In this video, A man shares his story about how he had to move back to Atlanta from Ghana. His journey and what he has had to face and the decision to move back to ATLANTA.
My wife and I have been to Ghana three times and after the first time we determined to move there...we have given ourselves no more than two years to make the move...we absolutely love Ghana and the lovely people (our brothers and sisters) there..... Invest in the continent..!!!
I am Ghanaian living in Florida for the last 26 years and I can’t wait to move back home to Ghana. There is no place like Ghana despite our issues, I feel at peace each that I go back. It feels so much better to live and be around your own people
I’m in FL and have never been to Ghana and want to move there. I even have a husband with a Ghanaian name (Kwesi) although he’s from North Carolina USA. We can’t wait to visit for the first time. 🙌🏽
@@ChelseaJohnsonMBA pls try and visit a few times first and then decide. I will say don’t relocate without proper planning and a decent source of income for at least the first two years.
@@TrueYarn Thank you for that suggestion. I was thinking of starting a 10 year plan to get there. I know it will take a lot of planning and we have children and aging parents to think about as well. But we do want to start taking exploratory trips and taking in the different areas and culture and staying for at least a month or so at a time to get a better feel. I am grateful we know people who have already relocated so they give a more realistic view of what it takes to move there. ❤
Nice interview. I can relate to the language comment. My father was from Honduras and I was not taught Spanish. My mother is Jamaican. I cannot speak Patois, but I do understand it. Language is a vital part to staying connected to one’s heritage. Unfortunately, many immigrants working so hard to assimilate in America don’t realize this. Enjoyed the interview.
Why is it so common that majority of diasporan who goes to Africa to do business are ripped off by their fellow Africans, loosing $300,000 at that time was a huge loss, heartbreaking 💔, and discouraging so sad. Big lesson to learn.
Majority? A massive exaggeration, and untruth magnified by yourself. Perhaps there is an unconscious bias created by racist societies of the western world that highlight the wrongs of black people painting all the black as fraudulent. I know of people who have visited and live in Ghana now who have never had the experience you describe
@@achiaaobeng100 stop w/ this "anywhere " "everywhere" bs. Africa is unique in the level scamming and lack of consequences. It is VERY difficult in the US to get scammed out of 300k and have no legal recourse.
@@HenryPueb my friends some people are scamming people in millions, just open your eyes so u don't get scam ok. Be vigilant that's all, don't put all your money in one business ok, diversify period
@@achiaaobeng100 yea bankers no you're average general contractor. Stop trying to downplay what everybody from Africa keeps saying. If it was just the same in the US he would have come back Duh!
On the surface Ghana feels great. It is peaceful and the people are friendly. But when you get pass the initial impression you will soon realize that the amount of scamming and fraud is unreal. You will also soon realize that many people are only nice to you to try and get money out of you. Many just see you as an ATM. If you are going to invest any money into business or property you must be VERY VERY VERY careful because the level of fraud there is ridiculously high. It is almost intertwined into the culture. Most people will not tell you these things because they want to only portray the positive side of Africa. But you can easily get scammed out large portions of your money over there because the system of protection against these things over there is very weak, broken, and corrupt.
It is a developing country - some people forget and have too high expectations. With more diligence and building a trusted local network, basic mistakes can be avoided.
I can relate to his story. I moved from Ghana 🇬🇭 here to the USA 🇺🇸 in the same year 9177. Went through some of the racist issues in Florida as a southern state. Once we moved to New Jersey into a military town it became easier. Most of the Children were very accepting because the lived in other countries before with military parents. As far as the language I was forced to speak 🗣️ English and because my father was always out of the country on military duties while stayed we stayed behind in the USA and no one around us spoke Twi we lost the ability to speak 🗣️ or understand. Some basic greetings I can exchange and that’s all. I am lost when I go to Ghana like his little brother 😢. My daughter who was born here get upset with me that I should have tried to learn it again so I could have taught her. She wants to be able to speak fluently in Twi to have been able to speak with my mom (RIP) and other family members
Great interview with Henry from Ghana. Now that he is back in Atlanta, is there a way to contact him? I am interested in living on the Continent of Africa soon.
The diasporan component as a factor to Ghana's economic growth, viability and vitality is the single most important and significant. All the innovation brought to Ghana for the past 40 yrs is the consequence of same. In short, Ghana as a country is resting on the shoulders of diasporans. How there is no formal high-level national institutional and long term framework set of policies and programs to manage and prioritize the interests of this vital resource is just unbelievable. We are not serious as a country. It is taking the initiative of a private individual like this lady to rally diasporans. China and India roll red carpet for their diasporans coming back home.
You guys can talkooo 😅,you obviously haven't done any research,there is office of the diasporians at the presidency, How high again do you want it to go? Things don't move fast enough in Ghana and does how we are? But to say they are not engaging is a far stretch from the truth.
@Marshall Sackey Budy, I know of that office and obviously, one has to be of a mediocre mindset not to realize how insufficient and woefully limited it is as a unit level establishment given the magnitude of the contributions diasporans make and the potential to gain more. What is budget of that office? You are easily deceived by high sounding allusions, which in substance and in reality, offer little to nothing. Having an office at the presidency for its sake is not what I talked about. It should be an institution with or above ministerial level head leader.
@@edmcgeman5084 I don't think so,the office is enough,diasporians talk alot some of them don't have anything to show for?Ghanaians abroad send over 2billion dollars home every year.until the people see alot of things on the ground it will forever remain so,if they don't like it there are 53 other African countries.
@Marshall Sackey I see where you are coming from, and I won't say any more. What I will end is that you possess the regressively subversive mindset and character responsible for all the ills in Ghana and by extension, Africa.
We the people are the ones that have failed ourselves. The way children are taught and are brought up, both formal and informal are the way they will grow up into. Parents lets teach our children now how we want African to be tomorrow, then we will see a change, if not it will be the same cycle of 'nothingness".
What a honorable man! I really enjoyed the interview. Been to the African continent more than a dozen times and it is not for me. I left US more than 10yrs ago but visit every couple of years.
Moving to Ghana is great but it has to be done right. You have to be self-reliant (in terms of source of income) and do your research - much easier now because there are abundant resources here on CZcams. Don't just move, do some extended holiday visits first to see if it is right for you and your children. Please don't move if you are looking for help; that's not the right mindset to take to a developing country.
@@agnesstokes1078 Because I clicked it looking to hear the experience of someone from Atlanta who lived in Ghana but went back to Atlanta. I wanted to hear what happened given I have an interest in traveling to Ghana and other parts of Africa looking to invest and settle down. That is why it matters to me. Are you the uploaders CZcams comment patrol captain or something?
@@FOTruth Pseudo clickbait but not really. The explanation was not complete. He is someone who came to the USA quite young so although born in Ghana most of his experience is American in Atlanta so it is more born in Ghana but most of his life was in Atlanta. Thus , it helps you in part because he has more of the Ghanaian experience than a Black American BUT he certainly understands the perspective of a Black American from Atlanta. Many Ghanaians will mistakenly label someone with Ghanaian parentage who spent most of their life in America as an American without making the distinction. Not unusual.
Are you really serious? U peeps always have issues. Get a dictionary and patiently rewatch the video over. Guy move back to Atlanta where he'd initially moved from to Ghana living over 30yrs there and you call it a bait. Find a swing and chill on
@@justconfused354 "U peeps always have issues." Makes us feel like we already feel being the victims of racism in America. Wow, never expected to see this from someone of African decent especially from our motherland.
Hi, l am interested in making connections with the network that will assist my family with relocation services to Ghana. Please forward their address as soon as possible, thank you.
my friend. Not all, but many of the Lebanese are money launderers and many of the chinese are funded by the CCP to setup companies and take over many of the failed state owned companies. Their sources of income are not the same as a legitimate indigenous business.
@@emmanuelaffum4011 Honestly, we can benefit more by making a point. The man already explained that it was for purposes of assimilation. Yes, maybe that was not the best perspective of his parents at the time and it was most expedient for his parents given the circumstances of racism in the country. Thankfully, in our time, we understand the importance of identity. Is it “hindsight is 20/20?” 👍🏾 Bless!
My wife and I have been to Ghana three times and after the first time we determined to move there...we have given ourselves no more than two years to make the move...we absolutely love Ghana and the lovely people (our brothers and sisters) there..... Invest in the continent..!!!
Amazing!
www.surveymonkey.com/r/GUBADiasporaNetwork
I am Ghanaian living in Florida for the last 26 years and I can’t wait to move back home to Ghana. There is no place like Ghana despite our issues, I feel at peace each that I go back. It feels so much better to live and be around your own people
I’m in FL and have never been to Ghana and want to move there. I even have a husband with a Ghanaian name (Kwesi) although he’s from North Carolina USA. We can’t wait to visit for the first time. 🙌🏽
We are from Miami, Florida
@@ChelseaJohnsonMBA pls try and visit a few times first and then decide. I will say don’t relocate without proper planning and a decent source of income for at least the first two years.
@@TheTravelingIsraelite ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿
@@TrueYarn Thank you for that suggestion. I was thinking of starting a 10 year plan to get there. I know it will take a lot of planning and we have children and aging parents to think about as well. But we do want to start taking exploratory trips and taking in the different areas and culture and staying for at least a month or so at a time to get a better feel. I am grateful we know people who have already relocated so they give a more realistic view of what it takes to move there. ❤
Nice interview. I can relate to the language comment. My father was from Honduras and I was not taught Spanish. My mother is Jamaican. I cannot speak Patois, but I do understand it. Language is a vital part to staying connected to one’s heritage. Unfortunately, many immigrants working so hard to assimilate in America don’t realize this. Enjoyed the interview.
Why is it so common that majority of diasporan who goes to Africa to do business are ripped off by their fellow Africans, loosing $300,000 at that time was a huge loss, heartbreaking 💔, and discouraging so sad. Big lesson to learn.
Majority? A massive exaggeration, and untruth magnified by yourself. Perhaps there is an unconscious bias created by racist societies of the western world that highlight the wrongs of black people painting all the black as fraudulent. I know of people who have visited and live in Ghana now who have never had the experience you describe
Anywhere u want to do business, don't trust blindly, always verify because there's a lot of scammers everywhere ok
@@achiaaobeng100 stop w/ this "anywhere " "everywhere" bs. Africa is unique in the level scamming and lack of consequences. It is VERY difficult in the US to get scammed out of 300k and have no legal recourse.
@@HenryPueb my friends some people are scamming people in millions, just open your eyes so u don't get scam ok. Be vigilant that's all, don't put all your money in one business ok, diversify period
@@achiaaobeng100 yea bankers no you're average general contractor. Stop trying to downplay what everybody from Africa keeps saying. If it was just the same in the US he would have come back
Duh!
🇯🇲🇬🇭Blessings and one love🇬🇭🇯🇲🙏
Great video and I'm glad he gave a balanced view.
Thank you for sharing.
On the surface Ghana feels great. It is peaceful and the people are friendly. But when you get pass the initial impression you will soon realize that the amount of scamming and fraud is unreal. You will also soon realize that many people are only nice to you to try and get money out of you. Many just see you as an ATM. If you are going to invest any money into business or property you must be VERY VERY VERY careful because the level of fraud there is ridiculously high. It is almost intertwined into the culture. Most people will not tell you these things because they want to only portray the positive side of Africa. But you can easily get scammed out large portions of your money over there because the system of protection against these things over there is very weak, broken, and corrupt.
You just describe USA in 1776!!!
It is a developing country - some people forget and have too high expectations. With more diligence and building a trusted local network, basic mistakes can be avoided.
@@dandiablo3809LOL!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂 Wow…. Point taken fuh real!!!
Im very intrigued about moving to Ghana as a Texas Native
This lighting thoughhhhh❤ love this conversation
Wow… your name Agbenyo reminds me of one of my Ewe classmates in Nsawam (Joseph)and another Alphonse Adenyo,
@@Head_On LOL
Our queen! 🥰🥰
Nice one there sweet sister
Please sister take good care of the farmers in the farm because they are the back bone of the company.
I can relate to his story. I moved from Ghana 🇬🇭 here to the USA 🇺🇸 in the same year 9177. Went through some of the racist issues in Florida as a southern state. Once we moved to New Jersey into a military town it became easier. Most of the Children were very accepting because the lived in other countries before with military parents. As far as the language I was forced to speak 🗣️ English and because my father was always out of the country on military duties while stayed we stayed behind in the USA and no one around us spoke Twi we lost the ability to speak 🗣️ or understand. Some basic greetings I can exchange and that’s all. I am lost when I go to Ghana like his little brother 😢. My daughter who was born here get upset with me that I should have tried to learn it again so I could have taught her. She wants to be able to speak fluently in Twi to have been able to speak with my mom (RIP) and other family members
The year you moved to Florida hasn’t arrived yet 🙏
Move to Ghana n ur problems will be solved
Grt vid ❤️
Home sweet home. Its tough and challenging though
Wow
Mr. Henry even has a Southern accent.
Nice interview. If he is from Western regions, i am assuming he is an Inzima.
Great interview with Henry from Ghana. Now that he is back in Atlanta, is there a way to contact him? I am interested in living on the Continent of Africa soon.
He looks well for his age
🤝🏿🤝🏿🙏🏿
When u make decisions based on skin color-bound to loose
The diasporan component as a factor to Ghana's economic growth, viability and vitality is the single most important and significant. All the innovation brought to Ghana for the past 40 yrs is the consequence of same. In short, Ghana as a country is resting on the shoulders of diasporans. How there is no formal high-level national institutional and long term framework set of policies and programs to manage and prioritize the interests of this vital resource is just unbelievable. We are not serious as a country. It is taking the initiative of a private individual like this lady to rally diasporans. China and India roll red carpet for their diasporans coming back home.
You guys can talkooo 😅,you obviously haven't done any research,there is office of the diasporians at the presidency,
How high again do you want it to go?
Things don't move fast enough in Ghana and does how we are?
But to say they are not engaging is a far stretch from the truth.
@Marshall Sackey Budy, I know of that office and obviously, one has to be of a mediocre mindset not to realize how insufficient and woefully limited it is as a unit level establishment given the magnitude of the contributions diasporans make and the potential to gain more. What is budget of that office? You are easily deceived by high sounding allusions, which in substance and in reality, offer little to nothing. Having an office at the presidency for its sake is not what I talked about. It should be an institution with or above ministerial level head leader.
@@edmcgeman5084 I don't think so,the office is enough,diasporians talk alot some of them don't have anything to show for?Ghanaians abroad send over 2billion dollars home every year.until the people see alot of things on the ground it will forever remain so,if they don't like it there are 53 other African countries.
@Marshall Sackey I see where you are coming from, and I won't say any more. What I will end is that you possess the regressively subversive mindset and character responsible for all the ills in Ghana and by extension, Africa.
We the people are the ones that have failed ourselves. The way children are taught and are brought up, both formal and informal are the way they will grow up into. Parents lets teach our children now how we want African to be tomorrow, then we will see a change, if not it will be the same cycle of 'nothingness".
That’s the problem old people who have made money abroad telling young people to not come to the USA to make money
What a honorable man! I really enjoyed the interview. Been to the African continent more than a dozen times and it is not for me. I left US more than 10yrs ago but visit every couple of years.
He is so old so he will need health care benefits of Atlanta. His situation is not applicable to young healthy people….
What help is there for single parents want to move to Ghana?
Moving to Ghana is great but it has to be done right. You have to be self-reliant (in terms of source of income) and do your research - much easier now because there are abundant resources here on CZcams. Don't just move, do some extended holiday visits first to see if it is right for you and your children. Please don't move if you are looking for help; that's not the right mindset to take to a developing country.
This is clickbait. You have the title listed as if this man is originally from Atlanta. He was born and raised in Ghana.
Why should it matter so much to you
@@agnesstokes1078 Because I clicked it looking to hear the experience of someone from Atlanta who lived in Ghana but went back to Atlanta. I wanted to hear what happened given I have an interest in traveling to Ghana and other parts of Africa looking to invest and settle down. That is why it matters to me. Are you the uploaders CZcams comment patrol captain or something?
@@FOTruth Pseudo clickbait but not really. The explanation was not complete. He is someone who came to the USA quite young so although born in Ghana most of his experience is American in Atlanta so it is more born in Ghana but most of his life was in Atlanta. Thus , it helps you in part because he has more of the Ghanaian experience than a Black American BUT he certainly understands the perspective of a Black American from Atlanta. Many Ghanaians will mistakenly label someone with Ghanaian parentage who spent most of their life in America as an American without making the distinction. Not unusual.
Are you really serious? U peeps always have issues. Get a dictionary and patiently rewatch the video over. Guy move back to Atlanta where he'd initially moved from to Ghana living over 30yrs there and you call it a bait. Find a swing and chill on
@@justconfused354 "U peeps always have issues." Makes us feel like we already feel being the victims of racism in America. Wow, never expected to see this from someone of African decent especially from our motherland.
Hi, l am interested in making connections with the network that will assist my family with relocation services to Ghana. Please forward their address as soon as possible, thank you.
www.surveymonkey.com/r/GUBADiasporaNetwork
Please join
My problem is why is diasporas not making it or taken advantage like the Chinese Indians Lebanese and arabs making it big whilst diasporas can make 😢?
my friend. Not all, but many of the Lebanese are money launderers and many of the chinese are funded by the CCP to setup companies and take over many of the failed state owned companies. Their sources of income are not the same as a legitimate indigenous business.
Ghana has trust issues period
That’s the problem in every third world country
He should accept that he is more American than Ghanaian
NIGERIANS.... bro
🤣🤣
Lol 😂😂 Nigerians always don't disappoint with their 419
Don’t listen to relations, mostly jealous and advice is crap
blah blah blah we don't care don't cameback
"does the african american woman feel a resentment toward Ghana?" hmmmmm
That question was in context tied to the man’s earlier comment. So why quote it?
Doing business with a Nigerian?😅😅😅😅
He left Ghana at young age so he didn’t know much about Nigerians scammers
You don’t forget your own language just because you move to another country. Foolishness
Why the insult
@@emmanuelaffum4011 Honestly, we can benefit more by making a point. The man already explained that it was for purposes of assimilation. Yes, maybe that was not the best perspective of his parents at the time and it was most expedient for his parents given the circumstances of racism in the country. Thankfully, in our time, we understand the importance of identity. Is it “hindsight is 20/20?” 👍🏾 Bless!