Gestures From Around the World Part 1

[hudelson85]

closed captain please?

[50GoDown]

U seem like a nice, smart guy. subscribing!

[MagicMaximo]

@50GoDown Thanks!

[50GoDown]

In the Philippines they point with their lips sort of like they're kissing the air. But u probably already knew that.

[MagicMaximo]

@50GoDown Thanks for the comments. Actually I'm in the Philippines right now. I'm surprised I didn't talk about the "pointing with the lips" gesture. Thanks for reminding me and telling my subscribers!

[s104736]

ive heard that the sshh sound that we say to be quiet means hurry up in german

[MagicMaximo]

@s104736 Great I hadn't heard that before..thanks for sharing.

[s104736]

@MagicMaximo How do you say "You are awesome" in viet?

[MagicMaximo]

@s104736 The "You" changes depending if you're talking to a man (ong), woman (ba), young man (anh) or Young woman (co)

"(You) noi tieng viet gioi qua!"

[NightMitra]

in Russia the counting gesture is alike the Japanese gesture SpencervdM was talking about, but we start to fold (detract?) fingers starting with pinky and ending with a thumb

[MagicMaximo]

@NightMitra Fantastic! Thanks for sharing.

[7AlexFord]

The last gesture means "your anus is shrinking because you're afraid" XD

[MagicMaximo]

@7AlexFord Haha Thanks for the comments!

[taivanmn]

thanks a lot

[MagicMaximo]

@taivanmn you're welcome. There is also a lot of explanation of other gestures in the comments.

[lightsparks]

last gesture is sooo funny lmfao XD

[SpencervdM]

for 2:05 "this and than that", I know in Japan they start out with a full hand and detract a finger for each point starting from the thumb, down to the pinky. I thought that was interesting, because less fingers means more points, and you end up with ring finger and pinky for the last two, which felt a bit unnatural to me.

Here in my part of Europe our gestures are not much different from America because our cultures are constantly influencing eachother... so I wouldn't know what to share.

[dragonx13x]

loved the last one, i've also heard that in Japan putting your fingers together like OK, how we do in the U.S to someone is also refferring to a rectum, calling someone gay. got a kick outof that lol.

[flojogrande]

I'm Cuban and we use that "Codo" quite a bit. I was in the Navy..here in the US and got stationed in Italy. The Italians are masters of gestures. That packed gestures they use to emphasize things in general when they speak... it can mean What in response? The gesture for gay...they flick an ear lobe with their index finger...they say someone is Frosh-o or Riquioni! The gesture for dangerous they brush the cheek of their face with their thumb kinda to represent a scar like Al Capone had.

[MagicMaximo]

Great info. Thanks for sharing!

[tiffanyiizhere]

i count that way in math

[MagicMaximo]

Thanks everybody for your interesting comments!

[tzlawina]

In turkish culture the gesture @ 3:12 means "nice"

[spl0uf]

in saudi arabia (possible other arabic speaking countries), the hand gesture at 03:09 means "wait!"

[spl0uf]

in france (and other places in europe) the first finger we use when counting is our thumb. so a thumbs up means 1.

[MagicMaximo]

Thanks for sharing...I didn't know that!

[rakelpedrosa16]

In Portugal we do the last one. It means fear.

[MagicalSunrise1984]

wow - funny gestures you picked :D

[5061519]

in korea, people there love shouting and swearing one another.

[MagicMaximo]

You're being sarcastic, right?

[sh97]

I thought I should share a French gesture. If someone uses their pointer finger to pull their lower eyelid downward, it means they are joking or being sarcastic. My French teacher told me that, and I thought it looked bizarre when I observed the gesture on a French film she made us watch.

[MagicMaximo]

Thanks for sharing.

[spl0uf]

it also means "yeah right!" if you don't believe what somebody is telling you.

[sh97]

Very interesting. The last gesture made me giggle. In the states, that gesture means money.

[MAPSOTA]

thank You - It`s very interesting video:)

[MAPSOTA]

MASTER

[sophiakrywycz]

hi i would just like to say that i love your video! i think more people should think this way about appreciating the people in the world we live in and respect their different cultures, traditions and religions. i am from england and live in a very multicultural city where i see a lot of racism etc. this video should be shown to people to inspire them to think differently. i am also half italian and love the italian gestures! where have you been in the world?

[ElBoludo05]

Hallo,

I jut saw your video and i found it fantastic.people like you bring the world together and help understanding each other.

by the way something may be interesting 4 you:

In Germany we sa to someone who is cheap that he has a hedgehog in his pocket;-)

keep on travelling

[MagicMaximo]

haha! Thanks for the comments. I love it!

[MagicMaximo]

Fantastic. I'm proud of you!

[Temilira]

Very interesting. Unfortunatly, not enough kids and teens, like me, have an interest for this kind of stuff. I am American, so I am used to the same hand gestures as yourself, but in the word 'tacana' with the squiggly thing over the n, means cheap in spanish. The same gesture, with the elbow, is used. I am fluent in English and Spanish, and am currently learning Italian and Japanese.

[micheallak]

lol