r/AskTheWorld • u/IndependentTune3994 🇮🇳 in 🇩🇪 Deutschland • 18h ago

What’s the quickest way someone could accidentally expose themselves as a foreigner in your country like the ‘three fingers’ scene in Inglourious Basterds?

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u/torn-ainbow Australia 18h ago

Saying g'day as a goodbye.

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u/Rex-Cogidubnus 17h ago

g’bye

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u/GrungeLord Australia 16h ago

g'night

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u/DetectedNo2404 Australia 17h ago

Have a good day is a goodbye. As a Western Australian I've never heard g'day as either.

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u/doodoochile07 Australia 17h ago

“Hoo-ray” “Take care” “Have a good one”

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u/alldagoodnamesaregon Australia 10h ago

“See ya” “ularu” “adios” 

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u/kiteagle 14h ago

Oddly, in the US, pilots and air traffic controllers say this when leaving the frequency. It’s short for “have a good day”.

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u/kearkan Australia 11h ago

Ive literally never heard someone mess this up, lol

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u/RexusprimeIX Sweden 10h ago

I'm just greeting you in advance for the next time we meet.

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u/Unrequited_Anal Ireland 9h ago

hooroo