Since the 19th century, the process of globalization has been actively going on in the world. Cultural boundaries between peoples are increasingly blurred and things and traditions that are not peculiar to them are actively getting into many previously original societies. Sometimes because of this, various unpleasant incidents occur between the "guests" and the locals. This tendency is best seen in the attitude of some peoples, it would seem, to gestures that are quite familiar to people of "European civilization".
1. Thumbs up
The well-known, familiar to everyone and everyone, the approving thumbs up gesture does not everywhere carry the connotation to which we are accustomed. So in the countries of the Middle East, it is a rather harsh insult, which, as a rule, is used at the end of a quarrel and means something in the spirit of: "You go to a certain place." Also, the thumbs up are badly treated in Greece. There, this gesture means "shut up."
2. OK
In Latin American countries, as well as in a number of countries in the Middle East, the gesture of folded fingers means the direction of a person to the fifth point. In Turkey, this gesture is actively used by homosexuals, and therefore may cause "misunderstanding" among the orthodox part of society.
In addition, in 2019, the "Okay" gesture hit the center of an information scandal. A group of "pranksters" began spreading rumors on social media that the folded fingers were a gesture of white supremacy.
3. Dula
In the domestic open spaces, the gesture of a fig is not the most pleasant, but at the same time it is not something extremely terrible. The worst case with fig is in Turkey. There, this gesture has an exclusively negative meaning.
In addition, you should not show it in Japan and Thailand, there it is used by prostitutes offering intimate services.
4. "Victoria"
The gesture "Victory" or "Peace" is far from being positioned everywhere as a call for peace or a statement of the fact of victory. In a number of Arab, Asian and Latin American countries, the "V" gesture, provided that the palm is turned to the interlocutor with the back side. is a "proposal" to carry out an indecent, humiliating act of an intimate nature. By the way, this is how Winston Churchill used to show this gesture.
5. Goat and chin scratching
The main gesture of Rock and Roll is perceived rather negatively in Italy, especially in its southern regions. The reason for this is purely religious. The goat is identified with Satan, and therefore it is clearly not worth showing it in a decent Italian society.
Hot Italians can be offended by the usual scratching of the chin. The thing is that if the interlocutor does this during a conversation, he wants to say that he does not care about the person opposite.
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6. Protruding tongue
If a person shows his language to others, then in most countries of the world he will be mistaken for ill-mannered, exalted or extravagant. But in Australia, the display of the language can end in a fight, since on the green distant continent it is extremely offensive in nature with intimate overtones.
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7. Beckon with your finger
In the countries of Southeast Asia, you should not call anyone to you, as you can even end up in jail for petty hooliganism. This is because this gesture is perceived as a rather harsh insult - treating the interlocutor as an animal.
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