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PANORAMA insult : Middle finger in Europe

Middle finger in Europe

Despite the globalisation of the audiovisual world and the constant information overload, gestures appear to be just as effective as when they were first invented many centuries ago, so much so that using a simple gesture to order two coffees can almost end up sparking a row. A rudimentary guide to hands, chins and backsides to help you avoid problems in Europe

by Argemino Barro @ // 30/03/11

insult, italy, expressions, united kingdom, european union, spain, society

PANORAMA insult : European idioms: a pumpkin this Halloween

European idioms: a pumpkin this Halloween

Pumpkins in expressions can be saying no to a date in Spanish, being dumb in Italian or sleeping early in English - weekly language expressions

by Jesús Ramírez Morales @ // 29/10/08

insult, languages, halloween, tower of babel, united states, holiday, potato

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SHOE-CIDE ATTACK & INSULT CULTURE OF THE WORLD

As you know an Iraqi journalist attempted a shoe-cide:-) suicide attack on George W. Bush, throwing a shoe during his last visit in Iraq. For Iraqie culture throwing shoe or hitting somebody with she is the harshes way to insult. While Iraqi courts still discussing on to judge the journalist ...

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