Ghanaian Man Urges Youth To Travel: "Unemployment May Cause You To Think You Are Lazy"

Ghanaian Man Urges Youth To Travel: "Unemployment May Cause You To Think You Are Lazy"

  • A Ghanaian man living abroad has told the youth to make it their aim to travel
  • In a video, the man said that the unemployment situation creates the impression that the youth are lazy
  • Netizens who reacted to the video shared varied opinions on the man's comments

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A Ghanaian man living in the Netherlands has admonished the youth to travel outside the country in search of greener pastures.

In a TikTok video, the middle-aged man who wore an engineer cap and appeared to be standing in a factory said the unemployment situation in Ghana has created a wrong impression that the youth are lazy.

Photo of Ghanaian man abroad
Man abroad advises the youth to move out of Ghana in search of greener pastures Photo credit:@attahmark82/TikTok
Source: TikTok

He opined that Ghanaians are very hardworking. However, the major problem right now is that there are no jobs in the country for the teeming youth.

The man therefore, encouraged the youth to travel abroad because there are ready jobs available for them.

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At the time of writing the report, the video had gathered over 10,000 likes and 300 comments.

Ghanaians reacted to the video

Netizens who reacted to the video agreed with his assertion, with many expressing the desire to travel.

princedukuh remarked:

thank you very much my brother

efo Tordia added:

bro who do we come to pls. Some of us are willing to travel but don't have anyone to go to

Others also said he was just piling pressure on the youth to leave the country

Baruch 1 commented:

These are the same people that will come and tell us that he opened a business in Ghana and guys refused to do it...

Halid Barosky intimated:

Y’all giving pressure to those stuck in Ghana

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samuelselomotimpong disclosed:

This era is the hardest way to make easy money. Just give yourself time to learn, you can make it in Ghana

Lazy people should never travel abroad

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that a Ghanaian man has generated a huge talking point on TikTok after he advised lazy people to drop the idea of travelling abroad in search of greener pastures.

In a TikTok video, the man who works as a factory hand in a fruit packaging warehouse said the key principle of success abroad is hard work, hence anyone without that attribute should not bother travelling at all.

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Philip Boateng Kessie (Human-Interest editor) Philip Boateng Kessie started writing for YEN.com.gh in 2022 and is the Head of the Human Interest desk. He has over six years of experience in journalism and graduated from the University of Cape Coast in 2018 with a bachelor's degree in Communication Studies. Philip previously served as a reporter for Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL) and as a content writer for Scooper News. He has a certificate in Google News Initiative News Lab courses in Advanced Digital Reporting and Fighting Misinformation. Email: philip.kessie@yen.com.gh.

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