Ghanaians are among people with the brightest minds in this part of the world.

Upon our intelligence, ignorance is a disease that has taken us by storm – forget ebola sef. From copy copy, doing things we do not understand or flat out exhibiting lack of common sense or thereof.

Here are 8 stupid things Ghanaians do regularly without thinking. If we missed anystupid things you hate, add on in the comments below.

1. Voting for a president without knowing what he/she stands for

Do I really have to go further with this? Take a look around, all people know is they are NPP or NDC but have not a slightest clue as to what these political parties stand for. During presidential elections, they can’t explain the platform their candidate is campaigning on besides the regular, he will build roads and toilets, he is handsome or he is humble. 3ne y3n n3!

2. Throwing garbage on top of a large garbage pile

Why do we wonder why cholera is killing us? It is already dirty, but Agya Manu will still add on his garbage, why? Your guess is as good as mine.

3. Holding football coaches more accountable than politicians

People will go for a coach’s neck whether for a Ghanaian league team or Black Stars for incompetence and failing to achieve results. Yet, these same people will sing praises on the empty-coconut head politician.

4. Doing exactly what their neighbor does

Yaa Mansa became successful importing car parts from Korea, the next thing you know, everyone and their momma has become ‘Korea business men’. Copy copy is too much, it is everywhere, in schools, work, church, you name it. Before following what everyone is doing, think through whether it is really for you or not.

5. Talking in fake accents in front of foreigners

Check out Sarkodie’s interviews on Youtube. When he is in US, he suddenly has an American accent, when he goes on Tim Westwood in UK, he has a UK accent. Abah! Not to single him out, but he is just a good example. You can always know who is fake, because they will constantly use both a UK and US slang in the same sentence.

6. Buying anything ‘foreign’ because it’s better

The 10th class oyibo item becomes 1st class in Ghana because of this dumb mentality that I have no clue where it originated from. Colonialism or it’s just plain stupidity? Gucci will never be on the level as Kente – NEVER! Just because an item came in from USA or UK does not make it better!

Why must we have a ‘buy Made in Ghana’ campaign to encourage citizens to patronize our own goods?

7. Following internet trends without knowing what they are for

ALS? Halloween? Can someone tell me how you can relate these two to anything in Ogyakrom? You look very stupid engaging in something you do not understand. It doesn’t make you cool, chaley.

8. Not obeying traffic signals

If you dare follow traffic signs in Ghana, an impatient I-have-a-very-important-business-to-take-care-of driver behind you will honk at you until you go deaf. Majority of accidents on our roads are not accidents, they are the results of stupidity! ‘Over taking’ on a one-way street, running the red light, over speeding, should I go on? If you obey the laws, you will be punished severely with insults.

9. Spending hours to days at the church premises

Ghanaians believe in God more than working, you won’t believe that many people will go to church instead of work and still be expecting money. Some will even go to pastors instead of hospitals for their ailment.

10. Suffering but won’t boycott what is causing the pain

In Ghana many things are wrong and usually there are options which are sometimes cheaper and better but the typical Ghanaian will stick to the hyped up one or the obiaa se 3y3 one. For instance, VIP bus has been known to be safe and there are equally good transport services around like MPlaza, OA etc but Ghanaians don’t mind queuing for VIP buses which are unavailable whilst the equally good ones are empty.