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Dking206561
I'm from the uk. I'd say hands in pockets isn't rude around mates, but could see it around others.
lookingforaplacetoland
born and raised in the Philippines- this infographic is wrong. the dog call wouldn't put you in jail here.
Pattosaurus20xx
Finally, a useful guide for interviews.
uitSCHOT
Upvote for the star trek one
Benallinf1
This explains why all the other countries hate the US I have used most of these intending to be positive, was not met with expected reaction
iftheshoefitz
Ireland is neither in the UK or the Commonwealth. Here the v is interchangeable with the middle finger, maybe less offensive.
abortallthebabies
I still don't understand how people still can't get the whole UK/Ireland thing right especially when it's constantly being corrected here
somethingsomethingjojoreference
Instructions unclear, now a prisoner of Klingons
Artrodi
Do you bite your thumb at me sir?
ThatNameWasTaken
I do bite my thumb but I do not bite it at thee, sir
HawasKaPujari
Kuti or touching your thumb to you teeth is sign of breaking a friendship or get mad at your loved ones, usually used by kids.
DooksandPooks
Jog on *peace sign*
Spinnnnn
Fun tale (apocryphal) - the V sign stemmed from the battle of agincourt in 1415 where English archers turned the French into pincushions.
restartgr
"The Moutza" no longer in use... We upgraded it to "Star Trek Picard Meme (WTF) followed by "malaka"...
erukamarx
Say whaaaa...?! It's certainly still in use and it's the cutest gesture ever :3
furiouspatula
\m/
zombiejohnholmes
In Chile "The Tapita" basically means "fuck you", it was used mainly in the '80s.
FernandoVeliz
As a chilean, the "tapita" has nothing to do with penis... it's just a way of saying "Nope, not gonna happen".
exblazer
Well "Tapita" or "hacer la tapa" doesn't mean tthat in Chile. You use that gesture to say no to someone's request
Foxxycosplays
Hands in your pockets in UK isn't really an insult anymore, maybe if you were talking to the queen, but casually, nope.
OceanOdyssey
It's referring more to the point of courteous and nobility.
Stuebydoo
Sorry, but the hands in pockets just suggests someone is uncomfortable, or very relaxed
OceanOdyssey
It's referring more to the point of courteous and nobility.
MimzytheBun
Or.. y'know... https://media.giphy.com/media/SoEUIANcY5eqA/giphy-facebook_s.jpg
TMStage
https://media.giphy.com/media/QJqqYpJxVWVEc/giphy.gif
Locolarue
Bubba Zanetti?
thatsnotmyactualname
Born and raised in India, and I have never heard of the ones that this chart says are offensive in India.
madunderscorescience
Alternate title: International Flags Quiz
IceoHarper
Flags are the only thing I'm good at. No trouble here
aussysadmin
Why does the Australian flag show up twice on the V-sign one, and who messed up and made the stars white on the second one?
BewareTheCrocigator
Cheeky cunt
aussysadmin
Yes
ishouldchangethis
instructions unclear, shoved thumb up my own ass
grandmastonguekiss
I understood the directions..sigh..I still have my thumb in my ass.
UncleIrohnman
great success
MessageMeYourDickPicks
did you like it?
EXiSTENCEthreshold
@kylecorn
secretoaster
Official greetings for Congress and parliaments around the world.
ChefAnxiousCowboy
You did well!
SenatorHillaryIAmStillInTheRaceClinton
BEST DAY EVER
umbrellamaker
That is deeply offensive in my culture
ShibiSF
SALUTATIONS and HELLO! (that IS what you meant with your international greeting, isn't it?)
NSFWFavourites
I hereby name you Sir Kylecorn II
LadyWidebottom
What if you've found the original kylecorn and started it all over again?
tetsouomaiwamo
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
NSFWFavourites
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
SteveBuscemiSayingHowDoYouDoFellowKids
Oh god, I love memes
wonderra
I'm from the US and have never even heard of the "Little Finger Wag"?
sirkickazz
Same I'm from Aus and have never seen it before
bunnibon
I'm from Texas and I've seen it... I've also used it myself.
Pengarr
I think I remember seeing it in like late 80s/early 90s romantic comedies where the Upright Career Woman is insulting someone's masculinity
behindtheblack
If you watch small penis humiliation porn, they do it a lot. Not that I would know.
25schmeckles
OMG they have a porn for eveything now...
wonderra
TIL small penis humiliation porn exists... Thanks for enlightening me.
caralily
Right? The tiny dick gesture is when you use your thumb and forefinger go measure out an inch.
wonderra
Yeah, if someone ever started wagging their pinky at me I would probably bust out laughing.
StarkRhino
It's in an ad in aus. About cars, but I can't remember the details
CheeseIsNaturesFudge
No one thinks big of you for speeding, it's a classic.
illegalacorn
Do you bite your thumb at me sir?
giffyluber
WE GOT OURSELVES A SCHO-LAR HERE, BOYS!
Shumani
No, sir, I do not bite my thumb at you, sir, but I bite my thumb, sir!
gandlafsbears
Come bite my thumb, I hope you know the stakes. Oh how I love erb
dsegev
Would the law be in my side if I say nay?
RincewindTVD
I do bite my thumb...
BertInErnie
i think (though unclear in the picture) you flick your thumb off your teeth in the direction of the person you are accosting. :)
deejahweejah
And it doesnt mean eff u. Its basically saying "i aint friends with u anymore" kids do this. Pakistani here.
Meradactyle
I saw the thumb biting, scrolled down, and hoped I would find this comment. +1
OtterlyKim
I'm from the UK, I wouldn't consider hands in your pocket rude. If anything, It'd help me understand if you were shy.
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OtterlyKim
Are you also cripplingly shy?
Yviane
Yup :c
DickDastardly404
Not clear on the rest of the world, but in the UK, only your grandmother will think it's rude to mooch with your hands in your pockets.
ProfessorZeus
In New Zealand it's kind of offensive. It shows you're not ready to do work (especially on a farm)
bleded
Grew up under a Korean mother and lived in Korea for a few years... I've never heard or seen this as a problem.
johnnyw80
I'm from the UK too, I definitely would consider keeping your hands in your pockets rude.
ZombieZooZombieZoo
Really? Not good for me if i ever visit the UK, It's my go to stance in most situations.
slightlybored
impolite yes, perhaps not as far as rude, offensive no
someguyfromnowhereclose
It's funny, as a child in the rural US I was always taught that it was bad manners. These days that seems to be ignored here.
Solidblueness
But then I pull my hands out along with my guns and everyone loses their minds.
OceanOdyssey
It's referring more to the point of courteous and nobility.
JhericFury
It's definitely considered rude, but rude like talking over someone or checking your phone mid conversation, not like middle finger rude.
Slingsby
Not definitely. Maybe with older generations or circumstances where absolute formality is required, but nothing tourists should worry about.
JhericFury
Oh no, I'm thinking more like meeting a girlfriend's parents or something, not asking for directions.
Sawking
What if my hands are cold
EasilyOffended
stick your hands in your armpits, you'll notice this has not been listed as offensive and is also recommended when winter camping.
jdijdijdi
It's more impolite than deliberately offensive.
jon666
This sounds like a very British explanation.
dashers
I wouldn't even go that far. More it's informal/casual.
Xen300
I think it depends on the context. There is a sense in which saying something with your hands in your pockets denotes that you don't care.
RandomInternetDude112121
After being told a thousand times in school to take my hands out of my pockets; it's definitely considered rude.
HydrophobicWalrus
As someone from the UK my nickname is pockets because my hands are almost always in my pockets.
llamasaylol
All the people saying it's rude stay indoors all day and haven't been outside in the freezing cold weather.
Sauroctonus
Same here, I'm guessing it only applies in really formal situations.
KirinSoo
I'm from Korea and I think it's only rude in certain situations, like when you're conversing with an elder, etc.
GothKirby
Same.
LynxTheSock
It is but it depends on the situation, job interviews, meeting your girlfriends parents, waiting in a restaurant, etc...
LynxTheSock
People aren't going to mind if it's freezing outside but if you pair it with slouching or you're in a heatwave you come across as bored or
LynxTheSock
Generally disinterested, unappreciative or just simply not paying attention to what's being said.
MrAwesomesauce101
In the U.S. I'd say it's kind of rude. Although it is kind of tempting to do it kind of shows you don't care.
browsib
I wouldn't say that the little finger wag would be offensive either.
StraightJacket219
Never seen it used. I've seen the wander sign as cum-on instead of come on
comyou
IIRC sticking your baby finger up means "bad" in sign language which is the only time ive ever seen it used in the UK
OphelianAshe
It's not really a wagging motion. It's sort of a "hold just your little finger up and repeatedly curl and uncurl it" motion
Anonsy
Only if accompanied by yelling that they have a small wang.
browsib
But surely that is offensive in itself though
Anonsy
Exactly, but the gesture adds to the offensiveness.
ohdearohdearohdeer
Well it's not offensive it's it's true mate. Sorry about that. It's what you do with it that counts.
browsib
That probably would have been a better burn if I hadn't had to read it three times to figure out what you meant
ohdearohdearohdeer
fucking mobile ruining my burn
ohdearohdearohdeer
If it's*
0xBAADF00D
More of a wind-up than an insult I'd say.
jsconnected
As a Chilean I can assure you that is not what that means
ihatepeoplejustthat
As a chilean i was expecting the pato yañez
DoctorWest
In Spain it would be similar to fuck off.
betterave
What does it mean?
YourGosh
Long time ago it meant "No way in hell I'm doing that!!"
ihatepeoplejustthat
Its a form to celebrate that you win in a very annoying way, but it isnt an insult and nobody uses it anymore, like harnessing says
HatefulImbecileWhoSaysInconceivableALot
As a Brazilian, the A-Ok and the Corna one are bullshit. Neither are insulting down here.
TheFireLordOzai
I confirm. And oh, hi fellow brazilian!
stopfuckingswearing
I'm German and i never heard of the A-OK one either.
thetonestarr
Fun fact: Brasil is very large and has an enormous number of varying cultures. Something offensive to one group may be unheard of to another
alepietra
As a Venezuelan, it means exactly as described.
TrustMeImABassist
Where you from? Here in North side of São Paulo City at least, showing the "rosquinha" while you tell someone to fuck himself is offensive.
HatefulImbecileWhoSaysInconceivableALot
In Rio it's just a way of signing an OK and I haven't seen it used in years, but that's all it ever meant.
TrustMeImABassist
Maybe, just maybe, we need to clarify that the hand gesture alone is not an insult. Show the horns and yell "metal", it's ok.
TrustMeImABassist
Just don't yell "corno".
Feanor19
I read about a deaf guy signing in a car only to be shot by the car next to him because they though he was throwing up gang signs.
Feanor19
Maybe, just maybe. We should have some gun control. For the record I own multiple guns. Stored in a safe location. Away from my kids.
Greyganado
As a German I have to say that none of the German things are true.
UsernameNotTakenYet
Yup. The pants pocket thing was like 30 years ago. The a-okay sign maybe in that childish "look into the hole and I punch you" game?
alwaysupvoteyellingbird
also that's not the German flag
whenenkidudied
I disagree. Yes, a-okay has basically no meaning anymore, but hands in pocket, while not openly sanctioned, is still considered as rude.
FisterC
At the Bundeswehr you get shit for having both hands in your pocket anytime. "1 Hand ist zulässig, 2 Hände sind zu lässig" :-)
whenenkidudied
... mostly in formal context, perhaps. But I've genuinely seen people be turned down cos they kept their hands in their pockets.