Want someone to come over to you? Definitely don't use your curled index finger to summon them in the Philippines—that's reserved for calling dogs and is considered very rude. And in Singapore and Japan, that motion signifies death, so unless you are the icy hand of death yourself, don't employ it.

Avoid Using In: The Philippines, Singapore, and Japan.

想叫某人来你这儿？ 在菲律宾绝对不要用你的食指指召他们，那是叫狗的，并且被认为是非常粗鲁的。而在新加坡和日本，这个手势意味着死亡，所以除非你用自己死亡的冰冷的手，否则不要用它。

在菲律宾、新加坡和日本请避免使用。

Sorry, southpaws. You'll need to become ambidextrous—or just accept the fact that you'll probably spill food all over yourself while eating with your right hand—while in the Middle East,India, Sri Lanka, and Africa. In these countries, the left hand is traditionally seen as unclean, because it is associated with cleaning yourself after using the bathroom.

Avoid Using In: The Middle East, India, Sri Lanka, and Africa.

对不起啦，左撇子们。当你在中东、印度、斯里兰卡和非洲时，你需要变得灵巧一些，或者就接受这个事实，当你用右手吃饭时你可能会将食物洒了一身。在这些国家，左手传统上被视为不洁的，因为它与上厕所后清洗自己相关联。

在中东、印度、斯里兰卡和非洲请避免使用。

Don't use the palm-out, fingers-up "stop" sign in Greece, or you may not be able to stop someone from punching you in the face. This gesture is an insult to Greeks—a stigma that apparently dates back to Byzantine times, when shackled criminals were paraded through the streets and gawkers were allowed to smear charcoal or excrement in their faces using their open palms.

Avoid Using In: Greece.

不要用手心向外，五指张开。在希腊这是“停止”的标志，或者表示您可能无法阻止有人打你的脸。这个手势对希腊人是一种侮辱——显然这是要追溯到拜占庭时期的一种耻辱，当被禁锢的罪犯游街示众时，看客被允许用他们张开的手掌在罪犯脸上涂抹木炭或粪便。

在希腊请避免使用。