Here are 11 polite gestures that actually come across as terribly rude 1. Tipping (or not tipping) ... while in places like Japan and South Korea, it is widely viewed as inappropriate.

The the Japanese tit with food in its mouth, and doing the “after you” gesture. Suzuki and Sugita, 2024/ Current Biology. The birds were observed arriving at a nest box with food in pairs.

While most non-verbal gestures have mostly been studied in humans and primates, Japanese researchers found that a small bird species uses wing movements to convey messages. Great tit flies in a ...

To communicate without words, humans use a host of gestures—whether a wave to wish someone goodbye, a thumbs-up to indicate approval or “flipping the bird” to suggest something far less polite.

The Japanese are naturally polite, considerate, introverted, and do not easily express extreme opinions or racism. The everyday citizen would never go as far as to insult you or treat you with ...