In Latin, the middle finger was the digitus impudicus, meaning the shameless, indecent or offensive finger. In the 1st century AD, Persius had superstitious female relatives concoct a charm with the infamous finger (digitus infamis) and purifying spit; while in the Satyricon, an old woman uses dust, spit and her middle finger to mark the forehead before casting a spell.
Confidence votes 8. Hispanics (like me) eat most of the foods that dumb Americans eat, like cheeseburger's, meat, vegetables, and stuff like that. We have one exception though.... when we're not eating out, we like to cook our culture's food.
Obesity and Hispanic Americans. 1  Among Mexican American women, 77 percent are overweight or obese, as compared to only 64 percent of the non-Hispanic White women. 2  In 2014, Hispanic Americans were 1.2 times as likely to be obese than Non-Hispanic Whites. From 2011-2014 Hispanic children were 1.8 times more likely to be overweight as Non- Hispanic White Children. From 2011-2014, Hispanic women were 30% more likely to be overweight, as compared to Non-Hispanic Whites.