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languages:japanese:gestures
While not strictly language related.. which gestures are original and different from Germany?
- pointing with the pointer finger to ones nose
- meaning: reference to one self
- German gesture: pointing to own breast
- arm stretched and reaching forward, hand being flat, hand flapping up and down
- meaning: come here
- German gesture: moving hand and arm, as if one would “invite”, or wanted to move fresh air onto own direction
- one hand flat and in one line with arm, hand is in front of the own face, hand/arm being rotated back and forth around elbow
- meaning: no, as is “I have not yet tried this” or “that's not the case”
- German: rotating head/face facing left/right/left and so on
- both hands flat and in one line with arm, both crossed in front of the own face
- meaning: finish, closing, for example: “I want to pay and leave the restaurant”
- (none in Japan?)
- German: both pointer fingers crossed, forming a 'plus', the finger ontop moving to the other fingers fingertip
- typical accompanying sounds: ätschebätsch, nänänä
- meaning: a kind of Schadenfreude
languages/japanese/gestures.txt · Last modified: 2021/12/16 09:32 by chris
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