See photo of when drinking water was sold straight from gallons into cups
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But, I bet that water was purer than today's Pure Water.
Burn all mosques and the qur'an. Poison all islamic people you know.
Ice water then was high class. Sold in pounds and cents.
Stop being ignorant here.
In the first place, there were no CENTS in the British West African (pre-independence) currency that Ghana, Nigeria, Gambia and Sierra Leone used. There were Pound, Shilling and Penny (plural penn ...
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Beautiful picture.
The wonderful legacy of NPP. Ghana, of all the countries in Africa?
This resurfaced in the ‘80s in addition to a modified version of serving cold (“iced”) water from buckets with a single cup!
We have indeed made noticeable progress!
That was the old good days.
This was practiced even in the 80s. It was a common sight at Rawlings Park before it was reconstructed and Tema Station. They had more than one cup in a small bucket and they rinse every cup after a sale. We were health
Up until early 90s
Yes that was true pure water from gwsc. What we are drinking now as pure water is galamsey water. God help us!!!
Just in the 1970s, we were buying ice water from buckets with ice block cover with metal tray. It was carried on the head and sold in metal cups. The COVID 19 protocols would have wiped out that business if plastic satchets ...
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what change. the same streets from gold coast no street names, no paved roads. ppl still sell water n asana in calabash and we have city mayors in this country. foolish leaders