In Yugoslavia turning the head from side to side means yes; in Japan, looking someone in the eye is considered judgmental or hostile; and in Ghana, thumbs up is a rude gesture.

在南斯拉夫，摇头意味着“是”；在日本，正视某人的眼睛被认为是指责或有敌意；在加纳，翘大姆指是粗鲁手势。

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"Okay!" said Todd, giving a thumbs-up gesture he'd seen his father make.

“好！”托德一面说，一面竖起大拇指，做着他以前看他父亲做的这个手势。

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The thumbs-up gesture, meaning "great" or "good job" in the US, is rude in Nigeria, but in Germany and Japan it means the number one.

拇指朝上的手势，在美国意味着“了不起”“干得好”；在尼日利亚，它是粗鲁的；而在德国和日本表示第一的意思。

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Even the thumbs-up gesture is an obscene one in some parts of the world.

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