There is a popular joke about the Italians, that is, to stop an Italian talking just block his/her hands. How do you understand this joke from a cultural aspect?
Because there are more than 250 gestures that Italian people often use in their daily life, and the number of gestures is basically the same as the number of words they speak. Moreover, even if the northern and southern Italian people can't understand their own dialect, they can understand each other's meaning through their own gestures.
This is because Italians like to use their hands to emphasize and express their feelings when speaking and when you block them hands you stop them from gesturing and expressing their feelings.Gestures are an important form of expression. The ltalians are very romantic and passionate. They are always like to help others.
This is because Italians like to use their hands to emphasize and express their feelings when speaking and when you block them hands you stop them from gesturing and expressing their feelings.Gestures are an important form of expression. The ltalians are very romantic and passionate. They are always like to help others.
This is because Italians like to use their hands to emphasize and express their feelings when speaking and when you block them hands you stop them from gesturing and expressing their feelings.
Body language is an important part of expression.Not only Italians, many people add body movements when they are speaking, which can make them express themselves better, and some studies have shown that such people are more leadership.They are usually more open and enthusiastic.So I think it depends on people's different personalities.
Because Italians are good at using their hands to emphasize and express their feelings when speaking and when you block them hands you stop them from gesturing and expressing their feelings.
Because Italians like to use their hands to emphasize and express their feelings when speaking and when you block them hands you stop them from gesturing and expressing their feelings.
Because there are more than 250 gestures that Italian people often use in their daily life, and the number of gestures is basically the same as the number of words they speak.
Because Italians like to use their hands to emphasize and express their feelings when speaking and when you block them hands you stop them from gesturing and expressing their feelings.
1.Because Italians are magnificent ,refreshing ,optimistic and passionate,they like to contact with others and spread their culture .so in order to contact with others more easily ,they like to talk with others using their hands to express their feelings,in the course of time ,they are good at using body language.
Because when ltalians talk,they like to use their hands to show their thinking and ideas. Gestures are an important form of expression. The ltalians are very romantic and passionate.
Sign language plays a very important role in Italy. Dialects due to regional differences can also be eliminated by gesture. According to statistics, italians in daily life often use the standard gesture more than 250. The italians themselves quipped, "if we tied our hands, we wouldn't know what to say". Various sign languages make up Italy's unique gesture culture, so if you understand Italian gestures, you will understand them
Because Italians use a lot of baby language to express feelings and thoughts. If you block his/her hands,it seems to be take away his ability to express themselves fully.
That's because Italians tend to use gesture language. When they talk with others, they use their hands to show their thinking and ideas. For them, expressing is an important part of thier lives. However, not only Italians, many people add body movements when they are speaking, it's a good way to express their thinking especially of great use to beginners of foreign languages. When it becomes a habit, people can't talk without gesture language.
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Because Italians like to use their hands to emphasize and express their feelings when speaking and when you block them hands ,you stop them from gesturing and expressing their feelings.
Emotion tends to flow easily in Italian culture with large hand gestures.There are more than 250 gestures that Italians often use in their daily life. In some way,the number of gestures is basically the same as the number of words they speak.Italians like to use their hands to emphasize and express their feelings when speaking. When you block their hands,you can stop them from gesturing and expressing.
That's because Italians usually use a variety of gestures to express their emotions when speaking, so the "hand" is also known as the Italian "third mouth.