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Originally Posted by TalnSG
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.
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Funnily enough, in a certain (number of?) culture(s) the exact same thing applies to "showing ones palm" to people in gestures. I'm not sure where, exactly, (just something I read in passing) but I think it might've been Greece or somewhere not too far away. (From there)
At any rate, showing your palm is considered rude or even offensive.. to indicate numbers, 5, "STOP!", etc. you should let the palm face towards you.. Kinda confusing, eh?
Bottom line: if you're not sure where you are, lay off the gestures.
