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LisaM

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24. I do not.

Tue May 14, 2024, 12:36 PM

May 2024

But I just wanted to point out that sometimes people have reasons for moving their arms when they talk (though was the OP about Trump?)

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I'm not a fan of people that wave their hands around all the time [View all] LiberalFighter May 2024 OP

Boxing matches must just drive you nuts! marble falls May 2024 #1

Parades too! Hassin Bin Sober May 2024 #2

How is that the same as moving your hands constantly while talking,? LiberalFighter May 2024 #5

Like this: H2O Man May 2024 #12

Not the same. No comparison LiberalFighter May 2024 #13

Exactly the same, H2O Man May 2024 #21

Ernie who? LiberalFighter May 2024 #32

I'll speculate H2O Man May 2024 #37

And you think it is similar? LiberalFighter May 2024 #38

I know it is. H2O Man May 2024 #40

You are wrong wrong wrong LiberalFighter May 2024 #41

You know nothing H2O Man May 2024 #42

Total bull LiberalFighter May 2024 #43

You can't say. H2O Man May 2024 #44

On a less serious note, H2O Man May 2024 #22

A classic talker hand waver is MSNBC Jen Psaki. Always talks with her hands moving. I think it's for emphasis. mitch96 May 2024 #26

I may be wrong but think she doesn't move her hands as much LiberalFighter May 2024 #29

Is this excessive or normal?...starts at 1:20 mitch96 May 2024 #34

Colbert also moves his hands while talking in that clip. wnylib May 2024 #53

I have dyslexia. LisaM May 2024 #3

But do you do it constantly like Trump? LiberalFighter May 2024 #6

I do not. LisaM May 2024 #24

Trump is a case unto himself. The problem you face is in generalizing the behavior to everyone else Hekate May 2024 #58

We gotta stick together! I'm a left handed dyslexic. marble falls May 2024 #45

So am I! LisaM May 2024 #48

Something kinetic is at work. My learning style at lectures was to take continuous notes Hekate May 2024 #56

Studies have shown NanaCat May 2024 #60

What was weird was that my classmates in grad school were all over the place for note-styles... Hekate May 2024 #62

Trump plays the air accordion. sop May 2024 #4

I think that is a New Yorker thing. former9thward May 2024 #7

I've known New Yorkers who didn't do it NanaCat May 2024 #61

There is a wide range of "hand gesturing"--subtle doesn't phase me but waving all over my screen... hlthe2b May 2024 #8

Priceless description, especially the "plopping". yorkster May 2024 #14

Yep! That is the style she uses. LiberalFighter May 2024 #18

I like when John Williams does it. sl8 May 2024 #9

How would it be if he was vocally giving instructions at the same time? LiberalFighter May 2024 #20

Probably not good. sl8 May 2024 #23

Don't worry, you hit the mark! marble falls May 2024 #46

Thanks. I didn't think I could go far wrong with John Williams. nt sl8 May 2024 #50

I've been in choirs, and the conductors do indeed "talk" by mouthing words Hekate May 2024 #64

It can be cultural. Elessar Zappa May 2024 #10

I can attest to cultural influence on talking with hand movements. wnylib May 2024 #55

I'm not either, and being hard of hearing, it makes it hard for a hard-of-hearing person to (1) read their hands SWBTATTReg May 2024 #11

I sometimes will look at the lips to help understand what is being said. LiberalFighter May 2024 #27

Yes, closed caption is a life saver for me. I've burned out several volume controls in some of my earlier SWBTATTReg May 2024 #31

When I am one on one with someone or a small group LiberalFighter May 2024 #33

I'm Italian. Can't speak unless my hands are moving. maveric May 2024 #15

But are you using the same motions over and over? LiberalFighter May 2024 #28

I've got a few moves. Not all the same. maveric May 2024 #30

Bill Maher on trump dancing and hand movements. Silent Type May 2024 #16

If I speak without using my hands Jerry2144 May 2024 #17

It's tough for a New Yorker... appmanga May 2024 #19

During the years when I went on job interviews EYESORE 9001 May 2024 #25

👇👇👇👁️👁️ Goonch May 2024 #35

Play Vogue along with it, it's hysterical ... marble falls May 2024 #47

In my Black/Spanish family we use our hands when we speak. Sometimes wildly! Sometimes in different languages! MenloParque May 2024 #36

I do that. orange jar May 2024 #39

Yes... politicians who play "invisible bongos" or who gesticulate like they're conducting an orchestra * Oopsie Daisy May 2024 #49

pro tip: do not go on holiday to Italy Celerity May 2024 #51

Video: IcyPeas May 2024 #52

Very distracting. I can't not follow the waving and gesturing movements, like a cat. betsuni May 2024 #54

Trump plays air accordion jcgoldie May 2024 #57

Do not go to Italy NanaCat May 2024 #59

Trump reminds me of this guy with his preacher voice and hand movements. Ping Tung May 2024 #63

You should have seen my Italian family's Sunday dinners in the 90's Polybius May 2024 #65