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Name: Middle Finger in Different Countries
Creator: Rankodex

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Unveiling the Middle Finger Gesture - Scribd; The Finger - Wiki; MIddle Finger Facts - Facts; Is the Middle Finger Offensive in Japan? - Expert Beacon.

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Middle Finger in Different Countries

Middle Finger in Different Countries: compare 186 countries on 1 metric.

Culture186 countries · 1 metricUpdated Sep 14, 2024Original page

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186 countries


Afghanistan	Offensive, disrespectful
Albania	Sign of disrespect and disdain
Algeria	Gesture of offense and scorn
Andorra	Display of contempt or anger
Angola	Symbol of disdain or insult
Antigua and Barbuda	Offensive gesture conveying anger
Argentina	Gesture indicating anger or contempt
Armenia	Sign of displeasure or scorn
Australia	Offensive, vulgar, impolite
Austria	Offensive gesture communicating displeasure
Azerbaijan	Gesture of offense and disapproval
Bahamas	Display of anger or disrespect
Bahrain	Sign of contempt or irritation
Bangladesh	Offensive, disrespectful
Barbados	Offensive gesture expressing dissatisfaction
Belarus	Gesture of offense or disapproval
Belgium	Expression of anger or disdain
Belize	Gesture indicating displeasure or contempt
Benin	Sign of offense or scorn
Bhutan	Offensive, disrespectful
Bolivia	Offensive sign conveying contempt
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Gesture indicating offense or dissatisfaction
Botswana	Symbol of contempt or irritation
Brazil	Rude expression of anger or disapproval
Brunei	Sign of displeasure or scorn
Bulgaria	Gesture conveying offense or disdain
Burkina Faso	Display of anger or contempt
Burundi	Gesture expressing irritation or offense
Cambodia	Sign of displeasure or disapproval
Cameroon	Gesture conveying offense or contempt
Canada	Rude expression of anger or disdain
Central African Republic	Gesture indicating offense or dissatisfaction
Chad	Display of anger or disrespect
Chile	Sign of contempt or irritation
China	Impolite, disrespectful
Colombia	Expression of anger or disdain
Comoros	Gesture indicating displeasure or irritation
Costa Rica	Sign of contempt or irritation
Croatia	Gesture of offense or disapproval
Cuba	Rude expression of anger or disdain
Cyprus	Sign of displeasure or disapproval
Czechia	Gesture indicating offense or dissatisfaction
Denmark	Gesture that may signify strong displeasure
Djibouti	Display of offense or irritation
Dominica	Rude expression of anger or disdain
Dominican Republic	Sign of contempt or disapproval
Ecuador	Symbol of anger or disdain
Egypt	Gesture indicating offense or dissatisfaction
El Salvador	Display of anger or contempt
Equatorial Guinea	Rude expression of anger or scorn
Eritrea	Gesture conveying strong displeasure
Estonia	Sign of offense or disapproval
Eswatini	Expression of irritation or contempt
Ethiopia	Gesture indicating dissatisfaction or scorn
Fiji	Gesture symbolizing strong displeasure
Finland	Expression of offense or contempt
France	Nonverbal sign of disrespect or irritation
Gabon	Rude gesture conveying anger or disdain
Gambia	Display of strong disapproval or irritation
Georgia	Gesture indicating disapproval or scorn
Germany	Nonverbal expression of contempt or irritation
Ghana	Symbolic gesture of displeasure or scorn
Greece	Gesture representing offense or disdain
Grenada	Display of strong dissatisfaction or scorn
Guatemala	Nonverbal sign of offense or irritation
Guinea	Gesture conveying anger or strong disapproval
Guinea-Bissau	Display of strong dissatisfaction or scorn
Guyana	Gesture symbolizing irritation or disapproval
Haiti	Nonverbal expression of anger or disdain
Honduras	Gesture indicating offense or contempt
Hungary	Display of disapproval or irritation
Iceland	Nonverbal sign of displeasure or scorn
India	Rude, offensive
Indonesia	Display of strong disapproval or irritation
Iran	Offensive, disrespectful (sole of shoe)
Iraq	Nonverbal expression of displeasure
Ireland	Gesture indicating offense or scorn
Israel	Display of strong disapproval or irritation
Italy	Offensive, insulting
Jamaica	Nonverbal expression of offense or disdain
Japan	Impolite, but also used innocently in some contexts. It may be used to indicate that something is perfect or complete, such as a chef signaling that a dish is perfectly seasoned or cooked to perfection. May also be used as a form of silent communication when it would be impoli…
Jordan	Offensive, disrespectful (sole of shoe)
Kazakhstan	Offensive, impolite
Kenya	Nonverbal expression of displeasure or irritation
Kiribati	Gesture symbolizing offense or disdain
Kuwait	Gesture conveying strong irritation or disapproval
Kyrgyzstan	Symbolic gesture of offense or disdain
Laos	Offensive, disrespectful
Latvia	Display of disapproval or irritation
Lebanon	Nonverbal expression of offense or contempt
Lesotho	Gesture symbolizing irritation or scorn
Liberia	Gesture conveying strong disapproval or anger
Libya	Display of displeasure or disdain
Liechtenstein	Nonverbal expression of offense or irritation
Lithuania	Gesture representing disapproval or scorn
Luxembourg	Gesture indicating offense or irritation
Madagascar	Nonverbal sign of strong displeasure
Malawi	Gesture symbolizing irritation or disapproval
Malaysia	Gesture indicating offense or disdain
Maldives	Offensive, disrespectful
Mali	Gesture representing strong disapproval
Malta	Display of irritation or contempt
Marshall Islands	Gesture indicating offense or disdain
Mauritania	Gesture conveying strong displeasure
Mauritius	Nonverbal expression of offense or irritation
Mexico	Symbolic gesture of disapproval or irritation
Micronesia	Gesture indicating offense or contempt
Moldova	Nonverbal expression of strong disapproval
Monaco	Display of irritation or disdain
Mongolia	Gesture symbolizing offense or contempt
Montenegro	Gesture representing displeasure or scorn
Morocco	Nonverbal expression of irritation or disapproval
Mozambique	Gesture conveying strong dissatisfaction
Namibia	Nonverbal expression of offense or scorn
Nauru	Gesture representing irritation or disapproval
Nepal	Offensive, disrespectful
Netherlands	Display of strong disapproval or irritation
New Zealand	Gesture indicating offense or contempt
Nicaragua	Nonverbal expression of irritation or disdain
Niger	Gesture conveying strong disapproval
Nigeria	Gesture symbolizing offense or contempt
North Korea	Offensive, impolite
North Macedonia	Display of irritation or disapproval
Norway	Gesture indicating offense or scorn
Oman	Offensive, disrespectful (sole of shoe)
Pakistan	Offensive, disrespectful
Palau	Gesture indicating strong displeasure
Palestine	Nonverbal expression of irritation or disapproval
Panama	Gesture symbolizing offense or scorn
Papua New Guinea	Display of irritation or disapproval
Paraguay	Gesture indicating strong disapproval
Peru	Nonverbal expression of offense or contempt
Philippines	Gesture conveying irritation or disdain
Poland	Gesture representing displeasure or irritation
Portugal	Symbolic gesture of offense or scorn
Qatar	Nonverbal expression of strong disapproval
Romania	Display of irritation or disapproval
Russia	Gesture indicating offense or contempt
Rwanda	Nonverbal expression of strong displeasure
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Gesture symbolizing irritation or disdain
Saint Lucia	Gesture representing offense or contempt
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Nonverbal expression of displeasure or scorn
Samoa	Gesture indicating strong disapproval
San Marino	Display of irritation or disapproval
Sao Tome and Principe	Gesture symbolizing offense or scorn
Saudi Arabia	Offensive, disrespectful (sole of shoe)
Senegal	Nonverbal expression of offense or disdain
Serbia	Gesture representing displeasure or contempt
Seychelles	Display of strong disapproval or irritation
Sierra Leone	Gesture indicating offense or scorn
Singapore	Symbolic gesture of disapproval or disdain
Slovakia	Gesture conveying irritation or disapproval
Slovenia	Nonverbal expression of strong displeasure
Solomon Islands	Gesture representing offense or contempt
Somalia	Gesture symbolizing irritation or disdain
South Africa	Nonverbal expression of offense or scorn
South Korea	Gesture indicating strong disapproval
South Sudan	Display of irritation or disapproval
Spain	Gesture representing offense or contempt
Sri Lanka	Offensive, impolite
Sudan	Gesture symbolizing irritation or disdain
Suriname	Gesture indicating offense or scorn
Sweden	Nonverbal expression of strong disapproval
Switzerland	Gesture conveying irritation or disapproval
Syria	Offensive, disrespectful (sole of shoe)
Taiwan	Nonverbal expression of strong displeasure
Tajikistan	Offensive, impolite
Tanzania	Display of strong disapproval or scorn
Thailand	Offensive, disrespectful
Timor-Leste	Offensive, disrespectful
Togo	Gesture symbolizing irritation or disdain
Tonga	Gesture indicating offense or contempt
Turkey	Offensive, disrespectful
Turkmenistan	Offensive, impolite
United Arab Emirates	Offensive, disrespectful (sole of shoe)
United Kingdom	Offensive, impolite, disrespectful
United States	Offensive, rude, disrespectful
Uruguay	Symbolic gesture of offense or contempt
Uzbekistan	Offensive, impolite
Vanuatu	Nonverbal expression of irritation or disdain
Vatican City	Gesture symbolizing offense or scorn
Venezuela	Display of strong disapproval or contempt
Vietnam	Offensive, disrespectful
Yemen	Offensive, disrespectful (sole of shoe)
Zambia	Gesture conveying strong displeasure
Zimbabwe	Nonverbal expression of irritation or contempt

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Where does this middle finger in different countries data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Unveiling the Middle Finger Gesture - Scribd; The Finger - Wiki; MIddle Finger Facts - Facts; Is the Middle Finger Offensive in Japan? - Expert Beacon.

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