| One of the most common hand gestures you will | | | | Greece - Peace. |
| run into on your trips is the V sign. It is done by | | | | Ireland - Peace man. |
| raising and parting the first and second fingers | | | | Italy - Peace, victory. |
| are, while clenching the remaining fingers. | | | | Japan - Common sign used that is intended to |
| There are two different versions of this sign. In | | | | portray an acceptable level of cuteness when |
| one version the palm faces inwards towards the | | | | posing for photographs. |
| speaker and in the other version the palm faces | | | | New Zealand - Peace sign. People do it to each |
| outwards. The meaning can be quite different | | | | other mostly if they know them and if it is a |
| depending on which way the palm faces. Winston | | | | common gesture betweeen friends. |
| Churchill made the V-sign popular during the | | | | Russia - Many people would understand this as |
| second world war where it signified "Victory" (for | | | | ''victory'' (because of western films etc), but they |
| V as in victory). | | | | don't use this sign. |
| This article examines what the V-sign with palm | | | | Spain - Victory, achievement. |
| facing outward from the speaker means in | | | | Sweden - Peace. |
| different countries: | | | | Turkey - Not used. |
| Australia - ''Two beers please'' or ''peace man'' or | | | | United Kingdom - Peace man. |
| even ''victory''. | | | | USA - Peace. The outward-facing-palm posture |
| Canada - Peace. | | | | associates more with as something a hippie |
| China - ''I am in the process of having my | | | | stoner would do. |
| photograph taken, so I must make this V-sign for | | | | Please note that meaning of gestures varies |
| some reason'', the same as most places in East | | | | among various parts of countries and also among |
| Asia. | | | | cultural groups and between generations. |
| France - Two. | | | | Happy travels! |
| Germany - Peace (rarely used). | | | | |