The Fifth Floor: How to apologise to a king

第五层:如何向国王道歉

The Documentary Podcast

社会与文化

2024-11-23

20 分钟
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After publicly criticising the Ashanti King, Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II, journalist Afia Pokua had to apologise following a strict traditional protocol. BBC Africa's Daniel Dadzie explains how royal apologies work in Ghana, and why Afia didn't get a pardon. Plus, how to say 'I'm sorry' in Urdu, Russian, Korean, Chinese and Tajiki - and why some people in Hong Kong feel taxi drivers owe them an apology, with Martin Yip from BBC Chinese. Produced by Caroline Ferguson, Alice Gioia and Hannah Dean. (Photo: Faranak Amidi. Credit: Tricia Yourkevich.)

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  • Welcome to the documentary from the BBC World Service.

  • Estas Cuchando.

  • The fifth Floor.

  • The fifth Floor.

  • The fifth Floor.

  • Farnak Amidi Sobat.

  • This is the fifth floor at the heart of global storytelling, with BBC journalists from all around the world.

  • I'm your host, Faranak Amidi.

  • I guess it's not every day that you end up offending a king, but let's say you did.

  • Would you know how to apologize to him?

  • Recently in Ghana, a journalist made some comments on television about the king of the Asante tribe.

  • And soon she found herself at his palace apologizing.

  • But the whole thing didn't go down very well.

  • Daniel Dadze of BBC Africa is from Ghana, and I spoke to him to find out about the protocols and what went wrong with the apology.

  • So the Asante tribe, or the Ashanti tribe, it's one of the largest tribes in Ghana, has a very rich history, one of the most respected tribes in the country.

  • So there's an interesting fact about the Ashantis.