Thumbs up! Why do we do it? | BBC Ideas

Thumbs up can mean different things in different cultures... find out about the story behind the hand gesture that's everywhere.

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[HoaTran-pfis]

Thanks BBC Ideas so much for giving us such useful and interesting information!

[TheDunningKrugerEffectisReal]

I saw a guy who I encountered, he came towards me and gave me a thumbs up and smiled.

Thumbs up this comment if you met someone like this.

[esportsnewstv]

In certain cases we can use thumbs up as a way of greeting, ex when you meet a friend accidentally and do not have enough time to speak so you can thumps-up

[pcs]

What does it mean again - does it mean death if you are a gladiator? Is that why it’s bad?

[carlomalabanan]

How about why Australians hate thumbs up?

[JacenJanes]

'the american ookaay' 😂
oi/ oof (american). wtf.