Another usual Saturday. The trotro was calm till one woman joined us at McCarthy. She was heading to Sakaman. She gave the mate a 200 Cedi note to deduct her fare and give her change.
Mate: Madam wahy3da anaa?? Aha ne aha yia na wama me 2 million no?
(Madam is this a joke, 200 cedis note for this short distance)?
Woman: Ad3n 3ny3 sika? Te wode3 firi mu na fa me nsesa mame
(Is it not money, deduct your fare and give me my change).
Mate: Menni nsesa...ie...
(I don't have change).
Woman: 3y3 was3de3 s3 wob3p3 nsesa ama me.
(It is your responsibility to get me change).
Mate: Saaa? Gets down at Mallam market and returns with a bag of coins and gives the woman coins nkoaaa 196 Ghana cedis.
Me: Asem mp3 nipa. Nipa n3p3 neho asem. Weytin concern me? Lemme take a selfie. 3ne3 kr3!
(Story by Veronica Napoleon, TroTro Diaries Facebook group)
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