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04-09-2010, 06:15 PM
The two fingered "salute" with the plam inward/knuckles to the recipient is rather unique tot he UK, but seems well understood in Italy and France. Even many Americans get the general idea when the see it.
This is just my guess, but along with various cultural gestures turning up in the U.S. there is just a general perception that if someone raises the hand to you with the knuckles facing you its some sort of insult. The only differences between the number of upright fingers or even a fist, seem to be the specifics of the insult.
As for the V with the palm facing out, I have also heard various explanations - the most common being a take off on either the Peace sign from the '60s or the V for victory. Generally I just regard it as a sign that everything's good either way.
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