One was white, representing the U.S., and the other was black, representing Africa. The white hand was much larger than the black hand and the black one was overshadowed by the white one. We display the results and discuss them as a class. The result of this discussion is usually two-fold. First, we arrive at an actual list of our perceptions and misperceptions of other areas of the world.
Chinese people are short.
They are all communists. They live in tiny, often dirty houses. They treat women badly. They ride bicycles. They do not have many children anymore.