Greek BODY Language

[Saga]

They're so similar to Italian ones! Especially the first one, in southern Italy people do the same gesture, I guess Greek settlers brought it to Italy and taught it to us :D

[berryXjerry]

Ρε είναι τόσο αστείες οι χειρονομίες μας!! 😂😂😂😂

[thesaints--andrew.]

Watching from Greece.hi everybody.
Χρόνια πολλά και καλά σε όλη την Ελλάδα και στην ομογένεια απανταχού.

[elinagk]

I used to have an English teacher who was actually English, missus Sue, with whom we worked on speaking the language and she often told us stories or asked us to make up a story and tell it to the class so we could all analyze it. So, once, she told us about the first time she'd come to Greece and was stunned by the taxi drivers' gestures and that the could communicate whilst being about 60 meters away from each other. She got in her taxi and told her driver almost exactly what they had said just by watching them move their arms and heads.
The whole time she was telling us that, she'd kept her arms close to her body and her hands in one another because she said "We don't do any gestures in England and I'm trying to stay as English as I can while embracing the Greek culture, but, GOD, you are soooo expressive that I love it, but sometimes I can't handle it". We all started laughing and that was when I realized that, despite that I had come to communicate and interact with so many tourists from central and northern European countries. Crete is always a "hot" vacation's destination and we host lots of Germans, English, Dutch and Scandinavians every year.
Take care, Angelo! I love your comedy!

[Hellenic_Empire]

The Moutza part, actually came from the Byzantine times. When they were dragging a prisoner, he would have his face covered in charcoal or something black using his own hands. Moutzoura Id a derivative word and it means to erase a word/letter etc. Using your pen by drawing on it. So Moutza worked like that

[northsidermusic]

As a Greek, I have never consciously thought that the first ones were strictly Greek until now. The last two are iconic though.

[Palioacc]

The last one, moutza, is like you throw shit to somebody because they messed it up or did a shit

[Prapi_]

I'm Greek and I had never realised we do these exclusively

[DrMariannaWWinchester]

As a Greek I confirm these are 100% true and accurate.

[pakitgr]

Γεια σου ρε Άγγελε, με τα ωραία σου!!!! Είσαι άρχοντας.

[cassandramalvasia]

Τέλειος!! Καλές γιορτές Αγγελεμε υγεια κι ευτυχία.

[Heyurgirlistotallyrandom]

Bro is now officially my greek teacher for emotionalogy

[christhabadguy]

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I do the single slow chop hand for this one. It’s hilarious.

[BillIRR]

I left Greece, and i miss this language and body language... This makes me kinda sad...

[terabit.]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 It seems that Greeks have far more expressive body language than what we think people in Italy have !!! ❤

[evahantzi]

So true, watching you from Greece, you cracked me up and Happy New year to you. You are magnificent 🎅🌲♥️

[mohzaher]

As an Egyptian I see no surprise at all. We use almost 90% of these gestures with exactly the same meanings.

[DipayanPyne]

That 'What is going on ?' is SO Indian ! I got a shock the moment he started talking about it. It's like he became an Indian all of a sudden !!! Unbelievable !!! 😂

[thecommenternobodycaresabout]

So god damn true. Thank you for exposing us.

[vasiliss.sxwrisepitheto]

Σε περιμένουμε ξανά Θεσσαλονίκη 🎉🎉🎉🎉!!!! Είσαι θεουλης !