

In episode 24 of _JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders_ , Polnareff
takes advantage of a dangerous situation to show off his knowledge of hand
signals. A video of this can be found
[here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRsXY1GYmSE).

Kakyoin recognises the hand signal as meaning "Your underwear is showing",
which greatly pleases Polnareff. The two of them share some kind of elaborate
handshake to mark the occasion, the eyes of both characters being darkened
(which, as far as I understand, usually indicates seriousness).

What on Earth is going on here? Why do Kakyoin and Polnareff know this, why is
Polnareff so pleased and why do they share an elaborate hand shake afterwards?


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Why are Kakyoin and Polnareff so pleased about knowing the same hand signals?


Polnareff knows this by virtue of him being Polnareff.

Combining the individual gestures and their 'translations' makes the sentence
that it does.

Pan (Japanese sound for clapping) + 2 (two) + ok (maru) + seeing something
(mieru) = pan-tsu (underwear) + maru (entire) + mieru (can see)

Only Kakyoin is able to decipher what he's trying to say, since NO ONE ELSE
chimes in, and they both share a bonding moment. That bonding moment is the
amazing handshake, and their eyes darken to reflect the solemnity of the bro-
ment.


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It's also a reference to another manga series called Dr. Slump, where another
character does the same hand signal. So it could be a bro moment where
Polnareff is basically going "Whoa, you got that reference? Yeeeesss, we read
the same comic!"

It might also be worth noting that France loves manga, so it would make sense
that Polnareff had read Dr. Slump.


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