>business meeting
>one of the attendants is of Italian origin
>has a noticable accent, but easy to understand
>uses his hands to speak all the time
>all sorts of gesturing with every sentence
>takes a glass of water in his hand, leaving only one hand for gesturing
>speech noticably slows down
>eventually puts the glass down
>speech returns to normal speed
Does free speech require free hands in Italy?
Do Italians who broke their arms become mutes?