Different people have different ways.

We in America also count our money differently, hold our eating utensils differently, hold cigarettes differently... So it's not uncommon for other cultures to do something like this as it's the norm for them.

People do it differently in Europe.

It's a whole plot point in Inglorious Basterds. An undercover Allied man is discovered because he uses the American 3, which is what you just described

I'm British and we do it holding the little finger down with the thumb. I don't know why he's doing it like that

It's almost as if other people/cultures/countries do things differently.

Me too!

Same- I guess everyone's different

you also don't have to deal with an entourage numbering the scores and comprised of assistants, security teams and god knows what else. This gesture is probably one of a hundred coded messages to a member of his staff or security team.....or simply means I will have 3 pickled eggs for lunch.

Don't most people do it ur way? I know I do

Here we do it in that way, too. We start counting by the index, then index and middle, etc. The last one,so number five,is the only one with the thumb. In other countries, also in Europe, I've seen counting beginning by the thumb, then thumb and index, after thumb, index and middle... number four would be difficult to do in this way! But never, never as william does here.

Love the way you can absolutely tell he has slept in his clothes that night and doesnt care - he's a new dad just like ordinary people

Maybe he was counting down from 4 or 5. Which is how I would be doing that.

Besides, that sign (which also means OK) is offensive in Brazil - it means scr*w you.

I'm not sure about the English but in Germany the #3 is made by holding up the thumb, index finger and third finger while keeping the fourth and pinky finger down.

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Not odd, but his is easier. Lol

It's a thing the royals do, to avoid this exact situation, he just got unlucky with the angel i suppose

Wait.. Thats weird? Every one I know does that..

Europeans tend to do 3 as shown by William.

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i do that 2

It differs from region to region. In India, three is shown in the same way as done by Prince William

Not me, I tried it 3 times. always the same as he has them above.

British royalty, what do you expect?

Easier for me with stiff fingers, to emulate the Prince's technique!😊

In ASL, what you describe that would be the #6. What he's showing would be #9. But since he's not using ASL and different people around the world do different things, who cares!!!!!

As a kid, we lived in Germany for one year and that was how they showed three.

That’s how I show I’m a scout

This is how you show 3 in ASL...

what is your point?

I do it the same way you do, but I definitely know others that do it the way he is.

It would mean 6 in ASL

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That pretty much shoots down your chances of being included in the Royal line of succession.

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Grow up and step out of your own bubble!

He's "royalty" can't be like the commoners lol

So William is an individual, and you're a sheep.

This is the way more common i Europe.

I think this is the more polite correct way, but there are lots of ways... i was taught this way

Pinky and thumb down is the North American way of holding up 3 fingers; how Prince William is doing it is the European way.

This is how they do it in Europe.

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Yep my brother lives in Germany and they do it that way too. Don't forget they are part German.

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Are you British?

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It's England!

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This is the way Brits do it.

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Well, he doesn't.

OH! And they flip you off in the UK by a backwards "Peace" sign showing the back of their hand.

"9", rather. infographi...3ee4a1.jpg

Actually that's the number "9" if you're talking about American Sign Language.

He might say he nowhas three children and explaining all the poses theyhad use to get ir, by sign language because of the noise. People tend to move their fingers when they speak by signs to people.

Could have been taken moments apart. People do tend to move their mouths when they speak to someone