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The Common Italian Hand Gesture You Need To Avoid Using In Spain, Per Rick Steves

While both Italian and Spanish may be Romance languages (which is any language with Latin roots), speaking one certainly doesn't guarantee understanding of the other. And, this is especially true when ...
Staten Island Advance

It’s a Staten Island thing: Talking with your hands. Here’s a translation.

If you’re a Staten Islander, you know the deal: Get in a conversation and there’ll be hand gestures flying along with the words. Most of us are familiar with the “thumbs up,” or even crossing two ...
WBUR

How a hand gesture by NFL's DeVito sparked conversation on American Italian experience

It was a hand motion that some people called "the hand gesture heard 'round the world": New York Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito, after throwing one of his first touchdowns, pinched his finger and ...
Awful Announcing

Tommy DeVito’s agent denies he was wearing a costume, explains origin of his Italian hand gesture

The New York Giants’ win over the Green Bay Packers on Monday Night Football wasn’t just a star-making performance for Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito, but also his agent. Wearing a black pinstripe ...