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[–] 63 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (5 children)

There was a famous case of a Soviet spy who got caught by the FBI because of the way he carried his flowers.

In the US, if someone buys flowers, then while walking with them, the person normally carries them with the flowers up, stems down. The 'normal' way.

In Russia, to protect the flower tops from rain, snow, cold, and wind, the average person carries the bunch of flowers with the stems facing up/forward, flowers pointing down/back.

This spy bought flowers for some reason, and an FBI agent noticed he carried them the Russian way.

If you ever get a chance to read any of Joe Navarro's books, he's a very good writer. I highly recommend "3 Minutes to Midnight"

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