Earlier on I was listening to Inquiry, one of the programs on VOA English to Africa which I am a frequent guest on and we were discussing the wearing of miniskirts. A lady from Ghana was telling us about how the wearing of miniskirts is viewed upon there. She tells us they even have terms for it; Apush-keleke and jesus mindtrick! Apush-keleke refers to miniskirts and tight shorts (known to us as 'battyriders!') but it was juses mindtrick that made me laugh out loud. It refers to the long skirts that have the huge slit on both sides so it's basically saying that the skirt is playing tricks on jesus as it appears that the legs are covered, but really they're not. Having spent some time in Ghana I know that most Ghanaian people are churchgoers and therefore their culture and use of terminology is very much intertwined with Christianity. Mind you I doubt they would wear those skirts to church!
To hear the discussion in full check out http://www.voanews.com/english/africa/inquiry.cfm
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