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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

IMAGES & WORDS: LANGUAGE


Using our hands to express ourselves can sometimes be risky because a simple gesture can mean quite different things in different cultures. Do you know what does holding five fingers up, facing away from you may mean? Well, look at the hand below...
 

11 comments:

  1. Wow Belita this is taking language by the hand and giving it all a very different meaning indeed. I love your creative expression here.

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  2. Very good, and informative, entry Belita!!

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  3. Interesting that ... just goes to show how much can be lost with interpretation. Excellent entry!

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  4. Very inspiring post Belita , thanks for sharing it Rosiex

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  5. Ooo carful with the hands in Greece and Cypres - I thought of everyting but hands when it came to this theme - great choice and I do really like your take and work you have created for the theme - think it great Belitia - thanks too for your visit!
    http://keithtrevett.wordpress.com/images-and-words/language/

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  6. Ooo carful with the hands in Greece and Cypres - I thought of everyting but hands when it came to this theme - great choice and I do really like your take and work you have created for the theme - think it great Belitia - thanks too for your visit!
    http://keithtrevett.wordpress.com/images-and-words/language/

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  7. LOL, just be careful what you show with your hands I would say. Very interesting.

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  8. Indeed so true. A gesture which is decent in one country could be quite insulting in another - thanks for your comment, dear.

    My Entry

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  9. Good post, very different. I like it.

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  10. Good choice of image! And a good reminder: when we are visiting foreign countries we can easily misunderstand, but hopefully also excused.

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  11. interesting post...Thanks for sharing...

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