Ten Insights into Ghanaian Culture
30 March, 2017

If you ever plan to visit Ghana, a beautiful coastal nation in the West African tropics, a quick cultural orientation will help you better adapt to the local culture. The following 10 insights are by no means comprehensive, but will certainly set you on the right footing. Click on each of the buttons below to find out more.
Hospitality
Cuisine

Beer
Timeliness
Traveller Perceptions
Bargaining
Bribes
Respect
Hard work
Intelligentsia
So with this quick orientation to some social and cultural aspects of Ghana, I hope you will be better prepared for your trip and will make the most out of it. Ghana is an amazing place to be. Your visit can be even more rewarding if you will adjust your expectations, be open to trying new things, and tune your radar to certain behaviors. Then you will adapt better, flow into the stream of things, and hum along quite beautifully. Have fun! And akwaaba!
I love this! I was born in Togo, and I’ve always wanted to go back. I will definitely be checking in with you before I go. 🙂 Thank you for sharing all of this…
That’s cool, you’re practically African 🙂 I’m glad you enjoyed reading and hope you find your way back to West Africa soon xoxo