Random Ghana Culture Facts

• Window shopping is considered rude. You must go into the shop and introduce yourself.
  
• When it rains, it’s perfectly fine to wait for it to stop on a stranger’s porch. It’s a good way to make new friends.
  
• Speed limits might as well be nonexistent
  
• PDA is unacceptable. I have only seen one man and woman holding hands since I’ve been here.
  
• Men hold hands with each other; it’s an expression of friendship and trust.
  
• Despite the PDA rule, wood carvings and sculptures can be very graphic.
  
• You can not hand someone something with your left hand, without saying “Excuse me” first. Meghan ran into some trouble at the bank when she handed the teller her money to be exchanged with her left hand. Nice one Meghan. Hehe
  
• Avocados are called Pears. This got very confusing when I was shopping in the market.
  
• They don’t peal oranges and eat them. They cut the top off and squeeze and suck the juice out. It’s way fun and less messy.
  
• Because I am a woman, I am not allowed to play soccer or even go to a game. We are trying to get permission to go to our students Deaf vs. Hearing game next weekend. We’ll see. (Correction)Apparently that is an old rule, and women are encoughed to go the the soccer/ football games. YES!
  
• Only the richest homes have carpet.
  
• Snails are not only huge, but they sell them for snacks everywhere.
  
• People almost never carry anything; they balance them on their heads. Some women can hold up to 50 pounds. I can’t even balance a paperback book.
  
• We have these monkeys that live in the jungle around us that sound like crying children. It is one of the creepiest sounds I have ever heard.