We, the Black American population of the USA should really understand and be comfortable with who we are. Some of us want to claim to be African....via whatever country. But the truth is we are the Americans of African descent. Yes our past generations were 100% African and we should hold that close to our hearts and learn all we can, but we also gotta stop trying to fit in a place that we aren't truly familiar with. I love getting to know more about the many different countries in Africa and the people and many cultures...but it all takes time. It is nice to visit many places, but its not always nice to move in. 😗
a large majority of the black americans are the aboriginals. This is has been proven. the slave was from west africa to Uk to the states. Those west african countries were owned by europeans..
@Johnathen Adams I don’t think that white America will list Aboriginals on the newest census report that’s coming up. So I’m curious to what will you put down? I believe two of the choices will be either black or African American. Wouldn’t it be funny if what we check off would be the deciding factor of who would get the reparations check. 😂
Honestly I think this is a problem with romanticizing anywhere in general. As someone from the Caribbean I see African Americans romanticize other Black cultures and locations a lot. I understand that we want to stay connected to our heritage but you need to do your research and learn the culture, language, history, economy and visit before you move someplace. One major thing is you know you need money to live. A steady stream of income(s) is necessary before moving anywhere. You can’t just up and go and think you’re going to fully acclimate so easily. I think also there’s a need for Black Americans to start being proud of what they have built in America. Black Americans didn’t just “come from slaves” (as stated in the video). They rose up and defended themselves in many ways. Rebelled. Fought for their rights. And made space for themselves in America. Be proud of that too. In the Caribbean, many people honor their African heritage, but they also honor the home they built for themselves outside of Africa. Black Americans can do the same.
You are so correct. I don't understand why some Black Americans/African Americans feel they have to uproot their lives to move to Africa to identify who they are. Not all of us came from the slave trade. Yes, you are also correct, people need to do research before moving anywhere in the world. I think the couple featured in the video didn't have the financial resources and they struggled. When you are depending on family/friends to support you, things have already started on the wrong foot so to speak.
As a Ghanaian, born and raised in Ghana for 30years, I always laugh at the way Ghana is being romanticized by people from outside.. Yes, there is good social life and communal spirit down there. But, But, But, that social life and communal spirit comes at a price.. Ghanaians are generally friendly people. At the same time, there is greed, corruption, tribalism, classism, bad leadership, and etc etc... Its all about finding a balance and learning how to navigate. But dont romanticize..
I think a lot of black Americans romanticize African countries because there is so much propaganda on school and on television about institutional racism in the US that they think if they were just surrounded by only black people all their problems would go away.
We moved to Ghana from Florida and we are from Jamaica originally. As Jamaican we have no issues with Ghana because it is just like Jamaica! As Americans I can see how it would be a cultural shock just moving here. It is not America and if you come here expecting the same policy you will be in for a rude awakening. We love it here! This is just one couples experience. Update: 10/20/23 Seven months later.. They were ABSOLUTELY right! It’s a hype. The country is beyond third world, everyone here including the expats are hungry and will try to capitalize off of foreigners. When I said it’s just like Jamaica.. yes Jamaica 30+ years ago!!!! Outside of Accra everything else is third worldly.. there is no infrastructure. No bathrooms anywhere, gutters and moldy buildings, the people take no pride in their environment, unfinished buildings with raw blocks with a roof no paint, no flowers, dirt roads, no sidewalks.. little shops everywhere ..they litter everywhere, urinate and deficate wherever. Women are spoken down to if the men do speak to you. It is not cheaper here at all!! They capitalize off of the slave trade.. he is absolutely right when he spoke about the people that helped enslaved their own. Many still have that mentality. I was attacked by 4 men at the slave castle in Cape Coast because they wanted me to pay.. I’ve been there so many times and never had to pay!! I honestly thought they were scammers because they wouldn’t show me id when asked.. the way they treated me and grabbed me then threw me to the floor in front of white people at the slave castle!! What really hurt is that on all of my social media platforms, I shine positives on this country, but I feel like a hypocrite because I don’t talk about the negative..I honestly wish it was different and I am truly saddened that it isn’t.. I’m sick to my stomach to the point of severe depression 😢! Local people will tell me to go back where you came from then, ( completely understandable because if anyone said anything negative about Jamaica, even though we knew they were telling the truth, we would find offense) but we gave up everything we had to come here and it’s been a horrible experience for me personally.
I have been saying this for years. Ghana is not for everyone. I was born and raised there. I had to come to Canada to make it in life. One of the richest nation in terms of natural resources but clueless leaders and corrupt politicians make it impossible for the people to realize their dreams.
@@Betterbeing45 I can bet all the resources in the world you will never say that to white ppl nor Asians.Yal would be bucking to welcome them. I swear a Koon is a koon is a koon.
I've always said the hype about my country was too much. A month's holiday is enough to keep positive memories. If you want to live in Ghana, you need to recalibrate your mentality to suit our environment where the average Ghanaian thrives on corruption and greed. The system is broken and getting worse by the day. Sustainability is an issue on all fronts and it is not for the faint-hearted.
Your comment is honest and realistic. Ghana is a nice country to visit but not to live. Corruption and greed is at an all time high and when these westerners come with their euphoric ideas and they're heart broken when they realize how western and corrupt people have become. Theres no pan africanism. Thats an African American dream that needs to gain momentum from us African Americans.
I don't think that's why you can't actually move to Ghana full time. The challenge is actually the cost of Living for foreigners. Things can cost as much here as in some parts of the US. Ghanaians can live in places where a two bedroom cost is USD60 per month. But the roads and amenities are terrible by Western standards. So most expatriates have to move to a place which cost minimum USD600 to 1000 per month.
@@rond5936 I lived in Ghana for years, started 3 successful business in Ghana. I got tired of bribes and dealing with corrupt officials. I was becoming corrupt myself because thats what it takes to be successful in Ghana, ended up moving to Europe. I know what I'm talking about when I say Ghana is broken by greed and corruption to the core. I plan to setup shop in another African country soon because the only other country in Africa thats more corrupt then Ghana is Nigeria.
I travel, but I would never leave America to live somewhere else. This is the land of my family. America is where my tribe is my clan, my support system, my community. Thank you for sharing your experience.
@@fortylovestyle2789 i say dont be ignorant and not let your pride hold you back. If Africa was so much better then people would be migrating there and not africans migrating to America.Facts are facts and no matter how you want to change it it will not... Still Africa is a country i would love to live in.
America is where my family is from, I am so called Black, but I’ve traced my ancestry to the Choctaw tribe of Oklahoma, The true true tribe, not the 5 dollar Indians. Our people have always been here, Most don’t know they’ve been lied to about Africa being their motherland and that is also a big why Is doesn’t gel. We are not the same people. Some of us may have African in us to an extent, but for the most part we are the copper skinned Americans described in the 1828 Merriam-Webster dictionary. You can Google it.
It's sounds like their biggest problems have been covered by several people on CZcams over several years. (1) You cannot move anywhere without making several trips to visit first. (2) You need to have enough money to weather the storms. (Seems like common sense.) (3) You have to adapt to a new culture and level of existence. This isn't like catching a Greyhound from Cleveland to Atlanta and just making a way.
I moved to Africa 5 years ago without studying anything about it didn't know the language and a country alot tougher than ghana, the difference is I trust in the most high and he provides time and time again, that's why we are still here I'm 32, have 3 children born unassisted at home here in Africa, my wife was 9 months pregnant when we left America. The most high willing I will never ever go back to America.
Most people nowadays not even making a way moving from Cleveland to Atlanta. Just like at all the " I didn't like Atlanta because" videos. Truth is most people don't make it in these situations because they don't do enough research on places they move to, they don't visit enough times to get a feel of the country and they don't have enough money. The biggest problem is a lack of funds. You won't even make it moving to one American city from another let alone to Africa where there isn't really a such thing as a middle class in majority of African countries.
My fathers family came to the USA from Romania back in the 30’s. When he retired from the military he decided to relocate the family to Romania - with the idea that since we were of Romanian ancestry and even had very Romanian surname - I think he thought we’d fit right in and live nicely off his retirement pension. We did live well but we still came back to the states after a year. It didn’t matter to the locals that we had Romanian bonafides - we were always outsiders. Rich outsiders (to them) and possible green cards but forever foreign. I loved the country, I loved my friends but I didn’t feel that deep connection I’d hoped for as a young teenage girl.
@Just Name I disagree. I think it completely depends on how you were raised. Im a first generation Canadian, my parents were born and raised in Portugal. When I went to visit family in the Azores for the first time when I was twenty, the first compliment my mother received from her cousin about me was "You cant tell she was raised abroad". My parents had me go to Saturday school to learn Portuguese and I did Cathechism until I was 16 years old. My parents had no interest in their kids being indoctrinated in to just American pop culture. I went to Portuguese festas done by the local Portuguese community center, ate traditional food at home, watched Portuguese football matches with my father, etc... And I never show any signs of arrogance while visiting family in Portugal. These things all matter.
@@JustName-vz5eg I believe things change over time. When you live in a place for a very long time (More than 5 years may be), many things about you will change to adapt to the new environment without you even noticing. It is called neuroplasticity and it truly happens..
@@JustName-vz5egthat's your parents fault for not socializing you to your origin.I grew up in the city in my country but my mother grew up in the rural areas and whene er I go there I feel like an outsider because I'm separated from the launguage and culture there.
I am a black American, and I have an apartment in Nigeria. No offense to them but it seems to me as if they did not do their proper research or homework before naïvely moving to Ghana. You have to have a plan and funds. I have to blame you for not preparing yourself properly. You cannot move to another country without money I know for a fact in Nigeria I need to have money to be able to survive just like in America or anywhere you go for that matter, please take heed everybody and have a plan. It’s not as hard as you think it is. I hope you 2 try again and prepare yourself better next time. You deserve to go home 💜
You hit it on the head. Money is everything. If you have it you can pretty much move anywhere you want in the world. Remember the old saying. Money talks, bullsht walks.
Also a black American living in Nigeria, although I'm looking to visit Arusha,Tanzania soon you are absolutely correct about planning, understanding what you are walking into. More importantly be prepared to minimize unrealistic expectations.
@vincentbyars6788 I am half nigerian born and raised the UK but I want to own a house in nigeria I don't know nigerias just really interesting to me and I am doing my homework about the country and all the hurdles ill have to get through.
What I’m getting from this is that they did not do their due diligence or come up with a solid plan before moving to Ghana. It sounds like they hadn’t even visited Ghana before moving, which by itself is a big mistake. Americans and other Westerners should not get caught up in the hype of repatriating back to the motherland. Africa is not a utopia, and has qualms and issues of its own. You have to do extensive research of where you plan to go, before uprooting your life and moving there, otherwise you will be frustrated. If you have issues in your life abroad, then you’ll have issues in Africa. Africa wont solve your issues. And my perspective is one of someone who has lived both in the USA and in the continent. All of that being said, living in Africa, can be amazing if you plan and set up your life in such a way that you can be self-sufficient while living there and also staying in your own homestead where you have ownership and thus control. Don’t come to Africa without some sort of business plan, skill or trade, or money to invest because you will need to serve and contribute to the economy and community before you earn anyone’s respect there.
What are you talking about? They made no mistake. Life is about living. They have now had an experience not a lot of other African Americans have had. They have learned what another country is like and got to to see usa in a different light as you do when you leave. It didn't work out and they got to go back to america its not like they would be kicked out of usa if they left. They learned something,had an adventure. No mistakes. No regrets. People just like to sit on their high horse and judge. Acting like they are smarter and better.
I visited Ghana back in 2016. I realized how much we African Americans are very different from West Africans. Although I enjoyed myself I couldn’t relate to Ghanaians. They were culturally very different. I do plan on returning, but just to visit. People need to research before deciding to move there.
I definitely understand. As a US Black American, I remember going to School in Spain (as a Teen). Many European born African Teens there (I call them Africans as their Parents were born and raised on the Continent of Africa). I couldn't relate to them or the European Teens either. Plenty of Dominicans live in Spain too. They thought I was from the Dominican Republic, due to my skin hue. I couldn't relate to them either. Dominicans have a different culture than European and African Countries. I made the best of my time. Realizing that we are truly different. Skin complexion is not enough. Asian (Indians) share my same complexion, however, I can't relate to them either. I did ask a European born African, where is home? The response was, we don't have one. Africans treat us like we are Europeans and Europeans treat us like we are Africans. So the identity crisis exists among Africans too. Tribalism, born outside the Continent, having one African Parent and a non African Parent, but claiming to be African ,causes issues too.
I blame closed US culture… how comes others from around the world come and make a life in the US many arrive and cant even speak english but adapt.. the culture and education does not do enough to teach us about the rest of the world … hell some pple do not even travel out of state until they are grown or get to see places like NY and DC…
@@zevlove612 most of those other people who come from across the Atlantic Ocean are 1. the upper middle class to rich in their countries 2. Lucky enough to win a lottery to come here or 3. Get some protected refugee status/government program. Also they come with 100% willingness to assimilate to the US culture because they are fed the culture through media (and many have relatives or have traveled to other western countries). People come to the west because there’s more opportunities for UPWARD MOBILITY….. that doesn’t exist everywhere. And yes we are a tribe of our own. There are tribes on the continent where peoples migrated to other areas and became a whole different tribe with different cultures. We all ain’t the same … even within America we ain’t the same
It’s sad that we romanticize Africa the way we do. Reminds me of kids who still look for love and approval of the parent who abandoned them. Enough of the searching and more with creating who we now are.
Mona, I'm Nigerian but I think there is a middle ground. The reality is a people have to be connected to a broader people. Especially, where they are not in control of their own nation-state. I don't think Africa should be romanticized as a perfect homeland, but it IS homeland and that is important for the psyche. That said, there are learnings that are required before hand. And knowing these things allow people to receive the particular joys it has. But yes, we all have to create from who and where we are now!
@@sunnyflower1979 Jesus is our true Father. Submit to Christ, resist the devil and he will flee from you. Put your trust in the one who holds the universe in his hands. Some persons will not allow the seed of love to be sown in their hearts. My prayer for you is that you would have a soft and willing heart & ears to hear the Messiah - Jehovah Jireh calling your name - softly yet tenderly back to him. I hope you can receive this in true love.
OMG< ya'll really need to stop this shit,,,, What country don't have pros and cons, did you make a video about America? Europe? Asia? the middle east..did you make a video about the country you come from? if you didn't why make one about Africa....I am american, Been living in Africa for 23 years. never have a problem. it's bad people every country you go too. Cut the BS, and stop making agenda based videos thinking people will support it. Africa is beautiful, It's black peoples motherland. No matter what you think..... Build wealth. it's that simple.
It’s takes courage for anyone to post a video showing their personal journey of growth. Especially when that growth is in a different direction that was NOT planned.
I don’t mean to be judgmental, but it sounds like you guys went there with very little money thinking when you converted US dollars to Cedis. You were going to be rich. The first thing you do brah is meet with an credible attorney. Have the law firm vet people, land and house purchases. One your attorney does his research and provide you with proof from the land management etc. then have him with you when you sign and pay for your house and land. Sorry it didn’t work out, regroup and try again
Culture shock is real, especially if you've never been out of America. I'm AA and my wife is half Ghanaian. What AAs need to understand is that due to slavery and the severing of the cultural link to our past, we're basically our own tribe with no real ethnic connection to Africa other than a broad sense of being West African. My mother in-law is Fante, and like all Africans she has her specific ethnic identity. When she meets another Ghanaian in America it quickly gets to what tribe they are from. Simply being Black doesn't mean automatic kinship because well, everyone is Black in Africa. Once that is understood, that in Africa you will be seen as American more than anything and forcing the locals to see you as one of them just isn't reality, it's an easier transition. Of course the societal and structural differences are the next issue. We take America for granted until we go somewhere else with bigger issues. Hell we live on a Native American reservation right now and it's similar to many areas of Africa I've seen. Poverty, dirt floors, no running water, etc. Most Americans wouldn't last a week living here, right under their noses. Lastly, for mixed race Americans who identify as Black in America will have a hard time adjusting that identity in Africa. In my experience "Black" has a specific meaning and being mixed does not equal being Black. Yes I'm sure it depends on country and region but best to just understand that you may not be "Black" to the locals going into is and just accept it. Hell my wife is half British/Ghanaian, raised in America and she's basically a White outsider to them. But she knows the deal and doesn't sweat it since she's spent a lot of time there and other parts of Africa. After all that, have a great time, and of course visit first before committing to move. And that's goes for anywhere.
This is what I always sa but people say I’m xenophobic. This is well put together. The concept of black isn’t seen the same in Africa especially when we’re divided by tribes. I’m Igbo and black other tribes are as well doesn’t mean that we all get along. History wise our ancestors were always at war with eachother, didn’t stop even though they shared the same skin tone.
Bro everything you said is perfect but i am very sad that my people has lost the tribes they belong in Africa but still you are an African as long you keep your identity as black. You can't be mix and you call yourself black.
Africans are absolutely correct for not accepting mixed people as black! It’s important to protect and preserve the integrity and purity of our bloodline, race and culture!!! Black people in America need to take the same attitude as Africans and stop being so accepting of everyone! Mixed people are not black!!! They belong to the mixed, biracial, mulatto, mongrel race!!! Pick one! But black is not an option! The intelligent of us will neva under no circumstances accept mixed children as black!!! “IT TAKES A BLACK MAN AND A BLACK WOMAN IN ORDER TO MAKE AND RAISE A BLACK CHILD‼️” White men and women have the weakest recessive genes🧬on da planet! Black people have the most dominant genes on da planet! So how can the most dominant genes (black people) come forth from the most recessive genes🧬(White People) on da planet!?🤷🏾♂️It’s literally scientifically impossible!!! They are genetically incapable of producing a black child! The children white people create when they reproduce with black people are not black, nor are they white, they are “hybrids!” Black people are not hybrids!!! We are the originator‼️THE ORIGINAL MAN THE MOST HIGH YAHAWAH ALMIGHTY CREATED FROM THE DIRT AND BREATHED BREATH INTO HIS LUNGS!!! AND THIS IS THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER‼️ ITS A DAMN SHAME WE HAVE TO FIGHT THESE PALE FACE PINK BOOTY EUROPEAN EDOMITE DEVILS👿AND🦝’S JUST TO MAINTAIN OUR RACE, IDENTITY AND CULTURE‼️THEY DONT EVEN WANT US THAT‼️THESE WICKED ASS PEOPLE WANT THAT TO‼️🤷🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
I tell people all the time, if you're gonna go over seas to live, you gotta have MONEY. Not hopes, dreams, and faith. MONEY. Having your mental and spirtual right is necessary as well. But it makes it 10 times harder if you're broke.
Being a FOREIGNER in ANY country is TOUGH! You can make it in AFRICA but it will take time. It is better when you know native people that live there. I’ve been to Africa and don’t plan to go again without someone from that land to make things easier. Always have 3-4x’s the money you think you need before traveling.
Yes, but Ghana is a place of its own. Still 1000% better than Ivory Coast or Congo, or Central African Republic... but seriously, it ain't like U.S., Canada, or Europe. At all. And yes, there is tribalism and all sorts of things.
@@sophiemclarke6556 With the intent to move abroad, one would research & inquire while visiting that preferred country to find out if a permanent move is doable or not...
To survive in many African countries you need to be self sustained. Own something that can sustain you….be it a business, farms etc. You must have something to back you up. It might seem challenging at the beginning but once you understand how things work…you will live a good life. There are many multi millionaires in these countries and many have not traveled outside for a day. It is not impossible.
This video danced around the reasons why they left Ghana. Instead, it focused much more on the reasons they went to Ghana and on the bits of charity they did while there. The root of their troubles was lack of due diligence in planning. Neither had a real plan nor any real sense of what they would confront. They were also too broke to make the leap. If you can't make it in America, you won't make it anywhere else.
As if it's easy to make it in the U.S. 🙄😅 especially for "us" I take an opposite view - if we could survive in the U.S. (it's not actually named "America" 😏) after all the sh** we had to go thru, still going thru.. we can "make it" anywhere 🤷🏾♂️ once we stop thinking like caged birds with stockholm syndrome, that is 😏
Rose, you dont know what trauma they may have confronted in the states. I'm Haitian, born in America, but raised in Haiti. Despite, political instability, lack of safety and ecomic crisis we are confronted here in haiti, I'm still hesitant to move to the US because of fear of racism. Furthermore, I am so concerned of crisis identity my children may hold, growing around this racial tension increasing in the US.
Plenty of us were brought to the US by our parents BUT we're all making moves back. Y'all can keep this SCAM you call freedom in America. We will enjoy our paradise in Africa 👌🏿
I believe a lot of those people got hyped to move back to Africa due to everything that goes here in the U.S. the year of return to me was a political attraction with no substance. How is it that they are welcoming back the children back to the mother land without any type of incentive to make their lives easier. Remember, these are the same people who sold our ancestors during the slave Atlantic trade. It's ok to move where you feel more welcome and at home, but it doesn't mean that we are the same people.
You aren't the same people, but you follow them LOL. They are not the same people that sold your ancestors during the Atlantic Enslavement, that would be SOME of THEIR ancestors in West Africa, as others were kidnapped by the colonizers as testified by some, i.e. both modern day descendants and West African's. On the whole you sound very bitter though. You need to forgive
Very true. I have good friends who's ancestors took an active roll in accumulating peoples and selling these captives to European traders. And although the past is the past (history is both brutal and beautiful in varying measures), some of the family still look down on those captives and also the descendants that are living today in the United States. This is due to their still perceived inferiority of said captives. It's all very complicated and intertwined with customs of that time and the lineage of family names etc. We can only change our own view of ourselves and our story of how we come to be where we are today. And we must always remember we are the product of those that survived the hellish journey overseas, and somehow we are their legacy. God bless all our ancestors and may God soften the hearts of those today that have I'll thoughts towards those souls that were sold and never saw their homeland again 🙏🏽♥️
I don’t need a video to tell me any of this, I already knew it. I’d love to visit a lot of foreign countries but I don’t ever want to live there. It’s for fun and learning things, taking pictures, buying souvenirs, trying new foods and things, but that’s it. When I’m done, I want to go home. Period.🤷🏽♀️
People's idea of "home" can be very different depending on the mindset. Usually it's passed down. Some families keep that rebel spirit, others have lost that and thoroughly "assimilated" so they don't know any other way...
@@Fari-100Well said, if you take an African lion from Africa and place it in Alaska, it's an African lion in captivity, but others will call it an Alaskan lion...😝
I'VE NEVER EVER MOVED ANYWHERE IN OR OUT OF THIS COUNTRY WITHOUT 1ST VISITING & DOING A LOT OF RESEACH OMG!!! AS THE ELDERS WOULD SAY, "BLESS THEIR HEARTS"
this is a beautiful and intelligent and loving couple. They will for sure thrive anywhere in any setting they place themselves. I pray for their successes and continued sense of life and adventure.
As a British born Ghanaian, I loved living in my homeland after decades in the UK. Seeing all of my relatives especially my grandparents who had never set foot out of the country. I am glad you had your own experience and I hope you will return on your own terms. Next time with a more vigilant perspective. People are not always beautiful, amazing, wonderful and peaceful!
I haven't even watched the video and I know the ultimate sentiment. Originally from NY, but a California resident married a Ghanaian . The cultural differences and the subservient expectations of being a wife were too much. We are separated, though not divorced, although it's been almost 15 years. Initially he kept trying to get me to return to Ghana with him. I said "Hell to the Nah!" He currently resides in the Midwest and we are good friends. Over the years, I had learned so much of their archaic beliefs and the differences between our freedoms versus the limitations in the Motherland. The majority of his family lives in Virginia and Northern California , so I've had plenty of interaction . I can honestly say, keep your Black Azz here!👌🏾
Yes you are absolutely right to say people should stay in the US. There is a joke that people say in Ghana. If the slave ships were to come back to Ghana, people would willingly jump onto the ships and leave. That’s how bad Ghana is today. Our hospitals are bad, education isn’t good enough, food is bad, even though it tastes good but a lot goes on behind the scenes when making the food, especially because more than half of the the population is not well educated. In 2022, it was estimated that 90% of Ghanaian doctors wanted to leave Ghana. Last year about 10,000 teachers left Ghana to the UK. If we are to talk about the issues in Ghana I’m sure there will be no end. You definitely have to experience Ghana for yourself before making a major decision to move here. Ghana is not as rosey as you might think. The problem is not just with the government but with also the citizenry, unfortunately.
I've always thought Ghana is overhyped. There are 52 countries on the continent. And its Ghana talked about the most from AA. And that's where they sold us as slaves to the West. I want to experience it but usually if everybody talking about the same thing it's usually not the move to do
I’ve visited Ghana a few times. Being from the USA there are things I liked and things I disliked. There are nice museums, historical monuments, plenty of sites to see, beautiful beaches and peaceful nightlife,an abundance of fresh fruit and vegetables. On the other hand you are definitely going to be recognized as a foreigner and over charged for things because of it, people will grab you at the market to come see their shops and won’t take no for an answer, spice is used a little widely in the food (sometimes even in the rice), sometimes the electricity and water turn off randomly and unless you have generator you’ll have to wait for it to come back on. I don’t think I would move there, but I definitely would visit again.
Everything you've said is true, but I have decided to make the move there...for me the positives far outweigh the negatives and there are lots of business opportunities to be had. One of the biggest things is that I will be able to invest in my people rather in a country ripe with racism.
@@Uncle-Basil Congratulations 🎉. Which part are you going to? I actually bought land there recently. I won’t be there permanently but will visit back and forth periodically once I build my home on my land.
@@godsheals90 I am building in East Legon, but that will be a temporary stay until my wife and I decide where to live permanently. We have plots in Asebu from two different chiefs, so we will see...at the moment it looks like it may be Agyendam because there are issues with the other plots with the other chief.
I’m in Tanzania right now. I visited Nairobi and Zanzibar for a few weeks last year but still nothing could have shown me how people really live like experiencing it first hand. I’ve been here for almost 3 months but I still learn new things about society and the realities of living here every day. I think this goes for any country you want to move to though: It’s nice to stay if you make or have lots of money. If not you need the mentality and mission or goal in mind that this is really what you want to do. I want to make it happen in Tanzania but if it doesn’t I won’t have any shame moving to a country where I’m more accustomed to the lifestyle and quality of life 😌 Congrats to the couple for taking a leap of faith, it altered their path so you never know what possibilities it could bring them for the future 😁🙌🏾
I have family in Ghana and I will say you have to be mentally prepared. The prices in Accra are the same as the US. The smaller towns like Kumasi and Sunyani are better
Hey bruh I'm Livingstone!! from Ghana, and I just saw your comment and I would love to host you when you come Ghana, and you don't have to worry about anything okay!!! I got your back bruh!! It would an honor having in my country!!☺️☺️
@@livingstoneelinamamenuku9599 Awe man, that is amazing that you would offer to host me in Ghana. I have some arrangement set up already though but I appreciate it.
I was born and raised in the United States, but my parents are Ghanaians who immigrated to the United States. They are now retired in Ghana. Per my heritage, and the fact that I married a Ghanaian, we plan to retire in Ghana. The thing is though, even when we retire, because I KNOW I would be always looked upon as "an American" despite being of Ghanaian heritage and frankly, considering the "adaptation" of living in a completely different country, my plan is to go in seasons... 3-4 months in Ghana, and back to the States for 3-4 months or the States during the Spring/summer months and Ghana during the late fall/winter months (I'm in the Midwest so...) versus being there on what seems like a more permanent basis/very long stretch like a year plus. Not to mention, our children (though both are/would be adults...the oldest is already 21) would be in the States too so I wouldn't want to be away too long.
It was arrogant. It's not like they were a part of a Ghanaian community here in America, had a whole lot of Ghanaian friends, knew the language, traveled there with friends prior, and immersed themselves in the culture which they had every opportunity to do here in America as there are a lot of Ghanaians that live here. Just being humble enough to do the work. They just thought, I'm American, I will be good wherever I go. It was impulsive and ppl like this always expect family and friends to clean up after their impulsive decisions. Sounds like two spoiled (Imma do what I want...) Texas brats that got a rude wake up call from ppl who don't center the realism of the world around their own interests.
Bro, you guys are always welcome to your homeland. I can totally understand your frustration. I am a Ghanaian living in the UK for nearly 20yrs and I want to go back to Ghana and settle, but due to the same issues that you and your beautiful partner faced, I keep postponing my return. The truth is like you said there are a lot of opportunities and one can grow if found the right contacts. I hope you come back to Ghana whenever you are ready.
Is just unfortunate people don’t talk about this stuff a lot so people can prepared their minds before going, we can all learn from others take home is home no matter what happens good luck
THE ONLY THING ...........AFRICAN PEOPLE DO WELL......IS LEAVE AFRICA.........THEN..... THEY ALL TALK ABOUT.....HOW GREAT AFRICA IS......DOG DOO DOO LIES........FOREVER......!!! THEY USE FOLKS...... IN EVERY COUNTRY.....THEY MIGRATE TO........24/7.
@@blu_rey8656 your father is a demon, rebuke him, otherwise bless people amd pray for them if you are a true believer 😂 ... no wonder africa is so behind, to much supersttions and less brains usage ... voodoo just put on some fancy clothing, your rebuke has no Logos behind it... i forgive you
Such a beautiful couple...I love your story and hopefully one day me and my family will get to visit Ghana- I want to share with my entire family...thank you for sharing!
This is inspirational. Not that I aspire to go to or even visit Ghana but, maybe there is someone out there that's willing to be by my side and navigate life's adventures. That's amazing.
The best interview I've seen. Yet. I've been here over six years and now have four children, one Im raising myself. I own land that I put In his name, a Ghanaian and, yes, the struggle is real but, too rewarding to turn back. Can't wait to finally "arrive" so that I can tell my story...
Am so proud of you because you made a stride to travel. The ancestors are so proud and all of us of Africa descend appreciate the great effort and also culture shock you endured. I personally am proud of you. Thank you for traveling to the motherland. Love from Philadephia Pennsylvania.
A very well said.Ever since Africa Americans started visiting Africa those racist white people has stopped yelling at them to go back to Africa....don’t feel shy to let people know of where you came from..
The problem with black Americans is that we base everything on people liking us. We've experience so much hate that we're just looking for the love, no matter if it's fake or real or whatever. We need to do like the Chinese or jews or whoever is successful in a foreign land. That is building and maintaining a community that tends to our specific needs as FBA. A lot of people want love want a relationship or just to get out of their specific black problem. It's much much bigger than just you.
I love the African Americans but they need to respect and accept that people of colour all don't have to identify as "black" and we don't share the same experiences as them and stop hating us because we are different. We don't have the same history or have the same struggles . African Americans Need to be comfortable as themselves and respect differences and stop claiming everyone as their own. we are ourselves and you are yourselves. Are well all "black" NO. are we all people of colour YES. are we all the same culture? NO. do we all speak the same language NO.
@@Nazarene_Judaism this here points out the difference between FBA people and African people. What you just said about black Americans is what the Somalian and Eithiopians say about West Africans. They call them Bantus and they look for differences instead of similarities. It's the same thing that South Africans say about the Nigerians. It's nonsense. Fba people try to find the thing that unites us and what we have in common. While most African people will do this also. Tphere are those like you who will try to dwell on what makes us different instead of what makes us the same. This kind of thinking is hurtful malema talked about how Africans need to stop trying to see themselves as different because the whites sees us all as one big black family. Beside all this I don't believe that your comments even spoke on what my comment was about. It's not about social aspects of African diaspora relationships. It was about why blacks fail economically in Africa.
Great video. Actual, factual and on point. As an American having lived in West Africa for 20 years I can identify wholeheartedly with this couple's experience. You MUST visit and assess for at least 6 weeks before you go to stay.
Hello you guys first time checking out your channel I enjoyed your journey there in Ghana and you guys telling your story very touching moving I have visit, once had a great time we'll be traveling back there to find a two-bedroom apartment thank you for sharing.
As a foreigner you need to make sure of that thing you called opportunity before relocating finally to grab that opportunity. You can live anywhere in the world if you have reasonable source of income, do not depend on the money you have at hand that is your starting point.
I am a Nigerian, i am 43yr old. I moved to America at 14yr old. Specifically Minnesota, cold as hell. Talk about cultural differences. I no longer fit in, in Nigeria i definitely don't fit in here in America. Welcome to the true reality that emigrant from other countries deal with day-lay leaving in other country. This is not personal towards you being from America, this is just how life works. Whenever you go to a different country other than yours it's alot mentaly. We don't want to speak about the lonely and depression aspect. You have to adjust to the life style of the country u are in, not the other way around. Just like emigrant whom migrates to America and we have to change everything we know including our mentality. So i hope when u get back to America you treat emigrants with a lot more respect, because you bein on the other side naw, u know how it feels and what we go through. Good luck
Most African Americans are going to be very shocked about the amount of corrupt and dysfunctional government policies in place in Ghana. Ghana has soooo much potential but the culture just refuses to embrace ethical business practices that would make it more friendly for expats to invest. If you’re trying to start a business there it is a nightmare: you have to grease the pockets of almost everyone you meet just to get bare minimum paperwork moving forward. If you’re in the market and they hear your accent they will jump the price up really high right in front of your face. The police in certain areas are always trying to get money off you. The school systems are far behind unless you pay for private school. Even then it will be behind the standards in most areas. Then you end up front back in schools were majority white kids go. Folks really want to come back but the path to doing so is just unnecessary difficult. Meanwhile we can go to UAE and be able to set up a business in 90 days to get residency status. Super easy. No greasing palms every step of the way. Very respectful and honor service employees. UAE has its problems but they treat Expats like gold. So many Africans countries grace sooo much potential but their shootings themselves in the foot with all the scamming and corruption.
I relocated from Africa to America and it was a shitshow😅. I had to move back to Africa and really learned about America before going back to live. All you experienced is so 💯 the same as moving to most part of the world.. Mannn. I struggle with American culture and all its divisions and divisions in the black culture itself and it’s been hard but like you said the experience is worth it. 💕💕🫂🫂
Congratulations on your newborn! Blessings unto you! I felt sad watching and listening to your experience in the motherland. Ghana, just like any other country, has deep-rooted issues steeped in tradition, education, and beliefs. But far better than most in the world, if you ask. If only humanity could attain or achieve a %100 good in everything, that would be great, but we know that's never possible. As a Ghanaian living in the States, I can relate to what you went through on your first visit, which was supposedly a look-around tour. It takes a lot of preparation to travel to the motherland, and like you rightly expressed, so much went wrong upon departure to Ghana 🇬🇭 which eventually culminated into so many problems. The cedi to dollar rate can be a blessing if you have enough cash on you and vice versa if not. That is what is hurting the economic stability of the continent. You stated that some of the locals also dealt in the slave trade, which is something that's been going around a lot. That notion is ill-conceived and is only a ploy meant for you to develop animosity toward your forefathers. There's a side to that story that is less told and heard. The chiefs and kings are the local heads of the people, and yes, it is easy to assume that some of the leaders/chiefs were perpetrators of slavery when indeed, some of these leaders were taken into exile for standing up against the enslavement of their people. Seychelles and a few other places I can hardly recall were the places they took our traditional leaders to for standing up against their devilish acts. Please look it up. That went on for a while until one day, the Queen mother of the Asante Kingdom decided to take up arms and adorned the regalia for war and asked, “why do we stand aside and watch them take our men away?” - Nana Yaa Asantewa. The Asante women fought and killed so many invaders as a result. She died on the battlefield. The colonial masters came with guns and ammunition to take control of the land. They were armed to the teeth, so the locals were no match for them which is precisely synonymous with the nuclear weapons of the West to the AK 47s of the so-called third-world countries. And so, if the local leaders were partakers of such criminal acts, why were they brought from their native homeland and thrown into exile, where it became virtually impossible to trace their way back to the continent? Read about the exiled king from the Ashanti Kingdom. They planned to divide and conquer as they saw the chiefs as threats because, as chiefs, they had the power to mobilize their youths to fight the invaders. Even though your experience did not go the way you envisaged, it showed your determination to venture out and reach your goals. You both persevered by going out of your comfort zones to experience something so alien to what you're used to. Perhaps that was a worthy essence of sacrifice charted in good faith for your newborn. Look out for the telltale signs as the child evolves. The very point where you two decided to dive was beyond you, yet you took the uncharted terrain.
Your claimed that Queen Yaa Asantewaa died on the battlefield is not factual. She was captured together with other warriors by the THE KIDNAPPERS AND TERRORIST (The British) and were sent into exile to Seychelle
@@larrydee1030 Thank you. You're perfectly right about that! I must add that a piece of Ashante history has recently surfaced that debunks my above-written piece. I have no reason to refute some of the facts presented in that which lends much truth to the original piece above. The ultimate purpose isn't to defeat the truth/facts but rather to bring light to them. It is more of a fact-finding mission to all trying to make sense of the past through dialogue and interactions.
I am Rwandan. But more than that I am African. The truth is that white people have never wanted our history to be clear like how you show it here. They wrote it the way they wanted to show that was Africans people who sold their people which is not true. Was their way to turn victims into criminal and make those they took to have strong hatled to their relative back home. But in reality they tried to fight for them something which cannot been easy where they were guns. Is understandable no other way your anemy can write your history. They were trying to defend ther sides so that can seen as Angels who were there for business. They were doing what they were planned for so long with their religion in front line. But we as Africans people even now they are still has that hate and fear of us and try to wipe us out as BLACK people, my advice is we are here to stay until tomorrow. better cool down and be happy to see us sides by side. If you give us peace, we are peaceful people. We are the world. We are source of life. And we are the future.
What the hell are you on? Some of the locals did not deal in the slave trade?? Of course they did. There are literally records of this. Now what a chief does does not necessarily accrue to the people, especially back then. And yes even some of the people who participated where themselves victimized at other points. But to suggest that local did not engage in the slave trade is just denying what is in abundant record and our own histories.
As a biracial kid who was born in west Africa and have spent time living in both the United States and Africa, I geta kick out of people on both sides who have this utopian fantasy about either location. Both have their benefits, both have their downfalls. Dont believe the hype about either. Life doesnt work that way. There is no wakanda waiting for you African Americans and there are no streets paved with gold waiting for you Africans. Find a way to become independent from this rat race we live in and you'll find some happiness. ✝️🙏
I went to Ghana alone twice in 2019, the year of return, and 2021. Both times i stayed for one month. My first experience was an eye-opener of reality. My second experience helped me to realize i should keep my butt in America.
I remember flying over the Sahara desert. From Frankfurt germany to Nigeria, then over to Accra. It was insane seeing the Sahara desert and caravans of camels walking across the dunes. All while i sip on a soda in an air conditioned metal tube 30,000 ft in the air.
They simply dove in too deep for first timers. I've been living and travelling around East Africa for nearly a year and a half now. Years ago in the early 2000's I travelled around Southern Africa for several months, and as a child because of my mothers work (U.N.) I lived in Kenya for over two years. I am no stranger to Africa and although I have yet to go to Ghana or West Africa in general, I am more than ready and able to do so. By the time I go to Ghana (later this year), it'll just be another African country for me. Unique as a country I'm sure but as a culture and way of living, it wont be such a drastic change from what I've been living these past 17 months.
A lot of people on social media glamorize these continental moves making it seem easy peasy and you just get up and go, not breaking down all the money, the stress, the cultural shift, climate changes, money issues, research, etc that you may have to go through being in foreign land
Congrats on your new baby! There is a shift going on within our people, we must find patience with one another, as we have done for those who have oppressed us. I love African and African Americans bonding. It is long overdue and the powers that be fear this reunion, but what the TMH reunites, no man, beast or aliens will separate it again!!! Shalom!!!
This video is honest and heartfelt. Thank you fro sharing your experience honestly. Brain I know what you mean by not belonging and seeking that belonging is a life long journey for many of us. Don't give up brother, I wish you both all the best.
This is true! It gives us choices and options. Thanks for sharing some of the pitfalls! I know personally that Ghana is not for me. I have visited the continent years ago and I lived in East Africa for almost 31/2 years. I love that area. It really felt like home to me. I'm going back soon and will retire in one of the smaller countries. ❤❤❤❤
Wow !!! Everyone is complaining about this place ....I will not come scratched off NY list... I'll somewhere else, congratulations on your new born son🤗🐓❤️⚘️🌱
Personally, I give this couple credit for having the courage to continue with their journey after their third party pulled out, and the fact they stayed for a year shows tenacity... If they never return to Ghana again, they made it once...😊
Imagine being a young child and realizing that you are living, existing somewhere you're not supposed to be. That has always been me, and I'm 37 now 😢😢 I try to be ok about it like he says. However, that is a WHOLE different struggle. Never feeling like you belong even when surrounded by people that look like you. To know for the most part none of you guys belong there. It's heart breaking 😢😢
mental program will do that. its pseudo and once you get past the lie that blacks are from one place you'll be alright but until then good luck with the self pity and depression
That is just a function of your attachment trauma. You feel out of place because your caregivers did not attenuate to your needs as a child. That's a you issue that you have to heal. You can undergo subconscious reprogramming and reparent your interchild and heal your core wounds. Once you become securely attached, you won't feel that way any longer. Look into the personal development school.
We been living "in exile" essentially for generations, and it is an issue, an identity crisis, straight up... we have no geopolitical position without aligning ourselves with the wider African identity 🤷🏾♂️
I am shocked at how some people would leave home for good without knowing what the new life as in place for them, for me i would advice Americans to make an effort to travel as a short trip first to test the waters to see whether it fits your comfort levels. If you can you can even go to East, West, North and South parts of Africa before deciding.
You are a beautiful toung coupled with a balanced and ever-growing knowledge of this new possibility and experience. I've lived in Ghana for 4yrs. I was bless to have people of shared experience around mr, as you mentioned. When ever you want to return to enjoy the embrace of your birthright to experience this eorld on your terms, you are welcome to my home and community.
Africa is home to so many foreigners. 😂 this mentality and arrogance is why you struggle everywhere you go. People make it everywhere regardless of the socio-economic situations. There are rich people and poor everywhere. It’s finding what suits your person.
It's not about making it in america.Its our best chance of making money while being average at the same time and going back to invest in our countries.
Thanks for sharing. I've watched so many experiences of ppl who moved to Ghana and then either stayed or came back. I definitely want to visit soon. When I did my ancestry dna a very long time ago, for some stupid reason, I was thinking it would tell me what I am...like you are Nigerian or Ghanian, or Senegalese... when I looked at all of these African nations that combined, gave me my 90% African, initially I felt lost... I can stake no claim really on any one African nation. And then the realization that this is how it will look for for most of us in the diaspora because the Africans that were enslaved came from so many different places. I can say that my make up is West African... And I have a desire to visit all of these places and more on the continent. I am rambling but all on all I commend these folks for moving there and experiencing and sharing with us.
That's why we, with all our mixtures of African genetics, can lead the way in overall, Pan-African unity 🤷🏾♂️ because, when all our various tribes & ethnicities had to endure chattel slavery, we damn sure learned to overlook those tribal differences
As a black american who has lived in Korea, Japan, and now Italy, I can say that their story is not unique. I've seen so many americans of all races move to one of these countries with a romanticized idea of what it would be and end up leaving in less than a year because they couldn't adjust to the reality. I do feel so bad for them though. It seems like all of their troubles started with that 3rd person dropping out. It's not easy to move overseas and make a life for yourself. The advice to visit a country first to get a feel for it before moving there, and to move there with someone who has been there before is sound advice. When I moved to Korea, I had been hired at a company that applied for our visas for us, organized accommodations for us, they basically did everything to get us settled. They also had Korean staff members who were willing to help us and take us out. For Japan, I had visited the country 3 times from Korea before making the move and even then I had a Japanese boyfriend who was able to help me get settled. The company that eventually hired me also helped me with changing my visa from tourist to a work visa and acted as a guarantor on my first apartment. They also acted as a translator between me and the schools I worked at until I learned enough Japanese to communicate for myself. When I moved to Italy, it was with the man who would eventually become my husband (who is also born and raised Italian). He helped me with my visa and advocated for me until I learned the language and could advocate for myself. In this case, helping me get settled was really just us building our life together. So in all 3 cases, I always had someone to guide me through those first steps before stepping out on my own. It's essential.
Let's not be childish. Nobody has ever told the so-called African Americans that Africa is an already made paradise. Everywhere we go in the world, it takes a winning character to make it. After all, many could not make it in America because they don't possess the winning character. Here, just like everywhere else; to make it, you need to be a hard working person, a giver, always ready to make sacrifices when needed and above all, a highly disciplined person. Don't spend all your time waiting for others to be correct before you start to be one. America equally has so many unwise persons who live in poverty. If any African American is unwise, it is better for him to continue living in the modern slavery in America. We have a great continent to build and we need Blacks of a certain caliber to work with.
No you don’t need blacks .. you need Africans to build the land you were raised on for the past centuries. Just 20 years ago there were laws that kept AAs from buying houses, getting into good colleges, and other economical constraints. There are some lazy people everywhere on earth of all ethnic backgrounds. AAs fought for the rights so Africans can come here and get an education and a better quality of life. So the disdain for AAs that you have please reconsider with intelligence and factual history.
I disagree. The conscious movement in America heavily pushed “returning to your roots” and encouraging others to live in the Motherland. There’s a resurgence of this ideology now that the MAGA crowd is pushing back against immigration. So I don’t blame the couple for listening to the propaganda and leaving America hoping for something different. Other groups do it all the time by coming to the US with mixed results. Only thing is, for African Americans it will always be a downgrade to leave America. I actually wonder if this is a psyop? All the propaganda encouraging AA/FBA to leave their birthright for others to take. Knowing that there’s nothing in these countries bc immigrants aren’t really building there, and can’t. These folks are fleeing 3rd world countries for a reason, but want AA to feel so uncomfortable in our country of origin that we leave our ideas and infrastructure behind chasing waterfalls. Why? Why are we leaving what the rest of the world covets? Idk seems fishy to me
Last text zi was told 90 percent of folks are corrupt and not to be trusted. My girlfriend is from Ghana and loss $70,000 with her own family members. Jealousy is a serious issue. Also many people are good and helpful but suffer from massive poverty. The rich in Ghana, with their class racism and tribalism do not help the complex situation going on in Ghana!!!!!!!
@Roadmap of Prof DoDo About 20 Percent of Ghanaians live on less than 500 US Dollars per Month, Mass Wealth does not exist in Ghana at all. Go to Circle or Shiashie at night men women and children are living and sleeping on the streets while Nana Addo lives in a mansion. After 68 years of independence we have not given all Ghanaians wealth and prosperity. Despite our Cocoa Coffee Oranges Guava Pineapple Apple Tangerine and other juices.
The same applies to the U.S.A....there are many Ghanaians that sacrifice everything to come to America only to realize they've made the biggest mistake of their lives....IT GOES BOTH WAYS.
Most of this couple's major problems in Ghana is financial. You can't travel to another country you've never been to before and not plan financially how you will make ends meet. Imagine not working in America and yet you wanna live in America ? ; that's a recipe for wanting to become homeless soon. This same way, if you wanna move and stay in Ghana long-term without having the expectation to have somekind of work /business setup which will provide your family with income regularly, how do you expect to survive for years to come ?? If you have regular source of income in Ghana, you will enjoy life there 24/7 especially the night life if you're the party type. But run out of money and reality kicks in quick 😂then your fantasy daydream is over. Before you move to Ghana, make it a point to plan well financially and to setup a business or two and you will enjoy your stay there immensely.
You are a lovely couple. Your journey was a success because you have the courage to try. You must just plan again and return in the future. You both are very young and have time on your side. Research, get viable skills, save diligently, and try another African country when prepared. Some relatives and I are visiting Rwanda for a month to see if its feasible to live permanently. There are 54 countries so one of them is waiting for you.
I was thinking about Rwanda too. I hear the weather is lovely, it's so safe u can sleep with your door open and there's many business opportunities.....the only negative thing ive heard is that its incredibly boring and that u can tour the whole country in 2 days. However, i feel one shd experience it themselves rather than listen to everyone.
Right out the gate they sound like most, not ready in too many ways but still went! Sad part is every time I see a young couple, ultimately they rely on family and friends back in America to help them which is absolutely ridiculous!
Im black or AA born in the states. I hated my some of my first culture shocks but I now see them as benificial. My mother was a native Jamaican. So as a child I tried to cling to the Jamaican culture. Then as I got older, I discoverd most of the Jamacians didnt claim me because I was born in the US. A few years after that I found myslef living in Japan due to work and it sounds crazy until you experiance it but, I could litteraly go weeks without seeing another black person. It was insane at first, I still remember once when I happen to see another black person and we just waved at each other because we both felt it. However, as time went by I got used to it and even now I no longer long to be around black people. The cold hard truths I had to come to terms with is a black person will stab you in the back just as readily as someone from any other culture. These days I create my own tribe and I could care less about your skin color. The Earth is a big place and tons of amazing areas to see. Granted TRUST ME I understand what it was like growing up in the US and feeling inferior due to being decendents of slaves. BUT perhaps instead of moving to Africa just to be around other black people, try to get over your own traumas first. Of course there are many other reasons to go there but I am just saying what I see.
Agreed. remember, "Jamaican culture" is not monolithic. there are different ethnicities and cultures in Jamaica. Jamaican is a nationality but in that country you have maroons, jews, Chineses, Arabs and africans completely washed out by slavery, Indians etc all Jamaicans different backgrounds different cultures. I'm a sephardic jew of colour, from Jamaica yes there's an old jewish community in Jamaica and my culture is completely different to the maroons and muslims and Indians and Rastas. there is no one "Jamaican culture". hope this helps.
@@Nazarene_Judaism wow. Thanks. I'm just getting to this. I my mom told me stories of her eating at Chinese places and the amazing food but never I heard about the other nationalities, especially Jewish people. It's a really BIG little island. Driving around there it's hard to believe it's as small as the map shows
We, the Black American population of the USA should really understand and be comfortable with who we are. Some of us want to claim to be African....via whatever country. But the truth is we are the Americans of African descent. Yes our past generations were 100% African and we should hold that close to our hearts and learn all we can, but we also gotta stop trying to fit in a place that we aren't truly familiar with. I love getting to know more about the many different countries in Africa and the people and many cultures...but it all takes time. It is nice to visit many places, but its not always nice to move in. 😗
I agree, im proud of the culture and the accomplishments of our ancestors.
Nonsense
a large majority of the black americans are the aboriginals. This is has been proven. the slave was from west africa to Uk to the states. Those west african countries were owned by europeans..
@Johnathen Adams I don’t think that white America will list Aboriginals on the newest census report that’s coming up. So I’m curious to what will you put down? I believe two of the choices will be either black or African American. Wouldn’t it be funny if what we check off would be the deciding factor of who would get the reparations check. 😂
@@blu_rey8656 This has already been discussed. We are FBAs - Foundational. Black. American. That is what you put.
Honestly I think this is a problem with romanticizing anywhere in general. As someone from the Caribbean I see African Americans romanticize other Black cultures and locations a lot. I understand that we want to stay connected to our heritage but you need to do your research and learn the culture, language, history, economy and visit before you move someplace. One major thing is you know you need money to live. A steady stream of income(s) is necessary before moving anywhere. You can’t just up and go and think you’re going to fully acclimate so easily. I think also there’s a need for Black Americans to start being proud of what they have built in America. Black Americans didn’t just “come from slaves” (as stated in the video). They rose up and defended themselves in many ways. Rebelled. Fought for their rights. And made space for themselves in America. Be proud of that too. In the Caribbean, many people honor their African heritage, but they also honor the home they built for themselves outside of Africa. Black Americans can do the same.
Beautifully stated....
Agreed. That was inspiring
I don't romanticize africa or the Caribbean two shitholes.
You are so correct. I don't understand why some Black Americans/African Americans feel they have to uproot their lives to move to Africa to identify who they are. Not all of us came from the slave trade. Yes, you are also correct, people need to do research before moving anywhere in the world. I think the couple featured in the video didn't have the financial resources and they struggled. When you are depending on family/friends to support you, things have already started on the wrong foot so to speak.
Real talk! They gon learn it’s no game out there
As a Ghanaian, born and raised in Ghana for 30years, I always laugh at the way Ghana is being romanticized by people from outside..
Yes, there is good social life and communal spirit down there. But, But, But, that social life and communal spirit comes at a price..
Ghanaians are generally friendly people.
At the same time, there is greed, corruption, tribalism, classism, bad leadership, and etc etc...
Its all about finding a balance and learning how to navigate. But dont romanticize..
Respect for your honesty!
The same with Nigeria. Like American women need to leave masculinity in America because they would get a reality check lol
Corruption is everywhere even in America.
its sad there's no such thing as paradise on this earth.
I think a lot of black Americans romanticize African countries because there is so much propaganda on school and on television about institutional racism in the US that they think if they were just surrounded by only black people all their problems would go away.
We moved to Ghana from Florida and we are from Jamaica originally. As Jamaican we have no issues with Ghana because it is just like Jamaica! As Americans I can see how it would be a cultural shock just moving here. It is not America and if you come here expecting the same policy you will be in for a rude awakening. We love it here! This is just one couples experience.
Update: 10/20/23
Seven months later..
They were ABSOLUTELY right! It’s a hype. The country is beyond third world, everyone here including the expats are hungry and will try to capitalize off of foreigners. When I said it’s just like Jamaica.. yes Jamaica 30+ years ago!!!! Outside of Accra everything else is third worldly.. there is no infrastructure. No bathrooms anywhere, gutters and moldy buildings, the people take no pride in their environment, unfinished buildings with raw blocks with a roof no paint, no flowers, dirt roads, no sidewalks.. little shops everywhere ..they litter everywhere, urinate and deficate wherever. Women are spoken down to if the men do speak to you. It is not cheaper here at all!! They capitalize off of the slave trade.. he is absolutely right when he spoke about the people that helped enslaved their own. Many still have that mentality. I was attacked by 4 men at the slave castle in Cape Coast because they wanted me to pay.. I’ve been there so many times and never had to pay!! I honestly thought they were scammers because they wouldn’t show me id when asked.. the way they treated me and grabbed me then threw me to the floor in front of white people at the slave castle!! What really hurt is that on all of my social media platforms, I shine positives on this country, but I feel like a hypocrite because I don’t talk about the negative..I honestly wish it was different and I am truly saddened that it isn’t.. I’m sick to my stomach to the point of severe depression 😢! Local people will tell me to go back where you came from then, ( completely understandable because if anyone said anything negative about Jamaica, even though we knew they were telling the truth, we would find offense) but we gave up everything we had to come here and it’s been a horrible experience for me personally.
Thank you
I love Jamaica it's so beautiful the music and food I'm surprised you didn't just move back to Jamaica
Same for me too…felt like I was in Jamaica when I visited SA. We used to that type of lifestyle. It will be a culture shock for many black Americans.
Oh then i know I'll love it because i went to Jamaica, and felt like I was at home. The people the food it felt like home!
But your experience is just one couple's experience as well 🤷🏽♂️
I have been saying this for years. Ghana is not for everyone. I was born and raised there. I had to come to Canada to make it in life. One of the richest nation in terms of natural resources but clueless leaders and corrupt politicians make it impossible for the people to realize their dreams.
Like America's weak idiots in charge..............
@@Betterbeing45 agree
@@Betterbeing45 no one said otherwise
Gotcha. If the leaders were better there would be no Africa leaving Africa. Those leaders need to go. It's a shame
@@Betterbeing45 I can bet all the resources in the world you will never say that to white ppl nor Asians.Yal would be bucking to welcome them. I swear a Koon is a koon is a koon.
I've always said the hype about my country was too much. A month's holiday is enough to keep positive memories. If you want to live in Ghana, you need to recalibrate your mentality to suit our environment where the average Ghanaian thrives on corruption and greed. The system is broken and getting worse by the day. Sustainability is an issue on all fronts and it is not for the faint-hearted.
Your comment is honest and realistic. Ghana is a nice country to visit but not to live. Corruption and greed is at an all time high and when these westerners come with their euphoric ideas and they're heart broken when they realize how western and corrupt people have become. Theres no pan africanism. Thats an African American dream that needs to gain momentum from us African Americans.
Damn.
I don't think that's why you can't actually move to Ghana full time. The challenge is actually the cost of Living for foreigners. Things can cost as much here as in some parts of the US. Ghanaians can live in places where a two bedroom cost is USD60 per month. But the roads and amenities are terrible by Western standards. So most expatriates have to move to a place which cost minimum USD600 to 1000 per month.
@@rond5936 I lived in Ghana for years, started 3 successful business in Ghana. I got tired of bribes and dealing with corrupt officials. I was becoming corrupt myself because thats what it takes to be successful in Ghana, ended up moving to Europe.
I know what I'm talking about when I say Ghana is broken by greed and corruption to the core.
I plan to setup shop in another African country soon because the only other country in Africa thats more corrupt then Ghana is Nigeria.
@@factsare3852 ok
Rule #1. Don’t ever move somewhere where the residents are trying to escape.
Come to South Africa
@@user-ww5qw8jd3bbad choice
I travel, but I would never leave America to live somewhere else. This is the land of my family. America is where my tribe is my clan, my support system, my community. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Would you ever consider living on opposite coast in USA? Or far away State from the one you grew up in?
so america is not really racist and still gives any black person more chance of success than africa itself?
@@temujinkhan6326no. Don't be dense and try to simplify things that you know are not that simple.
@@fortylovestyle2789 i say dont be ignorant and not let your pride hold you back. If Africa was so much better then people would be migrating there and not africans migrating to America.Facts are facts and no matter how you want to change it it will not... Still Africa is a country i would love to live in.
America is where my family is from, I am so called Black, but I’ve traced my ancestry to the Choctaw tribe of Oklahoma, The true true tribe, not the 5 dollar Indians.
Our people have always been here, Most don’t know they’ve been lied to about Africa being their motherland and that is also a big why Is doesn’t gel. We are not the same people.
Some of us may have African in us to an extent, but for the most part we are the copper skinned Americans described in the 1828 Merriam-Webster dictionary. You can Google it.
It's sounds like their biggest problems have been covered by several people on CZcams over several years. (1) You cannot move anywhere without making several trips to visit first. (2) You need to have enough money to weather the storms. (Seems like common sense.) (3) You have to adapt to a new culture and level of existence. This isn't like catching a Greyhound from Cleveland to Atlanta and just making a way.
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Exactly!!
I moved to Africa 5 years ago without studying anything about it didn't know the language and a country alot tougher than ghana, the difference is I trust in the most high and he provides time and time again, that's why we are still here I'm 32, have 3 children born unassisted at home here in Africa, my wife was 9 months pregnant when we left America. The most high willing I will never ever go back to America.
Most people nowadays not even making a way moving from Cleveland to Atlanta. Just like at all the " I didn't like Atlanta because" videos. Truth is most people don't make it in these situations because they don't do enough research on places they move to, they don't visit enough times to get a feel of the country and they don't have enough money. The biggest problem is a lack of funds. You won't even make it moving to one American city from another let alone to Africa where there isn't really a such thing as a middle class in majority of African countries.
You nailed it. 🎯
My fathers family came to the USA from Romania back in the 30’s. When he retired from the military he decided to relocate the family to Romania - with the idea that since we were of Romanian ancestry and even had very Romanian surname - I think he thought we’d fit right in and live nicely off his retirement pension. We did live well but we still came back to the states after a year. It didn’t matter to the locals that we had Romanian bonafides - we were always outsiders. Rich outsiders (to them) and possible green cards but forever foreign. I loved the country, I loved my friends but I didn’t feel that deep connection I’d hoped for as a young teenage girl.
@Just Name I disagree. I think it completely depends on how you were raised. Im a first generation Canadian, my parents were born and raised in Portugal. When I went to visit family in the Azores for the first time when I was twenty, the first compliment my mother received from her cousin about me was "You cant tell she was raised abroad". My parents had me go to Saturday school to learn Portuguese and I did Cathechism until I was 16 years old. My parents had no interest in their kids being indoctrinated in to just American pop culture. I went to Portuguese festas done by the local Portuguese community center, ate traditional food at home, watched Portuguese football matches with my father, etc... And I never show any signs of arrogance while visiting family in Portugal. These things all matter.
What a fool your father was. Naive
Africans don’t need music lessons love
@@JustName-vz5eg I believe things change over time. When you live in a place for a very long time (More than 5 years may be), many things about you will change to adapt to the new environment without you even noticing. It is called neuroplasticity and it truly happens..
@@JustName-vz5egthat's your parents fault for not socializing you to your origin.I grew up in the city in my country but my mother grew up in the rural areas and whene er I go there I feel like an outsider because I'm separated from the launguage and culture there.
I'm a Black American...the United States will always be "home"...inspite of itself!!!❤💙❤🖤💚
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Hey home is where you make it 🇺🇸🤷🏾♂️
🇺🇸 is my home forever ♥️
Same 🇺🇸 fba all day!!!
I am a black American, and I have an apartment in Nigeria. No offense to them but it seems to me as if they did not do their proper research or homework before naïvely moving to Ghana. You have to have a plan and funds. I have to blame you for not preparing yourself properly. You cannot move to another country without money I know for a fact in Nigeria I need to have money to be able to survive just like in America or anywhere you go for that matter, please take heed everybody and have a plan. It’s not as hard as you think it is. I hope you 2 try again and prepare yourself better next time. You deserve to go home 💜
You hit it on the head. Money is everything. If you have it you can pretty much move anywhere you want in the world. Remember the old saying. Money talks, bullsht walks.
Africans move here to America all the time without money. And they make it because American is the land where dreams come true! Africa simply is NOT!
Also a black American living in Nigeria, although I'm looking to visit Arusha,Tanzania soon you are absolutely correct about planning, understanding what you are walking into. More importantly be prepared to minimize unrealistic expectations.
@vincentbyars6788 I am half nigerian born and raised the UK but I want to own a house in nigeria
I don't know nigerias just really interesting to me and I am doing my homework about the country and all the hurdles ill have to get through.
Black people as usual are too emotional and refuse to do their due diligence.
What I’m getting from this is that they did not do their due diligence or come up with a solid plan before moving to Ghana. It sounds like they hadn’t even visited Ghana before moving, which by itself is a big mistake. Americans and other Westerners should not get caught up in the hype of repatriating back to the motherland. Africa is not a utopia, and has qualms and issues of its own. You have to do extensive research of where you plan to go, before uprooting your life and moving there, otherwise you will be frustrated. If you have issues in your life abroad, then you’ll have issues in Africa. Africa wont solve your issues. And my perspective is one of someone who has lived both in the USA and in the continent. All of that being said, living in Africa, can be amazing if you plan and set up your life in such a way that you can be self-sufficient while living there and also staying in your own homestead where you have ownership and thus control. Don’t come to Africa without some sort of business plan, skill or trade, or money to invest because you will need to serve and contribute to the economy and community before you earn anyone’s respect there.
Exactly!
Well said
Facts
Anyone that thought Africa was a utopia is a fool tbh. I agree.
What are you talking about? They made no mistake. Life is about living. They have now had an experience not a lot of other African Americans have had. They have learned what another country is like and got to to see usa in a different light as you do when you leave. It didn't work out and they got to go back to america its not like they would be kicked out of usa if they left. They learned something,had an adventure. No mistakes. No regrets. People just like to sit on their high horse and judge. Acting like they are smarter and better.
I visited Ghana back in 2016. I realized how much we African Americans are very different from West Africans. Although I enjoyed myself I couldn’t relate to Ghanaians. They were culturally very different. I do plan on returning, but just to visit. People need to research before deciding to move there.
I definitely understand. As a US Black American, I remember going to School in Spain (as a Teen). Many European born African Teens there (I call them Africans as their Parents were born and raised on the Continent of Africa). I couldn't relate to them or the European Teens either. Plenty of Dominicans live in Spain too. They thought I was from the Dominican Republic, due to my skin hue. I couldn't relate to them either. Dominicans have a different culture than European and African Countries.
I made the best of my time. Realizing that we are truly different. Skin complexion is not enough. Asian (Indians) share my same complexion, however, I can't relate to them either.
I did ask a European born African, where is home? The response was, we don't have one. Africans treat us like we are Europeans and Europeans treat us like we are Africans. So the identity crisis exists among Africans too. Tribalism, born outside the Continent, having one African Parent and a non African Parent, but claiming to be African ,causes issues too.
I blame closed US culture… how comes others from around the world come and make a life in the US many arrive and cant even speak english but adapt.. the culture and education does not do enough to teach us about the rest of the world … hell some pple do not even travel out of state until they are grown or get to see places like NY and DC…
How bout you learn about the culture? You sound like you making excuses
@@zevlove612 because they are poor and want to be rich
@@zevlove612 most of those other people who come from across the Atlantic Ocean are 1. the upper middle class to rich in their countries 2. Lucky enough to win a lottery to come here or 3. Get some protected refugee status/government program. Also they come with 100% willingness to assimilate to the US culture because they are fed the culture through media (and many have relatives or have traveled to other western countries). People come to the west because there’s more opportunities for UPWARD MOBILITY….. that doesn’t exist everywhere. And yes we are a tribe of our own. There are tribes on the continent where peoples migrated to other areas and became a whole different tribe with different cultures. We all ain’t the same … even within America we ain’t the same
It’s sad that we romanticize Africa the way we do. Reminds me of kids who still look for love and approval of the parent who abandoned them.
Enough of the searching and more with creating who we now are.
Mona, I'm Nigerian but I think there is a middle ground. The reality is a people have to be connected to a broader people. Especially, where they are not in control of their own nation-state. I don't think Africa should be romanticized as a perfect homeland, but it IS homeland and that is important for the psyche. That said, there are learnings that are required before hand. And knowing these things allow people to receive the particular joys it has. But yes, we all have to create from who and where we are now!
@@fistandpen2505 yeah true
Well said
@@sunnyflower1979 Jesus is our true Father. Submit to Christ, resist the devil and he will flee from you. Put your trust in the one who holds the universe in his hands. Some persons will not allow the seed of love to be sown in their hearts. My prayer for you is that you would have a soft and willing heart & ears to hear the Messiah - Jehovah Jireh calling your name - softly yet tenderly back to him. I hope you can receive this in true love.
OMG< ya'll really need to stop this shit,,,, What country don't have pros and cons, did you make a video about America? Europe? Asia? the middle east..did you make a video about the country you come from? if you didn't why make one about Africa....I am american, Been living in Africa for 23 years. never have a problem. it's bad people every country you go too. Cut the BS, and stop making agenda based videos thinking people will support it. Africa is beautiful, It's black peoples motherland. No matter what you think..... Build wealth. it's that simple.
It’s takes courage for anyone to post a video showing their personal journey of growth. Especially when that growth is in a different direction that was NOT planned.
I don’t mean to be judgmental, but it sounds like you guys went there with very little money thinking when you converted US dollars to Cedis. You were going to be rich.
The first thing you do brah is meet with an credible attorney. Have the law firm vet people, land and house purchases. One your attorney does his research and provide you with proof from the land management etc. then have him with you when you sign and pay for your house and land.
Sorry it didn’t work out, regroup and try again
Great tip!
Culture shock is real, especially if you've never been out of America. I'm AA and my wife is half Ghanaian. What AAs need to understand is that due to slavery and the severing of the cultural link to our past, we're basically our own tribe with no real ethnic connection to Africa other than a broad sense of being West African. My mother in-law is Fante, and like all Africans she has her specific ethnic identity. When she meets another Ghanaian in America it quickly gets to what tribe they are from. Simply being Black doesn't mean automatic kinship because well, everyone is Black in Africa.
Once that is understood, that in Africa you will be seen as American more than anything and forcing the locals to see you as one of them just isn't reality, it's an easier transition. Of course the societal and structural differences are the next issue. We take America for granted until we go somewhere else with bigger issues. Hell we live on a Native American reservation right now and it's similar to many areas of Africa I've seen. Poverty, dirt floors, no running water, etc. Most Americans wouldn't last a week living here, right under their noses.
Lastly, for mixed race Americans who identify as Black in America will have a hard time adjusting that identity in Africa. In my experience "Black" has a specific meaning and being mixed does not equal being Black. Yes I'm sure it depends on country and region but best to just understand that you may not be "Black" to the locals going into is and just accept it. Hell my wife is half British/Ghanaian, raised in America and she's basically a White outsider to them. But she knows the deal and doesn't sweat it since she's spent a lot of time there and other parts of Africa.
After all that, have a great time, and of course visit first before committing to move. And that's goes for anywhere.
This is what I always sa but people say I’m xenophobic. This is well put together. The concept of black isn’t seen the same in Africa especially when we’re divided by tribes. I’m Igbo and black other tribes are as well doesn’t mean that we all get along. History wise our ancestors were always at war with eachother, didn’t stop even though they shared the same skin tone.
Bro everything you said is perfect but i am very sad that my people has lost the tribes they belong in Africa but still you are an African as long you keep your identity as black. You can't be mix and you call yourself black.
Africans are absolutely correct for not accepting mixed people as black! It’s important to protect and preserve the integrity and purity of our bloodline, race and culture!!! Black people in America need to take the same attitude as Africans and stop being so accepting of everyone! Mixed people are not black!!! They belong to the mixed, biracial, mulatto, mongrel race!!! Pick one! But black is not an option! The intelligent of us will neva under no circumstances accept mixed children as black!!! “IT TAKES A BLACK MAN AND A BLACK WOMAN IN ORDER TO MAKE AND RAISE A BLACK CHILD‼️” White men and women have the weakest recessive genes🧬on da planet! Black people have the most dominant genes on da planet! So how can the most dominant genes (black people) come forth from the most recessive genes🧬(White People) on da planet!?🤷🏾♂️It’s literally scientifically impossible!!! They are genetically incapable of producing a black child! The children white people create when they reproduce with black people are not black, nor are they white, they are “hybrids!” Black people are not hybrids!!! We are the originator‼️THE ORIGINAL MAN THE MOST HIGH YAHAWAH ALMIGHTY CREATED FROM THE DIRT AND BREATHED BREATH INTO HIS LUNGS!!! AND THIS IS THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER‼️ ITS A DAMN SHAME WE HAVE TO FIGHT THESE PALE FACE PINK BOOTY EUROPEAN EDOMITE DEVILS👿AND🦝’S JUST TO MAINTAIN OUR RACE, IDENTITY AND CULTURE‼️THEY DONT EVEN WANT US THAT‼️THESE WICKED ASS PEOPLE WANT THAT TO‼️🤷🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
@@comahsamuel3969 no. You'll still be an American. An obruni. That's what he's saying.
Thats a word 💯✊🏾
I tell people all the time, if you're gonna go over seas to live, you gotta have MONEY.
Not hopes, dreams, and faith. MONEY.
Having your mental and spirtual right is necessary as well. But it makes it 10 times harder if you're broke.
They was waiting for black panther to come thru and give them a loan
Residual income is the key because money has a bad habit of running out when you need it the most.
Being a FOREIGNER in ANY country is TOUGH! You can make it in AFRICA but it will take time. It is better when you know native people that live there. I’ve been to Africa and don’t plan to go again without someone from that land to make things easier. Always have 3-4x’s the money you think you need before traveling.
Yes, but Ghana is a place of its own. Still 1000% better than Ivory Coast or Congo, or Central African Republic... but seriously, it ain't like U.S., Canada, or Europe. At all. And yes, there is tribalism and all sorts of things.
@@johnnie5442why better than ivory coast?
@@realnewsnews9786 safer
It was very brave to just pack up and go. This is something that needs to be extremely organized, especially financially. Best of luck.
All ppl must travel the world because it builds character and learning about different ethnic groups
@@r.a.5519 Travelling the world is different from relocating.
@@sophiemclarke6556 With the intent to move abroad, one would research & inquire while visiting that preferred country to find out if a permanent move is doable or not...
@@r.a.5519 Yes just as I said in my first comment.
Not brave, it was stupid.
They completely ignored common sense and their family's warnings.
To survive in many African countries you need to be self sustained. Own something that can sustain you….be it a business, farms etc. You must have something to back you up.
It might seem challenging at the beginning but once you understand how things work…you will live a good life.
There are many multi millionaires in these countries and many have not traveled outside for a day.
It is not impossible.
But they are not entrepreneurs. If they were, they would have made it in America
Agreed
Our Ppl leave America not because we can't make it. It's because USA is owned & operated by White supremacist nazis
This video danced around the reasons why they left Ghana. Instead, it focused much more on the reasons they went to Ghana and on the bits of charity they did while there. The root of their troubles was lack of due diligence in planning. Neither had a real plan nor any real sense of what they would confront. They were also too broke to make the leap. If you can't make it in America, you won't make it anywhere else.
so true
As if it's easy to make it in the U.S. 🙄😅 especially for "us" I take an opposite view - if we could survive in the U.S. (it's not actually named "America" 😏) after all the sh** we had to go thru, still going thru.. we can "make it" anywhere 🤷🏾♂️ once we stop thinking like caged birds with stockholm syndrome, that is 😏
I thought I was the only one who noticed they never mentioned what their real struggles there were.
They didn't even have money to pay for a covid test when they got there. Just silly!
Ghanaians leave Ghana all the time, and that's all I need to keep myself here.
Facts a child can understand this.
Wherever you live, there are people leaving there all the time too....
Rose, you dont know what trauma they may have confronted in the states.
I'm Haitian, born in America, but raised in Haiti. Despite, political instability, lack of safety and ecomic crisis we are confronted here in haiti, I'm still hesitant to move to the US because of fear of racism.
Furthermore, I am so concerned of crisis identity my children may hold, growing around this racial tension increasing in the US.
Plenty of us were brought to the US by our parents BUT we're all making moves back. Y'all can keep this SCAM you call freedom in America.
We will enjoy our paradise in Africa 👌🏿
Right.
I believe a lot of those people got hyped to move back to Africa due to everything that goes here in the U.S. the year of return to me was a political attraction with no substance. How is it that they are welcoming back the children back to the mother land without any type of incentive to make their lives easier. Remember, these are the same people who sold our ancestors during the slave Atlantic trade. It's ok to move where you feel more welcome and at home, but it doesn't mean that we are the same people.
You aren't the same people, but you follow them LOL. They are not the same people that sold your ancestors during the Atlantic Enslavement, that would be SOME of THEIR ancestors in West Africa, as others were kidnapped by the colonizers as testified by some, i.e. both modern day descendants and West African's. On the whole you sound very bitter though. You need to forgive
Why wasn't it offered during segregation and the crack era?
Very true. I have good friends who's ancestors took an active roll in accumulating peoples and selling these captives to European traders. And although the past is the past (history is both brutal and beautiful in varying measures), some of the family still look down on those captives and also the descendants that are living today in the United States. This is due to their still perceived inferiority of said captives. It's all very complicated and intertwined with customs of that time and the lineage of family names etc. We can only change our own view of ourselves and our story of how we come to be where we are today. And we must always remember we are the product of those that survived the hellish journey overseas, and somehow we are their legacy. God bless all our ancestors and may God soften the hearts of those today that have I'll thoughts towards those souls that were sold and never saw their homeland again 🙏🏽♥️
Nonsense it's not the same people, generalizations are nonsense
@@le88888rtghutthjrfg it's the decendants of the people who sold them off as slaves
I don’t need a video to tell me any of this, I already knew it. I’d love to visit a lot of foreign countries but I don’t ever want to live there. It’s for fun and learning things, taking pictures, buying souvenirs, trying new foods and things, but that’s it. When I’m done, I want to go home. Period.🤷🏽♀️
People's idea of "home" can be very different depending on the mindset. Usually it's passed down. Some families keep that rebel spirit, others have lost that and thoroughly "assimilated" so they don't know any other way...
@@Fari-100Well said, if you take an African lion from Africa and place it in Alaska, it's an African lion in captivity, but others will call it an Alaskan lion...😝
@@Uncle-Basil exactly my point. My people are very confused in this time 😖
I'VE NEVER EVER MOVED ANYWHERE IN OR OUT OF THIS COUNTRY WITHOUT 1ST VISITING & DOING A LOT OF RESEACH OMG!!! AS THE ELDERS WOULD SAY, "BLESS THEIR HEARTS"
this is a beautiful and intelligent and loving couple. They will for sure thrive anywhere in any setting they place themselves.
I pray for their successes and continued sense of life and adventure.
I'm looking for the intelligence
Such a well rounded story. Wishing Brian & Juliana all the best in their journey. Your storytelling 😚
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@@Ghe608 very well explained!
As a British born Ghanaian, I loved living in my homeland after decades in the UK. Seeing all of my relatives especially my grandparents who had never set foot out of the country. I am glad you had your own experience and I hope you will return on your own terms. Next time with a more vigilant perspective. People are not always beautiful, amazing, wonderful and peaceful!
I haven't even watched the video and I know the ultimate sentiment. Originally from NY, but a California resident married a Ghanaian . The cultural differences and the subservient expectations of being a wife were too much. We are separated, though not divorced, although it's been almost 15 years. Initially he kept trying to get me to return to Ghana with him. I said "Hell to the Nah!" He currently resides in the Midwest and we are good friends. Over the years, I had learned so much of their archaic beliefs and the differences between our freedoms versus the limitations in the Motherland. The majority of his family lives in Virginia and Northern California , so I've had plenty of interaction . I can honestly say, keep your Black Azz here!👌🏾
Yes you are absolutely right to say people should stay in the US.
There is a joke that people say in Ghana.
If the slave ships were to come back to Ghana, people would willingly jump onto the ships and leave. That’s how bad Ghana is today.
Our hospitals are bad, education isn’t good enough, food is bad, even though it tastes good but a lot goes on behind the scenes when making the food, especially because more than half of the the population is not well educated.
In 2022, it was estimated that 90% of Ghanaian doctors wanted to leave Ghana.
Last year about 10,000 teachers left Ghana to the UK.
If we are to talk about the issues in Ghana I’m sure there will be no end.
You definitely have to experience Ghana for yourself before making a major decision to move here. Ghana is not as rosey as you might think.
The problem is not just with the government but with also the citizenry, unfortunately.
I've always thought Ghana is overhyped. There are 52 countries on the continent. And its Ghana talked about the most from AA. And that's where they sold us as slaves to the West. I want to experience it but usually if everybody talking about the same thing it's usually not the move to do
I’ve visited Ghana a few times. Being from the USA there are things I liked and things I disliked. There are nice museums, historical monuments, plenty of sites to see, beautiful beaches and peaceful nightlife,an abundance of fresh fruit and vegetables. On the other hand you are definitely going to be recognized as a foreigner and over charged for things because of it, people will grab you at the market to come see their shops and won’t take no for an answer, spice is used a little widely in the food (sometimes even in the rice), sometimes the electricity and water turn off randomly and unless you have generator you’ll have to wait for it to come back on. I don’t think I would move there, but I definitely would visit again.
Everything you've said is true, but I have decided to make the move there...for me the positives far outweigh the negatives and there are lots of business opportunities to be had. One of the biggest things is that I will be able to invest in my people rather in a country ripe with racism.
@@Uncle-Basil Congratulations 🎉. Which part are you going to? I actually bought land there recently. I won’t be there permanently but will visit back and forth periodically once I build my home on my land.
@@godsheals90 I am building in East Legon, but that will be a temporary stay until my wife and I decide where to live permanently. We have plots in Asebu from two different chiefs, so we will see...at the moment it looks like it may be Agyendam because there are issues with the other plots with the other chief.
@@Uncle-BasilGood for you! I wish you much success!
@@godsheals90Thanks so much.
I’m in Tanzania right now. I visited Nairobi and Zanzibar for a few weeks last year but still nothing could have shown me how people really live like experiencing it first hand. I’ve been here for almost 3 months but I still learn new things about society and the realities of living here every day.
I think this goes for any country you want to move to though: It’s nice to stay if you make or have lots of money. If not you need the mentality and mission or goal in mind that this is really what you want to do.
I want to make it happen in Tanzania but if it doesn’t I won’t have any shame moving to a country where I’m more accustomed to the lifestyle and quality of life 😌
Congrats to the couple for taking a leap of faith, it altered their path so you never know what possibilities it could bring them for the future 😁🙌🏾
I hope you had a good time in Nairobi
I have family in Ghana and I will say you have to be mentally prepared. The prices in Accra are the same as the US. The smaller towns like Kumasi and Sunyani are better
hello kumasi and sunyani are bigger than accra..
I'm going back to Ghana early next year. I hope to see everybody that I see in these videos in Ghana. It would be so cool.
Yes come for a visit. But if you come to stay bring lots of cash! AS are treated like a ATM machine! No one cares about our former enslaved ancestors.
Hey bruh I'm Livingstone!! from Ghana, and I just saw your comment and I would love to host you when you come Ghana, and you don't have to worry about anything okay!!! I got your back bruh!! It would an honor having in my country!!☺️☺️
@@twanacisse3950 I've already done the visit part. I'm coming back to stay.
@@livingstoneelinamamenuku9599 Awe man, that is amazing that you would offer to host me in Ghana. I have some arrangement set up already though but I appreciate it.
Me too. I love my country, no matter what. I also did not fit in America right away. So. Some of them are racist. I mean the Africa Americans
What a beautiful journey thanks for sharing.
I can’t wait to experience it. Congratulations on your beautiful baby boy 🎉
The baby being born on the motherland touched my heart. What a beautiful journey.
I was born and raised in the United States, but my parents are Ghanaians who immigrated to the United States. They are now retired in Ghana. Per my heritage, and the fact that I married a Ghanaian, we plan to retire in Ghana. The thing is though, even when we retire, because I KNOW I would be always looked upon as "an American" despite being of Ghanaian heritage and frankly, considering the "adaptation" of living in a completely different country, my plan is to go in seasons... 3-4 months in Ghana, and back to the States for 3-4 months or the States during the Spring/summer months and Ghana during the late fall/winter months (I'm in the Midwest so...) versus being there on what seems like a more permanent basis/very long stretch like a year plus. Not to mention, our children (though both are/would be adults...the oldest is already 21) would be in the States too so I wouldn't want to be away too long.
Life is a journey with lot’s of twist and turns no matter the location! Julianna has a beautiful voice. Congratulations on the little one!
They really should’ve visited Ghana first and lived there for at least a month.
To make a huge move like that without first hand experience is insane.
Yeah, what they did is crazy!
It was arrogant. It's not like they were a part of a Ghanaian community here in America, had a whole lot of Ghanaian friends, knew the language, traveled there with friends prior, and immersed themselves in the culture which they had every opportunity to do here in America as there are a lot of Ghanaians that live here. Just being humble enough to do the work. They just thought, I'm American, I will be good wherever I go. It was impulsive and ppl like this always expect family and friends to clean up after their impulsive decisions. Sounds like two spoiled (Imma do what I want...) Texas brats that got a rude wake up call from ppl who don't center the realism of the world around their own interests.
Thanks for keepin' it real!
Those entertainers visits Ghana but don't live. And tells us EVERYTHING 💯🎯💯
Bro, you guys are always welcome to your homeland. I can totally understand your frustration. I am a Ghanaian living in the UK for nearly 20yrs and I want to go back to Ghana and settle, but due to the same issues that you and your beautiful partner faced, I keep postponing my return. The truth is like you said there are a lot of opportunities and one can grow if found the right contacts. I hope you come back to Ghana whenever you are ready.
Is just unfortunate people don’t talk about this stuff a lot so people can prepared their minds before going, we can all learn from others take home is home no matter what happens good luck
THE ONLY THING ...........AFRICAN PEOPLE DO WELL......IS LEAVE AFRICA.........THEN..... THEY ALL TALK ABOUT.....HOW GREAT AFRICA IS......DOG DOO DOO LIES........FOREVER......!!! THEY USE FOLKS...... IN EVERY COUNTRY.....THEY MIGRATE TO........24/7.
Homeland ? 😂😂😂
@@MIKEDIAMONDZ We rebuke you; laughing demon. Go forever!
@@blu_rey8656 your father is a demon, rebuke him, otherwise bless people amd pray for them if you are a true believer 😂 ... no wonder africa is so behind, to much supersttions and less brains usage ... voodoo just put on some fancy clothing, your rebuke has no Logos behind it... i forgive you
Such a beautiful couple...I love your story and hopefully one day me and my family will get to visit Ghana- I want to share with my entire family...thank you for sharing!
I stayed in Ghana for two weeks, which was enough for me to know I'm never leaving my country
This is inspirational. Not that I aspire to go to or even visit Ghana but, maybe there is someone out there that's willing to be by my side and navigate life's adventures. That's amazing.
The best interview I've seen. Yet. I've been here over six years and now have four children, one Im raising myself. I own land that I put In his name, a Ghanaian and, yes, the struggle is real but, too rewarding to turn back. Can't wait to finally "arrive" so that I can tell my story...
Beautiful! I’m happy it worked out for you
@@Anaieta thank you... UMBUTU! We're making it... I'm with you.
what exactly are the struggles?
What made you put the land in his name?
Am so proud of you because you made a stride to travel. The ancestors are so proud and all of us of Africa descend appreciate the great effort and also culture shock you endured. I personally am proud of you. Thank you for traveling to the motherland. Love from Philadephia Pennsylvania.
A very well said.Ever since Africa Americans started visiting Africa those racist white people has stopped yelling at them to go back to Africa....don’t feel shy to let people know of where you came from..
The problem with black Americans is that we base everything on people liking us. We've experience so much hate that we're just looking for the love, no matter if it's fake or real or whatever.
We need to do like the Chinese or jews or whoever is successful in a foreign land. That is building and maintaining a community that tends to our specific needs as FBA.
A lot of people want love want a relationship or just to get out of their specific black problem. It's much much bigger than just you.
Exactly. We are very individualistic people. We need to build “ for us” “ by us.”
It's TRAUMA
I love the African Americans but they need to respect and accept that people of colour all don't have to identify as "black" and we don't share the same experiences as them and stop hating us because we are different. We don't have the same history or have the same struggles . African Americans Need to be comfortable as themselves and respect differences and stop claiming everyone as their own. we are ourselves and you are yourselves. Are well all "black" NO. are we all people of colour YES. are we all the same culture? NO. do we all speak the same language NO.
@@Nazarene_Judaism this here points out the difference between FBA people and African people.
What you just said about black Americans is what the Somalian and Eithiopians say about West Africans. They call them Bantus and they look for differences instead of similarities. It's the same thing that South Africans say about the Nigerians. It's nonsense.
Fba people try to find the thing that unites us and what we have in common. While most African people will do this also. Tphere are those like you who will try to dwell on what makes us different instead of what makes us the same.
This kind of thinking is hurtful malema talked about how Africans need to stop trying to see themselves as different because the whites sees us all as one big black family.
Beside all this I don't believe that your comments even spoke on what my comment was about. It's not about social aspects of African diaspora relationships. It was about why blacks fail economically in Africa.
what are your specific needs as an fba?
Great video. Actual, factual and on point. As an American having lived in West Africa for 20 years I can identify wholeheartedly with this couple's experience. You MUST visit and assess for at least 6 weeks before you go to stay.
How did you thrive for 20 years? I'd like to do this as an American even if it's not Africa.
@@youkendehunique6317 you will if the reason for leaving is strong enough. It’s basically finding a place that suits you as a person .
@@youkendehunique6317Proper planning, research and residual income will help you thrive in almost any country.
congratulations and a beautiful story. See you in ghana again
Hello you guys first time checking out your channel I enjoyed your journey there in Ghana and you guys telling your story very touching moving I have visit, once had a great time we'll be traveling back there to find a two-bedroom apartment thank you for sharing.
You are beautiful people! You sharing your information and experience is greatly appreciated.
There are plenty of Americans that would be blessed by your generosity. You both are amazing. Thank you for sharing your journey.
Congratulations on their new baby! 🎈👶🏾🎈
As a foreigner you need to make sure of that thing you called opportunity before relocating finally to grab that opportunity. You can live anywhere in the world if you have reasonable source of income, do not depend on the money you have at hand that is your starting point.
I'm so proud of your adventurous spirit. So proud of you both. Congratulations
I am a Nigerian, i am 43yr old. I moved to America at 14yr old. Specifically Minnesota, cold as hell. Talk about cultural differences. I no longer fit in, in Nigeria i definitely don't fit in here in America. Welcome to the true reality that emigrant from other countries deal with day-lay leaving in other country. This is not personal towards you being from America, this is just how life works. Whenever you go to a different country other than yours it's alot mentaly. We don't want to speak about the lonely and depression aspect. You have to adjust to the life style of the country u are in, not the other way around. Just like emigrant whom migrates to America and we have to change everything we know including our mentality. So i hope when u get back to America you treat emigrants with a lot more respect, because you bein on the other side naw, u know how it feels and what we go through. Good luck
Well said.
Most African Americans are going to be very shocked about the amount of corrupt and dysfunctional government policies in place in Ghana.
Ghana has soooo much potential but the culture just refuses to embrace ethical business practices that would make it more friendly for expats to invest. If you’re trying to start a business there it is a nightmare: you have to grease the pockets of almost everyone you meet just to get bare minimum paperwork moving forward.
If you’re in the market and they hear your accent they will jump the price up really high right in front of your face. The police in certain areas are always trying to get money off you.
The school systems are far behind unless you pay for private school. Even then it will be behind the standards in most areas. Then you end up front back in schools were majority white kids go.
Folks really want to come back but the path to doing so is just unnecessary difficult. Meanwhile we can go to UAE and be able to set up a business in 90 days to get residency status. Super easy. No greasing palms every step of the way. Very respectful and honor service employees.
UAE has its problems but they treat Expats like gold. So many Africans countries grace sooo much potential but their shootings themselves in the foot with all the scamming and corruption.
I relocated from Africa to America and it was a shitshow😅. I had to move back to Africa and really learned about America before going back to live.
All you experienced is so 💯 the same as moving to most part of the world..
Mannn. I struggle with American culture and all its divisions and divisions in the black culture itself and it’s been hard but like you said the experience is worth it.
💕💕🫂🫂
You lyin
Congratulations on your newborn! Blessings unto you! I felt sad watching and listening to your experience in the motherland. Ghana, just like any other country, has deep-rooted issues steeped in tradition, education, and beliefs. But far better than most in the world, if you ask. If only humanity could attain or achieve a %100 good in everything, that would be great, but we know that's never possible. As a Ghanaian living in the States, I can relate to what you went through on your first visit, which was supposedly a look-around tour. It takes a lot of preparation to travel to the motherland, and like you rightly expressed, so much went wrong upon departure to Ghana 🇬🇭 which eventually culminated into so many problems. The cedi to dollar rate can be a blessing if you have enough cash on you and vice versa if not. That is what is hurting the economic stability of the continent. You stated that some of the locals also dealt in the slave trade, which is something that's been going around a lot. That notion is ill-conceived and is only a ploy meant for you to develop animosity toward your forefathers. There's a side to that story that is less told and heard. The chiefs and kings are the local heads of the people, and yes, it is easy to assume that some of the leaders/chiefs were perpetrators of slavery when indeed, some of these leaders were taken into exile for standing up against the enslavement of their people. Seychelles and a few other places I can hardly recall were the places they took our traditional leaders to for standing up against their devilish acts. Please look it up. That went on for a while until one day, the Queen mother of the Asante Kingdom decided to take up arms and adorned the regalia for war and asked, “why do we stand aside and watch them take our men away?” - Nana Yaa Asantewa. The Asante women fought and killed so many invaders as a result. She died on the battlefield. The colonial masters came with guns and ammunition to take control of the land. They were armed to the teeth, so the locals were no match for them which is precisely synonymous with the nuclear weapons of the West to the AK 47s of the so-called third-world countries. And so, if the local leaders were partakers of such criminal acts, why were they brought from their native homeland and thrown into exile, where it became virtually impossible to trace their way back to the continent? Read about the exiled king from the Ashanti Kingdom. They planned to divide and conquer as they saw the chiefs as threats because, as chiefs, they had the power to mobilize their youths to fight the invaders. Even though your experience did not go the way you envisaged, it showed your determination to venture out and reach your goals. You both persevered by going out of your comfort zones to experience something so alien to what you're used to. Perhaps that was a worthy essence of sacrifice charted in good faith for your newborn. Look out for the telltale signs as the child evolves. The very point where you two decided to dive was beyond you, yet you took the uncharted terrain.
Well said
Your claimed that Queen Yaa Asantewaa died on the battlefield is not factual. She was captured together with other warriors by the THE KIDNAPPERS AND TERRORIST (The British) and were sent into exile to Seychelle
@@larrydee1030 Thank you. You're perfectly right about that! I must add that a piece of Ashante history has recently surfaced that debunks my above-written piece. I have no reason to refute some of the facts presented in that which lends much truth to the original piece above. The ultimate purpose isn't to defeat the truth/facts but rather to bring light to them. It is more of a fact-finding mission to all trying to make sense of the past through dialogue and interactions.
I am Rwandan. But more than that I am African. The truth is that white people have never wanted our history to be clear like how you show it here. They wrote it the way they wanted to show that was Africans people who sold their people which is not true. Was their way to turn victims into criminal and make those they took to have strong hatled to their relative back home. But in reality they tried to fight for them something which cannot been easy where they were guns. Is understandable no other way your anemy can write your history. They were trying to defend ther sides so that can seen as Angels who were there for business. They were doing what they were planned for so long with their religion in front line. But we as Africans people even now they are still has that hate and fear of us and try to wipe us out as BLACK people, my advice is we are here to stay until tomorrow. better cool down and be happy to see us sides by side. If you give us peace, we are peaceful people. We are the world. We are source of life. And we are the future.
What the hell are you on? Some of the locals did not deal in the slave trade?? Of course they did. There are literally records of this. Now what a chief does does not necessarily accrue to the people, especially back then. And yes even some of the people who participated where themselves victimized at other points. But to suggest that local did not engage in the slave trade is just denying what is in abundant record and our own histories.
As a biracial kid who was born in west Africa and have spent time living in both the United States and Africa, I geta kick out of people on both sides who have this utopian fantasy about either location. Both have their benefits, both have their downfalls. Dont believe the hype about either.
Life doesnt work that way. There is no wakanda waiting for you African Americans and there are no streets paved with gold waiting for you Africans.
Find a way to become independent from this rat race we live in and you'll find some happiness. ✝️🙏
Great video. Thanks. MANY BLESSINGS 🙏🏾
Congratulations to them... wonderful folks
More power to this couple, but I'll stay right here in these here United States
Nobody asked
Right! 💯
Right
I'm from ghana visit for me only will not stay
@@tonymckinney1355 Nobody asked for your opinion.
Juliana gave of her heart (teaching music to others in The Motherland) no man can steal.🌈🤗
I went to Ghana alone twice in 2019, the year of return, and 2021. Both times i stayed for one month. My first experience was an eye-opener of reality. My second experience helped me to realize i should keep my butt in America.
lool
😂 Yup, it definitely ain't for everyone...I'll be moving soon and I can't wait...lol
you will move back from there. @@Uncle-Basil
I remember flying over the Sahara desert. From Frankfurt germany to Nigeria, then over to Accra. It was insane seeing the Sahara desert and caravans of camels walking across the dunes. All while i sip on a soda in an air conditioned metal tube 30,000 ft in the air.
They simply dove in too deep for first timers. I've been living and travelling around East Africa for nearly a year and a half now. Years ago in the early 2000's I travelled around Southern Africa for several months, and as a child because of my mothers work (U.N.) I lived in Kenya for over two years. I am no stranger to Africa and although I have yet to go to Ghana or West Africa in general, I am more than ready and able to do so. By the time I go to Ghana (later this year), it'll just be another African country for me. Unique as a country I'm sure but as a culture and way of living, it wont be such a drastic change from what I've been living these past 17 months.
You're a fool! Those Africans don't like black Americans!
These are good people. Thank you for sharing your experience. I’ve traveled to Ghana three times and will definitely travel there again.
Blessings to you all on the journey ❤
A lot of people on social media glamorize these continental moves making it seem easy peasy and you just get up and go, not breaking down all the money, the stress, the cultural shift, climate changes, money issues, research, etc that you may have to go through being in foreign land
Congrats on your new baby! There is a shift going on within our people, we must find patience with one another, as we have done for those who have oppressed us. I love African and African Americans bonding. It is long overdue and the powers that be fear this reunion, but what the TMH reunites, no man, beast or aliens will separate it again!!! Shalom!!!
he was lucky to get her preg i cant even lie.
This video is honest and heartfelt. Thank you fro sharing your experience honestly. Brain I know what you mean by not belonging and seeking that belonging is a life long journey for many of us. Don't give up brother, I wish you both all the best.
This is true! It gives us choices and options. Thanks for sharing some of the pitfalls! I know personally that Ghana is not for me. I have visited the continent years ago and I lived in East Africa for almost 31/2 years. I love that area. It really felt like home to me. I'm going back soon and will retire in one of the smaller countries. ❤❤❤❤
I pray the MOST HIGH GOD pour HIS BLESSING upon you two.
I admire you guys sooo much. I admire Your courage ❤❤❤
Wow !!! Everyone is complaining about this place ....I will not come scratched off NY list... I'll somewhere else, congratulations on your new born son🤗🐓❤️⚘️🌱
Personally, I give this couple credit for having the courage to continue with their journey after their third party pulled out, and the fact they stayed for a year shows tenacity... If they never return to Ghana again, they made it once...😊
Beautiful, priceless experiences together‼️. Congratulations 🎊
Imagine being a young child and realizing that you are living, existing somewhere you're not supposed to be. That has always been me, and I'm 37 now 😢😢 I try to be ok about it like he says. However, that is a WHOLE different struggle. Never feeling like you belong even when surrounded by people that look like you. To know for the most part none of you guys belong there. It's heart breaking 😢😢
I know what you mean.I'm 38, trying to figure out the best situation for me family. It's mentally weighing on me but I'm optimistic at the same time
mental program will do that. its pseudo and once you get past the lie that blacks are from one place you'll be alright but until then good luck with the self pity and depression
That is just a function of your attachment trauma. You feel out of place because your caregivers did not attenuate to your needs as a child. That's a you issue that you have to heal. You can undergo subconscious reprogramming and reparent your interchild and heal your core wounds.
Once you become securely attached, you won't feel that way any longer. Look into the personal development school.
You think you are supposed to be at where police will shoot and kill you based on your skin color right?
We been living "in exile" essentially for generations, and it is an issue, an identity crisis, straight up... we have no geopolitical position without aligning ourselves with the wider African identity 🤷🏾♂️
I am shocked at how some people would leave home for good without knowing what the new life as in place for them, for me i would advice Americans to make an effort to travel as a short trip first to test the waters to see whether it fits your comfort levels. If you can you can even go to East, West, North and South parts of Africa before deciding.
What a beautiful voice!!!!! Thanks for sharing your journey, I'd like to hear more about how to spend you money and how to save at the same time.
You are a beautiful toung coupled with a balanced and ever-growing knowledge of this new possibility and experience. I've lived in Ghana for 4yrs. I was bless to have people of shared experience around mr, as you mentioned.
When ever you want to return to enjoy the embrace of your birthright to experience this eorld on your terms, you are welcome to my home and community.
Ain't no way I'm moving to a place where the average person's dream is to make it in my country.
And when they make it here and realize how racist and fake it is, we all start planning our move back out of this hell hole.
It's all fake here
Africa is home to so many foreigners. 😂 this mentality and arrogance is why you struggle everywhere you go. People make it everywhere regardless of the socio-economic situations. There are rich people and poor everywhere. It’s finding what suits your person.
It's not about making it in america.Its our best chance of making money while being average at the same time and going back to invest in our countries.
You still think this is "your country"? Ok, bruh...
Unless your biggest dream is to leave your country and go to theirs. Clearly different people dream of different places.
Once I saw the entertainers there I knew I didnt want to go!
Good point.
Yep!!! 😅
Thanks for sharing. I've watched so many experiences of ppl who moved to Ghana and then either stayed or came back. I definitely want to visit soon. When I did my ancestry dna a very long time ago, for some stupid reason, I was thinking it would tell me what I am...like you are Nigerian or Ghanian, or Senegalese... when I looked at all of these African nations that combined, gave me my 90% African, initially I felt lost... I can stake no claim really on any one African nation. And then the realization that this is how it will look for for most of us in the diaspora because the Africans that were enslaved came from so many different places. I can say that my make up is West African... And I have a desire to visit all of these places and more on the continent. I am rambling but all on all I commend these folks for moving there and experiencing and sharing with us.
That's why we, with all our mixtures of African genetics, can lead the way in overall, Pan-African unity 🤷🏾♂️ because, when all our various tribes & ethnicities had to endure chattel slavery, we damn sure learned to overlook those tribal differences
As a black american who has lived in Korea, Japan, and now Italy, I can say that their story is not unique. I've seen so many americans of all races move to one of these countries with a romanticized idea of what it would be and end up leaving in less than a year because they couldn't adjust to the reality.
I do feel so bad for them though. It seems like all of their troubles started with that 3rd person dropping out. It's not easy to move overseas and make a life for yourself.
The advice to visit a country first to get a feel for it before moving there, and to move there with someone who has been there before is sound advice. When I moved to Korea, I had been hired at a company that applied for our visas for us, organized accommodations for us, they basically did everything to get us settled. They also had Korean staff members who were willing to help us and take us out. For Japan, I had visited the country 3 times from Korea before making the move and even then I had a Japanese boyfriend who was able to help me get settled. The company that eventually hired me also helped me with changing my visa from tourist to a work visa and acted as a guarantor on my first apartment. They also acted as a translator between me and the schools I worked at until I learned enough Japanese to communicate for myself. When I moved to Italy, it was with the man who would eventually become my husband (who is also born and raised Italian). He helped me with my visa and advocated for me until I learned the language and could advocate for myself. In this case, helping me get settled was really just us building our life together.
So in all 3 cases, I always had someone to guide me through those first steps before stepping out on my own. It's essential.
Let's not be childish. Nobody has ever told the so-called African Americans that Africa is an already made paradise. Everywhere we go in the world, it takes a winning character to make it. After all, many could not make it in America because they don't possess the winning character.
Here, just like everywhere else; to make it, you need to be a hard working person, a giver, always ready to make sacrifices when needed and above all, a highly disciplined person.
Don't spend all your time waiting for others to be correct before you start to be one. America equally has so many unwise persons who live in poverty. If any African American is unwise, it is better for him to continue living in the modern slavery in America.
We have a great continent to build and we need Blacks of a certain caliber to work with.
No you don’t need blacks .. you need Africans to build the land you were raised on for the past centuries. Just 20 years ago there were laws that kept AAs from buying houses, getting into good colleges, and other economical constraints. There are some lazy people everywhere on earth of all ethnic backgrounds. AAs fought for the rights so Africans can come here and get an education and a better quality of life. So the disdain for AAs that you have please reconsider with intelligence and factual history.
I disagree. The conscious movement in America heavily pushed “returning to your roots” and encouraging others to live in the Motherland. There’s a resurgence of this ideology now that the MAGA crowd is pushing back against immigration. So I don’t blame the couple for listening to the propaganda and leaving America hoping for something different. Other groups do it all the time by coming to the US with mixed results. Only thing is, for African Americans it will always be a downgrade to leave America.
I actually wonder if this is a psyop? All the propaganda encouraging AA/FBA to leave their birthright for others to take. Knowing that there’s nothing in these countries bc immigrants aren’t really building there, and can’t. These folks are fleeing 3rd world countries for a reason, but want AA to feel so uncomfortable in our country of origin that we leave our ideas and infrastructure behind chasing waterfalls. Why? Why are we leaving what the rest of the world covets? Idk seems fishy to me
Last text zi was told 90 percent of folks are corrupt and not to be trusted. My girlfriend is from Ghana and loss $70,000 with her own family members. Jealousy is a serious issue. Also many people are good and helpful but suffer from massive poverty. The rich in Ghana, with their class racism and tribalism do not help the complex situation going on in Ghana!!!!!!!
@@roadmapofprofdodo8820 there is when your min wage is low. And over 2,000 villages do not have bore holes that are properly up kept
@@roadmapofprofdodo8820 explain the land scams, the mentality of constant stealing, lying, and theft
@@roadmapofprofdodo8820 massive poverty is a mind set. Yes we have it here in America too
@Roadmap of Prof DoDo About 20 Percent of Ghanaians live on less than 500 US Dollars per Month,
Mass Wealth does not exist in Ghana at all.
Go to Circle or Shiashie at night men women and children are living and sleeping on the streets while Nana Addo lives in a mansion.
After 68 years of independence we have not given all Ghanaians wealth and prosperity.
Despite our Cocoa Coffee Oranges Guava Pineapple Apple Tangerine and other juices.
@@twanacisse3950 Land Scams only about 50 Percent.
Constant stealing only in Factories.Rare in Companies and offices.
I hope you three will go back better prepared and live a peaceful, blissful life in Africa🙏🏽❤🙏🏽
We as black Americans romanticize africa. We romanticize it because it's finally a connection to our history that was taken ....
Do go to Africa without serious money. There is no welfare or unemployment
The same applies to the U.S.A....there are many Ghanaians that sacrifice everything to come to America only to realize they've made the biggest mistake of their lives....IT GOES BOTH WAYS.
I concur. Classic grass greener on other side
Attitude is everything. If a black person can't make it in the U.S., they can't make it anywhere.
Most of this couple's major problems in Ghana is financial. You can't travel to another country you've never been to before and not plan financially how you will make ends meet. Imagine not working in America and yet you wanna live in America ? ; that's a recipe for wanting to become homeless soon. This same way, if you wanna move and stay in Ghana long-term without having the expectation to have somekind of work /business setup which will provide your family with income regularly, how do you expect to survive for years to come ?? If you have regular source of income in Ghana, you will enjoy life there 24/7 especially the night life if you're the party type. But run out of money and reality kicks in quick 😂then your fantasy daydream is over. Before you move to Ghana, make it a point to plan well financially and to setup a business or two and you will enjoy your stay there immensely.
You are a lovely couple. Your journey was a success because you have the courage to try. You must just plan again and return in the future. You both are very young and have time on your side. Research, get viable skills, save diligently, and try another African country when prepared. Some relatives and I are visiting Rwanda for a month to see if its feasible to live permanently. There are 54 countries so one of them is waiting for you.
I was thinking about Rwanda too. I hear the weather is lovely, it's so safe u can sleep with your door open and there's many business opportunities.....the only negative thing ive heard is that its incredibly boring and that u can tour the whole country in 2 days. However, i feel one shd experience it themselves rather than listen to everyone.
Thank you for this video!!
Right out the gate they sound like most, not ready in too many ways but still went! Sad part is every time I see a young couple, ultimately they rely on family and friends back in America to help them which is absolutely ridiculous!
Im black or AA born in the states. I hated my some of my first culture shocks but I now see them as benificial. My mother was a native Jamaican. So as a child I tried to cling to the Jamaican culture. Then as I got older, I discoverd most of the Jamacians didnt claim me because I was born in the US. A few years after that I found myslef living in Japan due to work and it sounds crazy until you experiance it but, I could litteraly go weeks without seeing another black person. It was insane at first, I still remember once when I happen to see another black person and we just waved at each other because we both felt it. However, as time went by I got used to it and even now I no longer long to be around black people. The cold hard truths I had to come to terms with is a black person will stab you in the back just as readily as someone from any other culture. These days I create my own tribe and I could care less about your skin color. The Earth is a big place and tons of amazing areas to see. Granted TRUST ME I understand what it was like growing up in the US and feeling inferior due to being decendents of slaves. BUT perhaps instead of moving to Africa just to be around other black people, try to get over your own traumas first. Of course there are many other reasons to go there but I am just saying what I see.
Agreed. remember, "Jamaican culture" is not monolithic. there are different ethnicities and cultures in Jamaica. Jamaican is a nationality but in that country you have maroons, jews, Chineses, Arabs and africans completely washed out by slavery, Indians etc all Jamaicans different backgrounds different cultures. I'm a sephardic jew of colour, from Jamaica yes there's an old jewish community in Jamaica and my culture is completely different to the maroons and muslims and Indians and Rastas. there is no one "Jamaican culture". hope this helps.
Thats brutally honest. Commend you for sharing.
its REALITY@@MentalPistol
You're Jamaican. AA,Black American = ADOS.
@@Nazarene_Judaism wow. Thanks. I'm just getting to this. I my mom told me stories of her eating at Chinese places and the amazing food but never I heard about the other nationalities, especially Jewish people. It's a really BIG little island. Driving around there it's hard to believe it's as small as the map shows