Where Does the ‘Thumbs-Up’ Gesture Really Come From?

For example, the word for turning also means turning a limb in question on the joint, but doing the modern thumbs-down ...
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9 Social Gestures That Don't Mean What They Used To, Cultural Studies Confirm

The handshake, once considered the gold standard of international greetings, has become surprisingly complex. Research has shown significant cultural differences in how Americans and people from ...
The Economist

Gestures are a subtle and vital form of communication

“TIE AN ITALIAN’S hands behind his back,” runs an old joke, “and he’ll be speechless.” The gag rests on a national stereotype: Italians are voluble and emotional, and all that arm-waggling supposedly ...
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Example gestures from the study. (IMAGE)

In images 3 and 4, an Italian speaker opens her hands, with the palms facing up with a slight inward rotation and brings her hands up and down in the space immediately in front of her. The gestures ...
Salon

An expert reveals the secret language of “Thinking With Your Hands”

When I was in high school, my history teacher tried an experiment with a classmate known for her enthusiastic and expressive communication style. The girl had raised her hand to answer a question, and ...