Handshake from Japanese Lt. General Torashiro Kawabe is refused by American Col. Sidney Mashbir (who knew Kawabe from before the war) during a Japanese visit to Manila to prepare the details for Japan’s surrender ceremony. Photo by George Lacks, August 1945 [1281×848]
I was curious about the background in the photo and thought someone else may be too. From Wikipedia
“ In his autobiography, Mashbir explained that he was not permitted to shake hands, and that it would have been rude to point, which ultimately lead to the awkward thumbing motion that was photographed.” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Mashbir
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I was curious about the background in the photo and thought someone else may be too. From Wikipedia
“ In his autobiography, Mashbir explained that he was not permitted to shake hands, and that it would have been rude to point, which ultimately lead to the awkward thumbing motion that was photographed.”
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Mashbir