The origin of the middle finger I heard was that it went back to the Hundred Years' War between the French and English where they would chop the archer's middle fingers off to prevent them from using the devastating longbow in battles. When the armies lined up the English archers would give the fingerto the French before unleashing a volley of
Bulldoodoo it appears.
The history goes back to ancient Rome it seems.
History of the Middle Finger
If you go to Iran be careful about giving anyone the thumbs up. I guess this is their equivalent to the bird.
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