Gestures
By: The GoAbroad Team
Posted on: Italy, People and Culture
1. People shake hands when arriving and leaving.
2. Women kiss cheek to cheek.
3. Men slap each other on the back and may as well embrace if they know each other.
4. A flick of the chin means "buzz off" equal to America's middle finger gesture.
5. Sitting wth crossed legs at the ankle suggests a respect for traditional values and rules of etiquette.
6. Pinching the bridge of your nose in business signifies a bad or negative evaluation.
7. Crossing your arms on your chest suggests defensiveness.
8. When giving gifts choose quality over quantity. It doesn't matter is it's small.
9. Biting your hands expresses dislike.
10. Pointing on the head means 'crazy'.
11. In America, holding up two fingers to form a "v" symbolizes peace. In Italy it represents victory.
12. Turning a finger on the cheek, rubbing hands together followed by a quick kiss of the fingertips expresses satisfaction paricularly after having a delicious meal.
