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Ghanaian Nurse Relocates To UK, Complains To Relatives Back Home About Hardship, Video
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Ghanaian Nurse Relocates To UK, Complains To Relatives Back Home About Hardship, Video

by  Philip Boateng Kessie 2 min read
  • A video of a Ghanaian man sharing his experience of living abroad has generated talking points online
  • He lamented in the video that he was not told the truth about life abroad, adding that it was not all rosy
  • Many people who took to the comments section of the video also shared varied opinions about the issue

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A Ghanaian nurse currently residing in the UK has got people talking after a video of him lamenting about life in the European country surfaced online.

Taken to TikTok, the young man @kofilondon3, who was taking a stroll, said Ghanaians who relocated to the UK before him did not paint a realistic picture of life in that country.

Photo of Kofi London, a Ghanaian man who lives in the UK and works as a nurse.
A Ghanaian nurse, after relocating to the UK, laments over hardship in a trending video. Photo credit: @kofilondon3/TikTok
Source: TikTok

He lamented that his decision to leave Ghana in search of greener pastures has opened his eyes to the reality that life in that UK is not as rosy as he envisaged or was made to believe.

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The young man also dismissed suggestions by people urging him to return to his home country if he is not enjoying his time in the UK.

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"Some people would say if you are not enjoying it, why don't return home? For some people, travelling abroad means taking loans to fund the travel; for all you know, you have not been able to recoup so how do return home."

He concluded by reminding Ghanaians back home that life in the UK is not rosy.

At the time of writing the report, the video had raked in over 70 likes and six comments.

Watch the video below:

Ghanaians react to nurse's complaints about UK

Social media users who took to the video's comment section shared diverse opinions, with many urging them to keep working hard. Others also encouraged him to consider returning home.

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Avon uk Headquarters Gh reacted:

"May Jehovah be with you take care."

Abronomaa indicated:

"Unless you come."

kojoyeb1 wrote:

"It’s better than our country.'

Daakyehemaasandy12 replied:

"Go back home Kofi."

Man cautions lazy people over travelling abroad

YEN.com.gh also reported that a Ghanaian man advised lazy people to drop the idea of travelling abroad.

In a trending TikTok video, the man said that the principle of success abroad was a result of hard work.

He cited how he worked for 11 hours non-stop overseas because he needed money to pay school fees.

Proofread by Bruce Douglas, senior copy editor at YEN.com.gh

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Philip Boateng Kessie (Human-Interest editor) Philip Boateng Kessie is a Human Interest editor at YEN.com.gh. He has over six years of experience in journalism. He 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). He also worked as a content writer for Scooper News. Email: philip.kessie@yen.com.gh.

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