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Traveler’s Tip: 6 American Hand Gestures That Are Offensive Overseas

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Source: DjelicS / Getty It’s easy (and almost natural) to use hand gestures in foreign countries where you know little to none of its native language. But, did you know some of our regular hand gestures, even as simple as a thumbs-up, are offensive overseas?   Esurance.com gathered an eye-opening list of hand gestures that have different meanings in different places. Check it out below! Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Close Thank you for subscribing! Please be sure to open and click your first newsletter so we can confirm your subscription. Email Submit 1. Pointing Pointing can be taken as “attitude” in many countries — America, too, in some instances. Instead of pointing, experts recommend using an open-hand gesture to motion the same acts. 2. Fingers Pressed To Your Nose We often squeeze our nose when things stink, but in Southern Italy, it means “I don’t trust you.” 3. Thumbs Up Where we’re from, a thumbs up just means “ok” or “all good,” but in some parts of the Middle East, it means “I don’t really like you.” 4. Beckoning Finger Have you ever motioned someone to come your way with your finger? Well, in places like Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and some parts of Africa, it’s almost seen as an invitation to fight: “Death to you.”   5. Peace Sign A quick two fingers in the air could signify far worst than peace in the U.K., Ireland, New Zealand and Australia, depending on how you position it. When done with your palm facing inward, it means “anti-peace.” 6. High Five A high five equates to “hey” and “way to go” in America, but in Greece and other parts of the Mediterranean hub, it kind of means “talk to the hand.”   See Esurance.com’s suggestions on how to make up for your mistakes overseas here . Text “RICKEY” to 71007 to join the Rickey Smiley Morning Show mobile club for exclusive news.  ( Terms and conditions ). SEE ALSO: The Best Way To Flirt Via Text, According To Experts SEE ALSO:  Is Social Media Stalking Detrimental To Our Mental Health? SEE ALSO:  How Often Should You Wash Your Sheets? Follow @TheRSMS

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Jana Duggar: The REAL Reason She’s Still Single Revealed?!

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If you're a fan of her famous family, then we probably don't need to tell you that Jana Duggar is single . An unattached, 29-year-old woman is a virtually unheard-of phenomenon in the Duggars' community — a culture in which women are taught from a young age that procreation is their primary reason for being. When Jana's twin brother,  John David Duggar, married Abbie Burnett  back in November, Jana became the only unmarried Duggar over the age of 20. Her love life is obviously her own business, but given the extent to which the Duggars have shared every aspect of their lives with television viewers, it stands to reason that fans would be curious as to why Jana hasn't started a family of her own. And in recent months, some interesting theories have emerged as part of the effort to understand why a young woman who's so thoroughly committed to her parents' worldview in virtually every respect would stray in this one important way. Take a look:   1. All The Single Ladies If you took a photo of all the single Duggar women, it would look something like this. Jana has four sisters over the age of 18, and they’re all married moms. 2. Duggar Baby Boom In fact, several Duggar women are currently expecting, including Jana’s cousin Amy and her sister-in-law Lauren. 3. Single and … Loving It? Along with their religious practices, child-rearing is one of the two cornerstones of the Duggar way of life, and to many fans, it seems strange that a woman who seems to be so good with children would choose to hold off on having any of her own. 4. Out Standing In Her Field So why is Jana still single? Well, it’s a question that only she can answer (and it’s possible she may not know, herself!), but that hasn’t prevented many, many fans from taking a crack at it. 5. Renewed Interest Perhaps as a result of the current baby boom, the matter has seen a resurgence of interest in recent months. Here are the most popular theories on the Duggar-obsessed corners of the internet. 6. 1. Jana Is Gay Obviously, this is one of the more controversial theories, but its proponents say there’s plenty of evidence to back it up. View Slideshow

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Grey’s Anatomy Spoilers: Everything We Know About Season 16

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Grey's Anatomy is the show that will never die.  It has been renewed for TWO more seasons — and will likely continue for several years beyond that, as long as Ellen Pompeo is on board. As we look ahead to Grey's Anatomy Season 16, we've rounded up everything we know about what's on tap. Consider yourself SPOILER WARNED and read on… 1. There’s No End in Sight ABC handed out a renewal for two seasons, meaning Grey’s Anatomy will be on the air until 2021. 2. Ending the Show Will Be Ellen Pompeo’s Decision to Make Worried about Pompeo leaving and the show going on without her? That’s not going to happen. Series creator Shonda Rhimes told E! News in an interview that she’s following Pompeo’s lead on this one. “Ellen and I have a pact that I’m going to do the show as long as she’s going to do the show. So the show will exist as long as both of us want to do it,” Rhimes said. “If she wants to stop, we’re stopping. So I don’t know if we’ll see 600 [episodes], but I want to keep it feeling fresh. As long as there are fresh stories to tell and as long as we’re both excited about the stories being told, we’re in. So we’ll see where that takes us.” 3. There Will Be More LinkMelia Chris Carmack has been promoted to series regular, meaning that there will be more of Link’s relationship with Amelia. 4. There Will Be More Koracick Greg Germann has also been promoted, meaning he will be sticking around as Tom Koracick for longer. 5. There Will Be More Glasses Levi is in it for the long haul. Jake Borelli has been upped to series regular for Season 16. 6. Who Will Teddy Choose? Teddy was in a love triangle between her, Amelia, and Owen at the beginning of Grey’s Anatomy Season 15. By the end, however, she was in one with Tom and Owen. But will Kim stick with Owen after seemingly choosing him at the end of the season? “I think Owen has done a lot of work on himself,” she commented to People on the cliffhanger. “I think they’re in a really great place for this to be an amazing, amazing relationship. Of course, they did have poor Tom there doing the baby crib and eating a sandwich. I was like, ‘Really?’” View Slideshow

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Grey’s Anatomy Spoilers: Everything We Know About Season 16

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Grey's Anatomy is the show that will never die.  It has been renewed for TWO more seasons — and will likely continue for several years beyond that, as long as Ellen Pompeo is on board. As we look ahead to Grey's Anatomy Season 16, we've rounded up everything we know about what's on tap. Consider yourself SPOILER WARNED and read on… 1. There’s No End in Sight ABC handed out a renewal for two seasons, meaning Grey’s Anatomy will be on the air until 2021. 2. Ending the Show Will Be Ellen Pompeo’s Decision to Make Worried about Pompeo leaving and the show going on without her? That’s not going to happen. Series creator Shonda Rhimes told E! News in an interview that she’s following Pompeo’s lead on this one. “Ellen and I have a pact that I’m going to do the show as long as she’s going to do the show. So the show will exist as long as both of us want to do it,” Rhimes said. “If she wants to stop, we’re stopping. So I don’t know if we’ll see 600 [episodes], but I want to keep it feeling fresh. As long as there are fresh stories to tell and as long as we’re both excited about the stories being told, we’re in. So we’ll see where that takes us.” 3. There Will Be More LinkMelia Chris Carmack has been promoted to series regular, meaning that there will be more of Link’s relationship with Amelia. 4. There Will Be More Koracick Greg Germann has also been promoted, meaning he will be sticking around as Tom Koracick for longer. 5. There Will Be More Glasses Levi is in it for the long haul. Jake Borelli has been upped to series regular for Season 16. 6. Who Will Teddy Choose? Teddy was in a love triangle between her, Amelia, and Owen at the beginning of Grey’s Anatomy Season 15. By the end, however, she was in one with Tom and Owen. But will Kim stick with Owen after seemingly choosing him at the end of the season? “I think Owen has done a lot of work on himself,” she commented to People on the cliffhanger. “I think they’re in a really great place for this to be an amazing, amazing relationship. Of course, they did have poor Tom there doing the baby crib and eating a sandwich. I was like, ‘Really?’” View Slideshow

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Jenelle Evans: Kailyn Lowry and Leah Messer are Totally Scissoring!

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With her kids back under her roof for the time being, one think that Jenelle Evans would be content to just sit back and enjoy this time with her children. But then one who thinks this would not really know Jenelle Evans very well, would one? The former Teen Mom star is incapable of just remaining silent. She always has to be on the attack, always has to be stirring up some sort of trouble. The latest case in point? What Jenelle just wrote online about Leah Messer and Kailyn Lowry, two women with whom she definitely does NOT get along. Scroll down to see what we mean… 1. Leah and Kailyn are Good Friends This is just stating the obvious and it shouldn’t actually mean very much, but the Internet is a wild place. 2. They Went on Vacation to Costa Rica Together This Spring Looks like fun, right?!? 3. But Was It Good, CLEAN Fun? This was the question many observers asked after seeing snapshots of the reality stars together. Such as the one above. 4. Could They Actually Be a Couple? The answer clearly seemed to be no, but try telling that to websites that fueled rumors of a sex-sex relationship . 5. There Was One Reason to Perhaps Believe the Rumor That reason being that Kailyn is bisexual. She’s been in a real relationship with a woman. 6. She Has?!? Yes, for several months. Lowry is pictured here with ex-girlfriend Becky Hayter. View Slideshow

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Calee Lutes: Who is the Model Peter Weber Dumped to Date Hannah?

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You don’t have to follow The Bachelorette Spoilers to know the truth about Peter Weber . Fans were charmed by him. And he “charmed” Hannah not once, but four times … in a windmill. He also ditched his girlfriend to be on reality TV. But just who is Calee Lutes, exactly? First, a quick recap. For half a year, Calee Lutes and Peter Weber were dating — getting together in June of 2018 and splitting in December. Calee says that Peter did not offer her an explanation for why they were breaking up, but that she later figured it out. She says that Peter must have ended the romance because he had found out that he would be a suitor on The Bachelorette . Though he broke up with her months before he met Hannah and started filming, Calee feels betrayed. Calee is a model from Atlanta. Peter is from California. However, last June, he was participating in one-month training for Delta Airlines. While he was in the area, they met on a dating app. Things went so well that they decided to keep in touch afterwards, even if it meant a long-distance relationship. According to Calee, they met each other’s families, took vacations as a couple, and even touched on the idea of moving in together. This sounds like a pretty serious romance, even if it only lasted about six months. According to Calee, they spent a week together as a couple in Atlanta in the middle of December in 2018. At the time, everything seemed to be going very well. Things seemed great after Peter headed back home — so great that she had already bought a ticket to come see him at New Year’s. Then, two days before Christmas, Calee says that Peter dumped her over FaceTime without explanation. Strangely, he then proceeded to purge any and all traces of her from his Instagram — untagging photos and deleting her comments. Wow . Calee herself is a model — and she clearly has the looks for the role. She is signed to Wilhelmina LA, NEXT Miami, and UWM Atlanta. Calee isn’t the only photogenic beauty, however — she has and loves Brian, her American Eskimo mix dog. Brian even has his own Instagram account, as all dogs should.  Did you know that he was apparently rescued from a California prison? What a story! Calee is actually a fan of The Bachelorette , having watched the show long before Peter signed up. In the past, she has even used social media to get hyped about cast lists for Bachelor in Paradise . These days, it would be very reasonable if she has mixed feelings about the franchise. She feels betrayed because Peter must have known that he was in the running for the role while the two of them were still dating. He didn’t cheat on her with Hannah or anything like that, but she does feel that he signed up behind her back. That had to hurt. That said, a lot of the Bachelor Nation thinks that Peter made a mostly okay choice. Sometimes, people break up. View Slideshow: The Bachelorette Spoilers: How Will it End? Who Will Hannah Pick?!

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‘LHHATLS8’ Reunion Pt 2: Karlie Redd Actually Told The Truth

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Source: Prince Williams / Getty It’s finally a wrap for season 8 of Love an Hip-Hop Atlanta . We pick up from the results of Karlie Redd’s VH1 sanctioned lie detector test. Basically, Karlie was telling the truth the entire time according to the test. There was no deception indicated when asked if she pooped on Pooh’s sheets, and about whether she had a threesome with Pooh and Hiriam, but the results were inconclusive when Karlie was asked if she was ever sexually intimate with Pooh and if she and Hiriam were ever sexually intimate. The inconclusive results are still shady, but for now, it seems like Karlie Redd told the truth. Pooh, looking like the liar that she is, starts yapping about how Karlie got butt shots on her bed, etc.   The thirst is real. They go at it for a hot second until Nina Parker calms them down. Then Mimi adds her two cents about the night in question. Basically, Mimi left Karlie at the house and then all of a sudden, the next day,  #TheBlogs had a story that a threesome happened at the house, which means someone leaked something, but Mimi didn’t see anything. Shekinah even jumps in and says that people do stuff like that in the A. For example, you could just be chilling at someone’s house thinking everything is on the up and up, then all of a sudden they’ll present you with a dildo just to see if you’re down with other extracurricular activities.  Pooh doesn’t like that at all so she just starts going in on Shekina’s looks but in the end Nina Parker regains control of the situation and asks the court of public opinion, aka the audience, to clap for either Karlie or Pooh depending on who they believe. Most people went with Karlie. So that’s that.   We move on to another segment where KK is in the spotlight, but then Pooh ends up using that as thee moment to run up on stage and sneak attack Karlie Redd. A lot of people get caught up in the melee, whether they got squashed as security tried to pull Pooh out of the scuffle, or whether they were involved in laying of the hands. KK sure pulled Pooh’s hair, and Tokyo Vanity may have tried to jump in too. Basically, Pooh is highly disliked and the sentiment only gets worse after she keeps getting into it with various people.    In more positive news, Scrapp apologizes to Moniece for stringing her along and KK drops obvious, but still needed advice: “Freelance sex creates feelings,” and that’s why she is celibate.   She ain’t lying.    Next up are Kirk and Rasheeda. Nina asks Rasheeda what she meant when she said there were infidelities in their relationship on both sides. Basically, she meant that the infidelity on her part was before they were married. Translation: She was still just trying to take some of the heat off of Kirk’s awful dalliances, one of which produced a child. Stand by your man, I guess.  Anyway, Kirk said they’ve been together for 25 years and have decided they can’t live without each other despite mistakes they’ve made and that’s that.    Then we end the episode on Spice’s publicity stunt. Remember when she pretended she was going to get her skin bleached and all her light-skinned friends, aka Mimi and Rasheeda n’em freaked out? But then Spice was all, gotcha! Anyway, she proved her point. She got the conversation going about the colorism that dark-skinned people face, and her song, “Black Hypocrisy,” and the mixtape it was on did well. Even better, Mimi said she finally got where Spice was coming from when she said Mimi had light skin privilege.   And that’s that. Next week, we return for the premiere of Love and Hip-Hop Hollywood Season 6.     RELATED POSTS  ‘LHHATLS8’ Reunion Part 1: Karlie Redd Gets A Vh1-Certified Lie Detector Test ‘LHHATLS8’ Recap: The Results Of Karlie Redd’s Lie Detector Test Are…  

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The Bachelorette Finale Preview: Hannah Breaks Down, FALLS Down at Final Rose Ceremony!

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Well, it's been a tumultuous season (thanks mainly to Luke P.), but we've finally made it. In a two-part finale that begins tonight, Hannah will make a decision that's certain to change the course of her life. If you've been following our Bachelorette spoilers then you already know who Hannah selects in her final rose ceremony. But even with that secret out, it seems there's still plenty more drama to come. She may have finally cleared the Luke Parker hurdle, but it seems many stumbling blocks lie ahead for Hannah  — literally. A newly-released preview for the finale shows Hannah suffering an embarrassing fall in the midst of an emotional breakdown. We won't find out Hannah's final pick until Tuesday ( Bachelor/Bachelorette producers draw things out like no one else), but we know that everyone who's still in the running is fully invested emotionally. And no one has more on the line than Hannah herself. “Hannah is the person I've always wanted to meet. She just feels like a missing piece to my life,” Jed Wyatt says in the finale. “You have to have that one in a million connection with someone to really make things work, and I do believe that we have that,” Tyler Cameron remarks. “I've never felt this intensely for someone. I 100 percent can see this woman as my wife. Like, 100 percent,” Windmill Man Peter Weber tells the camera. In addressing the men at the final rose ceremony, Hannah gets choked up: “I have three amazing men standing in front of me, and this week has been amazing,” she tells her finalists. You've opened your heart to me, your families, you've been vulnerable and honest and open, and I just feel so blessed. But I have to continue to make the hardest decisions,” Hannah continues. “That makes this hard for me, because I'm not just breaking somebody's heart, I'm breaking my own heart.” There have been complaints about this season of The Bachelorette , with many griping that Hannah came off as immature and easily-manipulated, or that Luke Parker took up entirely too much screentime. But those who have seen this week's episodes — including former Bachelorette Ali Fedotowsky — say that this might be the most dramatic Bachelorette finale ever . Check out a preview clip and to prepare yourself for the epic four-hour conclusion:

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Bow Wow Body-Shames Wendy Williams, Gets DESTROYED on Twitter

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Wendy Williams is no stranger to body-shaming from has-been rappers. Weeks ago, 50 Cent shared his lame opinion about her skinny legs . Now, it’s Bow Wow’s turn as he mocks her entire body. Wendy hasn’t even had to clap back herself — Bow Wow’s own fans are putting him in his place. Bow Wow found a generally flattering photo of Wendy Williams in a bikini and posted it to social media. “They say its a hot girl summer,” he wrote shadily — implying that Wendy is nothing of the sort. In case anyone thought that he was paying a sincere compliment, Bow Wow’s emojis left no doubt. His first emoji showed a face laughing to the point of tears. The second emoji showed a caution symbol.  The third emoji showed a face wearing a mask, as if to keep out illness or allergens. The fourth showed a face green with nausea. Followers were quick to clap back at the needlessly cruel shade. “If his 1/10 self doesn’t stop…Wendy is living unapologetically and doing HER,” replied one concerned follower. “She’s freshly out of turmoil,” the comment continued. “And you can tell that it’s been rough on her.” “But she’s HERE!” the comment concluded. “He should do the same.” That’s a fair and passionate defense. “When it’s short boy summer we’ll ask for your opinion,” dismissed another comment. Bow Wow is only 5-foot-7. But hey, we were all 5-foot-7 at some point, even if for some of us, it was in middle school. “If putting down a older sick woman makes you feel good,” accused another follower. “It says more about you than her.” “Let shade him for that bald spot he got,” suggested another. Another pointed out that Bow Wow should be a better role model for 8-year-old daughter Shai Moss. “You literally have a daughter…body shaming aint the move,” suggested a fan. So why did Bow Wow decide to pick a fight with Wendy in the first place? (We know that general misogyny rarely needs an excuse, but clearly this was not entirely random) During a recent club appearance, Bow Wow referred to his ex-girlfriend, Ciara. In addition to calling her a “b–ch” to the entire room, he boasted about “having her ‘first.'” Wendy may not exactly be a champion of women everywhere, but she laid into Bow Wow over that. “But to be shirtless in a club and calling her a b–ch … you are so wrong for that,” she excoriated the 32-year-old rapper. Even many years after a breakup, he owes Ciara more respect than that. Clearly, Bow Wow did not enjoy being told what he can or cannot say about his ex. But even before that, Wendy had already gotten the upper hand. Citing an older photo of Bow Wow and Ciara, she pointed out that her staff had noticed him standing on his toes to look taller. Even then, he was still noticeably shorter than his then-girlfriend in her heels. Now, maybe Bow Wow was fair to take a shot at Wendy’s body since she pointed out his height first. But … she really just pointed out his height insecurity. She laughed because he was standing on his toes, not because he is short. And shaming a man’s height does not have the same impact as shaming a 55-year-old woman’s bikini body. It would be nice if people were kinder to each other. Less entertaining, but nice. View Slideshow: 29 Stars Who Shamed Their Body-Shamers

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This Is Us Spoilers: Everything We Know About Season 4!

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This Is Us is one of the most popular shows on the air.  It's one of few shows that can simultaneously makes audiences laugh and cry.  Indeed, a series that follows a family over various decades may sound boring, but This Is Us has already proven to have staying power — it's been renewed for the next THREE seasons! As we look ahead to the show's fourth season, we've rounded up all of the information we know about it below.  Oh, yeah: SPOILER ALERT!!!!!! 1. What the Eff is Going on with Rebecca? This Is Us Season 3 concluded with an elderly Rebecca in a bad way. She was not recognizing her son, Randall, leading to concerns from fans that she was about to die. “Possibly this is someone near the end of their life experiencing a lack of awareness and confusion that comes with extreme old age,” showrunner, Elizabeth Berger tells Glamour. 2. Rebecca Is Probably About to Die The beauty of This Is Us spanning decades is that even if Rebecca dies in the future, Mandy Moore will remain part of the series. “I think it definitely feels like Rebecca is very near the end of her life and that her passing is imminent, and that’s why everyone has decided to descend upon Kevin’s house,” showrunner Isaac Aptaker said. 3. Nicky Changes His Ways Nicky’s life was all over the place during the show’s third season. The family tried to help him get sober to give him the best quality of life. Things took a turn when it was revealed that he had changed int he future and was right by Rebecca’s side. “We’re seeing a guy in a better place than when we last left him,” Aptaker says. “The fact that he aged really well shows he’s in a much better place mentally and physically than when we left him in that trailer.” 4. Miguel is MIA (For Now) Miguel was ominously missing from the flash-forward, but don’t expect his fate to be revealed during This Is Us Season 4. His fate will not be revealed until This Is Us Season 5 or 6. Yikes. 5. Melanie Liburd as Kim – This Is Us It was reported following the third season finale that Melanie Liburd was bowing out as a series regular, but her storyline is not over. “We love writing for her, so we’re always going to be looking for ways to bring her back into the story and into the fold,” Aptaker says. “But we will not be watching week-to-week storylines between her and Kevin next year.” That makes sense given that she and Kevin broke up. 6. Is Kate Dead or Alive? Kate’s fate has been the topic of many conversations among fans, but we may be waiting a while for answers. “I think it’s wide open at this point what has become of Kate,” Berger says. “I can’t promise next season,” Aptaker says. “But we know that in terms of the rank of people’s burning questions, that one is probably working its way up there. We’ll be mindful of that.” View Slideshow

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