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6 types Of Ghanaian friends to completely avoid

To help you fish out the worst of the lot, I have come up a comprehensive list of the types of Ghanaian friends one should avoid totally.

 

Friends are usually supposed to be helpers and advisors of sorts. Why again would the phrase “what are friends for exist?”. But then, this is not usually the case. Whereas some friends become your first call after family (or even first call before family), some are just the total opposite.

And to help you fish out the worst of the lot, I have come up a comprehensive list of the types of Ghanaian friends one should avoid totally. (Pay special attention to number 6)

1. The emotionally draining Ghanaian friend.

Aarrrrgh. Kill me already.

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This particular friend is like having your own personal Kanye West around you 24/7. Everything must be about them. For most friends of this kind, the whole friendship idea is not one that involves a “give and take” activity.

He (or she) is constantly making everything about him, and turning your problems around so they point to his problems.

You : “So Kwaku broke up with me this weekend over the phone”

2. The ‘oh I’m better than you‘ Ghanaian friend.

Friend : “Oh hon. Your breakup sounds terrible. It’s like when Dan stopped texting me. I felt so hurt and denied, and ugh it was so hard. I stopped eating and, like, living.”

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No one needs a friend who thinks they’re better than you are

Of course, this friend would never say this outright but they imply it in many ways. They may think they’re better because they dress better than you do, make better grades, see themselves as morally superior or other reasons.

You : “So chaley, my new girl dey bee waa”

Friend : “Yea, she’s nice but you de kai that my Level 200 girl? Then she fine oh.”

Please just leave my life already.

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3. The always jealous Ghanaian friend

Then there’s the friend who can’t be happy for you. They usually battle an inner jealousy when something good happens to you.

They don’t have the maturity to be happy when things are going your way. They want to tell you how hard their own life is when something good happens. You can identify this friend by how they always rain on your parade.

You : “So I met this guy Kwame, and he’s really interested”

Friend : “Oh Kwame? A friend knows him and she says he’s not good oh.” (And later you see her flirting with Kwame)

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Like please… WTF?

4. The Ghanaian who is only a friend when they’re single.

Everything is cool until they disappear from your life as soon as she/he starts dating someone.

Seven months later, she shows up at your apartment with runny mascara (or he with a bottle of Vodka).

You : “So are we doing our Friday outing today?”

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Friend : “Oh no! I have to meet with my girlfriend later on. (Every single damn time)

And little by little, you’re irrelevant until they break up with their partners.

5. The Ghanaian friend who is never actually a friend.

When they do answer your calls and texts (which often does not happen), it always feels like they doing you a favor.

You : “So Friday dinner?”

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Friend : “Yeah, I guess dinner works for me on Friday. I’m going to be a little late. Is that okay? Oh, and I need to leave early. Is that cool, too?”

Get yourself an actual friend, mate.

6. The super negative Ghanaian friend.

We can all get down or feel pessimistic at times and that’s normal.

We’re only human, but the “Negative Nelly” friend is always this way. You feel like you’re always cheering her up. Being around him is draining out your own happiness slowly and surely.

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And note this, they can be negative about almost anything. Trust me on this one, they can be about anything.

You : “So Kojo bought me an iPhone 6 for my birthday”

Friend : “Or really? He should have bought you the 6+ though. If you take the 6 dash me sef, I will not take” (And they are using a Nokia Lumia 520 themselves).

Source: iGhanaian.com

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