User:Maliardo-1/Gestures of Italy
In the Italian culture, several gestures were established and are crucial in personal communication. There is probably no other culture which uses gestures so much.[specify] Most of them are unique in their meaning, some are understood different than elsewhere.
Italy-only gestures
[edit]- People who want to express good bye to each other turn a hand in a circlewise. ("a dopo!")
- People who express that they are hungry hold their horizontal and put it to their stomach and away. ("ho fame!")
- praying gesture ("Madonna mia!")
Gestures which differ to other cultures
[edit]- Tipping a finger to the side of the head is understood as "idiot" in Italy, while in other European countries, it is to express intelligency or a idea which just came up to ones mind.
External links
[edit]Videos
[edit]- Italian Hand Gestures, Part 1 by Nada Vergili
- Italian Hand Gestures, Part 2 by Nada Vergili
- Italian hand gestures explained by Paolo Tosolini
- jwerner