Niloc Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Many kids when they are photographed or think they might be, hold up two fingers in the 'v for Victory' salute, does this have any meaning in Thailand or is it simply nostalgia for 1945? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojo Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Many kids when they are photographed or think they might be, hold up two fingers in the 'v for Victory' salute, does this have any meaning in Thailand or is it simply nostalgia for 1945? They refer to it as gratai 'rabbit' by which I assume they mean with regard to it's ears, as I have seen many put their fingers in this manner over their heads like floppy. Regards bojo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted July 31, 2009 Share Posted July 31, 2009 Basically it means peace unless you mess with my rice bowl! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiBasil Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 Many kids when they are photographed or think they might be, hold up two fingers in the 'v for Victory' salute, does this have any meaning in Thailand or is it simply nostalgia for 1945? I still do that a lot in restaurants ........ it basically means: "two beers" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnymoretti Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 Don't you worry yourself. Its better than the middle-finger salute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p_brownstone Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 My children do this all the time - that and the pose with thumb and forefinger cupping the chin. Drives me crazy sometimes because - to my mind - it looks false and "posed" and ruins a photograph. Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgjackson69 Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 The "V"/rabbit ears thing is very common amongst children in USA also. I have no idea what it means but it is annoying as hel_l when you are trying to take a group photo and the kids are doing that crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzaa09 Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 Don't you worry yourself. Its better than the middle-finger salute! Throughout some parts of the world, all one would have to do is twist your wrist and the result is two-fingers at ya....eqivelent to the middle-finger extension. Perhaps this motion is a Thai {or Asian} twisted metaphore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigante7 Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Nothing to do with victory salute, peace or rabbitt's ears, the wifes cousin does it in photo's so I asked her and it seems it's something to do with kitty, whatever that is? Brigante7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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