What does the victory pose with palms facing in mean?

Speaking of this gesture, I think everyone must be familiar with it. The index finger and middle finger stretch out to form the shape of the English letter "V", which just represents "Victory" in English. In English we call it the "V sign".

Although this gesture no longer has any special meaning when we take pictures today, it is still necessary for us to understand its origin and cultural connotation in our future communication processes, because once If we assume the wrong posture, it is likely to cause unnecessary misunderstandings and troubles.

Let’s take a look at its origins:

It is said that the "V sign" gesture became popular during World War II. As early as the 1960s, soldiers used the "V sign" as a gesture to symbolize "peace" and "victory", and as British Prime Minister Winston Churchill played it with soldiers in front of the media The gesture became known to everyone. Later, U.S. President Richard Nixon also learned this gesture and conveyed the message of Americans’ “peace-loving” to the public many times, making the V sign a household name in the United States.

However, although today almost everyone around the world knows the meaning of the "V sign", not everyone can make the correct gesture. No, George H. W. Bush, the father of current U.S. President Bush, made a famous joke when he was president. When Bush Sr. visited Australia, he put up the "V sign" in front of everyone to show friendship. Instead of winning the favor of the Australians, he actually aroused public outrage. It turned out that the back of his hand was facing the audience and the palms of his hands were facing each other. Myself, originally this gesture was not a big deal in the eyes of Americans, but in Australian culture this gesture has been completely opposite to the meaning of "peace and victory", and has become an obscene gesture used to curse people, which is equivalent to our common The gesture of extending the middle finger alone - "The Finger" (flipping the bird).

Therefore, when making this gesture, be sure to remember to turn the palms of your hands outwards and the backs of your hands inward. This is especially important in the UK, because in most countries in the Commonwealth, it is customary to make this gesture with the backs of your hands facing outwards and the palms of your hands facing inward. The "V" shape gesture means to "get out" (* off).