To sign polite you brush the tip of the thumb
of your dominant five-hand twice on your chest using an upward motion. The
hand moves in a very small circle, up, out, down, back. It is on the
upward stroke that the thumb-tip touches the chest. You might see other
versions of the sign "polite," but this is how I do it.
POLITE:

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