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The Ultimate Body Language Book

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This “a-okay” gesture means good things or a rude piece of human anatomy!<br />

<strong>The</strong> “hook ’em horns” where the index finger and little finger are extended and the remaining fingers<br />

held down with the thumb is poplar to University of Texas Longhorn fans, but when directed to a<br />

married Italian man, means that his wife is having an affair. In North America, the “thumbs-up”<br />

gestures can mean “great” or “I need a ride” but for Greeks the gestures means “up yours” and is<br />

accompanied by a rapid upward and slower downward motion. Another gesture that has multiple<br />

cultural meaning is the “OK” sign where the thumb and index finger come together to make an “O”

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