In The USA We Wear Pants!!

So let me tell you one of the funny cultural situations that has come up. Here in the Kenyan villages, women only wear skirts. To wear pants (known as trousers here) is somewhat scandalous at best, and indicates that you are a street-walker at worst. Well one day I was with a group of Americans who were talking to a group of my Kenyan friends. My Kenyan buddies were asking about cultural differences. The Americans began to explain that in the USA women don't wear skirts but "just wear pants". The Kenyans were horribly shocked at this statement. We were confused because our understanding was that they were already aware of this fact. Then one young man asked "so they don't wear trousers they just walk around in their pants!?". This led to a conversation clarifying definitions. It turns out that in Kenya "pants" is a synonym for underwear!!!!