Landscaper Leaving Canada to Become a King in Ghana

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This is not a move I would make.

Landscaper Leaving Canada to Become a King in Ghana

http://www.newser.com/story/216410/landscaper-leaving-canada-to-become-king-in-ghana.html

(Newser) – A 32-year-old landscaper is leaving Canada to become the king of a 6,000-person tribe in Ghana, the National Post reports. Eric Manu—who's been living in British Columbia for the past three years—got the surprising phone call in July. “So I said, ‘OK. No problem. I will talk to my boss.’” His boss, Susan Watson, was more than fine with it, and Manu plans to return to Ghana in December, according to the Huffington Post. He'll later be joined by his wife and 10-month-old son. The National Post reports Manu moved to Canada after marrying a Canadian woman he met in Ghana. His uncle, who had been chief of the Akan tribe, died in 2013, and the discussions about who would replace him took more than a year. The Huffington Post reports Manu was surprised he was offered the position, believing himself too young to be chief, whose duties include settling disputes over land and personal matters and overseeing any political decisions.

But he tells the National Post there was no chance he was going to turn it down. “If you deny that, it means the inheritance has to go to a different tribe or family and we will lose that for the rest of your life,” Manu says. “If I deny that, I am denying my ancestors—that’s something you worked for and inherited for years and years." Thanks to Watson, Manu won't be showing up empty-handed. Watson started the To the Moon and Back Foundation, collecting laptops, sewing machines, bicycles, school supplies, and more for Manu's tribe. Eventually she and Manu hope to use the charity to bring volunteers to Ghana to give vocational training to the women of his tribe. As for his Canadian wife, she becomes a "queen of the king," Manu tells GlobalNews. "The mother of all mothers of the village." The plan is to split their time between Canada and Ghana.

[Darnell 8,479]

Oh golly.

[Expat1 971]

Wonder if they asked for $250 first so that they could process his rights to the treasury.........

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Will his wife be able to adapt to the living conditions, if they're primitive?

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Will his wife be able to adapt to the living conditions, if they're primitive?

It will be tough for her using an outhouse or living without running water.

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Will his wife be able to adapt to the living conditions, if they're primitive?

Since she met him in Ghana, I assume she has some understanding of what she's getting into.

[Dakine10 5,452]

It will be tough for her using an outhouse or living without running water.

People managed for thousand's of years. It's not that hard after the initial shock wears off.

How do you know they won't have running water?

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Couldn't envision them having plumbing with flush toilet and showers in the village homes. Usually you have to go to a central point in the village to get pails of water from a well or tap. That's been my experience visiting villages in Africa.