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it's part of the culture to be nice (to strangers) and NO is considered rude. brings a lot of funky and frustrating moments not only when travelling. another i
by saiya-jin 8y ago
it's part of the culture to be nice (to strangers) and NO is considered rude. brings a lot of funky and frustrating moments not only when travelling.
another is that strange indian head-shake that is so hard to reproduce - never figured it out completely, but it felt like when I eventually ask yes/no question and they say yes with that shake, it's actually more like no/don't know/maybe
- ben_utzer 8y agoJust make an 8 with your nose. :-)
- overcast 8y agoThe old bobble head :) I was there for a month, the whole country, and it's their form of agreement/understanding. Particularly when you're trying to teach them something.
- sullenpaladin 8y agoThe head bobble just means that they hear you. It does not mean yes or no or anything else really.
- RandomCSGeek 8y agoThere are 3 different movements. One is for acknowledgement, other two are for yes and no.