Sunday, November 4, 2007

Observations

Spent today at the Arican Market in Osu as you can tell from the pics. I have noticed something different and healthy here. I have not seen one Ghanian with a cigarette or any other nicotine delivery system. Only Europeans smoke here with maybe a very rare Am. thrown in. Not everyone is poor here, although by our standards most are. But this cannot be the reason since the poor certainly smoke in the U.S. and many well to do people do also. It cuts across all classes in the U.S. At first I thought it maybe was a coincidence but each day brings the same result. Also, Ghanians do not seem to drink much and the beggars in the street are not inebriated. I wonder if they have less addictive personalities. I also notice that I see beer and wine ads but no cigarette or liquor ads. I note that some stores sell tobacco and liquor but I do not Ghanians purchasing these items, nor few others also. I wonder if thwe govt bans this or whether the tob and liquor cos. decided it would be a waste of money.

Tonight is the Colts/Patriots game and it will not be on in Ghana anywhere. But I can listen to the Colts radio announcers and follow the game graphically through nfl.com at no cost. Since DST just expired, the game will not start here until 9:15 pm. Rember losing the game may give that team greater incentive to adapt and win when they meet in the playoffs, although it is always better to win I suppose.

Till next time...

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

HI Dan, I've already given Lynne some grief about the game tonight, so I won't bother you! Go Patriots.

Dee Grant

kbyron said...

Hi,
We just got home from chicago
and so I had missed your blog
for several days.
right now the score is 7patriots
and 6 Colts..it is 5:27pm EST here.
Was sorry to hear you were not feeling well in last days but sounds
like you have rebounded and are ok??
Is that true??
Ellen , Craig & Linda had some
suggestions.
Let us know how you feel?
Miss you. Hope you are well.
Your blog is great.
God bless you. Love, Kathy

Unknown said...

Hi Dan!
Sounds like your trip is going well. Glad to hear that you're feeling better - not fun to be away and under the weather.
We're enjoying your commentary and photos. Just unpacking, unpacking, unpacking here in Florida... and of course watching the Sox win the Series and the Patriots do their thing.
Take care,
Talli and Bob

Anonymous said...

Hi Dan-Gil and I are enjoying your entries very much. Your descriptions of everyday life are fascinating. We were sorry to hear you weren't feeling well. We are all a little "blue" here in Indy with the Colts loss last night. We will be better when Marvin Harrison returns. I spent last Saturday at IU tailgate with Teddy and his friends. It was a beautiful Fall day. Keep up the good work. Libbie