The eyelid-pull
France England Greece--- “You can’t fool me” Spain & Italy--- being alert
Conclusion
Greece rude motorists anger
The single finger beckon
United States Britain
Yugoslavia Malaysia
summon e.g. a waiter
beckoning animals
China
palm open facing down fingers crooked
The thumbs-up sign
Britain
hitch-hiking good, great
China
the U.S approval Russia
highly Persian offensive
The thumb down sign
United States Canada
disapproval
X shape gesture
• It means Good luck, God bless in English and American countries and it was so widely used in western
• The evidence that X shape gesture is popular in England lies in being used as national lottery mark.
Comparison of some gestures' different meaning
What does OK gesture
mean?
• England • America • India • Thailand
No problem Agreement
Japan South Korea Burma
The “six” sign
China
Six
Australia
“time to drink up”.
Other gestures:
The good luck sign
Anglo-American Portugal
The vertical horns gesture
Italy---insult Brazil and Venezuela---good luck
• When showing V gesture, do remember the palm should be outward.
• In some countries in Africa and Asia, it generally means two things or more, and in China, it also means number 2.
• It was originated from a war between England and France. It was said French are going to cut the index fingers and middle fingers of England archers to make them unable to shoot. But finally England won and their soldiers stretched out index fingers and middle fingers with palm inward to shame French captures
Regional Nature of gestures
•Once in a naval base in the Mediterranean, the sentry had to wave their arms to order people who were swimming to leave as they didn't understand English, they misunderstood and swam to the sentry instead, the dedicated sentry cannot help but shot them finally.
Money
• Brazil • Italy • Greece
• France
A disgusting gesture related to foul
bastard, inferiori来自y, unusefulness
V shape gesture
• “V” means Victory in most Englishspeaking countries.
Russian newsreader Ms Limanova was caught to raise middle finger after referencing US President Barack Obama.
It was regarded as a synonym for an offensive expression and she was fired eventually
The Importance of Hand Gesture
In communication, hand can send message.
Hand is flexible, finger can be in various shapes
Hand can express a lot of information and meaning.
Same gesture,different meanings
OUTLINE:
1
•The importance of gestures
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•Regional nature of gestures
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•Same gestures‘ different meanings
4 •Conclusion
Newsreader Got Fired After Obama Middle Finger Insult