deux doigts is what Brits do when Americans "give the finger"
two countries separated by a common language>

Well we Yanks also use two fingers for saying f you - 2nd and fifth (little finger) or middle finger but 2 doigts is common here - Brits don't use 1 doigt - middle finger?

Of course we do, all a matter of choice really.

Brits don't use one finger unless they have been contaminated by USA film industry, so basically everyone under 30 does. Culturally a Brit uses 2 fingers, palm towards the user as Churchill did originally (though he turned it around at some point depending on if they had a cigar between them) with the movement towards back towards user only coming from the hippy generation in the US. Our local lads do the forefinger across the throat as a matter of joyfull exuberence, thanks Hollywood!

My Iranian school chums "did the finger" using the thumb with slightly vulgar thinking behind it.

Keeping us off topic, I finally had to look this stuff up. The French definitely do not speak the same hand language.

LOL. That's probably the reason why I've always stuck to two fingers.

By now, Brexit seems like such a blessing, seen from the continent. Wish it were march 2019 already.

Yes, the EU is such a contended Federal multi-state isn't it?

As if there isn't enough discontent in the EU. There's currently all the potential for Romania to erupt in internal violence due to a corrupt and inept Government.

It'll take the EU to have 27[?] countries to all agree on what to do about it, which'll never happen. In the meantime carnage could ensue.

It's enough to turn Jean-Claud Juncker to drink.....oops to late to stop that!

Sorry for going off-topic.

I'm still a "Remainer" but you have to admit that the non-entities who are Presidents of Europe seem a bit limited both in influence and competence and we do seem to have to wait for either the German chancellor or the French president to finish their day job before they can come and fit in a bit overtime sorting out Europe.

Have a great Sunday