May 25, 2009: India Votes

[ZenGum]

Originally Posted by Wombat

Bullshit. I'm in Australia and thumbs up is definitely not obscene here.

Seconded. Thumbs up means good/yes.

Extended middle finger pointed up with others curled, palm inwards (as shown in the photo above), is definitely obscene, roughly, %#@& YOU.

In fact AusLan, the Australian sign language for deaf-mutes, is somewhat different from the American version, and, according to a rather unreliable TV comedy show I saw recently, has gestures meaning #@%& YOU and &#%@ THE LOT OF YOU based on this hand position.

I've never beckoned a prostitute, but the crooked digit thing sounds like BS to me.