The Corna

Dear Suze, I nearly got mobbed at a rock concert in Mexico where I punched the air with the American gesture to tell the band I thought they were fantastic. You know, the first and baby fingers raised and your thumb holding down your 3rd and 4th fingers. What’s the deal?

Dear Culturally Clueless, when traveling abroad, one needs to be aware of body language. The Corna is a dangerous insult, and extremely rude hand gesture that comes from the Latin word for horns and implies cuckoldry. It tells other men that you’re sleeping with their wife. Commonly offensive in Mediterranean and Latin cultures, -countries like France, Greece, Spain, Mexico, Portugal, Brazil. -SQ