That's really it, there's just no way a tourist in a place like this can ever really get past that no matter how much they try. The fact of the matter is when you are there, you are special because you can throw down what someone there makes in a day for a single meal and it's totally no big deal. I'm not saying that's a bad thing either, I encourage people to travel because you do gain from experience anyway. But to think that visiting from a rich nation gives an authentic experience of living there is asinine. Go live as a Ghanan with no outside ties of any sort and it will be a different story.
That's really it, there's just no way a tourist in a place like this can ever really get past that no matter how much they try. The fact of the matter is when you are there, you are special because you can throw down what someone there makes in a day for a single meal and it's totally no big deal. I'm not saying that's a bad thing either, I encourage people to travel because you do gain from experience anyway. But to think that visiting from a rich nation gives an authentic experience of living there is asinine. Go live as a Ghanan with no outside ties of any sort and it will be a different story.
Indeed You may find out that some Africans look down on you as descendants of the underclass their ancestors sold into slavery to the White man.