I'm currently about 2 do a project for one of my subjectz (coursez)..anywayz we'r not supposed 2 have started yet but i thought i do some user-end research- our target audience are touristz (in Melbourne). We are 2 concoct a device dat either workz on a palm-pilot or mobile (cell) telefono device. This device will give directionz and give history on any which spot of Melbourne when digitally requested or may have a satellite-like function which is intelligent enough 2 tell you precisely where you arez. This is despite da point of this threadz I wanted to research any statisticz, official data and any trivia i could get on da typical tourist dat may come to Melbourne- i thought i'd keep this bit of information 2 show how different culturez clash...despite da melting pot we seemz 2 have...have a read...


Meaning: Sexual Insult
Action: The stiff thumb is jerked upwards several times.
Background: The thumb here symbolically represents the erect penis. Because of the close similarity between this gesture, the friendly Thumbs Up, and the hitchhiker's Thumb Hitch, misunderstandings can arise between foreign tourists and local populations. If hitchhikers at the side of the road, in certain countries, jerk their thumbs at passing cars, this is taken as a deliberate obscenity and may lead to heated exchanges rather than free rides. In those countries where the insulting thumb is popular, local hitchhikers always employ a flat hand rather than a jerked thumb. Not surprisingly, the thumb jerk is rare in North America and Europe, where the other two gestures are so well known, and they, in turn, are rare where the Thumb Jerk is considered an insult. The exception to this rule is Australia, where both are employed, and where some confusion does exist.

Locality: Sardinia, Greece, Turkey, Iran, the Middle East, Russia, and parts of Africa and Australia.

Well i don't know bout da lot of u but i certainly find this amusingz

lilmissmissy said:

Now, missy, is that last thumbsup meant as an insult...



...or do you need a ride somewhere?





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RocknRollDave said:

Ooh i dunno man- it was touch'n'go therez for a momentz- nobodyz was interestedz in my interesting findz...dat in itself is insultingz sooooo

lilmissmissy said:

RocknRollDave said:

Good-O!

lilmissmissy said:

...by which I mean:-








NOT:-

RocknRollDave said:

I know!!

RocknRollDave said:

That was Mr. Bungle's avvie back in the day... like, last year.

senik said:

Um




oh.

RocknRollDave said:

It sounds like you're playing with your thumb STOP THAT!

senik said:

How did you KNOW?!?!