What’s It Like Being a Jamaican Living in Ghana?

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  • Опубликовано: 2 ноя 2024

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  • @Jamaicans
    @Jamaicans  2 года назад +10

    Thanks for watching! Are you ready to visit Ghana after watching this video? If you are an expat living in Ghana what's been your experience there? Don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a video in the “Jamaicans to the World” series - bit.ly/2yRRCxP

    • @sonjamiller8266
      @sonjamiller8266 10 месяцев назад

      Planning a trip to Ghana in May for a month. Any recommendations? Is there a Jamaica Village? Are there hotels

  • @kuntakinte6824
    @kuntakinte6824 2 года назад +64

    As a Jamaican, I love my country to the fullest however, whenever I go Ghana I'm more connected spiritually compared to when I go jamaica it's more socially. And even though my DNA results says I'm 50% Nigerian🤭, I bought land and now I'm building a house Accra because that's where I'll retire🇬🇭🇯🇲

    • @samuelyawbrobbey6481
      @samuelyawbrobbey6481 2 года назад +2

      That's awesome to hear. Welcome to the Motherland 🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭. Am ghanaian residing in South Africa

    • @victoryho-sangtv
      @victoryho-sangtv 2 года назад +1

      WoW....I want to do a DNA and trace my roots too...what was the process?

    • @Yhgdsts765
      @Yhgdsts765 Год назад

      @@victoryho-sangtv! are you going to believe what This nitwit is saying

    • @Shadow-nz1dm
      @Shadow-nz1dm Год назад

      You are welcome

    • @flashback5022
      @flashback5022 10 месяцев назад

      ​@@samuelyawbrobbey6481guyq by7y

  • @collinsanokye
    @collinsanokye 3 года назад +214

    I am a Ghanaian living in the US. Took a vacay to Jamaica and I tell you the similarities are there. Jamaica gave me Ghana vibes. There’s definitely a connection. Can’t wait to go back to Jamaica.

    • @mpalmer7800
      @mpalmer7800 3 года назад +22

      Am Jamaican in NY and I can’t wait to go to Ghana 🇬🇭

    • @debrapalmer8773
      @debrapalmer8773 3 года назад +8

      @@mpalmer7800 I am a Palmer too...Jamaican parents😊

    • @mpalmer7800
      @mpalmer7800 3 года назад +1

      @@debrapalmer8773 Which parish my dear?

    • @SammyJ96
      @SammyJ96 3 года назад +2

      Just link me when you're going back!

    • @sheriquemeditationandexerc4825
      @sheriquemeditationandexerc4825 3 года назад +2

      M Palmer u going to live?

  • @joemensah9557
    @joemensah9557 2 года назад +13

    As a Ghanaian This is the first ‘diasporan’ who has totally understood and defined the Ghanaian culture from A-Z. Respect her for that

  • @colinsmith2488
    @colinsmith2488 3 года назад +34

    Ruth is a true Jamaican ambassador, a brilliant and beautiful Jamaican woman and i think this Ghanaian gentlemen is very fortunate to have this lady as his wife. I truly enjoyed this interview and learned a lot regarding similarities of culture between Jamaica and Ghana

  • @worldformatics
    @worldformatics 3 года назад +92

    Rita Marley fell in love with Ghana on her first visit and then moved there eventually

    • @warriorcell9418
      @warriorcell9418 3 года назад +2

      ruclips.net/video/sCIR9L_WJCs/видео.html

    • @trevorwoodley3897
      @trevorwoodley3897 3 года назад +4

      Stevie Wonder announced recently that he was moving there permanently this year as well.

    • @trevorwoodley3897
      @trevorwoodley3897 3 года назад +2

      @@rockgodson735 Rita Marley, believe it or not, was actually born in Cuba, but yeah, she also lives/spends a lot of time in Ghana.

  • @OSmith-yq5vb
    @OSmith-yq5vb 3 года назад +14

    Omg I have this big grin on my face with she said Ghana take dancing to a different level, 🇯🇲 love to Ghanaian

  • @py20
    @py20 3 года назад +67

    This is the most interesting, accurate and enlightening review of Ghanaian culture I've ever heard from someone coming from overseas. Many thanks to both of you.

    • @xmurphy2485
      @xmurphy2485 3 года назад +1

      Thanks. I enjoyed doing the interview as I learned so much.

    • @addosolar537
      @addosolar537 3 года назад +2

      She is so right..."peace at all cost" is the Ghanaian concept.

    • @velmabryce-rose9822
      @velmabryce-rose9822 2 года назад +1

      I found this interview extremely interested. Makes me want to go right away! Somebody sponsor me pleeeeease!!!! 🤗😂

  • @Plax25
    @Plax25 3 года назад +99

    I love people who talk about my country Ghana. I think I need to visited Jamaica one day

    • @originalfoxylady4520
      @originalfoxylady4520 3 года назад +2

      You'd like it. 🇯🇲

    • @rose-annellis1284
      @rose-annellis1284 3 года назад +6

      I must visit Ghana it's my dream ......heard so much about your beautiful Country 🇯🇲

    • @kerishatyrell1967
      @kerishatyrell1967 3 года назад +2

      Please come . I would love to go to Ghana too.

    • @terryanndavidson6599
      @terryanndavidson6599 3 года назад +2

      Come visit !! Am jamaican, n am about to visit ghana for the first time I can't wait.. I hope covid don't stop by trip next month ..

    • @rose-annellis1284
      @rose-annellis1284 3 года назад

      @@terryanndavidson6599 is the straight flight from Jamaica to Ghana ready?

  • @elainecurtis5280
    @elainecurtis5280 3 года назад +28

    I’m a British Jamaican and went to Ghana in 2005 and saw the similarities with Jamacia. That was the first thing I noticed. I fell in love with the country.

  • @ConsideredYET
    @ConsideredYET 3 года назад +85

    Jamaicans are Ghanaians, Ghanaians are Jamaicans! Jah bless! One love! ❤️🇬🇭🇯🇲

    • @dlondonx3018
      @dlondonx3018 3 года назад +6

      Factsssss... we are all African

    • @dlondonx3018
      @dlondonx3018 3 года назад +14

      @SoRaya well not you 🤣😅 the rest of us are 😘

    • @dlondonx3018
      @dlondonx3018 3 года назад +2

      @SoRaya why are you negatively trolling pages about moving back to Africa? Get a life sis keep.your negative patasite energy to yourself..no healthy happy person acts like this. Fr fr.. you look to young to be so angry and negative. I was gonna blast you. But reading all your comments I realised you need soul healing. Gurl go find yourself and leave others to have their own choice. Your comment.are not cute

    • @hennesyqueen1267
      @hennesyqueen1267 3 года назад +4

      One love ❤️

    • @diamondrose775
      @diamondrose775 Год назад +2

      ​@@dlondonx3018 😂😂

  • @jamman8678
    @jamman8678 3 года назад +49

    This lady is the best person to write a book about both cultures she is very bright.

    • @warriorcell9418
      @warriorcell9418 3 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/sCIR9L_WJCs/видео.html

  • @khangelwakhathi508
    @khangelwakhathi508 Год назад +6

    I love this women and I love how she described Ghana. Im south African but I love how she was able to describe the differences without being judgemental.

  • @pagashow1
    @pagashow1 3 года назад +66

    I am Ghanaian and I have been to Jamaica, i loved it. Everyone thought i was Jamaican until I opened my mouth and spoke lol. There are so many similarities between Jamaicans and Ghanaians. Hundreds of years of physical separation failed to sever our familial ties.

    • @xmurphy2485
      @xmurphy2485 3 года назад +5

      I agree. Visiting Ghana was like coming home.

    • @Topg1
      @Topg1 3 года назад +5

      Im friends with people from Ghana. Our foods are similar. We both eat plantain, dumplin, and ox-tail. Anansi stories are imbedded in our culture. I heard the Jamaican flag is based of the kinte patterns of the tribe. Slavery did not get rid of all our culture.

    • @roynique5218
      @roynique5218 3 года назад

      @Dragon Of The West * Ghanaians ..lol

    • @ericquaye4169
      @ericquaye4169 2 года назад +1

      The colours of the Jamaican 🇯🇲 is the same as the Ashanti flag. Do your research and u will see. I just realised it myself

  • @sojiadamo5212
    @sojiadamo5212 Год назад +2

    This wonderful woman spoke boldly and with much wisdom and truth. She blessed us all in this interview. From a Nigerian.

    • @xmurphy2485
      @xmurphy2485 Год назад

      Indeed and thanks for watching.

  • @kevinpeters8762
    @kevinpeters8762 3 года назад +16

    @Jamaica
    She conveyed the epithet of a Ghanaian so eloquently and effortlessly. She actually dissected the Ghanaian in away most Ghanaians will identify with because 99.9% of what she said were true. There's an advantage when you're looking in from afar but yet near. She was able to identify the peculiarities of the Ghanaian culture which of course comes to the Ghanaian so normal and not out of the ordinary. I will fail to point out these nuances of our being because I won't realize they're unique. Thanks to her and to you 🙌🏾

  • @DA-qz5rh
    @DA-qz5rh 3 года назад +40

    Everything she said was very much on point and well observed. Nice interview.

  • @babarossi367
    @babarossi367 3 года назад +14

    I'm Nigerian, and I've visited Jamaica 3 times on vacation. Been to Kingston, Ocho Rios and the fabulous city of Montego Bay, which is just the loveliest city, especially if you love to hang out, and love the nightlife. I keep telling my mates: Every black man needs to visit Montego Bay at least once in their lifetime.

  • @enyonamamaketemepi
    @enyonamamaketemepi 3 года назад +30

    I enjoyed the interview 😊😊. She knows Ghana in and out. Just lovely listening to her 💞💞

  • @kaydenpat
    @kaydenpat 3 года назад +18

    “Peace at all costs”
    That sounds good to me. Love this interview. Learned a lot. Ruth has such an engaging personality.

  • @worldtraveler2417
    @worldtraveler2417 3 года назад +49

    Ruth’s perspective on Ghana seems like the cumulative work of a seasoned sociologist or an anthropologist who has done a lengthy research about the people and culture of Ghana.
    As someone who lived in Ghana as a foreign student many years ago, I only smile listening to her as she accurately narratives her experience of living so long in Ghana.
    The interviewer was professional and the interviewee is on another level. I feel nostalgic just listening and remembering those years I spent with the hospitable people in Ghana.....specifically Sunyani, Ghana.
    Well done in breaching the gap among our Black people in the diaspora and the motherland.

    • @ruthkwakwa5913
      @ruthkwakwa5913 3 года назад +11

      I love your comment. Beyond the fact that I studied sociology and anthropology in college, my love since I left Jamaica to live live in Spain for a year as a teen exchange student, has been to interpret culture etc through outsiders eyes. I haven't studied Ghana per se, but I guess my curiosity, plus my husband's and friends' insights have brought me this far. Thanks!

    • @worldtraveler2417
      @worldtraveler2417 3 года назад +6

      @Ruth Kwakwa: You’re highly welcomed. Wow! My speculation about your sociology or anthropology background was on point.
      Please continue to inspire and change the negative perceptions of Africa the western media have impregnated in the minds of people who still think Africa is the dark continent “ where White people go to die.” Lol
      Enjoy your residency with your lovely family in the beautiful country of Ghana.

    • @lisasfragrancensuch
      @lisasfragrancensuch 3 года назад +1

      @@ruthkwakwa5913 You are amazing thank you

    • @Jamaicans
      @Jamaicans  3 года назад

      We are so glad you enjoyed the interview! Be sure to subscribe here so you don't miss any future videos in the series - bit.ly/2yRRCxPWe are so glad you enjoyed the interview!

    • @leoneranger9348
      @leoneranger9348 3 года назад

      @@ruthkwakwa5913 Brilliant insights 👏🏾 Really enjoyed this interview; a lot of depth of analysis and affectionately made too 🙌🏾

  • @DV-lr8ec
    @DV-lr8ec 3 года назад +112

    Sounds like a direct flight between Ghana and Jamaica is needed!? 🤔

    • @kudjobene8429
      @kudjobene8429 3 года назад +3

      It's in process

    • @babarossi367
      @babarossi367 3 года назад +7

      A direct flight between Monetgo Bay Ghana, and Lagos, Nigeria has now been established by Nigerian airline, Air Peace, with a one hour connecting flight to Accra, Ghana from Lagos.

    • @bismarkadu-num5834
      @bismarkadu-num5834 3 года назад +5

      It's done now from Lagos via Accra to Jamaica and vice versa

    • @DV-lr8ec
      @DV-lr8ec 3 года назад +4

      @@bismarkadu-num5834 good to know, thx 👍

    • @daelbyisrael8973
      @daelbyisrael8973 Год назад

      ​@@kudjobene8429
      The US stopped it. Something about drug trafficking. Who a di bigges drug deala dem inna di wul?

  • @cloverrussell880
    @cloverrussell880 3 года назад +15

    I was there for 12 days in 2011. Stayed in Accra and Kumasi. Loved it a lot. Yes, it reminded me of my country, Jamaica. Went to the market and thought I was In Coronation Market, but it was on another level. Great conversation Ruth!

  • @brodwellington1626
    @brodwellington1626 3 года назад +20

    Thanks, What a lovely lady Ruth. Glad you feel and love my homeland Ghana. I can't wait to get back to Ghana from New Zealand.

  • @abby-a
    @abby-a 4 года назад +139

    Ghana is very similar to Jamaica. A lot Jamaicans should really visit ghana to see how it looks like for themselves

  • @anuoluwapo7996
    @anuoluwapo7996 3 года назад +70

    Wowww, Ruth has explained Ghana a way that I Ghanaian would explain it. 👍👍

    • @jamaicalikklebuttallawah4725
      @jamaicalikklebuttallawah4725 3 года назад +2

      She did an EXCELLENT job. She is telling it through the lenses of a Jamaican who had the opportunity to experience the culture and traditions and married a Ghanaian who maybe explained the difference between"Truth by all means*". Even though he understands the "Peace by all means".principle.

    • @charlesmichaeldeshields9514
      @charlesmichaeldeshields9514 3 года назад +3

      Did the lady see any resenblence in the two languages ? Twi and Jamaican ? I found in my travels to Jamaica and an old Jamaican friend words he would use that are the "same" as in Two but with different meanings ! "Quia" "Wara" (others) !!

    • @MA-yh2ko
      @MA-yh2ko 3 года назад

      @@charlesmichaeldeshields9514 The Akans are well represented in Jamaica/Maroons.

    • @ampofo64
      @ampofo64 3 года назад +1

      Wow , am a Ghanaian you are real n on point.

  • @carlinewilliams2053
    @carlinewilliams2053 3 года назад +101

    My husband is from Ghana he is an amazing person

  • @harrietblessing7811
    @harrietblessing7811 3 года назад +11

    I'm a proud Ghanaian, and love everything about this interview wow 👏

  • @fionafinn443
    @fionafinn443 3 года назад +8

    Love this one so much. Ruth has a great vibe; love her!!!🇯🇲love my great Jamaicans

  • @MA-md3gu
    @MA-md3gu Год назад +2

    I love this woman. She is very eloquent in describing the Ghanaian culture and her experiences.

  • @imrachel100
    @imrachel100 3 года назад +24

    Diaspora's who want to live in Ghana should contact her. Thank you for this interview.

  • @doreenmorgan9683
    @doreenmorgan9683 2 года назад +6

    Loved the interview, I felt emersed into the culture. She is well versed on the similarities of Jamaican and Ghanaian culture, I would love to visit 🇬🇭. Thanks Xavier for another great interview.

  • @janicedunkley7111
    @janicedunkley7111 3 года назад +12

    Thank you Xavier for this interview..Thank you Ruth for shedding a lot of light on the Ghanaian culture...Very different temperament from Nigerians and Jamaicans....Thank you Ruth for breaking it down about the culture of the market..Also the fact it has beaches but not a beach culture..
    You explained a lot...

  • @triciamarsh6274
    @triciamarsh6274 Год назад +3

    She is so eloquent and exhibit a deep understanding of the similarities and differences between Jamaica and Ghana. Makes me want to book a flight to Ghana to experience it. By the way, she should have been a historian…she would have been excellent.

    • @xmurphy2485
      @xmurphy2485 Год назад

      So true. Hope you get to visit Ghana 🇬🇭

  • @dcbelle01
    @dcbelle01 2 года назад +2

    Loved this interview and how eloquently she’s able to share her perspective! These are all nuances you pick up on in Ghana but aren’t always quite able to name as well as she did here.

  • @ibrahimkassim4609
    @ibrahimkassim4609 3 года назад +15

    Thank you very much for the positive interview with smiles all over my face! It makes me start thinking as a Ghanaian living in the states and especially with my family in Jamaica returning home! I’m ready to see all my distant relatives return from afar!

    • @Jamaicans
      @Jamaicans  3 года назад

      Thanks for watching and we are glad you enjoyed this episode in the “Jamaicans to the World” series. If you missed any they are all located here - ruclips.net/video/gjEvqG6tLzs/видео.html&list=PLt0YTBf5UEoc1-D9XLrtMdespsht1oBLJ

    • @joneskugblenu5253
      @joneskugblenu5253 2 года назад +1

      Ghana is the the second home for Jamaicans and Jamaica second home for we Ghanaians we need to stop this visa issue if you want to stay in Ghana come I love Jamaicans God bless Africa

  • @faithydarlingtv
    @faithydarlingtv 3 года назад +30

    I have a lot of friends from Ghana and looking forward to go there one day. I love the food as well. I love the fufu and how they do their fish.

    • @xmurphy2485
      @xmurphy2485 3 года назад +1

      Hope you get to visit.

    • @faithydarlingtv
      @faithydarlingtv 3 года назад

      @@xmurphy2485 looking forward to one day

    • @miraclemensah6018
      @miraclemensah6018 3 года назад +1

      Yes Ghana is good and Jamaica is a decedent from Ghana

    • @GabbylegoTV
      @GabbylegoTV 2 года назад +1

      I'm from Ghana and I'm also planning to visit Jamaica

  • @deneisefrancis3239
    @deneisefrancis3239 3 года назад +20

    This was very enlightening, thank you Ruth for you insight.

  • @merlenepryce1263
    @merlenepryce1263 3 года назад +4

    Great interview with Ruth. I am of Jamaican heritage and a US citizen planning to visit Ghana with my daughter and Ghanaian son in law and hope to meet Ruth.

  • @icequeen620
    @icequeen620 3 года назад +18

    What a great interview! I loved the breakdown of the nuances in culture.

    • @Jamaicans
      @Jamaicans  3 года назад

      Thanks for watching! Be sure to subscribe here so you don't miss any future videos in the series - bit.ly/2yRRCxP

    • @joneskugblenu5253
      @joneskugblenu5253 2 года назад

      Come home my brothers and sisters your lands are reserved for you come and build

  • @jahnick1
    @jahnick1 3 года назад +4

    Ruth you are a brilliant woman, I hear it in your voice. Love your descriptions

  • @jcn908
    @jcn908 3 года назад +65

    Check out the Jamaican village in Aburi,Eastern Region of Ghana

    • @rose-annellis1284
      @rose-annellis1284 3 года назад +2

      Yea I watched a video where some Jamaicans n other Caribbean nationals have settled there, its just amazing. I cant wait to hear that the straight flight contract between Ghana n Jamaica is complete.

    • @warriorcell9418
      @warriorcell9418 3 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/sCIR9L_WJCs/видео.html

  • @patjam11
    @patjam11 3 года назад +8

    I wish I could met you. I’m a Jamaican and visited Ghana in October. I loved it. I’ll definitely be back.

  • @saybyghrace2
    @saybyghrace2 3 года назад +11

    Am a jamaican but I Love Ghanaian, plus Nanny of the Maroons is from Ghana who later became one of our National Heroine❤❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🕺

  • @pamissah16
    @pamissah16 3 года назад +22

    Very good conversation family it comes with a lot of Education . With the introduction of PNDC law 111 children can now inherit both parents and still uphold the Akan traditions of Ghana 🇬🇭.

  • @bevshuckie3650
    @bevshuckie3650 2 года назад +3

    Brilliant perception. Thanks Xavier. Ruth made me appreciative Ghanians more. They really are peace loving people and very hospitable.

  • @nataleechambers7602
    @nataleechambers7602 3 года назад +8

    Listening to both of you put the final seal on my bucket list , Ghana ,is on my list for my 50th birthday. I agree with you Ruth when you say they make peace in all essence of their being .

  • @Hymnology001
    @Hymnology001 3 года назад +11

    I remembered my coworker and some friends went to Ghana .She said when they landed a few of them knelt and kiss the earth but the way she told the stories after returning gave me chills and I fell in love with the place by just hearing her experience of being there.

    • @ruthkwakwa5913
      @ruthkwakwa5913 3 года назад +4

      I will say that I felt something special, the first time I came to Ghana, in 1991. It seemed so familiar.

    • @samuelyawbrobbey6481
      @samuelyawbrobbey6481 2 года назад

      That's The Naked Truth my sister . Thanks for appreciating the MotherLand🇬🇭🇬🇭. Am a Ghanaian residing in South Africa. Stay Blessed. Jah live.

    • @ericquaye4169
      @ericquaye4169 2 года назад

      @@ruthkwakwa5913 The colours of the Jamaican 🇯🇲 is the same as the Ashanti flag. Do your research and u will see. I just realised it myself

    • @duttytuff
      @duttytuff 2 года назад

      @@ericquaye4169 It might be Ashanti colors but based on Scotland's flag design, Out of many one. We are of many.

  • @frankkyereme7125
    @frankkyereme7125 3 года назад +37

    Wow this woman knows Ghana culture and tradition very well❤because am from there

  • @lornachandler2566
    @lornachandler2566 3 года назад +12

    As a Jamaican visiting Ghana. I definitely felt the Ghanaian, Jamaican connection.

  • @angelamonicacarter7317
    @angelamonicacarter7317 3 года назад +20

    I am a Jamaican living in Ghana and feeling I am living in jamaica the language is still challenging but nonetheless it is home

  • @sharonkennedy7956
    @sharonkennedy7956 3 года назад +4

    That was a wonderful interview. Lucky for Xavier that Ruth loves to talk and share. By fate I was asked to go on a mission to Ghana in a few weeks time. By faith I am going. I'm Jamaican and Ghana was on my bucket list. I am divorced so do alot of travelling on my own and would have gone to Ghana on my own when I was ready. Ruth highlighted some note worthy points that I'm glad I heard. Looking forward to going....should have sorted my Jamaican passport then I would have needed a visa...

  • @denniscasely-hayford3245
    @denniscasely-hayford3245 3 года назад +60

    I personally know her. She lives in my neighbourhood.

    • @jamaicalikklebuttallawah4725
      @jamaicalikklebuttallawah4725 3 года назад +15

      Mr Dennis can you please tell her I would like to connect with her via email. I am a young lady from Clarendon ,Jamaica and I just bought land in Aburi District to move back home to mother Ghana.
      I am grateful.

    • @pappitokunde6576
      @pappitokunde6576 3 года назад +1

      I realize she has thumbed up my comment a couple of times on facebook. Ruth is very open-minded. I know some of the Kwakwas but I am not sure which one she is married to. I grew up in Dome with some of the Kwakwas!

    • @denniscasely-hayford3245
      @denniscasely-hayford3245 3 года назад +2

      @@jamaicalikklebuttallawah4725 I will relay your message to her and revert.

    • @jamaicalikklebuttallawah4725
      @jamaicalikklebuttallawah4725 3 года назад +1

      I am grateful.... thanks

    • @jamaicalikklebuttallawah4725
      @jamaicalikklebuttallawah4725 3 года назад +1

      @@denniscasely-hayford3245 I removed the email address. I am going to msg her on a social platform. Thanks for your efforts.

  • @joymccubbin7910
    @joymccubbin7910 3 года назад +7

    Waw this was a very interesting conversation for me I’m a Jamaican living in the USA doing a Ghanian man for 10 years now went to Ghanian twice I was thinking that he was very strange but after listening to what this lady was saying I learn how to handle our Relationship now I can sit and listen not judging that how they are it always upset me when he behave a certain way as she said delays information now I know that they Coulture as a Jamaican you know we always speak up when something bothering you they don’t believe in that at all now I know all this information I can start to plan my wedding now good information

  • @adamsc9049
    @adamsc9049 3 года назад +60

    I’m Nigerian but we love Jamaicans to death for sure. I need to visit Jamaica one day

    • @sherliandowdie3676
      @sherliandowdie3676 3 года назад +4

      Everyone talking about Ghana, how is Nigeria??? I have a best friend in London who is fine I'm Nigeria. You would love Jamaica 🇯🇲, go for it. Once you go visit you gonna keep going back, nice food, nice music, nice beaches..👍👍😄

    • @faithydarlingtv
      @faithydarlingtv 3 года назад +4

      We love you guys as well

    • @tonyasmithe
      @tonyasmithe 3 года назад

      You don’t say hmmmmm ...

    • @tonyasmithe
      @tonyasmithe 3 года назад +2

      @Nyoka Brooks I am Ghanaian . My great grandmother is part of the accompong in st Elizabeth . I’m from Clarendon but my grand mother never raised my mother like that . I’m shock you said you from Nigeria but really majority of our history with the national heroes example Nanny comes from Ghana . So how you be Nigerian ? Nigerian never come to Jamaica .

    • @tonyasmithe
      @tonyasmithe 3 года назад

      @Nyoka Brooks okay love. Im not from there.

  • @christeenfrancis7303
    @christeenfrancis7303 3 года назад +3

    I am going to Ghana and Sierra Leone for the next 6 weeks. I love taking trips to Africa...i have been to 20 countries so far trying to see all 55 nations... Love Ghana its my 5th trip there...

  • @solomoncyril2864
    @solomoncyril2864 2 года назад +2

    Woww She is a Genius 🔥🔥🔥. She speaks with intelligence and wisdom

  • @rosemaryhaggerty2691
    @rosemaryhaggerty2691 3 года назад +15

    I'm a Ghanian n I felt like home when I went to Jamiaca

  • @larrysq4851
    @larrysq4851 3 года назад +61

    She spoke like a true Ghanaian, she is a Ghanaian.

    • @tonyasmithe
      @tonyasmithe 3 года назад +2

      She spoke like a jamaican

    • @elmaturin8432
      @elmaturin8432 3 года назад +2

      She spoke like a human y’all stupid

    • @eugeniaboone5602
      @eugeniaboone5602 3 года назад +3

      @@elmaturin8432" Humans "can speak different languages and dialects from their birthplace depending on where.

    • @normacampbell550
      @normacampbell550 3 года назад

      She is a Jamaican... Is that so hard? Brilliant ! Informative video interview.

    • @tonyasmithe
      @tonyasmithe 3 года назад

      @@normacampbell550 they want to scrape up everybody missis . I heard how Ghanaians speak and we don’t sound nothing like them

  • @vaancr123
    @vaancr123 2 года назад +2

    Very interesting and enlightening interview. Ruth gave a very genuine unbiased perspective of the Ghanaian culture in an eloquent manner. Thoroughly enjoyed it. I hope to visit Ghana one day. I somehow feel it's going to feel just like home (Jamaica).

  • @kaydenewilliams2187
    @kaydenewilliams2187 3 года назад +10

    Im Jamaican and I visited Ghana for one week and it feel like home indeed. I went to Kumasi, Cape Coast and Accra. Rich history! I love the people, the food and humbled to learn about my History. I will go back indeed!!

  • @velmabryce-rose9822
    @velmabryce-rose9822 2 года назад +1

    I love, love Ruth's vibes and intelligence .....great information. THANKS

  • @abinsurly2910
    @abinsurly2910 Год назад +2

    "Peace at all costs." Wow. This explains my Ghanaian friends.

  • @barbarajohnson2075
    @barbarajohnson2075 3 года назад +8

    Came on this video by accident. However it brought back great memories of my visit to Ghana. What you have said us true. Just watch the movements of the people and the rhythm of the language was great. The Coronation Market experience was indeed similar. Loved the country look forward to visiting again.

  • @jahson8230
    @jahson8230 3 года назад +4

    This had me very much engaged from start to finish. Very very interesting info. 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

  • @janahYT
    @janahYT 3 года назад +6

    I am from Ivory Coast, my husband is Jamaican and we want to go and live in Ghana, that's our dream we are working on.

    • @theambiance1815
      @theambiance1815 2 года назад

      Please do you guys need that 😊 Ivory Coast, Ghana and Jamaica is one

  • @Nogo844
    @Nogo844 3 года назад +10

    Hi it's my first time liking but I love your content and the way you organize and articulate your questions. I don't remember your guest name but she is so bubbly and straight forward which I appreciate. She give the innard need to know info, first timers really want to know. Thank you ❤️

  • @marciabrown2681
    @marciabrown2681 3 года назад +8

    I absolutely understand what this lady is saying. I have 2 young adults now with a huge story behind it. I have never spoken about them to my friends other than people in the US would ask questions, which I chose not too respond. It is time now for me to visit & speak. Again, I flow with respect first.

  • @cbbar4917
    @cbbar4917 3 года назад +12

    Great interview. Ruth was very Thoughtful and respectful of the Ghanaian culture in the interview. If I came to Ghana I would want her...Ruth as a cultural interpreter and show me around. I really enjoyed this vlog. Keep up the great work.

  • @DJ.JAMROCK
    @DJ.JAMROCK 3 года назад +2

    Another Great interview Ghana is now on my list of place to visit

    • @julianaansah6367
      @julianaansah6367 3 года назад +1

      U literally will not want to come back lol enjoy

  • @totalwomanja9105
    @totalwomanja9105 2 года назад +2

    What a lovely interview! Thanks for sharing Ghana so beautifully, Ruth. Well done.

  • @112233447ful
    @112233447ful 2 года назад +2

    Well done Xavier for your good work and thanks to you Ruth for your honest and educative presentation about Ghana God bless you both🤩👋🏾.

  • @marvagreenfield3574
    @marvagreenfield3574 3 года назад +8

    Wow! I love this interview. I would love to visit Ghana.😊

  • @BuildVisions4Africa1
    @BuildVisions4Africa1 3 года назад +2

    I love the lens with which you are analysis Ghanaian culture and traditions. Very objective!

  • @earthychild5258
    @earthychild5258 2 года назад +1

    I feel how she feels, very emotional.,
    Thanks a lot

  • @cecileb.2207
    @cecileb.2207 3 года назад +3

    Wow, Wow, Wow! Great Interview Xavier. Ruth is fantastic! Thank you. Learned so much. 🌄

  • @logistiktelevisionghana6719
    @logistiktelevisionghana6719 3 года назад +73

    Mr Man lemme tell you this, 90% of Jamaicans are fully Ghanaians because their ancestors are from Ghana. Jamaicans have foods, towns and some words that have exact meaning as Ghana's example Accompong in Jamaica and Akropong in Ghana, Dokunu in Jamaica and Dokono in Ghana so you can see similarities here. Jamrock is same as Ghana

    • @sophiadaley7180
      @sophiadaley7180 3 года назад +4

      And the name Jamaica is also from ghana

    • @stevenbarrett4110
      @stevenbarrett4110 3 года назад +3

      @@sophiadaley7180 I am very familiar with that one. I don't remember the Akan word, but it makes much more sense that the name Jamaica comes from them than from the Arawaks as we were taught in school.

    • @sophiadaley7180
      @sophiadaley7180 3 года назад

      @Gar who is?

    • @sophiadaley7180
      @sophiadaley7180 3 года назад

      @Gar but she is not those.

    • @breadfruit1521
      @breadfruit1521 3 года назад +1

      But let me ask one question. What happened to the land our ancestors had before the atrocious betrayal.

  • @rose-annellis1284
    @rose-annellis1284 3 года назад +5

    Thanks for all those valuable tips on moving to Ghana n the valued info in general shared, you both were amazing

  • @outcastnails8552
    @outcastnails8552 3 года назад +4

    Ghanaians 🇬🇭or cool ppl for real I live amongst them in Belgium. And the ones I used to hang around. Or always welcoming. One love Ghana 🇬🇭

  • @nanaeghan672
    @nanaeghan672 3 года назад +8

    Am a Ghanaian 🇬🇭❤ But i really love Jamaica🇯🇲 and i want visit Jamaica #Mi Love Jamaica 🇯🇲❤💯

  • @elainefraser3327
    @elainefraser3327 3 года назад +8

    I am dying to go to there
    I am a Canadian jamaican living in canada i love this story

  • @janethamilton7583
    @janethamilton7583 3 года назад +5

    Awesome interview - great, great information. Puts so much into perspective and creates greater understanding of so many, many things! Wonderful!

  • @stephenjohnson3542
    @stephenjohnson3542 3 года назад +9

    Very good video clip. Watching you from Croydon. UK. THANKS.

  • @f6876
    @f6876 3 года назад +63

    I recently read an article on Lebanese leaving Lebanon due to the economic crisis and corruption. They are heading to west Africa especially Ivory Coast, Senegal, Ghana etc and in search of a better life and economic opportunities. They are even sending remittances back home to Lebanon in order to help their families who are in poverty. It’s time for us as a people to wake up and claim our heritage.✊🏿

    • @kta3073
      @kta3073 3 года назад +10

      Great interview, very honest conversation, and for a Jamaican living in Ghana, very precise observations.

    • @imrachel100
      @imrachel100 3 года назад +6

      I think you should before is too late because the Chinese are also there doing the same thing.

    • @7Fields16
      @7Fields16 3 года назад +1

      Liberia is one of the main hub in Africa for Lebanese people leaving Lebanon for Africa.

    • @afuantumi2768
      @afuantumi2768 3 года назад +8

      Mehn it’s being going on for years Lebanese have been in Ghana ages especially Accra takoradi kumasi they speak the local language

    • @FatimaahConteh
      @FatimaahConteh 3 года назад +4

      i also read the article as well and in Sierra Leone where I'm from, sadly the Lebanese own most of the businesses

  • @derrickansah3938
    @derrickansah3938 3 года назад +129

    Ghanaians love Jamaicans sometimes i feel like we over love anything Jamaica. lol

    • @jamaicalikklebuttallawah4725
      @jamaicalikklebuttallawah4725 3 года назад +32

      Derrick I love Ghana so much I watch Seekers daily and my family accused me of being obsessed with Ghana. I am going soon. I was sleeping when I heard the call. Me fre wo x3. I woke troubled ; not knowing what it meant. A Ghanaian uncle explains. 3 years now my life has never be the same. I am called to serve my people. Its very emotional milestones for me. I am going to visit Ghana 2021 before I moved. I pray that all Caribbean family visits. I was in Nigeria and I loved it. But Ghana is home.

    • @debbiemarquis3231
      @debbiemarquis3231 3 года назад +20

      That is because most Jamaicans descended from the Akan ppl

    • @jamaicalikklebuttallawah4725
      @jamaicalikklebuttallawah4725 3 года назад +5

      @@debbiemarquis3231so true

    • @racquelcummings8428
      @racquelcummings8428 3 года назад +16

      Yes Derrick, definitely Jamaican loves Ghanaians too.

    • @micheladu-oduro1411
      @micheladu-oduro1411 3 года назад +4

      I love you guys beautiful soul ❤ blessings 🙏

  • @jcn908
    @jcn908 3 года назад +9

    WOW,the Ghana video ah run da place with over 50,000 views.The highest number of views and likes so far.It looks like Ghana is very popular amongst JAHMAIKAANS

    • @yawos9024
      @yawos9024 3 года назад +1

      When Jamaica and Ghana meets, it is all love! It is no coincidence that the Ghana national color and the name Black Stars are owed to Jamaican hero Marcus Mosiah Garvey.

  • @chio4919
    @chio4919 3 года назад +4

    Beautiful. I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Thank you. I have been to ghana several times and I love the heck out of it but Ruth put everything together in words and also revealed things I am yet to know or experience.

  • @jamaicalikklebuttallawah4725
    @jamaicalikklebuttallawah4725 3 года назад +2

    Ruth interview has sparked our interest and opened our awareness of our family in Ghana.
    Let's all meet in Ghana.

  • @everlasting1971
    @everlasting1971 3 года назад +3

    Beautiful analogies on Ghanaian culture, another great interview

  • @exquisitecaribbeanqueen7198
    @exquisitecaribbeanqueen7198 3 года назад +6

    I definitely will be going to Ghana, I can't wait, so excited. LANCE SCURV NOW LIVES THERE.

  • @kyeremehfredick2130
    @kyeremehfredick2130 4 года назад +18

    Nice interview thanks family from Ghana Akwaaba

  • @yanochasare9772
    @yanochasare9772 3 года назад +16

    Great job Ruth, well said better than most Ghanaians can explain their lifestyle and culture...it's clear the common fabrics of JM and Gh. You should have a podcast!!
    Fi chuu, Jos chrai it.👏👏😊😊 Mi married tu Gh man. Iina di States

  • @eamoadu
    @eamoadu 3 года назад +3

    This is the best and honest truth and a great reflective interview. Love it.

  • @AmazingMotivatione
    @AmazingMotivatione 3 года назад +11

    Really great content. Both countries have a lot in common.

    • @Jamaicans
      @Jamaicans  3 года назад

      Thanks for the compliment! If you missed any videos in the series they are all located here - ruclips.net/video/gjEvqG6tLzs/видео.html&list=PLt0YTBf5UEoc1-D9XLrtMdespsht1oBLJ

  • @VINTAGEDANCEHALLINTL
    @VINTAGEDANCEHALLINTL 3 года назад +22

    We jamaican is from the Ashanti tribe in Ghana 🇬🇭.one family.

    • @kimmycampbell1701
      @kimmycampbell1701 3 года назад +7

      Not every jamaican some from igbo nigeria

    • @logistiktelevisionghana6719
      @logistiktelevisionghana6719 3 года назад +4

      Yes I, 90% of Jamaicans are fully Ghanaians and they're from the Ashanti Kingdom in Kumasi, Ghana 🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭

    • @dwrighte1
      @dwrighte1 3 года назад +2

      Some of us are a mixture of Asante, Igbo and some other ethnic groups.

  • @cookingwithsammi-easyjamai9040
    @cookingwithsammi-easyjamai9040 3 года назад +4

    Always had a fascination with Ghana...beautifully described.

  • @MrAlkebulan1
    @MrAlkebulan1 3 года назад +3

    The nuances this delightful lady gave about Ghana. Certainly taught me a lot about costumes there and in Jamaica! Am hoping to move to Kenya but God willing visit Ghana a lot, thank you both !!

  • @kwameasimah
    @kwameasimah 3 года назад +14

    This was enlightening interview
    We need part 2

  • @SntCortiaAhauJhutyRA
    @SntCortiaAhauJhutyRA 2 года назад +2

    lovely video and interview.. enjoyed the dialect... I am Jcan. and just listening takes me back home.... info. on Ghana Thank you! ♥

  • @Chev2k3
    @Chev2k3 3 года назад +7

    This interview is awesome.