I was on the top of a pyramid at Coba once at sunrise. I was looking out across the grounds and imagined myself king. I rasied both my arms high and 'heard the crowd below roar their approval,' when, from behid one of the large blocks a frenchman stepped out and said, "you Americans are always into power."Sure deflated my daydream. (Coba has yet to be excavated.)
The french know a lot about raising both arms in the air.