Italians uses body language and hand gestures to punctuate an expression and give it a shading that the word or phrase itself lacks. Why?
I think that the reasons are many.
One of these is that Italy, only 160 years ago was formed by five big States and others 4-5 more little ones, and languages are very differentes ( also on 1300 Dante Alighieri wrote the 'Divina Commedia' also with the hope that it could becomes the only language).
But only in 1861 the language of Dante (Toscano) becomes the truth Italian language.
Someone says that tradition of hand gestures becomes from Roman Empire: a body language that all peoples in the Empire understood, more easy than the latin language.
I found a very good video in perfect italian and translated in perfet english language.
If you see that video, when a day, You'll come in Italy, or when You'll meet your Italian friends, You'll be ready to 'speak' the particular Italian hand gestures: it's easy and very funny!!
Update: I added a photo of the former Italian prime minister, Mr Berlusconi, who in a meeting between heads of state, made the gesture of "corna" (horns), a very offensive gesture, indicating that a man is betrayed by his wife ; attention: in this case, Mr. Berlusconi, it did so in a playful manner, even if inappropriate, because the gestures, friends, may be considered playful, even if they have a meaning - basic - offensive.
PS: someone says that in Italy, in a easy life ( for example in a street or to buy something) if you know all tips of italian hand gestures You can 'survive perfectly'; I think that thing is right!!
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