Now, the most famous American gesture is, of course, an upraised and reversed middle finger...directed in a contemptuous or hostile or even wryely humorous manner toward someone else, frequently someone behind the wheel of a car...

It's called "giving the finger".

What do the British have to match this? Are there viable alternatives?

Then there are the famous rabbit ears behind the head (2 fingers raised in a "V"), a favourite of schoolchildren for some reason. Is this popular in England too? I suspect it is. What exactly is it supposed to imply?

The Italians also have some very expressive gestures, so we probably should not leave them out of the discussion.

Elaborate away, people...

- LH