Use of Hand Gestures Can Cause a Significant Barrier

question 22

Multiple Choice

Use of hand gestures can cause a significant barrier. Although a thumbs-up gesture may mean "good going" in the United States, it is equivalent to an upraised middle finger in which countries?

• A) France and Italy
• B) Latin America
• C) Islamic Countries
• D) the Pacific Islands

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Definitions:

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