Tema - Post Report Question and Answers
If you move here, you can leave behind your:
Obsessive compulsive need for punctuality; Ghanaians live and work on something called Ghanaian time, meaning if you're meant to be somewhere at noon, then ANY time after noon is also okay. Love of American sports: not happening here. You better start liking soccer. Expectation for decorum and quiet introspection at a funeral. Ghanaians LOVE funerals; the wailing, the music, the food, the beer, the music, the camaraderie, the fighting, the music. Oh, did I say music already. Yes, loud, mind numbing, ear splitting, heart thumping music from 6:00 am til the wee hours of the morning, and usually for about 3 days or so. Neighbors have a death in the family, watch for the poster, and plan on going away for the duration of the funeral party. Really. - Dec 2006
