Ifyoureadmanga(日本漫画书),youwillcertainlyseetheseandotherbodylanguageposes.NAME-UnknownMEANING-MEACTION-PointtoyournoseMostWesternerspointtotheirheart,butinJapan,theJapanesepointtotheirnoses.NAME-アッカンベーMEANING-"Iwon'tdoasyousay"or"Poopooonyou"ACTION-PulldownonelowereyelidwhilestickingoutyourtongueNeedlesstosay,thisisn'tthenicestthingyoucandotosomeone.Butitcomesinhandyifyouareslightlyangrywithsomeone.Usuallychildrendothisandthenrun.NAME-UnknownMEANING-embarrassed,orwhenwantingtoappearhumblewhenbeinghonoredACTION-PlaceyourhandbehindyourheadIfyouarecrowdedbypeoplegivingyoupraiseforsomethingyouhavedone,thisistheproperposetotake.NAME-UnknownMEANING-MoneyACTION-MakeanOKsignbutshowyourpalmIfsomeoneaskswhyyouhaven'tgonetoJapanyet,orwhyyoudon'thaveabigscreenTVjustmakethissign.NAME-UnknownMEANING-GirlfriendACTION-MakeafistwithoutthepinkyBecarefulwiththisasitcansometimesmean"mistress"NAME-指切りMEANING-MakingapromiseACTION-linkyourpinkywithsomeoneelse'spinky.Thishasasongthatgoesalongwithit.Tolearnaboutitclickhere.NAME-UnknownMEANING-ComehereACTION-Palmfacingdown,levelhandandwaveitdownwardsInmostWesternsocieties,NAME-UnknownMEANING-PositionyourhandunderyourchinACTION-Iamnotquitesure,butsomethinglike"I'mcool"or"TADA!"Ithinkthishasbecomewemotion"comehere"bycurlingourindexfinger.ButinJapantheydothis.Iwouldn'tadvisedoingthisintheUSthough!somewhatpopularthroughitsusagebythepopularsingingdancinggroupMorningMusume.Althoughitcouldhavebeenaroundlonger.MostpeopleIhavetalkedwith[grantedtheyaretheoldergeneration]haven'tacluewhatthismeans!!
