Questions that I’m commonly asked or have been asked in Ghana

Q: So I was told that when taking a plane one must take some special medicine so they don’t have to go to the bathroom while traveling… is that true?” (well it would have been great to do along with this idea… but I decided to tell the truth, there are lavatories on planes where one can ease him or herself)

Q: “How does one pound his/(her) Fufu in America… with a machine?” (haha… we don’t even eat Fufu in America)

Q: “Is it allowed for a man to have more than one wife in America?” (only if you’re Mormon)

Q: “What is the age that it is looked down upon when one is not married by?” (Good Question, hope it’s not 24.)

Q: “Is it true that America is completely flat?” (haha, haha, I’m still laughing)

Q: “When the chief dies in your village in America where do they bury him? Is there a special place for all the chiefs?” (Oh Boy…)

Q: “Do you know how to drive a car… can you drive a vehicle?” (It never really occurred to me that I hardly EVER see a woman driving in Ghana. And unlike most western countries people in Ghana learn to drive as a profession rather than as a source of independence.)

Q: “Do you know how to weed… do you weed with a cutlass in America?” (A cutlass is the main farming tool in Ghana… for weeding, digging up soil, getting fruit from the tree, you name it, you probably will use a cutlass for it.)