[Tlhingan-hol] Klingon gestures (was Re: New word from MO: {jIr} (excl) "Big deal!")

[qunnoQ HoD]

> Hitting someone with the back of your hand challenges them to a fight to
the death.

besides Klingon culture,in Greece too, to hit someone with the back of your
hand or to slap him is considered to be highly insulting.
a Greek would prefer someone to punch him,than to be hit by the back of the
hand. only the thought of a backhand slap,pisses me off ! no wonder a
Klingon would consider it challenge for a deathmatch.

On Wed, Nov 4, 2015 at 4:56 PM, Michael Roney, Jr. <nahqun at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Nov 4, 2015 at 7:40 AM, Felix Malmenbeck <felixm at kth.se> wrote:
> > It would actually be nice to have more gestures in Klingon.
> >
>
> On 4 November 2015 at 11:31, zrajm <zrajm at klingonska.org> wrote:
> > My assumption was that this rotating hand motion has a similar meaning
> > in America (?),
>
> On Wed, Nov 4, 2015 at 8:47 AM, De'vID <de.vid.jonpin at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Correct. That's exactly what this gesture signifies in North American
> > body language:
> > http://en.wikademia.org/Archive:Types_of_gestures#Whoop-Dee-Doo
>
>
> It would be nice, especially after reading through that list on Wikademia.
>
> We do have a few though:
>
> Hitting someone with the back of your hand challenges them to a fight to
> the death.
> Pointing your pinky at someone is calling them old.
> Pointing your second toe at someone is claiming that they are weak.
> Saluting
> Crossing one's arms over one's chest. We've seen this both during the
> discommendation ceremony, and later as a stand alone insult.
>
>
> Have I missed any?
>
>
> ~naHQun
>
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