Ivory Coast

[Master Yoda]

Of course, Ghanese and especially Nigerian, are infamous for their cold hearted scheming.

Anyone who argues this point with me just demonstrating ignorance.

Finally a man that knows what the fuck is going on here. Yes they are some cold hearted bitches here that can scheme from the beginning. esp nigerians but ghanaians are learning the trade.

[Slowalk]

Oh, you must mean Ghanese Chicken and Rice... also, don't forget fu fu and goat. Compares to the greatest of all French cuisine worldwide.

No, I actually think West African women are gnerally prettier than all other African regeons... generally speaking. I haven't seen a Kenyan, Ugandan, or Ethiopian that compares at this point. I like the pronounced African booty with the thinner hips. Of course, this is gnerally speaking. I get a strong impression that IC women take full adavantage of their beauty where Ghanese are somewhat plain in comparison. Of course, Ghanese and especially Nigerian, are infamous for their cold hearted scheming.

Anyone who argues this point with me just demonstrating ignorance.

[Master Yoda]

Well Yo, maybe we can meet in Ghana. My plane arrives April 2; I prefer to spend my first night at Paloma for the sake of tradition.

Yes we can. Ah Paloma hotel. One of my favorite and the food there is DELICIOUS. esp the fried rice. YUM! Also good to take a girl for a quiet fuck.

I actually prefer the West African women over the Eastern variety moreover, especially the Southern African - Bus Driver Looking hulk of a woman. Of course I haven't seem all the East-West African varieties and maybe I tired of "Ole Same-o" Kenyan blue skinned ex-wife.

I know alot of Ethopian girls here in Ghana that will blow your socks off. Ethopians are probably the hottest women in East Africa. Hands down. Eritrea a close second. All the rest belong in the dump.

No, I do not judge character. I already have my hard learned prejudices concerning African women, regardless of country or regeon.

The force is strong with this one. but much to learn you still have young padawan. Agreed though I have put up with enough crap from African women to close the file on the whole continenent. Esp ghanaian women and nigerian women. they are some of the most sneaky, sly, knieving, calculating women i know. but the sex is some of the wildest you will ever have. so hats off to those women.

Master Yoda

[Slowalk]

Well Yo, maybe we can meet in Ghana. My plane arrives April 2; I prefer to spend my first night at Paloma for the sake of tradition.

I actually prefer the West African women over the Eastern variety moreover, especially the Southern African - Bus Driver Looking hulk of a woman. Of course I haven't seem all the East-West African varieties and maybe I tired of "Ole Same-o" Kenyan blue skinned ex-wife.

No, I do not judge character. I already have my hard learned prejudices concerning African women, regardless of country or regeon.

[Master Yoda]

At first read, I simply moved onto the next thread. Then it hit me that you said you live in Ghana. OK, why do you want to visit IC when you can have pretty much anything you want there in Ghana?

I too am curious because my reseach (if we can call it that) makes me assume that IC has the best looking women in Africa.

Well Slowalk, all i can say for now is that we on this forum love to generalise alot about womens looks and character. but lately i met alot of them hanging out in boom and aphro in accra. these women are mostly students trying to learn or shall i say brush up on their english.

anyway ratio of very goodlooking ivorians is quite high on my list. most of the women have a chocolatey colour skin, with a few beyonce coloured ones here and there. they seem to be way more fashion concious (which could be attributed to their earlier french masters, where as ghana had anglosaxon masters), more romantique, and alittle taller than their ghanaian sisters.

I would hesitate to say IC has the best looking women in the whole of africa but in the western quarter of africa, agaisnt other west-african countries like ghana, nigeria and togo then yes they are one of the best. i would even bet all the money in my bank account that it is fairly true.

Master Yoda

[Slowalk]

At first read, I simply moved onto the next thread. Then it hit me that you said you live in Ghana. OK, why do you want to visit IC when you can have pretty much anything you want there in Ghana?

I too am curious because my reseach (if we can call it that) makes me assume that IC has the best looking women in Africa.

[Master Yoda]

also is there any cheap apartments and places to live and how much is cost of living roughly?

[Master Yoda]

Hi,
Cote D'ivoire is starting to get real interesting to me. At the moment I live in Ghana, but I am contemplating going there for a visit. How do the women of Cote D'ivoire compare to Ghanaians in looks and attitude? I heard Cote D'ivoire has classier women and more romantic and sexy.

Thanks

[Blackwhite99]

Would anyone who has spent time in both countries say that that is true: that there are more diverse girls in Cote d'Ivoire? Is/Was there a larger European population there than elsewhere? Personally, I prefer the look of mixed-race girls, a la Brazil, so this might influence me to give Ivory Coast a try on my next trip to the Dark (but not too dark!) Continent.

If you're looking for mixed girls, the place to go is Luanda in Angola. Down there they range from mediterranean light olive skinned, with straight or curly oyibo hair through to the almost black as coal skin.

[Chris P]

I've really enjoyed all these photos of Ivorian girls. One thing I've noticed which was different to Accra (which I visited a few years back) is that there seem to be lots more mixed race/half-caste girls, judging by their light skin colour and features. Would anyone who has spent time in both countries say that that is true: that there are more diverse girls in Cote d'Ivoire? Is/Was there a larger European population there than elsewhere? Personally, I prefer the look of mixed-race girls, a la Brazil, so this might influence me to give Ivory Coast a try on my next trip to the Dark (but not too dark!) Continent.

[Frenchhero]

Look at all those pics on abidjan.net and see how dangerous it is in Abidjan. Have you noticed how some of those girls really look scared and how the other ones look so hostile?

Regarding drinks in nightclubs, one bottle of Clan Campbell whisky cost 3O.000 CFA ( 45 euro ) at Jimmy's an Taxi Brousse and around 35.000 in St germain. The ice cubes and the cokes come with it for free and you can keep the bottle in the bar as long as you wish. An ordinary drink (beers) cost 3000 CFA. Rates should be the same at the Mix or Ice nightclub.
Rates are much cheaper in the maquis at Yopougon area or in the Mille maquis area ( 1000 CFA for ordinary drink)

[Subaculture]

Thanks Infinit, very useful information regarding your perception and feeling for the place ... the clubs do seem group orientated (in view of the pics in live.Abidjan.net). I mean the some of the girls here are stunning:

http://live.abidjan.net/view_album.a...26Cat1_ID%3D1#


What kind of average prices are you looking at for a bottle of whiskey and few mixers? Or indeed prices for food / going out to dinner / entertainment in the city?

SC

[Infinit]

I confirm and claim that Abidjan is MUCH more dangerous than London. Especially for a white guy. I would definitely walk down the streets alone in Hackney, Peckham or Sheperd's bush rather than some neighbourhood of Abidjan.

Thanks for the confirmation/clarification. Hackney and Peckham were two of the areas I was thinking of (with Stonebridge Park being the other).

[Zouk Love]

General safety. My girlfriend's family was worried about me walking around by myself in their local area. I don't know how the risk matched up to their perception. I definitely was noticeable (I only saw 3 other white guys in the area in the month I was there) but I don't know how much of a target it made me. It might also reflect on their perception of the UK as a safe place (I'm sure some of the areas I regularly visit in London can be as dangerous as their area).

Regular clubs. I went mainly to clubs for the Abidjan locals. Full of groups of cute girls (and guys too, obviously). Standard practice is you buy a bottle (of whisky, champagne, etc) for the evening. So it's very much places you go to in groups. From jokes made by my girlfriend's male friends, I think that if I was single then I would have had plenty of opportunities. To echo what has already been said, if you can dance then you have great opportunities. Ivorians see themselves as leading the music scene in West Africa and there are always new dances to learn. If you are a white guy who can dance then you will be noticed (as contrary to their expectations) and definitely increase your opportunities.

I confirm and claim that Abidjan is MUCH more dangerous than London. Especially for a white guy. I would definitely walk down the streets alone in Hackney, Peckham or Sheperd's bush rather than some neighbourhood of Abidjan.

Regarding the dance, it is definitely true you would be notice by girls but bear in mind that most of the girls do want to hustle the white guy. If you can dance, they will suspect you have more experience in Africa and will think twice before getting you.

[Infinit]

Since there is not a lot of discussion in here, thought I'd add my comments even though they may not be very useful.

I was in Abidjan for Christmas and New Year, but I was staying with my girlfriend's family so I didn't have any P4P experiences. I also wasn't staying in a touristy area or going to touristy places, so my experiences might not be that useful if you are in a really touristy area. This is why I say my comments might not be very useful.

First point. Language. I'm english-speaking and have a low level of french (I can follow discussions, get about, shop, etc). It seemed to me that you need to be pretty much fluent in french to get around (for example, a policeman was trying to get a bribe from me and I totally missed what he was saying). Also few people spoke english there (mainly people who had studied in the US or England). Pretty much all the time I was with my girlfriend or one of her friends, so they could translate for me, so I didn't have a problem. Like I said, I wasn't doing touristy things so perhaps this would not be so much of a problem in tourist areas.

Second point. Police roadblocks. It seemed pretty much impossible to get anywhere without encountering a police roadblock. Sometimes you get stopped, sometimes you don't. They may well want to check your papers, they may be looking for a bribe. My experiences range from them checking the driver's papers, to them checking everyone's papers to straight out asking for a bribe (a couple of times). There did seem to be some sort of strategy, in that pretty much all the roadblocks acted in the same way. For example in taxis, at one stage it was just the taxi driver getting checked, then after Christmas the taxi drivers weren't getting checked but the passengers were.

Which brings me on to taxis. My girlfriend was very nervous about taking taxis at night. She said that neither she or her friends would take taxis at night as single women (for fear of being attacked). She also felt that me being white would make us an increased target for muggings by taxi drivers. I don't know whether she was being paranoid or not (this is her first visit home in 5 years), but since I'm aware of similar things happening in London I was inclined to believe her. That said, we didn't actually experience any problems (even leaving clubs at 5am).

General safety. My girlfriend's family was worried about me walking around by myself in their local area. I don't know how the risk matched up to their perception. I definitely was noticeable (I only saw 3 other white guys in the area in the month I was there) but I don't know how much of a target it made me. It might also reflect on their perception of the UK as a safe place (I'm sure some of the areas I regularly visit in London can be as dangerous as their area).

Strip clubs. Someone asked about strip clubs in Abidjan. I saw one (although I didn't go inside). Careful questions to my girlfriend's male friends suggested that sex is available. This was a local strip club for the local guys. Don't know anything about strip clubs catering to tourists.

Regular clubs. I went mainly to clubs for the Abidjan locals. Full of groups of cute girls (and guys too, obviously). Standard practice is you buy a bottle (of whisky, champagne, etc) for the evening. So it's very much places you go to in groups. From jokes made by my girlfriend's male friends, I think that if I was single then I would have had plenty of opportunities. To echo what has already been said, if you can dance then you have great opportunities. Ivorians see themselves as leading the music scene in West Africa and there are always new dances to learn. If you are a white guy who can dance then you will be noticed (as contrary to their expectations) and definitely increase your opportunities.

That's all I can think of for now. Hope it's useful to someone.

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