You are wired differently...
Well, a hell of a lot of people can't do that (including me)
max, can you give a thumbs up? Now stick your index finger out like you're pointing a gun. Do that three more times and before you know it you'll have counted to five on your fingers. Hope this helps.
I think it was 'three', and the difference was using or not- using the thumb. The guy gives himself away by signalling three not using his thumb; he signals three with his first three fingers, while a German would use his thumb and first two fingers. Which is all well and fine but I am an American and also use my thumb when indicating "drei". For 'one' and 'two', I use fingers. For 'three', I use two fingers and thumb. For four, I use all four fingers and no thumb. There is only one way I know of to signal five with one hand (and your pants up).
What is interesting in Germany is that people wear their wedding rings on their right hands, as do Orthodox Christians, at least commonly. Germans wear their wedding bands on their left hands to signal engagement but move it to the right hand once actually married. But that seems to be a German rather than European custom and I believe they wear wedding rings on the left hand in the UK as we do in the US.
Brian
In the US, the chant 'For he's a jolly good fellow' ends with 'which nobody can deny'. I believe in the UK it is the same except for the end, which is 'and so say all of us'.
I assume westoleborrowed that from you so your version would take precedence..... :-)
Brian
We didn't want to get hit with copyright infringement.
Well, a hell of a lot of people can't do that (including me)
max, can you give a thumbs up? Now stick your index finger out like you're pointing a gun. Do that three more times and before you know it you'll have counted to five on your fingers. Hope this helps.
Must be something about us short people.
I also can't make the Scout 3 finger salute as my thumbs (and coincidentally my big toes) seem different from everybody else's as they just don't have the range of motion to get all the way over to the pinkie to hold it down. I hold up three fingers by holding down the index finger with the thumb and extending the last three.
Hey, this thread is turning into "stupid people/human tricks"
Just realised the Swedish system is very similar to that in many US States whilst over here it's more like California (I believe) where you can buy alcohol from pretty much anywhere that holds a licence.
Assuming we are talking about off-site consumption...
In most (all?) States, you can buy alcohol from pretty much anywhere that holds a license. But you have to define "alcohol". What is available depends on the strength. Beer and wine- just about anywhere. But "hard liquor" is often restricted to "ABC" (alcoholic beverage control) stores.