Celebrating his podium finish at the the Nurburgring this weekend, Mark Webber shocked German onlookers with an unorthodox one-finger salute, but defended his actions in the interests of global harmony.
"I really wanted to give a big 'thumbs up' after all that hard work", explained Webber. "Then on the cool-down lap I remembered an Iraqi documentary about catfish milking and recalled that sticking your thumb out was not the done thing in some countries".
It's true that "thumbs up" traditionally translates as the foulest of Iraqi insults—the most straightforward interpretation is "Up yours, pal!" The sign has a similarly pejorative meaning in parts of West Africa, Russia, Australia, Iran, Greece, and Sardinia.
"Good thing I remembered in time", grinned Webber.
Unfortunately some Iranian ziggurat kids did not share Mark's enthusiasm.
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