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Nearly everyone all over the globe know that flashing the middle finger is meant as a huge insult to the recipient. However, many common hand gestures which are perfectly innocent in the US are in fact quite dangerous in other parts of the world!

Poll Results

Option	Votes
A ok	3
Texas Longhorn/Heavy Metal	2
Thumbs up	1
Everybody settle down	1
V sign	0
Stop!	0
Come here	0

― goole, Friday, 24 February 2012 20:12 (thirteen years ago)

I hardly use number 3. Actually I don't think I have "received" the gesture. Forgot that it meant you're a zero (in Belgium).

My daughter, six, flipped the middle finger adding "IT MEANS FUCK YOU!" ARGH! No! Remain pure and innocent. lololol

― Nathalie (stevienixed), Friday, 24 February 2012 20:18 (thirteen years ago)

Everybody settle down... and eat some shit.

― the feeling is surreal (snoball), Friday, 24 February 2012 20:22 (thirteen years ago)

Being a traffic directing policeman in Greece must by fraught with danger.

― the feeling is surreal (snoball), Friday, 24 February 2012 20:23 (thirteen years ago)

Ditto being a gesture-happy member of a metal band in some countries.

― Let A Man Come In And Do The Cop Porn (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Friday, 24 February 2012 20:26 (thirteen years ago)

I love that dave cool has an infographic site!

― Gonjasufjanstephen O'Malley (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 24 February 2012 20:26 (thirteen years ago)

there sure are a lot of insulting hand gestures in Greece.

― lil kink (Matt P), Friday, 24 February 2012 20:30 (thirteen years ago)

rubbing your nose means "i hope u go bankrupt" amirite

― lil kink (Matt P), Friday, 24 February 2012 20:31 (thirteen years ago)

I was at a sales conference with an overseas colleague and the presenter made a gesture with his hand in a fist and his thumb pointing out from between the closest two fingers.

He turned to me, very matter-of-factly, and said "if he did that to me in Turkey, then i would be forced to kill him".

― Mohombi Khush Hua (ShariVari), Friday, 24 February 2012 20:36 (thirteen years ago)

Also very offensive in Russia.

― Mohombi Khush Hua (ShariVari), Friday, 24 February 2012 20:38 (thirteen years ago)

american grandparents need to stay the hell out of turkey

― goole, Friday, 24 February 2012 20:38 (thirteen years ago)

man greeks are so fn touchy about everything, like just go to hell for one second and eat some shit, there there, much better, up yours

― ploppawheelie V (k3vin k.), Friday, 24 February 2012 20:45 (thirteen years ago)

I got told what for in Turkey after I pointed at something on my plate.

― kate78, Friday, 24 February 2012 20:49 (thirteen years ago)

xp and it's getting worse; nowadays rubbing your thumb and index finger together is the fastest way to die in Greece.

― Ludo, Friday, 24 February 2012 20:49 (thirteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― System, Thursday, 1 March 2012 00:01 (thirteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― System, Friday, 2 March 2012 00:01 (thirteen years ago)

i can't help but believe that if we had the devilhorns = adultery thing in the US i would be the recipient of such much more grade A gossip

― Mordy, Friday, 2 March 2012 00:03 (thirteen years ago)

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