Does the "You're OK with Me" trophy graphic mean something NOT OK where you are from?

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6th February 2009, 11:32am
#1
by pdmura
Glendale, AZ United States
Member Since: Jun 2008
Member Points: 355

Some recent reading on misunderstandings caused by regional and culture diversities caused me to wonder about the "You're OK with Me" trophy graphic.  I thought it ironic if the "You're OK" gesture actually suggested "You're NOT OK" in some places.  Does this mean something else where you are from?

6th February 2009, 11:41am
#2
by wawapz
Ontario Canada
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 32

i recall being told somewhere not to do this gesture... maybe i was in japan at the time? anyways, it supposedly meant "you're an a**hole".

6th February 2009, 12:01pm
#3
by Beelzebub666
Great Britain
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 378

It looks a lot like the 'you're an asshole' gesture used in south america.

Personally i'm in favour of diversifying the tropies a little, I suggest a trophy to give 'em the finger.

 

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