How the way you count reveals more than you think
Can confirm I count the English way.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210902-how-finger-counting-gives-away-your-nationality
> Many people around the world learn to count on their fingers, but we don't all do it in the same way. Could there be a better method?
@EricLawton @Dio9sys Oh, interesting, I never really thought about this!
I count up to 5 in the Japanese way depicted in the video - start with palm out and fold fingers in, starting with the thumb as 1. Beyond 5 I either start folding my fingers on the same hand back out, starting with unfolding the thumb as 6, or I use the Chinese counting system.
By the way, there are regional variations in the Chinese hand counting system as well!
Eric Lawton
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