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.
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2 daysIn my experience in the US it’s interchangeable. Typically palm out is used to convey more cheerfully or for emphasis, while palm in is more casual or less emphatic.
- 2 days
I’m American. Until I was almost 40, that’s where I lived. Count with index first, thumb last. Palm facing the other person.
I moved to Norway al 39. Over time I have transitioned to counting thumb first and showing the back of my hand. No one told me, just trying to assimilate.
If I count for myself my palm faces me. I turn it to show someone else, with palm facing them, as if it’s a piece of paper with text.
- MurrayL@lemmy.worldEnglish3 days
Yeah a two-finger salute (back of hand facing them) is equivalent to giving the middle finger in the UK.
