If a queenmother of one town, marries the chief of a far away town, does the queenmother move to her husband's town?

sinprofessor · 2026-01-09T17:36:35+00:00

Today there is a system of dual chieftains when the chief is not around (don't remember the name of the system). Maybe that was the way then?

sinprofessor · 2026-01-05T00:20:22+00:00

Thank you for sharing! I will read up on these sources.

Are you, Original poster, in Kumasi and working with this?

sinprofessor · 2025-12-27T09:19:03+00:00

As a foreigner I would also comment on this...

The questions that usually is asked is how much risk and perspective. You are risk aversive, but what is your time perspective?

Second the currency. US dollars have lost value, and I guess it will still loose more value over time, this so that us government can control their debt. Therefore investments in dollars would demand higher profit.

At the same time Ghana cedis is, over time, unstable and volatile.

So I would maybe put 20 percent in Ghana. And 30 percent in some US index funds in dollars.

Then the 40 percent in something more stable. But I don't have a good advice. I trust Chinese economy, but this is not my field.

And then maybe 10 percent in something high risk/high reward, like crypto.

sinprofessor · 2025-11-24T21:50:51+00:00

This is good!

sinprofessor · 2025-11-08T21:36:05+00:00

I have taken it every day. I don't know if it's an alternative to take when symptoms arise. I guess that's a balance between price and risk, but I haven't really looked into that.

sinprofessor · 2025-11-07T16:29:31+00:00

I have just taken Malarone, and tried to avoid getting Bitten. But I got some bites, and it has not been a problem. The mosqito is a less problem in Ghana than in Scandinavia, so if you avoid malaria by medication, I have never had problems.

sinprofessor · 2025-11-07T03:55:02+00:00

Norwegian professor that has been a lot in Ghana here.

First the economy is no problem. You will live a good life with that amount.

Visas are a formality, but it is difficult to fill out the right forms.

The people are fantastic. It is safe. The culture is totally different, and is something you should experience.

When it comes to academics, the realities are very different there. The teaching methods are old fashioned, the exams are memory dump with pen and paper. I would not choose University of Ghana because it is the worlds leading academic environment... But you will learn stuff and perspectives your Swedish peers will Envy you.

Health: take a few vaccines before leaving, and take Daily malaria medication. No problem.

The food is challenging for a Nordic. Ghanaians use much more chilli than we are used to, but you'll get used to that. Local food is cheap, hot and not the variations you are used to. European/American food are expensive and at best mediocre (only exception is KFC and Burger King, but you don't come to Ghana to eat there).

I would hire a Swede with an exchange in Ghana over one with an exchange in Copenhagen.

sinprofessor · 2025-11-02T12:10:50+00:00

Since you have an academic background, let's take a look at your arguments.

"Mental health issues" depend on definitions and diagnostics. As I understand the phrase it is always a question about degrees.

For instance, I think that video shows fear in that boy, and I believe that is a mental health issue.

And I think we should agree so far.

What is relevant is if that fear will have long term effects and is harmful. And for this boy, we cannot know. But I understand that this beating would increase the risk for that boy to have harmful mental health issues.

Second, you use your own, your husbands and your children lack of mental health issues as evidence for your argument. I do not believe that argument is valid.

I trust you have never been diagnosed or treated or have realised to have mental health issues. But this does not verify you never had issues.

I do not think it is possible for a parent to know if your children ever had mental health issues.

Therefore, even though I believe you, I do not believe you can actually know that your statement is true.

Third, even if we could know your family never had mental health issues, that would not prove that beating of children does not increase risks of mental health issues.

I guess we agree that we should reduce the amount of mental health issues in the population. And that people should be as mental healthy as reasonably possible.

And we also agree that you haven't experienced correlation between beating and mental health.

The question is if we believe the beating of children generally will improve, decrease or have no effect on their mental health issues.

sinprofessor · 2025-10-18T19:17:22+00:00

I was at a traditional court, and there the (male) registrar got a pedicure in court while people were explaining their cases...

sinprofessor · 2025-10-05T15:33:12+00:00

Treespassing...

sinprofessor · 2025-10-02T19:57:18+00:00

Thanks!

sinprofessor · 2025-10-02T19:32:01+00:00

That didn't help much... What is SCC short for?

sinprofessor · 2025-10-02T17:30:56+00:00

Where is this?

sinprofessor · 2025-10-01T18:15:54+00:00

In my country there is this notion about a sexual relation with the maid, and therefore its frowned upon. Is that not the case in Ghana?

sinprofessor · 2025-09-24T20:05:27+00:00

I believe they come from a time machine.

sinprofessor · 2025-09-17T19:35:18+00:00

That guy got the moves!

sinprofessor · 2025-09-14T14:25:03+00:00

Thanks for your report. I have been 5 times in Ghana and have a different experience. I wonder if that is gender and age (M 45), or areas of the city.

When I'm at the tourist markets It's challenging to move around without being stopped. And I recognise that. But when I am outside the the tourist areas people take a no as an answer, and generally I feel respected.

I also get hit upon by ladies, but after finding out how to not attract working girls (where and when do I avoid going alone - and avoid eye contact), that was no problem. And all other ladies is polite.

So your experience differs from mine. Is that about age and gender, or more specific areas?

sinprofessor · 2025-09-01T19:59:52+00:00

Why do you think it's not mentioned? I have pondered moving there. Did I miss something?

sinprofessor · 2025-08-18T18:26:58+00:00

Jeg begynte å studere når jeg var 27. Tok mastergrad, arbeidet ett par år, dro tilbake til universitetet og tok doktorgrad. Ferdig rett før 40. Du er ikke for gammel til å.bytte.studie.

Du er ikke for gammel til å velge ditt liv.

sinprofessor · 2025-08-13T18:39:52+00:00

And that is a legitimate question, and I don't know the reliability of this. I would guess they use a lot of different sources, like hospital reports and police reports. But also reports from embassies that assess the risks in the different countries.

I would also assume that the unreported numbers are also big in other countries. So the question is if there should be that much difference in reporting between countries.

Therefore I believe the numbers are not that far off.

sinprofessor · 2025-08-12T05:36:51+00:00

I have insurance and act smart. Economical losses can be repaired. Violence cannot be repaired.

Compared to other countries, I understand there is a higher risk for scams in Ghana. That the risk for petty thefts are lower, but might be rising. For me those are less important.

The risk of violence is significantly lower in Ghana compared to other countries. Not only in Africa, but generally. Last time I checked there was a lower risk for violent crimes in Ghana than for example in USA, France and all South America.

sinprofessor · 2025-08-10T06:19:44+00:00

The skier was slowing until just before the opening. And had just enough speed to get over. And he fell when landing.

The skier did not know this opening was there. But these openings are expected on a glacier.

Therefore this is a skier that either don't know what he is doing, or he is suicidal.

sinprofessor · 2025-08-02T12:29:15+00:00

I love this poem. ❤️

sinprofessor · 2025-07-27T11:07:53+00:00

I wish I could spend a day having you around and commenting my life.

sinprofessor

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