Insights Hand gestures are generally very accepted in the United States.  Unfortunately, hand gestures don’t mean the same ...

But it matters which way your palm is facing. With your palm facing forward, this hand gesture is easily understood by Americans as a peace sign. However, when the palm is facing you, some might ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Many hand gestures in the US are pretty universal. The peace sign, thumbs up, and "devil horns" aren't likely to earn you any strange looks in the States ...

He wrote that raising one's hand with the palm ... activists in the US made the gesture toward police officers. And that is the leading theory when the 'peace sign' started," Nomura says.