Can you give some different signals with different meanings?
Do you know about these signals?
You may know what these signals mean. But do you really know the stories behind them?
Shaking hands — shaking hands in greeting or to reach an agreement has been done for at least thousands of years. It means that the"hand"holds no weapon,"and"is a symbol of good relationship"and"trust. Shaking with the right"hand"means you have come to an agreement, but it is important not to use the left hand, as shaking with the left"hand"means you have put an end to an agreement.
Crossing fingers — crossing your fingers to hope for good luck required two people in the past — the forefinger of one to make the wish,"and"a finger from the other to support it. The cross was a symbol of unity"and"strength,"and"was used to keep away evil.
“Scissors, paper, stone” (SPS) — “scissors, paper, stone“ (SPS) is played all over the world. It was created"and"used as a means to make a decision when there were different opinions, especially if it was a very difficult decision. In one difficult situation, a judge was tired of endless debating over the right answer, so he ordered the people to work it out with the “SPS“ game.
“Okay“ — the source of “OK” or “Okay” is lost to history, but there are many stories about it. One is that in the 1830s, there were lots of wrong spellings. “NG“ was widely understood to mean “no good”. “SP” meant “small potatoes”, (which means ‘not very important’)"and"“OK” stood for “all correct”. Still another saying is that bad handwriting caused the use of “OK” to spread. It might have been “OR“ — standing for “order received”. Other people said that the American president learned a similar word from local Americans"and"made it popular in his country. What do you think?