Finger counting gives away your nationality

Re:Finger counting gives away your nationality by jjgreen on Sunday September 05, 2021 @12:11PM (#28425376)

My natural reaction to flicked Vs is to anticipate danger, "it's kicking off Pru", so I felt rather pleased with myself at recognising the intention of the gesture, hey I'm a man of the world, a sophisticated European; the one pint reveals that I'm just another English schmuck tourist. There is pride, and there is a fall, that's why I found it quite funny.

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Re:Finger counting gives away your nationality by nautilius on Monday September 06, 2021 @09:58AM (#28433671)

Thanks for the background, and I can certainly relate to trying your best but still being outed as foreigner in no time at all.

What I found is that there seems to be huge difference in cultures about how offended one can be from language (verbal/non-verbal).

Obviously, perceived threat is a different thing altogether!

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