One of my memories from basic training (circa 2002), was standing in formation and hearing an indistinct conversation between a platoon member and the platoon sergeant. At some point, the platoon sergeant loudly interrupts and yells "DO NOT SPEAK WITH YOUR HANDS PRIVATE!", while forcefully slapping the private's hands out of the air.
This has stuck with me my entire life, and I have a very real urge to mimic that behavior in the civilian world when someone begins using their hands during speech. Right or wrong, I don't know (and don't care), but that's the "talking with your hands" story that has been burned in my brain since being an uppity 18 year old.
This has stuck with me my entire life, and I have a very real urge to mimic that behavior in the civilian world when someone begins using their hands during speech. Right or wrong, I don't know (and don't care), but that's the "talking with your hands" story that has been burned in my brain since being an uppity 18 year old.