文化休克—手势(英文PPT+讲稿)

cross index and middle fingers
blessing
insult
Vietnam
swear
Holland
completion
India

In most countries like China、US、France and Mexico，cross your index and middle fingers means ”good luck to you”. But if you do that in Vietnam, you will have a bad luck, because you are insulting somebody. In Holland, it means swear, in India, it means completion.
V shape
victory
space
cuckold

If you have your index and middle fingers pointed up in the V shape, your palm is facing outward，it means victory in most countries and space in American. But if your palm face inward in South Europe, it means cuckold. So avoid using in: UK、Australia、Ireland and Zealand。
thumb and index finger forming a circle
agree
vulgar slang France、Brazil and Turkey
money Japan、Burma and South Korea
Hale Waihona Puke Baidu
The thumb and index finger forming a circle with the rest three fingers pointing upwards，if you do that means you agree someone ’ s opinion or behavior. But in France、Brazil and Turkey, it signals a vulgar slang. In Japan、 Burma and South Korea, it means money.
thumbs-up
good
hitchhike
North America
up yours Afghanistan, Iran, and Greece
old fogey

The thumbs-up signals good or approval in china、 US and UK. If you want to hitchhike ,you can hold up your thumb。But in Afghanistan, Iran, and Greece, it means “up yours.” 。In Japan and South Korea，it means“old fogey”。
bent index finger
nine
five
Burma
thief
death
Singapore、 Thailand and Malaysia

Bent your index finger means number nine in China, but in Burma, it represents number five. In Japan, it means thief, because the motion is like thief stealing action. In Singapore 、 Thailand and Malaysia，it means death.

So ,be careful, when you want to use hand signals in different countries.
gesture
In different countries, same gestures have different meanings.

Certain gestures that are innocent in China mean something completely different (and offensive) overseas. So ， we must use hand singals carefully when you are traveling abroad. Next I will introduce five gestures and its means in different countries.