Comments on: a gesture to avoid http://dan.hersam.com/2004/06/11/a-gesture-to-avoid/ A computer programmer's commentary on news, Linux, programming, music, web design, trivia, humor, usability and whatever else strikes his fancy at the time. Tue, 22 May 2012 06:10:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Cameron http://dan.hersam.com/2004/06/11/a-gesture-to-avoid/comment-page-1/#comment-3763 Cameron Fri, 11 Jun 2004 23:13:14 +0000 /?p=931#comment-3763 <i>>>In Brazil, Germany and Russia the signal is an insult, indicating a very private orifice.</i> I find this a bit humorous because my first Scuba instructer was very German and was teaching me this sign as the universal Scuba "OK" signal. >>In Brazil, Germany and Russia the signal is an insult, indicating a very private orifice.

I find this a bit humorous because my first Scuba instructer was very German and was teaching me this sign as the universal Scuba “OK” signal.

]]> By: dan http://dan.hersam.com/2004/06/11/a-gesture-to-avoid/comment-page-1/#comment-3762 dan Fri, 11 Jun 2004 20:54:22 +0000 /?p=931#comment-3762 Hah! That's hilarious. It's a good thing no one did it to you before you realized it just meant one of something. Hah! That’s hilarious. It’s a good thing no one did it to you before you realized it just meant one of something.

]]> By: Melpster http://dan.hersam.com/2004/06/11/a-gesture-to-avoid/comment-page-1/#comment-3761 Melpster Fri, 11 Jun 2004 19:41:47 +0000 /?p=931#comment-3761 When I was in Morocco I learned that giving someone the middle finger means the same as us westerners holding up an idex finger, that you only want "one" of something. I saw all these customers in the marketplace shooting the bird to all these merchants and I was like, "What the hey?" When I was in Morocco I learned that giving someone the middle finger means the same as us westerners holding up an idex finger, that you only want “one” of something. I saw all these customers in the marketplace shooting the bird to all these merchants and I was like, “What the hey?”

]]> By: Paul http://dan.hersam.com/2004/06/11/a-gesture-to-avoid/comment-page-1/#comment-3760 Paul Fri, 11 Jun 2004 18:43:26 +0000 /?p=931#comment-3760 interesting.. interesting..

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