# Die Hard **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/die-hard/89814 **Category:** Cafe Society **Created:** [October 26, 2001, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/die-hard/89814 "2001-10-26T17:46:24Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 8
### Author: ![Lao\_Tsu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e79b87/32.png) [@Lao\_Tsu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lao_Tsu) #### Post date: [October 26, 2001, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/die-hard/89814/8 "2001-10-26T22:13:05Z")
It was they way Hans held the cigarette when McLean offered him a light. Europeans tend to hold the ciggy between the thumb and forefinger, whereas 'Merkins tend to hold them between the forefinger and the middle finger. Also, Alan Rickman’s movement while doing this do seem a little exaggerated, either for effect or he’s not a smoker. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/die-hard/89814)._