I discovered this habit the French have ,when I was a teen-ager, ang I just wondered if any-one else discovered it too.
2006-07-16 20:14:48 · 6 answers · asked by skeetejacquelinelightersnumber7 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities
The Question was...
Do you find that the french use their hands a lot when they speak?
I've seen that too. Never really noticed before though.
2006-07-16 20:29:24 · answer #1 · answered by genghis41f 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's not the habit of using gestures that's interesting but the different meanings of the same movement in different cultures. :) As for your question, as you travel downwards to the south you'll find people gesticulate much more and with a greater vehemence. Check out the Italians and the Arabs!
2006-07-21 14:52:56 · answer #2 · answered by Iseult 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How do you stop a Frenchman from talking? Tie his hands together!
This is an age old joke about the French so yes, many people have noticed it before you.
2006-07-17 03:35:36 · answer #3 · answered by ehc11 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's pretty common in Europe. I don't know about the French, but hand movements are much more common in Italy and Spain than in the U.S.
2006-07-17 03:26:51 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What was it? Is it the french kiss?
2006-07-17 04:53:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What habit?
2006-07-17 03:17:46 · answer #6 · answered by Trevor h 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋