Cross-Cultural Analysis of English and Italian Economic Discourse:

Anglo-Saxon vs.ItalianLINEAR ACTIVEMULTI-ACTIVEcool, factual, decisiveplanners, their body languageis more controlled and handgestures very moderate whileexpressing their attitudes andopinions.essentially individualist and‘universalists’ – they thinkrules apply to every body.Focused, confrontationpossible, but ready tocompromiseemotional, loquacious andimpulsive, their bodylanguage and hand gesturesto punctuate an expressionand give their attitudes andopinions a shading that theword or phrase itself lacks.essentially collectivist and atthe same time ‘particularist’ -they believe that personalrelationships and friendshipsshould take precedence overrules and regulations.do many things at the sametime; they are flexible, goodat changing plans and happyto improvise.