London,
(ANI):
George
Clooney
has
revealed
that
he
faced
an
unexpected
culture
shock
during
his
recent
trip
to
South
Sudan
when
a
local
woman
"blessed" him
by
spitting
on
his
head
and
hands.
Activist
Clooney
travelled
to
the
region
with
U.S.
newswoman
Ann
Curry
earlier
this
month
(Oct10)
to
raise
awareness
about
a
brewing
conflict
in
the
region,
which
will
split
the
African
nation
in
two.
Clooney
appeared
with
Curry
on
morning
news
programme
The
Today
Show
on
Tuesday
(12Oct10),
when
he
recalled
his
interactions
with
the
native
Sudanese
-
including
an
unusual
"blessing" by
a
local
elder.
"I
was
blessed.
She
was
a
grandmother
of
a
friend
of
ours
and
she
lives
in
a
very
tiny
hut...
and
one
of
her
blessings
is
she
spits
in
both
your
hands
and
pulls
you
down
and
spits
on
your
head,
and
I
hadn't
been
blessed
like
that
before...
It
was
nice
to
be
blessed,
it
felt
good," the
Daily
Express
quoted
him
as
saying.