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If I'm sitting, One arm rests on the arm of the sofa and the other on the seat, or both hands holding a book.
I do use my hands when having a conversation but not excessively.
Cigarettes came in handy for that dilemma. There was always something to do with your hands if you smoked...but those will kill you so back to the drawing board.
Cigarettes came in handy for that dilemma. There was always something to do with your hands if you smoked...but those will kill you so back to the drawing board.
That was pre the mouse and keyboard era, let your fingers do the talking.
Speaking with the hands is very much continental really, because the Italians can't actually talk without using their hands, and I think that's the case in many other countries. It's a cultural thing.
I once watched my wife explaining directions to someone on the phone. She was pointing while she told the person how to get to a certain address, as if the other person could see her. I couldn't stop laughing for weeks.
Speaking with the hands is very much continental really, because the Italians can't actually talk without using their hands, and I think that's the case in many other countries. It's a cultural thing.
Spot on Mollie, my wife came back from a 3 week stay with an Italian family we have known for 20 years & kept saying to me(With arms flapping)