Gestures refer to a specific language system based on the position and shape of palms and fingers established by human language centers. So what lucky gestures do Western speakers use when giving speeches? Below I have compiled some lucky gestures used by Western speakers in their speeches for your reference.

16 Lucky Gestures in Western Speakers’ Speeches

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You can tell where a person comes from by looking at his movements. Chinese people and European and American family members said that the numbers are very different. Chinese people hold out their index finger to express "1", while Europeans and Americans hold out their thumb to express "1". Chinese people extend their index and middle fingers to express "2", while Europeans and Americans extend their thumb and index finger to express "2", and extend their middle finger, ring finger, and little thumb in order to express "3", "4", and "5" , Chinese people can use five fingers of one hand to express the numbers 6-10, while Europeans and Americans need to use two hands to express 6-10, such as spreading the five fingers of one hand, plus the numbers of the other hand. The thumb means "6", and so on. In China, extending the index finger and bending the knuckle forward means "9", but the Japanese use this gesture to mean "stealing". In China, the gesture of "10" means "good luck" in British and American countries, or to indicate a close relationship with someone.

Stretch out a hand and place the index finger and thumb in a circle. Americans mean "ok", which means praise and promise. The Japanese mean "money" and the French mean "insignificant." worthless". Sri Lankan Buddhists make the same gesture with their right hand, put it on their chin and chest, and at the same time bow slightly and nod, indicating that the other person "take care of yourself". In Brazil, Greece, and Sardinia, this is a disgusting and dirty gesture.

Extend the middle finger upward: For two thousand years, the Romans have called the middle finger the "frivolous finger." In fact, the gesture of extending the middle finger alone does not mean a good thing in most countries in the world. It is generally used to express "disapproval", "dissatisfaction" or "curse". In the United States, Australia, and Tunisia, this gesture means "have that kind of relationship" and is an insult. In France, it means obscene behavior. In Saudi Arabia, it means bad behavior. In Singapore, it means insulting. Behavior. In the Philippines, it means curse, anger, hatred and contempt. In China, it means "nonsense" or insult to the other party. However, in Myanmar and Nigeria, extending the middle finger means "one", and in Tunisia, it means "one".

Extend your little finger upward: In China, this gesture means "small", "insignificant", "worst", "last", "last", and by extension It means "contempt"; in Japan, it means "woman", "girl", and "lover". In South Korea, it means "wife", "delusion" and "girlfriend". In the Philippines, it means "little man" and "lover". "Young man", "insignificant person". In the United States, it means "cowardly man" or "bet". Nigerians stretch out their little fingers, which means "bet". But in Thailand and Saudi Arabia, it means "bet". Showing the little finger means that each other is "friends" or that they are willing to "make friends". In Myanmar and India, this gesture means "want to go to the toilet." ”

Stretching out the curved index finger: This gesture is commonly used by British and Americans to greet someone. This gesture means "9" in China; "5" in Myanmar; and "5" in Sri Lanka. "Half"; in Mexico, it means "money" or "asking about the price"; in Japan, it means "thief" or "theft"; in South Korea, it means "wrong" and "small measure"; in Indonesia, it means "bad-hearted" , "meaning"; in Thailand, Singapore, and Malaysia, it means "death". In Singapore, extending a bent index finger also means "knockout" in a boxing match.

Form a circle with your thumb and index finger: Form a circle with your thumb and index finger, and then straighten your middle finger, ring finger and little finger.

This gesture is often used in the United States and the United Kingdom. It is equivalent to "ok" in English. It is generally used to ask for the other party's opinion or to answer the other party's solicitation. It expresses "agree", "praise", "promise", "success" and " amazing". In China, this gesture represents the number "o" or "3". In France, it means "zero" and "worthless". In Thailand, it means "no problem". In India, it means "right" or "correct". In the Netherlands, it means "going smoothly" and "delicately". In Sri Lanka, words and etiquette mean "completeness", "completeness" and "don't be angry". In Japan, South Korea, and Myanmar, it means "money". In the Philippines, it means "wanting money" or "having no money". In Indonesia, it means "having nothing", "accomplishing nothing", and "can't do anything.". In Tunisia, it means "useless" or "fool". In Greece and the Commonwealth of Independent States, this gesture is considered very impolite. In addition, some countries use this gesture to express "circle", "hole", etc.

Western Speaker Gesture 1: Thumbs Up

In countries such as the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand, the thumbs up gesture is a gesture used by hitchhikers to signal for a ride. This is a A signal of goodwill. British and American people are also accustomed to circling their two thumbs around each other regularly to express that they have nothing to do and are extremely bored.

When Italians count from 1 to 5, they use their thumb to indicate 1 and their index finger to indicate 2.

Westerners also point their thumbs downward to express "bad" or "poor".

The Greeks crossed their thumbs, which meant telling the other person to "go away."

In China, waving the thumb is a positive signal and usually means high praise, praise, greatness, and "boss"; waving the little finger means contempt, belittling, and "poor". If a Chinese uses this gesture to praise a Greek according to his country's custom, it will make a joke or have an unpleasant ending.

In Japan, crossing the thumb means "old man" and crossing the little finger means "lover".

Western Speaker Gesture 2: "V"-shaped gesture

The same gesture has different or even completely opposite meanings in different countries and regions. The Chinese hold out their index and middle fingers to signify "two", and this gesture signifies victory and success in Europe and the United States. During World War II, British Prime Minister Churchill once extended the index and middle fingers of his right hand to form a "V" gesture in a speech to express victory. Since then, this gesture has been widely circulated and everyone likes to make this gesture when celebrating victory or success. However, when Churchill used this gesture, his palms were facing outward. In other parts of the world, people now often face the back of their hands outward. This "V" gesture with the back of the hand facing outward is absolutely prohibited in the UK because What it means is not victory, but immorality. In Greece, not only can this gesture not be used, but even using Churchill's gesture can cause trouble. In particular, do not extend your arm too long when making this gesture, otherwise it will be disrespectful to others.

Western Speaker Gesture 3: Waving Hands

In China and Japan, to greet others, they extend their hands and wave their palms downward, but in the United States, this is a gesture to call a dog. In European and American countries, the gesture to call someone over is to turn your palms upward and move your fingers back and forth, but in Asia, this is the gesture to call a dog.

Western Speaker Gesture 4: Circle o and three other fingers

Use your thumb and index finger to form a circle, and then extend the other three fingers. This is a "circle o" originated in the United States. "OK" gesture means praise and promise. This gesture is also commonly used in Europe, more popular among students, and is also used underwater by sports divers. However, in southern France, Greece, Sardinia and other places, this gesture means exactly the opposite. When a vineyard worker in southern France serves wine to a guest, he will immediately show displeasure if he sees the guest's "ok" gesture, because this gesture here does not show off the mellowness of the wine, but indicates inferior quality. mean.

If you go to Malta, Greece and other places, the meaning of this gesture is even worse. It is a silent and vicious curse. In Japan, this gesture means money. In Brazil, it means to seduce a woman or insult a man. In mainland China, the OK gesture means zero. No wonder a Western guest praised a waitress in this way in Mainland China. The girl was confused and misunderstood that her evaluation of her work was equal to "0", and she was so anxious that she cried on the spot.

Western Speaker Gesture 5: Scratching the scalp

Some people often feel a little overwhelmed when they first encounter a more formal scene or appear in front of some people without any mental preparation. The ground will scratch his scalp with his hands. This subconscious gesture reflects people's embarrassment. In China, it means embarrassment, in Japan, it means anger, and in most Western countries, it means not knowing or not understanding, and signaling the other party to re-explain.

Western Speaker Gesture 6: wc

The Japanese use their thumb and index finger to form a notched circle, and the other three fingers are spread out to indicate wc, signaling to their partners, indicating It means going to the toilet.

Western Speaker Gesture 7: Tapping on the forehead

In Germany, people often like to tap their forehead with their index finger to indicate that someone is thinking or behaving abnormally. This action is not the same in all places. In the Netherlands, you tap your forehead with your index finger. The more you tap, the happier he will be, because the Dutch believe that tapping the temple means being smart.

Western Speaker Gesture 8: Four fingers pressing the thumb in a fist-like manner

In Germany, people like to use the other four fingers pressing the thumb, a fist-like movement, to express their wishes. Someone is happy or successful.

Western Speaker Gesture 9: Putting fingers on throat

Russians put fingers on throat to express "fullness". When Japanese people do this, it means they have been "fired".

Western Speaker Gesture 10: Applause

Japanese and Europeans also applaud, but their meanings are different. The Japanese clap with their fingers to express welcome. If you applaud like this when watching a play or attending a concert in the UK, it means that the performance is not popular and it is best for the actors to leave the show as soon as possible.

Western speaker’s gesture 11: hands and head together, palms facing the audience

When speaking in public places in the United Kingdom, the United States and other countries, the speaker must keep the audience To be quiet, you have to raise your hands to the level of your head, with your palms facing the audience. However, if this gesture were done in Greece, it would be considered a gesture of surrender and the ugliest phenomenon.

Western Speaker Gesture 12: Touching the Beard

A person may be complacent about his beard, if he touches his beard when he is proud in Greece, Southern Italy and Southern Sardinia , then he will suffer. When the host invites you to eat, you will not pour wine for him when you see this action, because this action means "enough, I don't want any more".

Western Speaker Gestures 13: Nod, Shake your head

Nod to express affirmation, shake of the head to express negative, this is the case in most countries in the world, but there are many exceptions. The Neapolitans in Italy express their denial not by shaking their heads, but by throwing their heads back. If you express a strong denial, tap your chin with your finger to match. This negative move is common in Greece, parts of Turkey, Yugoslavia, southern Italy, Sicily, Malta, Cyprus and the countries on the Mediterranean coast. In some places, such as Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Greece, Turkey, Iran and Bangladesh, shaking the head means affirmation, that is, nodding does not count. If the frequency of this movement is slow, it means hesitation in Germany, while shaking the head continuously means denial.

Western Speaker Gesture 14: Use your index finger to pick up your lower eyelids

When Italians remind someone of certain dangers, they use their index fingers to slightly move their lower eyelids. Grill it down.

A French girl met an Italian in a hotel in Italy. The Italian offered to give her a ride in his car, and the girl agreed. However, when the waiter saw this situation, he used his index finger to push down his lower eyelids, hinting to her that there was danger, but she could not understand this hint.

People in different places have different understandings of this hint. The British will understand that something they have done has been seen through. Latin Americans will interpret this gesture as a sign of courtesy and courtesy. If an Englishman or a Frenchman uses this action on an Italian, the Italian will look left and right to see what dangers are around him, but what the Englishman wants to express in this case is not this, but I think this Italian is by no means a decent person.

Western Speaker Gesture 15: Welcome Gesture

When Polynesians on the Pacific Islands meet, they hug each other and touch each other’s back; Inuit Eskimos use fists Beat acquaintances on the head and shoulders; Swedish Laplanders wipe each other's noses; Samoans sniff each other; Egyptians greet each other like a salute - put their hands on their foreheads; some African people hug each other and put their cheeks together when they meet. Stick together. These are welcome gestures.

Gestures for Western Speakers 16: Do not use gestures indiscriminately

You should pay attention to your own gestures in social interactions and work, and do not use them indiscriminately. It is better to use them indiscriminately than indiscriminately. You should be extra careful when receiving new guests. It is best to understand the customs and taboos of the guest's hometown in advance, because if you make a mistake, misunderstandings will occur and even lead to big mistakes.

Someone once asked many Japanese friends the same question: "When you communicate with Chinese people, if the Japanese that the Chinese speaks has many phonetic and grammatical errors, or he makes Some actions that make Japanese people feel incredible, so do you think language and grammatical errors are intolerable? Or are those incredible actions intolerable: "The unanimous response is simply amazing. All Japanese people think that language and grammatical errors can be tolerated. Because the other party is a foreigner after all, but he cannot tolerate strange body movements because it may be impolite.

In short, different gestures convey different information. At the same time, we need to pay attention to the accuracy of gesture movements, the size of the amplitude, the strength of the strength, the speed, and the length of time. These are all very particular. Gestures can reflect people's inner thoughts and attitudes towards others. Enthusiasm and reluctance can be clearly reflected in gestures.