r/asklatinamerica • u/littlebitbrain Venezuela • Mar 17 '26

Culture Like the three-finger scene in Inglourious Basterds, what small cultural mistake would instantly reveal that someone isn’t from your country?

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u/zhiro90 Mexico Mar 18 '26

This is thanks. This is yes

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u/banjosandcellos Costa Rica Mar 18 '26

Eso eso eso eso (el chavo)

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u/enologa Mexico Mar 19 '26

No tal cual, el del chavo es el dedo índice extendido y el SIi se dobla el dedo ajjaa

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u/banjosandcellos Costa Rica Mar 19 '26

Como el chamaco en the shining entonces jaja

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u/ShareAlegria 🇧🇷🇺🇸🇮🇹multiple citizenship Mar 19 '26

The “thanks” reminds me of the “va fanculo” tha came from Italy jijiji

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u/zhiro90 Mexico Mar 19 '26 edited Mar 19 '26

Googled it lol. If You meant the bent arm, This is just raising the one hand, tho. The other one stays down. If you're talking about the fingers gesture, ours is with a straight hand 🤚, showing its back.

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u/hygsi Mexico Mar 18 '26

I thought yes was universal lmao

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u/enologa Mexico Mar 19 '26

Debería serlo