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Local Customs: West African handshake
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  • The African handshake takes a while to master and learn all its variations. Various hand positions and clicking of fingers and punching of fists. Its a bit of a ritual here to greet everyone you meet even in the street. How be da body, don de be fine then at least one handshake. The common handsake in SL seems to have made it back to the African American community in the 1960's.

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    Comments for Ekahau about Sierra Leone
    hunterV Fri Mar 27, 2009 17:50 UTC
     Thanks for your life story... Interesting reading....
    nichole_521 Wed Oct 24, 2007 03:44 UTC
     Beautiful page.
    nomorewars Fri Sep 28, 2007 16:01 UTC
     To be honest with you…I didn’t read a single word you wrote. I bet your pictures have that affect on many people. Not only are your pictures of the utmost quality, they are also so captivating. There are so many personal stories lurking in your images.
    craic Tue Jun 26, 2007 16:30 UTC
     Fascinating - but way too sad. If you don't die of lead poisoning you die of malaria and there is no light so you can do your homework.
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