| abstract | - If you have an Italian character (or a character with Italian origins) and you want to point it out clearly, you're probably going to have him/her gesticulate every time he/she says something relevant. However, it's not just a stereotype. Exaggerations apart, this trope is a case of Truth in Television. It isn't strictly Italian, though, the custom being common around the Mediterranean (Greeks, Lebanese, Spaniards and Egyptians are all widely noted for their fondness for gesticulation), owing to a long history of trade and other interaction between peoples who speak different languages (gestures can get a message across well even with the most limited of speech). It's also useful in the present day, since Italy has an incredibly wide range of different dialects. Examples of Italians Talk with Hands include:
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