Title: 19 Common American Gestures That’ll Confuse People Overseas – Urbo
Headings: 19 Common American Gestures That’ll Confuse People Overseas
19 Common American Gestures That’ll Confuse People Overseas
They might even get you beat up. If you're planning to travel abroad anytime soon, you need to see this.
1. Thumbs Up
2. Hands in Pockets
3. A Big-Toothed Smile
4. Crossing Your Fingers
6. Pointing
7. Sticking Out Your Pinkie
8. Devil Horns
9. The Peace Sign
10. Handing Out a Business Card With Just One Hand
11. Patting Someone on the Head
12. Blowing Your Nose Outside the Bathroom
13. Talk to the Hand
14. Eye Contact
15. Brief Handshakes
16. The Thumb Between the Fingers
17. Chewing Gum
18. A Dozen Roses
19. Nodding

Content: But in case you feel the urge to do that, know that you might get yourself in trouble if you’re in a room full of Buddhists. 12. Blowing Your Nose Outside the Bathroom
In Japan, people blow their noses in the bathroom. It’s seen as a private, almost shameful act, kind of like everything else that goes on in the bathroom. Americans blow their noses wherever they darn well please. If you’re in Japan, though, you might be seen as rude and disgusting if you don’t save your sniffles until you’re behind closed doors. 13. Talk to the Hand
In the United States, it’s not super polite to put your palm in someone’s face. In Greece, Nigeria, and Pakistan, though, it’s more than just a little rude. Toa Heftiba on Unsplash
There’s a tradition in those countries of disgracing an enemy by rubbing dirt and, well, something worse than dirt in their faces.