Assertion: gesture's meaning | /r/HasProperty | different
Facets:
value: very
type: DEGREE
value: drastically
type: MANNER
value: completely
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: However, gestures can have different meanings according to the country in which they are expressed.
text: Gestures are culture-specific and can convey very different meanings in different social or cultural settings.
text: In Italy and other parts of the Mediterranean region, the gesture must usually be performed with the fingers tilting downward to signify the warding off of bad luck; in the same region and elsewhere, the gesture may take a different, offensive and insulting meaning if it is performed with fingers upward or if directed aggressively towards someone in a swiveling motion (see section below).
text: You will be surprised to know that some gestures that you perform almost casually has a really different meaning in different cultures.
text: US Presidents George W Bush and Richard Nixon both unintentionally insulted their audiences in Australia and Brazil by flashing commonly used American hand gestures, not knowing that the meanings were drastically different.
text: That gesture can may be interpreted differently and have a different meaning or even be highly offensive in South Korea, Europe, Nigeria, Greece, Bulgaria, Latin American countries, India, Japan, and other places.
text: That gesture can may be interpreted differently and have a different meaning or even be highly offensive in South Korea, Europe, Nigeria, Greece, Bulgaria, Latin American countries, India, Japan, and other places.
text: In both cases, you can use this same gesture, but the meaning will be different:
text: Before you start using any hand gesture, be aware that some gestures have different meanings in different places.
text: This gesture has evolved to mean perfect, but in some countries it has completely different meanings: In Germany and Brazil it is a very obscene gesture, in Japan it means money and in France it usually means zero or useless.
text: Hand gestures like a pointed finger can have different meanings in different cultures.
text: Very similar gestures can have very different meanings across cultures.