Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visits German....well that was awkward.

I thought the reason why it is called a wave is because we...wave our arm/hands o-o, he just put it up

I thought the reason why it is called a wave is because we...wave our arm/hands o-o, he just put it up

Same thing, it's a greeting.

You don't really see people actually wave anymore, so now it's a ''wave''. (Just raising your arm)

But it feels odd to wave with your hand in that position (in the same angle as your arm), people usually bend it a bit (showing the palm), like this: