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this is how polish hand-signal the number 2 instead of using index and middle finger. they use their thumb.
there is a myth they are told as kids that if they skip the thumb the town's clam council will punish them
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Poles are weird, I believe you
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>>218490471
a wise man once said
>Democracy basically means: Government by the people, of the people, for the people.... but the people are retarded
poles realized this early on, this is why poland is a clamocracy and not a democracy. it might also help them survive when all nearby states self-destruct
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WOW no one else does this UNIQUE POLAND THING :OOO

In Germany, people usually start counting with their thumb and open their hand finger by finger. In [country name], however, they usually begin with the index finger, and the thumb comes last for five.

In [country name] and Korea, people start with the thumb, just like in Germany, but they begin with an open hand and gradually fold their fingers. Since in some regions they also start counting with the index finger, an extended thumb can also represent "five." For the numbers 6 to 10, you simply fold your fingers back in, starting with the thumb, or you continue counting with the fingers of your left hand, beginning with the index finger on the palm of your right hand.

In the Philippines, you start with your little finger and gradually open your hand.

In China, you start with the index finger, just like in the USA. But from there, things get a bit more adventurous. For six, you extend your thumb and little finger; for seven, you press the tips of all fingers firmly together; for eight, you extend your index finger and thumb; nine is a hook-shaped index finger; and ten is a fist. Counting to ten is even more complicated with the
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>>218490655
>You like Poland? We don't do that in Germany
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I was raised in Canada and I don't have Central Europe ancestry but I always intuitively started counting on my thumb
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