In much of South East Asia,it's considered rude to cross your legs while sitting down.

在东南亚许多地方,坐下时跷二郎腿被认为是粗俗的举动.

In Japan,it's rude to blow your nose and,as in china,rude to leave your chopsticks standing up in a bowl of rice(because this mimics a funeral rite).

在日本,擤鼻子不文雅,而在中国,将筷子竖插在米饭上是不好的(因为这相似于葬礼仪式).

In the Philippines,you can be arrested for beckoning somebody by curling your finger,because this suggests that he or she is a dog.

在菲律宾,勾手指来召唤某人可能会被逮捕,因为这是唤狗的手势.

In much of southern Europe and north Africa,the "thumbs up" sign doesn't mean "yes" or "super",but in fact means "sit on this".

在欧洲南部和北非的许多地方,"翘大拇指"并不表示"好","真棒",而是意味着"这事儿先放一放".

Italians are particularly fond of what has become the rockstar Satan sign(clenched fist,first finger and small finger extended,twist your wrist) which is traditionally supposed to suggest cuckoldry.

意大利人格外喜欢已成为摇滚乐中撒旦标志的手势(握紧的拳头,食指和小指伸直,转动手腕),这是暗示某人的妻子有了外遇.

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