When In Rome

Shortly after arriving in Accra, I went down to the hotel bar to see how much beer you could pour into a 180 lb. sack. Exhausted from my journey, I stretched my feet out and interlocked my hands behind my head. Instantly, the waitress came over, and asked me what was wrong. “Nothing”, I replied. She explained to me that in Ghana that gesture means that your parents have died. Oops, now I know.