In many countries, the okay sign is anything but okay. In the Middle East, it’s a threat. In Turkey and Germany, it’s basically means, “You’re a jerk!” In Brazil, it’s just like giving someone the finger.
POLOKWANE – Today is shake all your fingers at your neighbor day. It is a day where you can catch up with an old friend on what has been happening or even make a new friend living in the same street as you. Here ere are some gestures you can have fun with today. Using gestures is something that we do on a daily basis but in different countries one thing can mean something totally different somewhere else. Here are a few tips:
This is pointing at a person usually used in directing something at a certain person.This is a gesture that can either mean someone wanting to hand something over or giving someone a hand.Pointing like this indicates a direction for something.If your palm faces outward, the V-sign can symbolize peace. But if you make the mistake of turning your palm inward, it means quite the opposite – a ruder version of “Take a hike!This gesture can be used to indicate walking.Horns are great if you want to tell someone to rock on, but find an alternative if you’re in the Caucuses, Italy, Greece, or Spain. Over there, devil horns mean, “Your loved one is a cheater!” That’s because during the middle ages, men with cheating wives were shamed by donning horns.This hand sign means stop. Extending your arm and exposing your palm may seem like a cordial way to wave hello, but in Greece, it’s a not-so-cordial sign of disrespect. Centuries ago, the Byzantine Empire shamed criminals by painting their faces with black cinder, ash, dirt, and dung. Today, an extended open hand basically means you want to spread that concoction on your foe’s face.
