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Jul 31, 2019 7:47 PM
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PraiseTheMachineGod
I should have learned the flags better.
azazyel
ass hole https://imgur.com/OnQA6n7
LeoSalt
Yeah, no. The only correct ones for Italy are the corna and the I don't care, thumbs up is a good thing and what the hell is the fig??
prismbear
is wanker really that bad of a word we need asterisks?
bjo23
hotshothornet2018
The wanker is gonna my new thing lol
ShivelShovel
Was always weird to me watching Americans give people the fingers but I see it means ‘peace’ in America... the more you know
flibbertyjibbeting
The Bras D’honneur is another good one, courtesy of France.
0GreatSnakes0
That's my favourite one. Thanks, Jean Claude van damme
AReasonablyPrudentPerson
I always wondered what this scene meant on Friends
Inkliest
Monica knows.
MechaMan001
Dog Call is false, been living in the PH for over 15 years and have literally never seen anyone go to jail or get pissed off because of that
tomatoboy
Yeah. I can’t find any confirmation beyond articles saying “it might land you in jail” without any explanation of what law you’d be breaking
BoozeHound001
Well, you sir are a *flips through a tiny book before taking off shoes and socks showing them feet* How about that huh?
Mostlybored
SeeMyVests
“It’s such a shame you can’t see what finger I’m holding up” -Phoebe Buffay
Moriarty
Teeny weeny peeny
StarkMan
Ninjafrog
Shorthand- Basically if anyone makes a hand gesture at you and they aren't smiling, it means fuck you.
b1bstar
I wanted to comment with a gif of Ross Gellar fist bumping or elbow knocking... I don't know how to do this... I'm ashamed
BowenTheKotoc
https://media1.tenor.com/images/4c3abec6f6c6317d30cd795f8b73a231/tenor.gif?itemid=5440516
PoorSucker
Questionablysensible
The V sign is rude if you do it with the top of your hand facing out. Palm out it's V for Victory. Its rude because during the 100 years 1/
Questionablysensible
War, the French knights were getting perforated by the English/Welsh longbowmen, who were peasants. When captured they had those fingers 2/
Questionablysensible
cut off so they could not use the long bow anymore. After Agincourt and Crécy which were devastating defeats of huge numbers of knights 3/
Questionablysensible
Against relatively small numbers of bowman, the English waved the two fingers at them - taunting the French
tooomanystevesgotbanned
Nope!! That explanation is actually a myth. The internet is a weird place.
Questionablysensible
And yet, "Medieval tapestries depict English archers giving the sign, as do tapestries hanging in Angers Castle of the Plantagenet dynasty."
EroticZombiePants
So how did the middle finger become the international "Fuck You" sign anyway?
OneOfTheOnes
I'm going to say lazy Americans who forgot why the index finger was also used. Or the middle finger is what they like to stickup their A***
lovemetenderlovemesweet
Bc it clearly looks like a dick. With balls
Radix865
This would be better if it wasn't fucking censored. I'm surprised the gestures aren't pixelated...
Gnakenheimer
Do you bite your thumb at us, sir?
Deltaoo7
Come bite my thumb, I hope you know the stakes...
blondey123
No but I do bite my thumb... SIR!
uglyprius
But do you quarrel sir?
kickthetiresandlightthefires
Quarrel, sir? No, sir!
uglyprius
But if you do, sir, I am for you. I serve as good a man as you
hardboiledfrog
Draw, if you be men!
incubisexual
WhatsGoingOnUpstairs
Well done, sir!
HaveGinWillBabble
Is this a running joke somewhere? (I won't even bother to use meme by its old definition anymore.)
incubisexual
Romeo and Juliet. Act 1, Scene 1
Lierofox
Turn thee, Benvolio, look upon thy death.
AlexisActually
It's a Shakespeare reference
mrdoublejr1360
Dont care what others say, that movie is bad ass.
BearBombs
That's like saying you like the Hulk movie...you gotta specify.
Beleg7
Movie? :P
Lambast
jeromygride
The baz Luhrmann movie, Romeo + Juliet, really fun adaptation of the play, worth checking out
Beleg7
Yeah, hence the “:P”
ArrakeenSun
Another damn reboot
CallMeOldFashionedBut
Is the law on my side if I say ‘ay’?
BearBombs
No.
blondey123
....sir
iknowalotaboutboats
Do you quarrel, sir?
PutABabyInMe
Sucking cock should be a friendly greeting in all countries
MommysBaby
monkeyshines
^ Mark, after his gap year in Europe
AFutileGesture
Gross.
TimmyDans
It's how my ex says hello.
Intr0naut
Is your ex singl- nevermind.
TimmyDans
Found her huh?
ButtTrumpett
Lol!
PutABabyInMe
He’s a giver for sure
TimmyDans
Very friendly.
Dogium
Extremely friendly.
maincarrot
Finally, I'll have a friend!
ChekovTheChemist
The OK sign is totally fine in Germany. Or at least I never saw it in a context that could mean asshole
SignHerePlease
There's a lot of countries I suspect have never seen female genitalia
emilemeel
The fig is an insult in Russia as well, including the word itself
acertainjenesaisquoi
That pocket one is bollocks, in the UK at least.
acertainjenesaisquoi
Also, why are they using the old Flag of the German Republic?
ChekovTheChemist
That one is still used by the Bundeswehr, but still don't get why they used that one here...
acertainjenesaisquoi
Oh cool. Thought that was an older version.
Safebox36
It is rude in a professional setting like an interview or meeting but if you did it in the street you just look...normal.
monkeyshines
Thanks mystery flag, now I know what to do in triangle-star country
Halifax13
nahtan00
Klingon
DagothWit
Is the southpaw handshake rude because they wipe their ass with their left hand?
Ashytastic
Yes. I worked with an Indian man who cut his hand badly, his wife had to take over wiping duties for him until it healed.
onlyhalfghost
Yes.
AMagicianWasDrivingDownTheRoadThenHeTurnedIntoADriveway
https://media.giphy.com/media/10VhmOib9PQKl2/source.gif
AMagicianWasDrivingDownTheRoadThenHeTurnedIntoADriveway
Also I gave up on remembering how to post a .gif comment without the link. Google yielded only dated answers.
laserpigeons
it has to be on imgur, open the post, open image in new tab or copy image url. (Dont post the post url. Just the image url.)
laserpigeons
uzerok
I feel like a lot of these are inaccurate. In Germany the A-ok, means just that. Only an employer may find hands in pockets 'lazy'.
fredlllll
also last time i checked the german flag didnt have anything on it...
Wylf
It's a variant of the flag often used by government agencies.
IamNotAshamed
That's because this meme was clearly created before October 3, 1990
VitaminJay
The Fig was also rude in the Roman Empire, signifying 'I fucked your wife'.
RaxianTheta
I read that as Romulan empire, because of the klingon thing.
LeoSalt
Except that is not the case for Italy, I've never seen it before and it looks more like the "I got your nose" thingy you do with babies..
ilovecake
Mano in fico can still be used. Just not as common now. The “devil horns” is corna and meant to ward off the evil eye (malocchio).
LeoSalt
Malocchio is a southern thing, and the corna are mainly used with the shown purpose or similar, but I still never heard of the fig
ilovecake
I’ve only ever seen corna used with regards to malocchio, but I’m also Sicilian so that might be why.
LeoSalt
Definitely, it's a southern thing regarding that
ChrisMorray
Is the hands in the pocket one legit? That one seems fishy to me...
Rauca
Depends if your pockets are moving rhythmically.
NotAirConditioned
It's not a rude gesture in the UK. It's sometimes seen as being too relaxed for formal occasions, but those would be occasions where not 1/2
NotAirConditioned
wearing a tie would be rude. It wouldn't be acceptable for a funeral director to do it. It was perhaps more an issue for the Victorians 2/2
Huttulungaronk
Exactly the same in Germany.
loloop
German here. Maybe in formal occasions it's considered to be inappropriate, but when e.g. hanging out with friends it's no deal at all.
ChrisMorray
I'm Dutch and here it's about the same. I got confused seeing it mentioned as a gesture.
IamNotAshamed
I wouldn't call it rude. I'd say it's a sign of discomfort. (Germany)
RecurringNightmare
it really depends on your surroundings here in germany, many dont care, but old fashioned philistines will judge you badly for it...
ThePerks2010
I do it so I don't flick the V's
FettsMiata
I grew up in America and was taught not to talk to someone with my hands in my pockets.
freckledkink
It's considered rude in high society in the US as well. Not an insult, just that you were raised without manners.
Bloodboar
In social situations absolutely not. If someone pointed out I had my hands in my pocket while talking to them I'd just tell them 1/2
Bloodboar
I'm touching my self.
camchamomile
My Japanese boss shouted at me last year for talking to him with my hands in my pockets. So yeah, it's legit.
hellifiknowwhatsgoingon
i was rasied being told the only time to put my hands in my pants pockets was in a store with lots of breakables.
blondey123
I'm English.. and yeah probably. Like, I wouldnt do it in a job interview. Hands held either behind or infront is more polite.
ChrisMorray
True, but etiquette during formal moments and being rude are two different things.
StuckInBetweeen
I mean in those setting that's obvious. But, what if you're just walking around, hanging out with friends, or at a fast food place.
MithridateEupator
Surely there's a difference between looking lazy and a "rude hand gesture"
Anhor
Depends on the situation. Under friends? No issue. Talking to someone you should show respect to? They might think you're being rude. 1/2
KaliaGrey
If you're under a friend, your hands should definitely be doing something other than sitting in your pockets.
Anhor
You can compare it to someone staying in their seat when someone else enters a room and greets them.
kadaeux
Eh 'with friends' any gesture no matter how rude is probably ok.
ireallyenjoybeingnaked
It is. At least in Finland and Scandinavia.
ChrisMorray
Is it a rude gesture though? Like would you be offended if someone had their hands in their pockets while walking by?
ireallyenjoybeingnaked
Old people
Huttulungaronk
...and in Germany.
LCPLunderground
And in the US Marine Corps.
ChrisMorray
But is it rude or just informal?
Huttulungaronk
It shows a general lack of interest.
ChrisMorray
So not rude then, got it