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From: boren@randvax.UUCP (Pat Boren)
Newsgroups: net.travel
Subject: Re: Do's and Taboos Around the World
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Date: Fri, 31-Jan-86 11:57:27 EST
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We noticed in the German countries, people count starting with their
thumb -- that is, thumb is 1, index finger is 2, etc.  So when some-
one wants one more beer, the thumb goes up to indicate 1, not
'okey dokey'.
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		Patricia Boren
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		boren@rand-unix.arpa