내 이상한 이웃들| The One with the Ghanaians - Nigeria (3) vs. Ghana (1): Episode 43 (2018)
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The More Sibyl Podcast Presents: The One with the Ghanaians
Here’s a joke for you:
Two Ghanaians and a Nigerian walk into a bar… but left because they didn’t have Nigerian jollof rice.
Ghana, a relatively unknown place until Nigeria shot them into popularity (ugh, the things we do for them!). Also, Ghana, the place filled with people of mystery, strange English diction, low production movies, and weird jollof rice concoction. In a bid to explore this enigmatic country, I invited two Ghanaians over to my house over a meal of Indo-Thai goat curry, Korean steamed rice, and mixed vegetables (all made by yours truly). We explored salient issues like jollof rice (of course! And why Ghanaians cannot get this right), pet peeves (turned out I am more finicky than I thought, ugh), acculturation problems, adjusting to the educational system, books, what traits determine success in grad school, racial identity, questions about my marriage, and so much more.
PS: One of the guests – Elias – took me on my offer to cook any meal of choice for anyone who was visiting Oklahoma and wanted to stop by my house – this is still an open invitation to anyone BTW. Living in America, the off-and-on Ghana-Nigeria banter never ceases. In fact, we unite more as Africans against common causes like acculturation, socialization, and just everything else American. So I guess this is the story about three Africans who are trying to hack it in America.
About Elias:
He is a polyglot; he speaks English, Twi, German, and Fanti. Here’s what he says about himself:
"Elias is getting a Ph.D. in Rhetoric from Texas A&M University. It's the only way he can indulge his appetite for reading, thinking, and writing about ideas, especially ideas about how the world is shaped through language. His current research tracks the rhetorical circulation of Afropolitan ideas (African cosmopolitanism if you're new to the term) visually on social media, professionally in American urban centers, and creatively in literature. Like Mo!, he wants to be a teacher when he grows up . He's a hobbyist photographer, a mediocre (read: failed) guitarist, and a Christian. Occasionally, he eats Nigerian Jollof (against his better judgment) in solidarity with all Ghanaian-Jollof-starved Nigerians . Favourite author: C.S. Lewis.”
About Francis:
He is Ghanaian, a Christian, a trained pharmacist and currently a Ph.D. student at the University of Oklahoma Health Science Center studying to become a structural biologist. He has dreams of contributing to solving the educational problems facing Ghana because he believes education is the fundamental thing we get wrong. He is super-optimistic, likes to read about social psychology, history and loves computers. Three major beliefs: Gospel of Christ Jesus, Messi is the greatest footballer of all time, and Ghanaian (read: Nigerian) Jollof over allllllll others including the ‘Naija’ one. Fav quote: Be quick but never hurry. First lesson learned in America: You are either at the table or on the menu.
He wanted to me to add this: "I'm single" so your single female readers" can link up.
Reviews about Nigeria by Ghanaians:
:When Nigerians move into a certain space, there is a lot of rapid development.” - Elias
“I like them; I want to visit Nigeria. Nigerians have this love for life, like it will always work out. I think Nigerians have a good sense of humor – my Nigerian friends make me laughs a lot.” - Francis
“We (Ghanaians) are afraid of Nigerians. We liken you to a lion, approach with caution but approach nonetheless.” - Francis + Elias