Despite many similarities between the U.K. and the U.S., there are some common gestures that may seem innocuous that could get you in trouble in Britain.

An curved arrow pointing right. Many hand gestures in the US are pretty universal. The peace sign, thumbs up, and "devil horns" aren't likely to earn you any strange looks in the States ...

The truth is, hand gestures have always been complicated. From the ancient Roman thumbs-up to the modern mystery of Gen Z’s sideways peace sign/head-tilt, our hands have been doing a lot of ...

Another said she always makes the peace sign in photos. But no one really knew the origin of the custom. Cultural anthropologist Nomura Masakazu explained the gesture in an article published in a ...