Igama elithi "tro-tro" livela kwiGala elidala elisho i-pence emithathu (iyunithi yemali esetshenziswe ngesikhathi sokubusa kwaseBrithani eGhana ). Ngaleso sikhathi, i-pence emithathu yayiyizinga elihambayo lokugibela okukodwa emotweni yezokuthutha yomphakathi eyaziwa ngegama elifanayo. Ngokomlando, amatekisi aseBedford aguqulwa ukuze abambe abagibeli abahlezi emabhentshini enkuni.
Namuhla, i-tro-tro iyi-catch-yonke ibinzana nganoma yikuphi imoto yokuthutha yomphakathi eGhana engumnikazi wangasese futhi ingase idunyiswe emaphuzu eceleni komzila wayo.
Izimoto ezijwayelekile kunawo wonke amabhasi amancane aseNissan, ama-mini-vans noma amaloli atholakalayo. Nakuba i-pence ayisekho imali yaseGhana , ama-tro-tros ahlala angabizi kakhulu, ngokuvamile athengisa ama-pesewas ambalwa nje. Ngaphandle kwesimiso esethiwe noma imephu yomzila, noma kunjalo, kuzodingeka ulandele imihlahlandlela engezansi ukuze usebenzise le ndlela yokuthutha eshibhile futhi enemibala.
Ukuthola iTro-Tro
I-tro-tros ibeke imizila. Emadolobheni bahamba ngezo zonke izindlela ezinkulu futhi kulula ukuthola. Vele ubuze noma ubani emgwaqweni ukuze uthole izinkomba ukuya esiteshini esiseduze. Emigwaqeni emide phakathi kwamadolobhana, yenza indlela yakho eya esiteshini samagceke lapho izinsizwa ezinamazwi zisebenza njengama-trot tros eya ezindaweni ezahlukene. Ngaphandle kwalokho, ungakwazi ukufaka uphawu lwe-tro-tro down eceleni komgwaqo omkhulu. I-Jabbing umunwe wakho emoyeni njengoba indlela eyodwa ibonisa ukuthi ufuna ukuya edolobheni elikhulu elilandelayo. Ukubamba umunwe wakho emhlabathini kusho ukuthi ufuna i-tro-tro yendawo eyenza ukuyeka njalo.
Ukufika ku-Tro-Tro Right
Ngenkathi i-tro-tros ibeke imizila, ayikho isimiso esibhaliwe - okwenza kube nzima ukwazi ukuthi lezi zindlela ziphi. Abantu abaningi bendawo bajwayele izinsizakalo ezahlukene, ngakho-ke, indlela engcono kakhulu ukuyibuza. Uma use-Accra , iningi lezinto ezibukwayo ezihlanganisa i-Osu, iMakla Market, neJamestown zihlanganiswe yi-tro-tros "abashade" abakhala "i-Accra!
I-Accra! I-Accra! ", Noma" Circle! "Yesiteshi esikhulu sebhasi. Ukuze ufike eyunivesithi, lalela" I-Legon! ". Uma uthola ukuphuma ngaphandle kwedolobha, hamba e-trot troot bese ucela ukuze uthole "ilungelo" lokukhuluma ngokuya endaweni oya kuyo.
I-Tro-Tro Ukuhamba Kwesikhathi
I-tro-tros ishiya kuphela lapho igcwele. Uma usendolobheni elikhulu elinjenge-Accra noma le-Kumasi, ngokuvamile ngeke kudingeke ulinde isikhathi eside ukuze imoto igcwalise futhi ihambe. Kodwa uma uthatha i-tro-tro ithole elide kungase kube yishisa kakhulu, ihora elihle lokuhlala nokukhukhuma ngenkathi ulinde ama-touts ukuze ugcwalise izihlalo. Uma kunokwenzeka, zama ukuvula i-tro-tro esevele igcwele. Ukuze uthole izindawo eziningi ezikude , ama-tro-tros angase ahambe ekuseni kuphela, ngakho hlola usuku oludlule lwesikhathi sokuhamba esiseduze. Ngokuvamile kukhona ama-tro-tros ambalwa ngeSonto, ngaphandle uma kungukuthi emakethe.
Ukukhokha Ukukhokha
Emadolobheni lapho uthola khona ukusuka ku-A kuya ku-B, ukhokha imali yakho "kumlingani". Uzobamba i-wad yamanothi futhi abe yilowo okhawula lapho uya khona. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi eside ukusuka edolobheni kuya edolobheni, uzovame ukuthenga ithikithi lakho kusukela ku-Private Transport Union idokodo. I-tro-tros ayithengi: lindela ukukhokha cishe amahlanu cedis noma ngaphansi kuwo wonke amakhilomitha ayikhulu.
Ngaphakathi kwedolobha, ama-tarires awanamaphesenti angaba ngu-20 kuya kwangu-50, okulingana nezinhlamvu zemali ezimbalwa. Kubalulekile ukuthi ube noshintsho oluncane nawe ngaso sonke isikhathi lapho ugibela ama-tro-tros edolobheni. Uma unikeza umngane womshado isaziso se-Cedi 10, ungamangali uma ukukhononda kuqhubeka.
I-Tro-Tro Ride
I-tro-tro ayiyona indawo enhle ye-claustrophobics. Wonke umuntu uhlala esihlalweni, kodwa ama-tro-tros amaningi ashintshwe ukuze afane nezihlalo ezingaphezulu - ngakho-ke lungele ukufika eduze kwabakanye nabo. Edolobheni elinjenge-Accra, uhlale uhlezi nabagibeli abagqoke kahle kanye nezingane zesikole ngokuthula okuhloniphekile. Akukho ukuqhuma komculo, nabathengi abaningi abathengisa amanzi abandayo, ama-donuts, nama-plantain chips ukugcina unelisekile ngokuhamba kancane kancane. Izindawo ezide zasemaphandleni ezide kakhulu zichaza ukuthi ungahlanganyela ngokuhamba ngezimpahla eziningi kanye nemfuyo yezikhathi ezithile.
Ukudla nokuphuza
Kukhona abahwebi kuzo zonke izitaladi ezisemqoka eGhana, emagqumeni omgwaqo kanye nasezintweni ezihamba phambili. Abagibeli abahamba nabo bazokusiza ukuthenga zonke izinhlobo zokudla emgwaqweni nezimpahla, kufaka phakathi amantongomane, amanzi, ama-donuts, amabhethri, amathikithi e-lottery nama-tablecloths. Uma ungathola isihlalo sewindi, kulula ukubona ukuthi yini okunikezwayo. Uma usuhlala esihlalweni sakho, akuvamile ukuphuma futhi welule imilenze yakho ngesikhathi sokuma (lapho uzolinda khona ukuthi ugcwalise futhi). Uma ufuna ukuphuma, khetha isihlalo esikubeka endleleni yokuphuma kwabagibeli bese usebenzisa lokho njengesizathu sokuphuma nabo.
Ukuphepha kwe-Tro-Tro
Imigwaqo yaseGhana ayisoloko isesimweni esihle. Abashayeli basebenza amahora amaningi kanye namazinga engozi emgwaqeni aphezulu kakhulu. Izingozi zeTro-tro zenzeka njalo. Umhlahlandlela we-Bradt eGhana ukhombisa ukuthi uthatha ibhasi elide noma itekisi uma unalolo khetho kunokuba ube ne-tro-tro, ngenxa yengozi ephakeme yengozi. Futhi kungakhathaliseki ukuthi izingcaphuno ezimnandi zeBhayibheli kanye namazwibela angamaKristu aqoshiwe emagqumeni. Okungenani i-tro-tro ride kufanele i-Ghana, uma kwenzeka kuphela. Kodwa uma ungakwazi ukuthenga ukhetho olunokunethezeka nokuphephile kokuhamba amabanga amade, cabanga ukulondoloza ukuhamba kwakho ukuhamba ngaphakathi kwedolobha esikhundleni.
Ithiphu Ephezulu: Ngenxa yezimo ezithokozile ngaphakathi kwe-tro-tro, imithwalo yakho izogibela phezulu. Emagatsheni amatasa, ungase uthole usizo oluthandekayo nge-backpack yakho - vele uqiniseke ukuthi iphetha ngendlela efanayo nawe. Hlola ukuqinisekisa ukuthi isikhwama sakho siboshwe kahle futhi ungashiyi lutho olubalulekile ngaphakathi. Izembozo ezinamanzi ziyasebenza futhi zenza kube nzima kakhulu ukukhipha izinto eziphuma emaphaketheni ohlangothini.
Lesi sihloko sibuyekezwe nguJessica Macdonald ngoSepthemba 29, 2017.