@Whalen: What is the story for the offensive use of V sign then? We learned at school exactly what you described for the finger, but the professor´s version talked about "V"
@Whalen: What is the story for the offensive use of V sign then? We learned at school exactly what you described for the finger, but the professor´s version talked about "V"
Yes I remember it being the V sign, a common sign here for saying "up yours".
In times of frequent wars between England and France the english longbowmen were famous for their skill. If captured by the french - the english longbowmen would have the index and middle finger cut off to make sure they could never fire another arrow at the french.
So the V sign - showing your index and middle finger was a show of defiance by the english towards the french to say - I still have these two fingers. And also as a veiled threat meaning "I will kill you"
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