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I think the most prominent example of such gesture is the handshake. Or earlier just raising right hand to show you're not holding any weapon and your friendly.
by bitcharmer 5y ago
I think the most prominent example of such gesture is the handshake. Or earlier just raising right hand to show you're not holding any weapon and your friendly.
Or am I wrong and there are older gestures still in use?
- hiddencache 5y agoI could imagine the "finger slitting throat" could be an older one
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- bryanrasmussen 5y agoI have to say this is one HN thread that could really benefit from memes, because Drax the Destroyer has some comments on that one.
- nixpulvis 5y agoA slow blink predates to felines and beyond most likely.
- nsomaru 5y agoThe salute, perhaps. Apparently knights would raise their visors when greeting to show friendly intentions.
- vagrantJin 5y ago> earlier just raising right hand to show you're not holding any weapon and your friendly. Yeah thats pretty much universal. Also raising your hands them clasping them afterwards is a "greetings. I come in peace" that should be universal.
- hnlmorg 5y agoIs it universal though? I thought handshaking was an alien concept in many Asian cultures. Much like how the two finger swear is a European thing (reportedly to demonstrate that one still has their bow fingers attached and thus can still attack their foe -- but that might just be an urban legend) and thus many Asians have accidentally sworn on social media due to doing the V sign backwards, not realising it means something totally different in the west.
- Leherenn 5y agoThe backward V is not even the whole of Europe, just Britain and its former dominions. It means nothing in mainland Europe.
- detaro 5y agoIn parts of mainland Europe it's recognized as "warning, rowdy drunk British tourist" ;)
- frosted-flakes 5y agoIt means nothing in Canada or the US either.
- ithinkso 5y agoThat's UK thing, maybe Commonwealth. I think virtually non-existing in rest of Europe
- vagrantJin 5y agoI made no comment on handshaking but on raising a hand or both hands as a universal signal to "I have no weapons and intend no harm" or as a "surrender" As for the two finger thing, I have no idea