On: Excellent body language resource

[NathanKP]

I think the lesson to learn is that when you are in other countries, just don't use hand gestures at all unless you are completely sure they are good.

[riffraff → NathanKP]

that woul be true for most non verbal human communications, I'm afraid. My latest experience is with Norwegians, who seem to make an aspirated "uh!" sound for the equivalent of the conversational "mh-mh, keep going". I thought for a while they were perpetually stupefied people.

[pbhjpbhj → NathanKP]

Then you will never get your chance to talk in Italy, according to the book anyway.