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I did index+middle for 2. They would do thumb+index for 2, and thumb+index+middle for 3. They didn't do index+middle for anything other than maybe "peace sig
by tyingq 5y ago
I did index+middle for 2. They would do thumb+index for 2, and thumb+index+middle for 3. They didn't do index+middle for anything other than maybe "peace sign". So from a distance, my "2" would look like "3" to them. It was a rural area in Germany, in the late 80's, early 90's.
- dylan604 5y agoIndex + middle in an upward movement would probably be taken as something other than peace
- kubanczyk 5y agoNo, not likely in 90s in Germany. What you're describing is primarily a UK gesture. (Wikipedia says also known in Ireland, South Africa, Australia, India, etc.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_sign#As_an_insult https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_sign#As_an_insult
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- kergonath 5y agoNo. Outside the U.K. and Ireland, nobody would take that for an insult unless you also use rude language or body language. I actually use it every now and then, for example ordering 2 beers at a bar.
- lsllc 5y agoDepends on which way round your hand is -- V with folded fingers/palm facing out, it's the peace/victory sign. V with back of the hand/knuckles facing out would the insult -- supposedly originating from English archers insulting the French at the battle of Agincourt. According to legend, the French would cut off the index & ring fingers from captured English soldiers so they couldn't draw their bow string. So the English would wave the two fingers in the V formation in the general direction of the French in order to insult them! At least that's the legend anyway ... https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803120300620 https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20...