From: Alfio Puglisi (puglisi@arcetri.astro.it)
Date: Fri Aug 23 2002 - 09:57:09 MDT
On Fri, 23 Aug 2002, Amara Graps wrote:
>Lee Corbin:
>
>> > http://www.amara.com/neverunderestimate.jpg\9
>>
>>Cute picture. Amazing if it's true
>
>I'm sorry, but WHAT ...? Why 'amazing' ? This is quite normal
>from my observations. Why is it difficult for you to believe that
>the same gestures have different meanings to different cultures?
>
>BTW, these gestures are true (I've verified).
Yeah, but the Italian meaning is a bit different from what the picture
says. A more accurate translation would be "What the fuck are you saying?"
(it's not a polite gesture, except when used between friends)
Alfio
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