Flipping the Bird: Gestures Not to Use in Foreign Countries (English Edition)

Taking a trip abroad? Don't forget your passport, money, and this book. Foreign hand gestures are by no means invariable, and this guide will help you to avoid a cringeworthy or even hostile situation.

Excerpt:
The gravest of insults in the Middle East is to point the forefinger of the right hand at the left hand while compressing the fingers and thumb of the left hand. The five fathers gesture - simple in appearance but degrading in connotation - implies questionable parentage. This symbol is far worse than the middle finger.