I come from a very large Italian American family (3 of my 4 grandparents were immigrants, I have cousins that spent significant time in Italy, etc.) and one of

I come from a very large Italian American family (3 of my 4 grandparents were immigrants, I have cousins that spent significant time in Italy, etc.) and one of the first things my now wife noticed the first time we around a large family gathering (it just happened to be Easter dinner which is another story) was that everyone talked with their hands. She asked me if they always did that, but I had no idea what she was talking about until she pointed it out.