I went to Ghana for a two week holiday many years ago to visit a friend who was doing VSO as a science teacher.
I was fairly used to wandering around Manchester and London anonymously. I wear a skullcap but given the preponderance of Jews in those cities, I rarely get strange looks or feel out of place.
But going to Ghana was different, especially away from Accra. Kids really would touch us to 'feel the difference'.
What brought it into some form of context was the humble orange. Ripe oranges in Ghana are rarely orange, but a yellowly green. But inside, just the same as ripe oranges from anywhere in the world.....
Try teaching chemistry to Ghanaian students and saying 'now look as I add this liquid to this liquid and the salt that precipitates out is orange....' Cue confusion all round...
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