which i hate)..as long as you have a good experience

Are you talking about Kenya?

What's wrong with basmati rice?

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Re: Living In Ghana, My Experience. by effty(m): 2:45pm On Apr 20, 2017

ifyalways:

I actually don't care if you eat shyte or not but don't come here berating a dish you actually never tasted just cos you have a stiff palate and taste buds.

You've dropped your opinion about Ghana food, i've dropped mine.
#bye#

His opinion is sh*t too.

Re: Living In Ghana, My Experience. by Rubyventures: 2:46pm On Apr 20, 2017

I Visited Accra in 1999.

The Ghanaians are very nice people, I enjoyed their fufu (pounded sweet cassava) and peanut soup, I also enjoyed their kenke. I didn't like the rice dishes.

Generally they are law abiding citizens and much calmer than Nigerians, they speak better English in the sense that they pronounce their words better.
They have better schools and their Nurses and Doctors have got more human empathy than those in Nigeria.
They have a more stable government and there are loads of Nigerians who are settled there and send their kids to their universities.

The only thing I noticed then is that the houses were not numbered and at the airport they ask for bribe but not as much as in Nigeria.

It is a peaceful country with lovely beaches and a lot of history.

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Re: Living In Ghana, My Experience. by sikan(m): 2:50pm On Apr 20, 2017

this is my own take on this....... like if u agree

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Re: Living In Ghana, My Experience. by Gangster1ms: 2:52pm On Apr 20, 2017

[quote author=PhemPhetal post=55745643][/quote]

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Re: Living In Ghana, My Experience. by Nobody: 2:52pm On Apr 20, 2017

Goahead:
Yep

what abt their ladies

...

Re: Living In Ghana, My Experience. by hollowpot15684(m): 2:56pm On Apr 20, 2017

Goahead:
They're mostly not oriented with core Internet. Most of them are using their phone for social media interactions only. And NO, they're not as freaked as we are.

Thanks for the info..

Re: Living In Ghana, My Experience. by Gangster1ms: 3:00pm On Apr 20, 2017

Been planning to tour ghana & the rest of west Africa.. i hope to carry along my food stuffs so that i can cook my dish myself angry

my brother went to ghana last year and when he came back he told me how horrible their food was tho he liked some other certain things about the country. Food is Life!

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Re: Living In Ghana, My Experience. by 360command: 3:07pm On Apr 20, 2017

Goahead:
My first nightmarish impressions was on a conventional food (rice) which Ghanaians failed woefully. I Tell you, Ghana is bereft of cooking instincts. The bolded, you expected me to eat all that?

I studied in GH and lived life beyond a student living. I never lived in the hostel but lived in the uptown. Ghanaian dishes is on point. Jollof rice or no jollof. I have been invited to Ghanaian homes and ate alongside with them, the meals served was good.

people say Ghanaians are hospitable, to me, they are the biggest hypocrite. it is hard explaining but you need to think outside the box. They claim they like you as Nigerians, but when you look deep, they are pretending to like you.

The best way to know the heart of a man is when you two are fighting..You will discover that all what he has been hiding from you, he decides telling you his mind.

Now, Ghanaians know how important the Nigerians are to their economy. Knowing that your presence helps their economy, they tend to put a smile on their face.(let us look at it from this angle, Nigerian students in Ghana, Nigerian investors in Ghana, Nigerian tourist in Ghana, Nigerian churches in Ghana all contributing to the economy) but this people are curious to know despite the negatives happening in Nigeria, how do they triumph over another country(Ghana/Ghanian) or be at per with a Ghanaian.

They show much envy towards the Nigerians, which I don't understand. They try to look for ways to get at you by calling you names such as armed robber, 419, ritualist, eating human beings etc...

if you think I am lying, go to a public institution (immigration)in Ghana and tender your documents as a nigerian, keep a phone recorder(do dis by accident) and come back for your phone after 5mins. You will hear all forking things about you been Nigerian. if you are with a Ghanaian girl in her car and the police stops you, listen carefully to what he will tell the Ghanaian girl in twi about the Nigerians.

To conclude, irrespective of all I have said, no matter where you go, there are haters but there will be people who would love you, ignore the haters cause they are only hurting themselves and not you.

Much respects to Ghana immigration, Ghana police, they can be very understanding when you tell them your mind to put away those "hate" attitudes and even though they might have had bad experience with some Nigerians does not mean they should talk shit to me or some law abiding Nigerians.

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Re: Living In Ghana, My Experience. by onila(f): 3:08pm On Apr 20, 2017

l had a wonderful time in Ghana-Accra

very friendly and welcoming

but some of the Ghanaians l met here in obodo oyibo have been horrible

the only African country that does not respect Nigerians

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Re: Living In Ghana, My Experience. by emmbet: 3:17pm On Apr 20, 2017

This issue of comparing Nigeria and Ghana has been over flogged and debated for a very long time.

As a Nigeria currently based in Ghana and married to a Ghanaian lady, I would say that:

Food: It depends on the cook like someone mentioned earlier and we can't factually opine that Nigerian food is better or Ghanaian food is better. But one thing that I know is a fact is that Nigeria has more variety in foods than Ghana.

Security: As the OP mentioned, Ghana is secure not because their security forces are that good but mostly because the crime wave is low and the average Ghanaian is more law abiding than the average Nigerian. They have more respect for constituted authority.
For starters, criminals in Nigeria are much more sophisticated than their Ghanaian counterparts. We have heard stories of robbers using explosives to rob banks in Nigeria but in Ghana, this does not happen. Ghanaian police does not yet have experience of these kind of violent and sophisticated crime operations. In Ghana, most banks don't use revolving doors like banks in Nigeria. Some even still use sliding glass doors.
The Ghanaian police are much more professional and cautious than their Nigerian counterparts. Countless times, they've let me off with just a warning and without paying a bribe.
I have also had a case where I paid for an apartment that was still occupied and after I reported to the Police, they did a professional job and made sure I got back my money.
Also, Ghanaian police does not harrass innocent citizens in checkpoints like Nigerian police. Once they see you respect them and have good manner of approach, you can get away with anything.

Road Networks: Yes it is true that most of the national highways in Ghana are single carriage ways. Roads like Aflao-Tema, Accra-Winneba-Cape Coast-Takoradi all the way to Cote d'Ivoire border are all mostly single carriage.
Also Accra-Kumasi-Kintampo-Tamale-Wale Wale-Bolgatanga till Burkina Faso border at Paga are all mostly single carriage ways. But the amazing thing is that most of these roads are well maintained and in good condition.
Nigeria has better road network than Ghana. Both innercity roads and national highways but Ghanaian highways are more maintained. This fact is not debatable.

Business climate: It is much more easier to run a business in Ghana than Nigeria. Only disadvantage in Ghana is their high capital requirement for foreigners to register business. But in terms of ease of doing business, Ghana is better in all ramifications and with less bureaucracy than Nigeria. When I was registering my company in Ghana, I lost my Tax Id No certificate which was given to me. I was surprised when I walked to the GRA office at Ministries in Accra and explained to someone there. He just asked for my name and checked it on the system and printed a new one for me. He did this within a minute and without asking for egunje.
It is also easier to clear goods from Tema port than it is from Lagos ports.
Startups have more likelihood of surviving in Ghana than in Nigeria and Ghanaian businesses men and women have more access to credit facilities than Nigeria.
The disadvantage in Ghana is that they don't have the population and purchasing power that we have in Nigeria. As a result of the high cost of living in Ghana, most households spend a higher percentage of their income on food alone and will have little or less to spend on other things that they don't consider important.
This is the reason why business moves faster in Nigeria than Ghana.

Cost of living: Ghana has a very high cost of living even with their stable electricity compared to Nigeria. Example, a bottle of coke in Ghana is about 2 cedis (200 naira) but in Nigeria now it is about 70-80 naira (0.7-0.8 cedis).
Also bottle of canned malta guiness goes for 150 naira retail in Nigeria but in Ghana, it is about 3 cedis (300 naira). I actually know a friend that imports drinks from Nigeria to sell in Ghana and he is making a killing from it.
This is the case in other goods and services.
In terms of transport, the fare from point A to point B are the same no matter the time of the day in Ghana unlike in Nigeria where this is not the case and before any increase in transport fares, the transport unions meet and agree on a particular amount to add to a specified route.
Their transport sector is more organized.
Coming to the airlines, they are never late. On many occasions that I have used African World Airlines and Starbow Airlines from Accra to Tamale, they are always on schedule. And even on the Accra-Lagos route, this is the same thing. We cannot say the same of Nigerian airlines like Arikair.

In summary, I would say that both countries have their weak and strong points. If Ghana had the money that Nigeria has earned over the years, they would have done better.
From what I can see, the achievements and heights that Ghana has reached is commensurate with their earnings over the years. They have achieved more with less while Nigeria has achieved less with much.

Just my 2 cents.

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Re: Living In Ghana, My Experience. by onila(f): 3:20pm On Apr 20, 2017

and their ghana jollof almost killed me

l had serious diarrhoea
l missed school for one week

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Re: Living In Ghana, My Experience. by nkemdi89(f): 3:28pm On Apr 20, 2017

The only thing I love about Ghana is their president Mr Nana, very humble to a fault, I will say I am privileged to be among the entourage that received him at IMO state and took him round the state capital on a tour. Please that lady on low cut that accompanied him can you help me link her?

Re: Living In Ghana, My Experience. by Ironi: 3:31pm On Apr 20, 2017

Very interesting.

You see, before you start talking poo about Ghana and deluding yourselves and feeling good about Nigeria, there is one thing you have to think of.

if you have a country like Nigeria which has about 80% of its population living like rats and in squalor you should not feel good at all about the 20% who live good in big houses , flashy cars and jets and flaunts their wealth. You must be a dufus to think you are better.

If you have a few high rises here and there and a few good roads in a country where again the majority and this majority are about 4 or 5 times the population of Ghana, live in squalor then you have a huge problem.

Ghana is a small country and I think they are doing well, and I think their temperament and civilized way of doing things will take them far.

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Re: Living In Ghana, My Experience. by Kingjoshbaba(m): 3:35pm On Apr 20, 2017

ifyalways:
I agree with all but this point. Ghanaians make good food, their indigenous dishes and rice inclusive.
Dunno where u went and had bad rice in Ghana, maybe in Upper region egusi is not a Ghanaian dish so you don't even have to bring that comparison.
Kenkey and okro with koby fish or with shito and grilled tilapia
Omo tuo and sardine with lots of veggies
Fufu and light soup
Banku and groundnut soup
Egg and garden egg sauce with unripe plantain
Red red garnished with kelewele
Those are proper Ghanaian foods and absolutely delish.

I agree ghana's rice is sweet especially with tthat thier sweet stew on the rice and ken key b lended with milk and a Lil honey or sugar how sweet

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