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Kozakiewicza gesture Kozakiewicza gesture („wał”)(„wał”)Typically Polish

offending gesture


Władysław Kozakiewicz is a Polish pole vault jumper,

an Olympic champion at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

In Poland, the Bras d'honneur became known as "Kozakiewicz's gesture”.

Kozakiewicz made the gesture on 30 July 1980 to Russian spectators in the stadium

during the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. The crowd supporting Soviet jumper

Konstantin Volkov booed, hissed, jeered, and whistled during Kozakiewicz's performance. Having just secured his gold medal position, Kozakiewicz made the gesture in defiance to

the Soviet crowd. He later confirmed his dominance in the

competition by breaking the world record, clearing at 5.78 meters.

Hand tap on the neck Hand tap on the neck

Poland:let’s drink some vodka

Italy:guillotone


Finger snap on the neck Finger snap on the neck Poland:

Let’s drink some vodka


Lifting eybrowsLifting eybrowsPoland:

surprisePhilipines:

welcomeTurkey:

negationPeru:

payment demand Tonga island:

nod in agreement


Tapping on the forheadTapping on the forheadPoland,

Germany, France: you’ re stupid

Spain, England:gesture of selfadmiration („you’re thoughtful”)


Pulling away the lower Pulling away the lower eyelideyelidPoland:

disbelief („is there a tank in my eye”), complete stupidity

Italy:watch yourself; have your eyes wide open

Part of the Balkans Peninsula:disaapontment


Victoria (the sign of Victoria (the sign of victory)victory)

Poland:winning, freedom

Great Britain, Ireland, New Zeland and Australia:gesture shown from the palm side – very offending

With this gesture Frech soldiers during the 100- year war threaten British archers. The gesture meant:

„we will cut your two fingers that you use to fire arrows”


Lifted thumbLifted thumbUSA, Poland:

success, victory, pleasant event; OK

Middle East, south Europe: offending and vulgar gesture

Germany, Austria, France: number „one”

Divers: I want to surface


VegetaVegetaSomething good, of

high quality France:

you’re zeroBelgium, Brasil,

Germany, Greece, Spain, Turkey: offending gesture

Japan:give me a bribe


Middle fingerMiddle finger

Offending gesture

The most international and the oldest gesture to show insult and disparage.

In Ancient Rome it was known uder the name of digitus impudicus (shameless and insolent finger).


Finger and cheekFinger and cheekPlacing a pointnig finger on the

cheekFrance:

„swindle”Germany:

you’re crazyItaly:

gesture of admiration for someone

Finger rotation in the cheek in Italy means :that’s tasty


FigFigPoland:

fig with poppy = no way it’s going to happen

Brasil:I wish you luck

Turkey, Indonesia, China and Russia:a very offending gesture


Keeping fingers crossedKeeping fingers crossed

I wish you luck


Invoking someone Invoking someone with the pointing finger with the pointing finger Europe:

come hereEastern Asia:

for using this gesture towards a person you can get arrested and have your pointing finger broken

Latin America, Indonesia and Australia:used tocall prostitutes


Mano cornuta (italian Mano cornuta (italian horny hand) , Corna horny hand) , Corna (horns)(horns)Great fun,

freedom, identification with peers.

Italy:cuckold, a betrayed man

This gesture was popularised by the Black Sabbath band leader,

who took it from his grandma who was Italian. With this gesture,woman „pushes away” the „evil eye” of other

people. It is also connected with hinduism and buddhism

– similar gesture is used to repel evil and negative emotions.


Crossed fingersCrossed fingers

Poland:It is suppose to safe the liar from gods rage after he deceived someone

Turkey:friendship termination


Nose touchingNose touchingTouching one side of the

nose with your pointing finger:

Great Britain and Sardinia:participation, discretion, keeping secrets

Italy: „Be careful”

Touching the front of your nose

Great Britain, Holland and Austria:„Don’t interfere”


Pokazywanie językaPokazywanie języka

Poland:offending gesture

India:respect


MoutzaMoutzaPoland:

take it easy, calm down

Greece:the worst gesture made to offend someone in the companionship

Arabic countries:letting the seller know that we are not interested in buying


Kręcenie otwartą Kręcenie otwartą dłoniądłonią

Poland:so so

South America:I’m bisexual


Head movementsHead movements

NodPoland:

yesBulgaria:

noWagPoland:

noBulgaria:

yes


Beating an open hand with Beating an open hand with a fist a fist

Poland:I’ll punch you

Thailand:erotic vulgar gesture


High fiveHigh fiveHello!I agree with you

In English you say high five or: give me five when you want to make the gesture.

The gesture was created by Monta Sleets. When he was 2 years old he was watching his parents’ guests,

who were war veterans – they were lifting their hands and saying: „five".

The boy didn’t know the meaning of this, so he went to one of the guests and said: „Hi five!”,

he thought Five was the name. Both parents and other guests found

the gesture funny and repeated it, this way it was memorised by the boy.

Many years later, when Mont started playing basketball, he used the gesture with his friends. Because it was used on basketball matches it soon became adopted by other teams.Migration in the past, the present and the future - problems and opportunities

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TurtleTurtle

HelloPeace, at ease


Driving a car in MexicoDriving a car in Mexico

Mexican drivers don’t use turning signals.

Turning left: the driver sticks the left handout of the car window as if he wanted to cool it

Turning right: the driver places his left hand on the car roof as if he wanted to cool his armpit


SourcesSources „Mowa ciała. Praktyczne wprowadzenie” Gordon R. Wainwright

www.wikipedia.wiki.pl

http://www.logo24.pl/Logo24/1,125390,5640489,Gesty__na_ktore_nalezy_uwazac.html

http://poradydlapodroznikow.blogspot.com/2009/05/uwazaj-na-gesty.html

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