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minus-squareDiplomjodler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·6 months agoThis seems pretty overblown to me. Basically any hand gesture is an obscene insult in Greece? Maybe someone native wants to offer some perspective?
minus-squareMicrowavedTea@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·6 months agoYeah don’t worry, this is pretty bs. The only one that’s kinda accurate is number 4 but with outstretched fingers, not stuck together. And even that is slowly being fazed out in favor of the middle finger.
minus-squareDuamerthrax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·6 months agoGreeks sound like very contentious people.
minus-squareSnowyday@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·edit-26 months agoGreek here: you just made an enemy for life ✌️ /s
minus-squareredisdead@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·6 months agoHand gestures can absolutely be offensive. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_finger
This seems pretty overblown to me. Basically any hand gesture is an obscene insult in Greece? Maybe someone native wants to offer some perspective?
Yeah don’t worry, this is pretty bs. The only one that’s kinda accurate is number 4 but with outstretched fingers, not stuck together. And even that is slowly being fazed out in favor of the middle finger.
Greeks sound like very contentious people.
Greek here: you just made an enemy for life ✌️
/s
@Snowyday @Duamerthrax 👍
Hand gestures can absolutely be offensive.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_finger