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Why do Americans swear when they say ‘peace’?

Swear? He didn’t swear? :S Or I missed something?

His ‘peace’ gang sign was backwards, here in the UK if you give somebody the peace sign with the back of your hand facing towards the person it’s kinda the equivalent of the middle finger lol.

Seriously? Wow, didn’t know that.

me too, always learning :smiley: sorry i have been a little away, i had a motivatsion crisis at work so i kept away from…world? :smiley:

It’s funny how some gestures and expressions can have different meaning in another country.

I remember hearing somewhere that in Greece if you give somebody the thumbs up it means some thing along the lines of ‘up yours’. Is that true or was I reading BS?

No, that’s BS. A “bad” hand gesture is when you do this: (with either one or both hands)

What does it mean @evooba? I never guessed ab sth negative meaning of an “open hand” We germans didn´t have a really raditional meaning of it´s own with gestures (I think, pl correct if I fail) that is kind of special, nowerdays the kids immitating the rapping gestures, I put a FM Pic on the groups info wall, looks cool, shinodaa like, can you imagine…nobody ask [as expected from me] who is that, can we hear sm music from him, no they don´t and rapping german shit like bushido [ultra sexistic, ultra criminell, rumors including him into a so called Mafia here, not italien but “Abou-Chaker-Clan” (can be found on wiki germany and on the top of all, he it´s his pregnant woman, as***** through and through, but the kids chooe him…stm I only like to cry

It’s for when you do something stupid, like the other person is telling you in a way that you’re an idiot. It’s more a like a joke between friends, it’s not offensive but some people may take it seriously.

Not sure I fully understand what you are saying… I don’t see how rap gestures are considered bad. If that was the case then the “rock on” sign would be considered bad too?

No no, they didn´t even unerstand or knowing, what the gestures means, they´re only immitation to appear cool, in our “house” [ it´s a big one were I work, infact it is an old castle, with two newer houses combined (underground-connected)] I work mostly with the kids, that other schools thrown out, cause of their habbits, their behaviour, they are mostly traumatic experiences due to expieriences, through their childhood, the oldest kids iin our house are 18…

Well, most people don’t understand the rap and hip-hop scene at all. All they know is Eminem, Jay-Z and Drake and Kanye… the minority knows about N.W.A., Wu Tang, Run DMC, Public Enemy and all those legends, so they don’t get it, they think it’s just a way to be “cool”.

Agree 100% …you´re at work? @EvoOba

Yeah, I am.

I´ve to go now, cya in the ev mb? bye

Making that "i am working’ face ?

Not really. I do absolutely nothing all day every day. It’s so boring and annoying, I can’t wait till it’s over. Only 2 months and 16 days left!

What if you’re going for a high 5 or waving to somebody to say hello or bye? Or what if you’re gesturing ‘stop’?

its so snowy today that i hoped to stay at the office and make ‘‘workface’’ but damn, i have to go meet a client.

You do that with your palm closed, the fingers are attached to each other. But really, it’s not a huge thing anymore. Kids think it’s funny and a big deal but it’s really not.