The contentious issue of finger counting
There have been many things to adapt to for me since moving from France to Australia, and this is the beginning of an attempt to explain.
So this is apparently a cultural thing: I start with the thumb when I count on my fingers, which Christian thinks is an abomination. This image on the right supports my worldview, but not my husband. When I show him my hand with fingers folded to indicate a number, he tells the number back to me minus the thumb. Always. So our exchanges go like this:
Christian: ‘How many?’
Me: showing thumb, index and middle finger (which equals 3 if you’re with me).
Christian: ’2 then.’
Me: ‘No! 3!’
Christian (grinning): ‘Ok, 2.’
I refuse to concede and so does he so on it goes, for quite a while. Each and every time we finger count.
(Image is from here).
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