Jack's Guide to Richmond Hand Gestures
by Jack Lauterback
The New York Times published an article last week about Italians' ingrained use of theatrical nonverbal communication — mostly over-the-top hand gestures. As Rachel Donadio wrote: "From the classic fingers pinched against the thumb that can mean 'Whaddya want from me?' or 'I wasn't born yesterday' to a hand circled slowly, indicating 'Whatever' or 'That'll be the day,' there is an eloquence to the Italian hand gesture.…[ Read more ]