I noticed the difference between my friend and I when I replied to a friend with the number 2, while showing the back of my hand. Being British, he promptly did the same gesture back at me.

  • lordnikon@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    45 minutes ago

    American/British count palm forward but also learned to count BSL style with the only modification I use my thumb for number 3

  • MurrayL@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    2 hours ago

    Yeah a two-finger salute (back of hand facing them) is equivalent to giving the middle finger in the UK.

  • anime_ted@lemmy.world
    2·
    2 hours ago

    If I’m dealing with someone who I can reasonably assume is not American it’s palm toward me and thumb out (but not pointing straight up) for one, thumb and index finger for two, and so on. Many American hand gestures are offensive to other cultures and it’s not hard to learn to do it this way.