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When you signal a number to another person using your hands, do you face your palm or tge back of your hand to the ither person? (sh.itjust.works)
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I noticed the difference between my friend and I when I replied to a friend with the number 2, while showing the back of my hand. Being British, he promptly did the same gesture back at me.

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[–] 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I might be mistaken, but I think a thumb only gesture is offensive in some cultures. Not sure how important the hand orientation is.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    You are absolutely right if it's the "thumbs up" gesture. I learned the European way, with the fingers curled but not closed and the thumb extended to the outside (right side for a right-hand gesture and left for left-hand) at about a 45-degree angle. This doesn't really look like the offensive gesture from my perspective but I realize others may disagree. Thankfully, as far as I know, I have never offended anyone doing this.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago*

    I worked on a game where we added the ability for the player to react to messages from other characters, but was told we had to remove πŸ‘ as a reaction because it’s offensive in some places.

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