We don’t speak the truth to families and friends back home – Ghanaians abroad

Some Ghanaians abroad have opened up about the challenges they live with daily in their various vicinity outside the country.

According to them, although they break their back working from one to two jobs and sometimes even more, their struggles seem never adequate as the systems take back everything they work for.

The opined expenses like taxes, accommodation, insurances were the most challenging part of their lives as many have had to work for more hours just to meet them.

They contend some even had to sleep in parks due to their inability to pay rent and debunk assertions all is rosy.

Unlike  professions like administration, legal office administrator, nursing, truck driving, welding, masonry, carpentry and the likes which are high in demand and also pays well, earning high in other fields was less probable and that even requires a new certificate from their educational institution since certificates from Africa does not not work in such places.

Ghanaians abroad share their experiences

Sharing their experiences with Ade Akye Abia on Okay FM on Friday, October 1, via social media monitored by GhanaPlus.com, some Ghanaians abroad said they do not tell the truth to their families and friends back home about the difficulties they have had to deal with.

Telling their stories, the wrote:

Napoleon Yeboah  said “It’s true oooh, here in Italy, I know some Ghanaians that sleeps in the park and corners of stations, and you will be shocked to see them suffering during winter”.

Felix Kwamena Hamilton mentioned “Nipa nka nokwere. Life abroad is not easy as it is. There is a lot of deception. People live fake lives and don’t speak the truth to friends back home”.

Hilda Adu  said “Sis ako for we the women die3 thank God the government pay our rent for us because of the kids till the mother start work…but for the men is very difficult paa for them…”

Jasol Abeka  explained “The truth is that, if you go to school and and hard worker you will get the top paying job and be comfortable”

Eric Ofosu Okyere  wrote  “It is good to have a handiwork like masonry,carpentry etc”

“Because of my bills I wake up 11:00 pm and come back home at 5:00 p.m. I pay $1782 in my Mortgage,”Augustine Okyere revealed.

Francis Opuni Frimpong indicated  “In Norway Oslo is very expensive Country than any European country. I paid 2,400 dollars a month. And wife takes the rest of the bills”.

“Bro kwame not easy in Holland as am lasting to you cleaning someone house bathroom and toilet if you’re here you be surprised is really bad am going to pay 300 euros today for small room,”Alex Appiah Boakye said.

Tomdoe Thomas, “Kwame here in UK am working 19hours a day because of taxes is not easy in UK”

Victor Asiedu-Young “Some good jobs are Health Administration, Legal Office Administrator, Truck Driving, Welding etc”

Appiah Owusu on his part said ‘No Africa certificate function in Europe…unless you get certificate from them before they can employ you in most of the skills company’s. “Kwame in Italy , you cannot do work two at the same time like US and other countries…life is not easy but most of Ghanaians will not understand if you tell them the truth…that’s why we say travel and see.”

Source: GhanaPlus.com