▲ 235 ▼ What habits or practies have you adopted from cultures besides your own? (lemmy.world) submitted 3 years ago by teamster@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 200 comments fedilink hide all child comments For example, I'm a white Jewish guy but I've adopted the Japanese practice of keeping dedicated house slippers at the front door.
[–] MooseGas@kbin.social 51 points 3 years ago (4 children) I cross my sevens like a German. permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Doubleohdonut@lemmy.ca 17 points 3 years ago I adopted this years ago so I could tell the difference between a 1 and a 7 😁 permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mugmoor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 3 years ago (2 children) This is a German thing? I know tons of people here in Canada who do it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] lagomorphlecture@lemm.ee 13 points 3 years ago* (1 child) It's done all over Europe. They also have a fancy 1 that's nice because it doesn't look like a lower case l. I'm not positive that the 1 is used outside France though but it's the standard in France. https://ielanguages.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/davidsno.jpg permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mugmoor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 3 years ago Yep, we do that too. It's called a Serif, though it being a French word I'd guess you know that. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Aremel@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I thought it was a Spanish speaking country thing only until this comment permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lagomorphlecture@lemm.ee 6 points 3 years ago They do the fancy 7 all over Europe. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JoeClu@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (2 children) When you indicate the number 3 with your hand, which fingers do you hold up? Thumb, index, middle fingers? Middle, ring, pinky (small finger) fingers? Index, middle, ring fingers? I heard Germans do it one of these ways, English does it another, and Americans does it yet another way. Don't know if it's true, but I think I saw that in some movie. Maybe Inglourious Basterds by Quentin Tarantino? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Lemmylefty@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago I swap between 1) index, middle, and ring and 2) thumb, index, and middle because I was raised with 1) but learned to do 2) while learning American Sign Language, as 1) in ASL means the letter W. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MooseGas@kbin.social 1 point 3 years ago I still do that the right way. Pointer, middle and ring. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ThankYouVeryMuch@kbin.social 4 points 3 years ago (2 children) I am European and I don't cross them, or any other character (except 't' and 'f') permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] MooseGas@kbin.social 7 points 3 years ago You've adopted that from North American culture then. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago I cross the lowercase z (I write it without a loop). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Doubleohdonut@lemmy.ca 17 points 3 years ago I adopted this years ago so I could tell the difference between a 1 and a 7 😁 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mugmoor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 3 years ago (2 children) This is a German thing? I know tons of people here in Canada who do it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] lagomorphlecture@lemm.ee 13 points 3 years ago* (1 child) It's done all over Europe. They also have a fancy 1 that's nice because it doesn't look like a lower case l. I'm not positive that the 1 is used outside France though but it's the standard in France. https://ielanguages.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/davidsno.jpg permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mugmoor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 3 years ago Yep, we do that too. It's called a Serif, though it being a French word I'd guess you know that. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Aremel@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I thought it was a Spanish speaking country thing only until this comment permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lagomorphlecture@lemm.ee 6 points 3 years ago They do the fancy 7 all over Europe. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lagomorphlecture@lemm.ee 13 points 3 years ago* (1 child) It's done all over Europe. They also have a fancy 1 that's nice because it doesn't look like a lower case l. I'm not positive that the 1 is used outside France though but it's the standard in France. https://ielanguages.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/davidsno.jpg permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mugmoor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 3 years ago Yep, we do that too. It's called a Serif, though it being a French word I'd guess you know that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mugmoor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 3 years ago Yep, we do that too. It's called a Serif, though it being a French word I'd guess you know that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aremel@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I thought it was a Spanish speaking country thing only until this comment permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lagomorphlecture@lemm.ee 6 points 3 years ago They do the fancy 7 all over Europe. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lagomorphlecture@lemm.ee 6 points 3 years ago They do the fancy 7 all over Europe. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JoeClu@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (2 children) When you indicate the number 3 with your hand, which fingers do you hold up? Thumb, index, middle fingers? Middle, ring, pinky (small finger) fingers? Index, middle, ring fingers? I heard Germans do it one of these ways, English does it another, and Americans does it yet another way. Don't know if it's true, but I think I saw that in some movie. Maybe Inglourious Basterds by Quentin Tarantino? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Lemmylefty@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago I swap between 1) index, middle, and ring and 2) thumb, index, and middle because I was raised with 1) but learned to do 2) while learning American Sign Language, as 1) in ASL means the letter W. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MooseGas@kbin.social 1 point 3 years ago I still do that the right way. Pointer, middle and ring. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lemmylefty@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago I swap between 1) index, middle, and ring and 2) thumb, index, and middle because I was raised with 1) but learned to do 2) while learning American Sign Language, as 1) in ASL means the letter W. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MooseGas@kbin.social 1 point 3 years ago I still do that the right way. Pointer, middle and ring. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ThankYouVeryMuch@kbin.social 4 points 3 years ago (2 children) I am European and I don't cross them, or any other character (except 't' and 'f') permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] MooseGas@kbin.social 7 points 3 years ago You've adopted that from North American culture then. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago I cross the lowercase z (I write it without a loop). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MooseGas@kbin.social 7 points 3 years ago You've adopted that from North American culture then. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago I cross the lowercase z (I write it without a loop). permalink fedilink source parent