The funny side of advertising in Ghana

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• mojingles 11 years ago

  What an interesting read, Kofi.....nostalgic and deliciously captivating....
  
  I read the whole piece and it transported me back home; alone in my apartment, I felt the physical presence of the ubiquitous Ghanaian salesman/w ...
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  What an interesting read, Kofi.....nostalgic and deliciously captivating....
  
  I read the whole piece and it transported me back home; alone in my apartment, I felt the physical presence of the ubiquitous Ghanaian salesman/woman epitomized by those southern sellers who ply their wares soothingly on buses and the young girls with trays full of mouth-watering kelewele, tea bread, etc, dangling so precariously on their heads.
  
  You captured all the din and chaos so succinctly....great work.

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• Pumpuni 11 years ago

  Well done. Very nice piece and a big break from "NDC this and NPP that"!

  Well done. Very nice piece and a big break from "NDC this and NPP that"!

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• ATTA OWUSU 11 years ago

  Punpuni you are absolutely right. It is time we read other issues rather than NDC this NPP that, all the time. This article is an invitation to the youth to learn about the good old days. Kudos Kofi Amenyo

  Punpuni you are absolutely right. It is time we read other issues rather than NDC this NPP that, all the time. This article is an invitation to the youth to learn about the good old days. Kudos Kofi Amenyo

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• Mighty man 11 years ago

  This article is a clear reminiscence of the good old days.I remember those days when we dancd to the AKOBALM advert. Wosisi yewo ya, Akobalm, wotiri yewo ya, Akobalm and it went on and on.

  This article is a clear reminiscence of the good old days.I remember those days when we dancd to the AKOBALM advert. Wosisi yewo ya, Akobalm, wotiri yewo ya, Akobalm and it went on and on.

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• FOYOOSIS 11 years ago

  Thanks Kofi this nostalgic write-up. I must sincerely confess that you always send one home after you've been there and back!.
  
  All that you've said is a true reflection of our daily lifestyle but, this time around, i had e ...
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  Thanks Kofi this nostalgic write-up. I must sincerely confess that you always send one home after you've been there and back!.
  
  All that you've said is a true reflection of our daily lifestyle but, this time around, i had expected you to elaborate also on the state of our roads.
  
  How is the vehicular life in the city like nowadays? Aflao, flao, Akatsi abor, bor, bor, Nkawkaw-Kumasi-Anyinam, nam, nam, Suhum-Nsawam, wam, wam, Circ-circ, Kaneshie, shie, shie, hahahaha!!

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• Kofi Amenyo 11 years ago

  FOYOOSIS, the vehicular life in Ghana is as interesting as ever - perhaps even more so. Wow! Accra now has ever more lorry parks from which you can take vehicles to any part of the country and beyond. The aplankes are still s ...
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  FOYOOSIS, the vehicular life in Ghana is as interesting as ever - perhaps even more so. Wow! Accra now has ever more lorry parks from which you can take vehicles to any part of the country and beyond. The aplankes are still shouting out their destinations - Circre, Circre, Ciecre; Balia Balia Balia and Akatsi Abor...
  
  These, and many others (the roads and driving in the hinterland and even Accra, the behaviour of the traffic police, street sellers, pedestrians crossing the roads whenever and wherever they like, etc) all deserve a separate article.
  
  I just hope I will have the time and the urge to do that piece. Perhaps I will...

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• FOYOOSIS 11 years ago

  Ofankor, Balia balia is my favourite destination shout. lol
  
  Looking forward with "beating hearts and speculating eyes" to read your next piece!

  Ofankor, Balia balia is my favourite destination shout. lol
  
  Looking forward with "beating hearts and speculating eyes" to read your next piece!

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• FOYOOSIS 11 years ago

  Thanks Kofi for this nostalgic write-up. I must sincerely confess that you always send one home after you've been there and back!.
  
  All that you've said is a true reflection of our daily lifestyle but, this time around, i h ...
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  Thanks Kofi for this nostalgic write-up. I must sincerely confess that you always send one home after you've been there and back!.
  
  All that you've said is a true reflection of our daily lifestyle but, this time around, i had expected you to elaborate also on the state of our roads.
  
  How is vehicular life in the city like nowadays? Aflao, flao, Akatsi abor, bor, bor, Nkawkaw-Kumasi-Anyinam, nam, nam, Suhum-Nsawam, wam, wam, Circ-circ, Kaneshie, shie, shie, hahahaha!!

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• Kwesi 11 years ago

  Kofi, no one -- absolutely no one -- does it better than you do on Ghanaweb! I remember vividly one time, while traveling from Accra to Hohoe, a hawker got on our bus and got more than half of the passengers to purchase his m ...
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  Kofi, no one -- absolutely no one -- does it better than you do on Ghanaweb! I remember vividly one time, while traveling from Accra to Hohoe, a hawker got on our bus and got more than half of the passengers to purchase his miracle cream, capable of curing hypertension, diabetes, glaucoma, kpokpomiasis, alimiasis, klomiasis, and the list goes on! Oh, how I remember the simple ways of life back then!

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