In the war, the archers would shoot the advancing enemy. The enemy were threatening to cut off the archers' middle fingers if they lost. When the archers' army won, the archers stuck their finger up at the enemy as if to say 'na na nana na, we've still got our fingers!' Unfortunately, now, it means something a lot worse.* *For those of you who don't know what it means, it means ***************. (ittle kids use this site too you know!)
Yes, finger pointing is considered to be rude.
If you must 'point out' something use polite and brief hand gestures, a nod of your head in the direction of the person or object, or even a glance with your eyes.
In some cultures, pointing with the finger formerly indicated casting a curse. It's a custom. Quite often there are no logical reasons for customs, but to avoid offending people we follow them anyway.
Yes, finger pointing is considered to be rude. If you must 'point out' something use polite and brief hand gestures, a nod of your head in the direction of the person or object, or even a glance with your eyes.
thumb, point finger, middle finger, ring finger and little finger
Before you point your finger make sure your hands are clean
No, the index finger is next to the thumb. Then the middle finger. Then the ring finger. Then the little finger, sometimes called pinky. no its the one between the middle finger and the thumb. The one you point it.
In Chinese culture it is considered impolite to point with one finger.
Yes, it is.
A baby starts to poke and point with its index finger at 8-9 months old.
because its rude
An idication that they want a more intimate physical relatioship. This is considered crude behavior in polite society.
You just have to be straight forward, honest, polite and to the point.
Be straight forward, honest, empathetic and polite - keep it simple and to the point.
finger it