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The finger beckoning Advice With so many conflicting meanings for each hand gesture, it is not safe to assume that you can use hand gestures to overcome the language barrier when you travel overseas. Some travel guidebooks provide brief introductions of the cultures and social taboos of the respective countries. Do inquire first before using Hand gestures have different meanings in different countries. What is acceptable in one country may be unacceptable in another. It is definitely a case of one mans meat is another mans poison. * The highlights of the world gestures 世界手势拾趣 01-08-2011 Body language A kind of communication without words by the body that may include gestures, expressions on the face, movements of the body, ornaments and clothes. These are the ways that most people are not aware they are sending or receiving messages all the time. We often have misunderstanding each other, because not all body language means the same thing in different countries. Today, I only tell you about kinds of gestures. Gestures Gesture means we communicate and express by the movement and manners of our hands and fingers. In our daily life, every one makes gestures, but many gestures have distinct regional and cultural features. The” Thumbs-up” sign Take a lift North America Enough Greece Very rude Nigeria Good China, Australia , Britain, America Pray lucky America, Sri Lanka , Mexico , Holand Man, Your father, old fogey Japan, korea The” Thumbs-up” The thumbs-up sign means good or good going in the U.S. And it also used for hitchhiking?in?America. However, in the eastern countries like Bangladesh and other Islamic countries, this gesture is a rude sign. The” Thumbs-down” sign Bad lucky French , Mexico Stop or pour water Tunisia Taunt Australia Down China Hate Greece Fail, Exit to Philippines, Thailand , Burma , Malaysia , Indonesia Disagree, other lost Britain, America, Philippines OK gestur