Italian gestures

In Italy, non-verbal communication is very important and often used. Italians are a hand-communicating nation. Gestures help them better express what they mean. They also make the conversation more dynamic. Sometimes help express anger or joy, other times they save time, because one well-chosen gesture can tells us more than a long sentence. On an italian street, a hand movement is enough for the interlocutor to understand what it is about. However, you have to be very careful when using these gestures, because some of them are difficult to decode and if you use them incorrectly, you can make a faux pas. For example, when we start massaging our stomach after dinner, every Italian will be worried because it means stomach ache. To say that the dinner was delicious, you should "drill a hole in the cheek with the finger", which means that it was delicious.

At this point, I would like to present a graphic which explains a few gestures.

I also invite you to watch a short tutorial on the Roberto Lipari channel.