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Offline krb974

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Hand gestures around the world.
« on: November 29, 2010, 05:42:14 PM »
Hey All,

This is an interesting lesson about hand gestures around the world. Back home, the middle finger is viewed as very disrespectful.  Rather than using profane or sexual language to get the point across, I opted for 'your mother is a dog'.  I also used 'ymiad' for the peace sign but backwards.  Students got the point quite quickly.

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Re: Hand gestures around the world.
« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2010, 10:13:51 AM »
Hey I can't seem to open these. I'm on a Korean computer, but I've used open office files on here. anyone have any ideas?

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Re: Hand gestures around the world.
« Reply #2 on: November 30, 2010, 10:50:42 AM »
Thanks for the lesson, it looks like a good one. I think I'll try this with my kids soon. If I can find the right pictures, I might expand it to non-verbal gestures in general as well.

One thing, I'm an Aussie, and I've never heard of those interpretations for either hand singns you mention us in. Thumb and index finger making a circle has always meant OK to me, and using the index finger to call people to you hasn't got anything to do with prostitutes. We'd be more likely to use it with little kids than adults though.

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Re: Hand gestures around the world.
« Reply #3 on: November 30, 2010, 11:12:01 AM »
@goulash, I do apologize is my information is inaccurate.  My source is the internet, and it is known for misinformation at times.

 

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