It's a Staten Island thing: Talking with your hands. Here's a translation.
It’s a Staten Island thing: Talking with your hands. Here’s a translation. Updated Jan 26, 2021; Facebook Share Most of us are familiar with the “thumbs up,” or even crossing two fingers for good luck. But the vast array of Italian hand gestures? That’s a horse or a different color. "There's nothing really going on." (Courtesy/Casa Belvedere) So, the Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere on Grymes Hill held a fun virtual program to demonstrate some of the more common hand gestures oftentimes used by Italian-Americans. "Pay strict attention." (Courtesy/Casa Belvedere) “Ita...