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Been meaning to leave 2 cents.. I am a Chicagolander, too. We have an accent (I'm told) that sounds like barking dogs because we talk so fast and almost always sound like we still have food in our mouths. (We have the World's Best food so, it's likely..😉) ..but, we also have a way of talking with our hands. Both, at the same time, whenever, however... Maybe it stems from the days when immigrants of different languages tried to communicate, it seems a very Italian American... thing. My grandmother corrected my flailing hand speech, once. (As the baby of 4 kids and both sides of the family, I had to raise my hand like Horschak, for permission to be heard. No wonder I was all over the place🤭) Gramma said that if I was nervous, it's okay but, that I'll make others nervous, too, if they see my hands flying all over. She encouraged me to be confident in what I have to say, because that IS important. Don't distract others from what I have to say by using my hands, so much. They will see my hands more, than hear my words. Gramma was always trying to teach etiquette, table manners, put books on my head to fix posture..(they didn't know I had forcep damage to my cervical spine, at birth...tmi) She would stab our elbow with a fork if she saw it resting on the dinner table..🥺. (She was right, crowding elbows make messes.) So, as Gramma said, about talking with your hands... -The hands should not distract by extending outward beyond the width of the body. -The hands should never be raised higher than the shoulders, where people may find it a bit threatening. -Use the hands for emphasis or direction, but, don't make a Bad habit of it. I see others do it, as well, and it's like a musician tapping their foot to keep time and focus. I think using the hands helps people keep in time. Especially, if using prepared words, in public speaking and having to slowww down our speech, just so others can keep up. (as a Chicagolander, I can't imagine how frustrating that is for you..😱) I totally relate to you so, I thought I would relay this bit of Gramma's wisdom. Because, girl! Your hands are all over the place, sometimes! Jus fyi...

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