On 22/05/15 11:59, Thomas de Groot wrote:
> On 22-5-2015 10:43, Stephen wrote:
>> On 22/05/2015 09:40, scott wrote:
>>>> When you worked in Germany. Did anyone ever hold up two fingers to you
>>>> when counting?
>>>
>>> Not while counting, no ;-)
>>>
>>>
>> ;-)
>> Someone did it to me for emphasis. I did not know I could be so shocked
>> like that. :-)
>>
> 
> You don't do that in Britain? As far as I know one can go at least up to
> five for emphasis, 1 being thumb or index. No other meaning involved,
> except for the single middle finger of course ;-)
> 

It depends on the orientation of the hand as well as the separation of
the digits.
Palm forward: digits together, two. Digits separated, Victory.
Palm backwards: digits separated, f*** you. Digits together, undefined.

I have started to adopt the (middle-)European way of doing things using
thumb and index finger.

John
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