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The Ghanaian mentality

Since I'm already there for a while in Ghana, I think I can raise this issue in general. The often common way of thinking about the white people I have indicated in their "friends in Ghana", The problem with the awareness of the environment, for "Ghana and the environment."
Ghanaians are broadly speaking, very hospitable, rather extrovert, laugh and like to discuss (loud), take much time for everything and have a low sense of shame. This is shown by how often it is simply raised that way, but in many other situations. If one imagines the scenario vice versa, so a black man in Europe, which is accessed constantly, would the so abnormal that they would rather keep it as a kind of discrimination.
As was often mentioned, it is often difficult to communicate with the Ghanaians. Many people with whom you (in some cases involuntarily) come into the conversation, speak bad English. Often the topics of conversation are very superficial and superfluous.
If one is addressed, one can not usually escape without being unfriendly. "Obruney (White), how are you?" Is the first sentence and raises the person to an almost in the way and held out a hand. Although this behavior from our perspective is very intrusive, it makes me feel weird, just pass by the person. I usually give a hand to stay but are without and reciprocate the question. You can not understand that we can not have contact with any Ghanaian / want.
Some Ghanaians know that we respond to a simple call to "Obruney" no more. Elegant they try to guess our Ghanaian names. Most often they call "Kofi," the Ghanaian name for someone who was born on Friday. Because theoretically every seventh person is so called the hit rate is quite high. Luckily I am on a Saturday (Kwame) was born, but otherwise I'm busy enough to Mr.Nkruma (name of the host family), Mr.Miller (at school), Raphael (friends) or Kwame (people I've stupidly reveal my name) to respond.

are also very annoying the taunts of Ghanaians. After Christmas until towards the end of January I was asked by many people, "Where is my christmas gift?" (Where's my Christmas present?). Even if you were traveling, one is accused, "You have traveled, where is my present?" (You were traveling, where my gift / souvenir?) - All in a reproachful tone. It's more of a joke, they make with each other, but being from the same person asked so often dannach, you get a bad conscience and ask themselves whether they really do not expect anything. You can probably not imagine that anyone thinks otherwise than they are. Many Ghanaians believe that we are born with our knowledge / our "wisdom" (no kidding).

Most people know a Ghanaian, who currently lives in Europe, USA or Canada, what they tell a first in sentences proud. Many appear to go only to foreign countries to earn money and then come back again. Their culture seems to them well to be very important. This Phenomän that they make the money back to Ghana, is also a non unausschlaggebender economic boost.
In Kumasi, the second largest city of Ghana, there are many Ghanaians who had been in Germany (mostly in Hamburg) and it is not uncommon to be approached with "Hi, how are you?" On the road. There must therefore be careful what you are on the move (in German) on its own. In Europe, Germany is a very popular destination, which is also on the social structure. I am often asked if it is true that you get money from the state, even if you are unemployed ...
For many Ghanaians are the highest goal to go to the West. It does not even attempt in Ghana to build something bigger, even though the work situation is better by far than in neighboring countries.

It seems to be their nature to be satisfied with the existing. Big changes or progress be slow going. I could change certain things in the family and household, with minimum cost, in just one day, which would make everyday life easier many times. Of course, I've already suggested something, but you can not see the need.
It seems also set to not much on quality. Logically, quality is more expensive, but even in the capital city in an area which consists of shops selling musical instruments, it was not a single song book or study books. The instruments were of poor quality and was very scanty supply. That in Accra YOUR ACCOMMODATION many rich people, I was disappointed a little.
seems Slowly the society but to transform. Read more in the near future following blog entry ...

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Ghana and the environment

Ghana lies in the tropical zone of Africa, so you should really get anywhere tropical rain forest to face. So it was at least once in the past, but because in recent decades, some 80% of the rain forest was cut down, you have to go even in national parks to see him. There you will find him before but not as we know it from nature documentaries - you do not see crazy, colorful plants and fungi which, when you get into contact with danger. At least not to pursue the paths of tourists. The same applies to animals and insects. Man has perpetrated here in the woods too much influence and drove the animals.
is a general case of the Ghana, the appreciation of nature. Every few days we see a truck with large rain forest trees roar through the city. Legally, it is forbidden to cut down, like hitting with a stick in the school - it still makes each! Fortunately, Ghana is her (to my knowledge) no paper itself, that they would cut down more trees. pack newspaper as toilet paper and for food, but is instead imported from Europe. The German media market advertising, to Italian sports articles I've seen it all. Apart from the fact that it is an unnecessary expense, "Garbage" to bring from Europe to Ghana, it is also environmentally a bad thing. The paper ends up here eventually on the streets or is burned instead of recycled.
Until the mentality changes, trash not easy to be on the ground, something must be done. Currently help "Zoomilon" the garbage problem. It is a waste of public service that cleans the streets daily in the morning. Unfortunately, the people are aware that someone always clears away the dirt and so are food scraps, newspapers, batteries, motor oil and plastic bags on the street or thrown into the open drains along the roadside. The plastic bags
play a particularly important role. On one hand you get in everything you buy, to at least one plastic bag. Is it something to eat, the content in a transparent bag packed and the whole again in a black thin. Since there is oil in Ghana and have found it recently, yet a new oil well, the plastic bags are dirt cheap. Something like an environmental tax to the whole would probably stop there, of course.
Furthermore one has started about 8 years to change its drinking water supply of the population. Back in the village centers were set up water barrels, from which one could drink a cup. Mind you all the same in the Cups, which led to the spread of disease. Therefore, today there is the half liter plastic bags of drinking water, which can be bought in every shop and on the road. The water bags, here "pure water", shall be offered by various manufacturers. Some brands are good, possibly the water tastes either old or chemistry.
Ultimately land but all bags on the street, or in the bush where it intends to throw. As we know, plastic does not decompose and will remain in position until it is burned or someone collects.
The beaches on the coast it is relatively clean. But that only in the tourist areas. When you walk on the beach along for a while, so get there very quickly to areas, where only the garbage heaps Sun
Another thing that is incomprehensible to me, is that the cars start their engines unnecessarily. Coming to a Trotrostation, the engine is either at, or is turned on when the car is half full, but you certainly wait fifteen minutes, before driving off. Often when shopping or filling up is allowed to the engine and the whole not from fear, could start the car no more, but of recklessness! What's more, it smells of exhaust fumes in Trotro mostly because the body is often rusted at the bottom. Once the car is, which is worse ...
While there are already approaches that show that you are trying to change anything. But like so much here in Ghana, it takes viieel time before something happens. I hope the young, modern generation can make a difference!