Comments | whatwasthatone: hand gesture??

xanthia87 in whatwasthatone

hand gesture??

Jun 24, 2009 18:06

So my mom and I were out shopping today (we're in the U.S.) and an older lady (mid 60s) who appeared to be from India made an odd hand gesture to us as we got sorta traffic jammed in the parking lot, both of us waiting for the other to go ahead and drive on ( Read more... )

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Comments 5

rhiannonstone June 24 2009, 22:28:03 UTC

Sure she wasn't just shielding her eyes from the sun?

smittten June 24 2009, 22:31:04 UTC

Well if I was saluting someone I would use my left hand, because it's my dominant one. Is there some rule it should be with the right? I guess so...

zevhonith June 24 2009, 22:35:14 UTC

Sounds to me like she was just giving her version of "the wave," to thank you for letting her in.

y2jdingo June 24 2009, 23:04:33 UTC

The 'thank you' wave?

draperyfalls June 24 2009, 23:48:50 UTC

Was it a sort of cupped hand raised towards the head, palm inwards, like she was tapping the head? If so, it's a gesture that means 'bless you/thank you'.