This year Hands On Travel placed a Facebook posting by local travel guide Alexis, who showed the proper way to sign France (the same sign for both American Sign Language and Langue des signes français). Sign language has always been more than just text. Each word visually illustrates a story. Knowing the history makes it easier to understand and harder to forget. When I went to add this information to my notes, I noticed a small error in my ASL cartoon for France with the dominant hand positioned a little too close to the face. I updated the 2013 picture and placed it beside the hints I got from Alexis’ lesson, including the tradition of the French handkerchief.
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