March 17, 2009

Non-Verbal Arabic Hand Gesture: Wait
Aleppo, Syria

Instead of showing the palm of your hand to a car, motion for it to hold on for a second in the local culture by bringing your thumb together with your index and middle fingers. This means 'wait' or 'hold up' (for a moment).

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