"Yippee, I'm finally going back home."
Many people have shouted these idealistic words as they boarded the plane returning to their motherland.
Then they arrive, the imported ones, and have to take a reality check. An experience akin to being punched by boxing gloves, worn by Azumah Nelson, several times.
Immediately, they wail, "Why the hell did I come back?"
Nothing is what they expected it would be, leading to much whingeing and frustration.
For those who insist on staying, this tis the survivor's guide to Ghana, the gateway to West Africa.
However long it takes you to adjust, and no matter how many tears you shed, once you've sussed out the Ghanaian cultural scripts and laughed yourself silly at how wet behind the ears you had been, you'll wonder what all your fussing had been about.
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