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Hey guys, turkish guy here. This hand gesture is a very old thing in Turkey. Many people in Turkey say that Koreans learned this hand gesture from Turks during the Korean War. I know this gesture comes from Italy but I mean how it ended up in Korea? submitted by /u/CancerKaragol |
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