""In America and many other countries, raising the index and middle fingers in a “V” shape, with the palms facing outward, is the peace sign. However, in other parts of the world, the “V sign” is associated with victory instead of peace. And in Turkey, it has a more unfortunate connotation: terrorism.
"Many people learned that in the summer of 2025 due to a viral video of a South Korean tourist being gently reprimanded by security guards after flashing the peace sign in Istanbul. “In your culture, it means peace, but unfortunately in Turkey, it is raised about terrorism,” one of the guards told her. The hand gesture has been used in the past by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which has been designated as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the United States, the European Union, Japan, and Australia."
Gifting Certain Kinds of Flowers – France
Chrysanthemums have funeral connotations in France, where they’re associated with mourning and loss. So, while they’re the right kind of flower to leave at a gravesite, they’re the wrong kind for most other occasions. Also best left at the florist are red carnations, which suggest ill will; all-yellow bouquets, which imply infidelity; and an even number of flowers in a bouquet. Additionally, flowers in general are considered a bit of a no-no if you’re trying to thank someone for hosting you — especially if they aren’t already in a vase, as you just gave your host work to do when you were trying to give them a gift." . . .
The time when George Bush Senior figuratively told the Aussies where to go… . . . "During a state visit to #Australia in 1992, US President George Bush Senior was confronted by protesting sugar industry workers angry at the US dumping cheap, subsidised sugar in Australia’s traditional markets.
"How did Bush greet the protestors? By flashing them a V-sign ✌🏼… only he did it with the fingers to the front, not the back.
"👎🏻 Bad move – that hand gesture in Australia does not mean “peace” or “victory” but has the same meaning as the middle-finger salute, causing great offence. At the time it wasn’t for certain whether this was a genuine gaffe or not. However, as the photo shows, Bush did learn from this faux pas.
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