"Is it really up and down?"😂😂 (The true yes wobble follows)

@RRP2

Жыл бұрын

Yes 😂

@tpmash

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣

@lets_C

Жыл бұрын

It was really more like a "you got it" wobble because the "yes" wobble is really just up and down.

@Mileyn-s1c

Жыл бұрын

Yess

@jayasil8295

Жыл бұрын

It is the wobble of agreement

As an Indian living in abroad, once my colleague was explaining something very seriously & I was wobbling my head to express Yes, I am listening, understanding, I’ll do it. But he got it otherwise and completely paused the conversation and asked me if I am not interested in the convo. When I asked him why would he say that, he said I was moving my head in every direction possible and he was hella confused. 😂.

@Yasmin-cf4qm

Жыл бұрын

😅

@divyasasidharan2960

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 oh lord I have never gotten that comment but m wondering did this happen

@varsharaos294

Жыл бұрын

@@divyasasidharan2960 University to workplace atleast 10 foreigners asked me about head nodding, but I would never forget this particular incident. BTW living in Europe for almost 7 years I have all kind of conversations from What is that red dot on my forehead to Me asking them how can the whole family just go naked sauna… So I don’t need to lie about something that never happened. I had a lot of crazy conversations, humans are pretty enthusiastic to know about other people’s cultures.

@honestabe_9207

Жыл бұрын

🤣

@meb777

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

I love the guy at the end who accidentally wobbled instead of nodding up and down, then seemed embarrassed. 😊

@lawhardebbarma3027

Жыл бұрын

Some places in southern India wobble their heads for yes..both are correct 😂

@Lost_n_Found_1

11 ай бұрын

@@lawhardebbarma3027 When you missed the point, lol.

That's actually adorable. It's like how us Italians use our hands when we speak. It's a real thing. We don't even realize we are doing it. It's just an unconscious cultural habit. ❤️🤗

@beatles42ohgg94

11 ай бұрын

and im pretty sure they started this because of colinization. when being questioned by the bri ish. they would wopple their head, as its not yes, and its not no. essentially the indian version of "i dont speeka da eenglish"

@aspasianikolopoulou6687

10 ай бұрын

You and us Greeks both xD

@AlwaysRight32

7 ай бұрын

Cookie Mart

@விஷ்ணு_கார்த்திக்

6 ай бұрын

@@beatles42ohgg94Nonsense, most Indians never interacted with the British directly.

@onepunchman4444

6 ай бұрын

Please don't ever compare us to these disgusting primitive beasts.. thanks

As an indian, I wasn't aware that it's specific to India only. It feels strange to not wobble ur head or keep a start face while speaking 😂

@daviusdavis2537

Жыл бұрын

It looks stupid.

@msruag

Жыл бұрын

well it's used in pakistan and bangladesh too lol

@YinYanUzumaki

Жыл бұрын

@@msruag yeah but they have derived their culture from India so saying Indian culture suffices as the two Indian neighbours have most things that is known as Indian borrowed from India only ..

@Quemirabobo-sq6bj

Жыл бұрын

Italians also do it

@msruag

Жыл бұрын

@@YinYanUzumaki but india is now colloquially known as the actual country and not the surrounding areas like it used to. the meaning changed, so it would be more fitting and more clearer to people to say "south asian" than indian because indian means something from india, and the modern meaning of india is said country.

I know that we wobble our heads, but I didn’t know that others don’t wobble!!

@dr_greg_mouse4125

Жыл бұрын

True. I thought everyone wobbles

@ArvindSingh-pf7kq

Жыл бұрын

i think they didn't developed this sign language yet, and we developed it first.

@Kaagent1900

Жыл бұрын

I only do yes and no as belgian

@MsHSpring

Жыл бұрын

@@Kaagent1900 ohh.. I think we kind of wobble for everything 🙈 especially when we are talking earnestly 😄

@triggergames9731

Жыл бұрын

you should use we instead

The wobble shows sincerity in the conversation. Its body language for acknowledgement. Thats why it can be used for anything.

No matter it's what makes INDIANS SUPER SPECIAL. Love from South African Boer.

@ShibaStruck

Ай бұрын

ya

@SlimSlugga713

18 күн бұрын

European Colonizer in South Africa*

Secret fact: some people wobble in telephone calls as well

@vp922

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for that Jimmy Saville

@meany5038

Жыл бұрын

Lmao haha imagine asimg to make sure they are si u know they understand

@ladyfame1430

Жыл бұрын

I love it!

@joelleabounader1706

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@amazingmind3033

Жыл бұрын

Mummaa

As Indian even while watching this I was wobbling 😂😂... (Obviously in the sense of approval)

@omaewamoushindeiru4329

Жыл бұрын

🤦🤣😜

@taetatamic

Жыл бұрын

😂😂

@annk387

Жыл бұрын

Love it! 😆

@Yogi_20

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣 same

@Pratyushorg

Жыл бұрын

Same here🤪

I'm eastern european, never even been anywhere close to india. But I'm a big fan of bollywood movies and actors and have been watching them for more than 20 years now, since I was a teen. I have quickly learned that this gesture was a cultural thing and me and my mom always joke about it because we find it funny and cute at the same time. I've learned all the specific meanings of it and I am able to identify it when watching movies and I am kind of surprised that not everyone knows about this! 😆

@_Dhanashree_05_07_

6 ай бұрын

As an Indian I'm surprised that it's strange outside India to wobble the head like that 😂

@MsHSpring

3 ай бұрын

And as an Indian, I’m kind of grateful to this habit of ours.. for all we know, it’s a good exercise for our neck and probably also ensures better blood flow to our head.. perhaps it will even reduce dementia and other old age diseases, that are related to less blood flow to the brain.. I don’t know… just thinking out loud here..

As a non-indian I find this gesture so adorable.

@srijitachatterjee8011

6 ай бұрын

And I had an American telling me that no one finds its adorable, when I said and some of my non Indian friends find it funny and adorable. He spoke to me as a representative of rhe whole world telling " No one like this head wobble, u can believe what u want to believe but its a fact" 😢

@aaradhyarawat7589

2 ай бұрын

​@@srijitachatterjee8011bro everyone wobbles their head, not just Indian people. It's just stereotype being normalised as acceptable truth in crazy bizzare way!

@Navneetvaishnav24900

2 ай бұрын

​@@srijitachatterjee8011every have their own choice test life etc etc...

As an Indian it feels rude not to do it while someone is explaining you something.... It shows you are understanding and acknowledging what they're saying. It's similar to how Japanese keep bowing.

@ladyfame1430

Жыл бұрын

Well I absolutely love it and I am American I love all cultures I hope that If or when the time comes to be face-to-face with that opportunity I could participate and I can do it correctly Out of love and respect and compassion for a beautiful culture not by copying but by a human instinct so it is to be genuine and not rude and Not with embarrassment or mockery. I would consider the opportunity a honor and a blessing to be able to learn and adapt for others and to others I love all countries outside of the US I am tired of my country.......lol. Thank you India for your kindness and love and beautiful smiles, On some of the most beautiful people in the world! 💜🥰 I love you.

@pricklycats

Жыл бұрын

​@@ladyfame1430It would be really difficult to do it without giving off the wrong message. It's something they've done basically since birth, it's probably equivalent to the urge to blink, yawn, etc.

@pricklycats

Жыл бұрын

​@@ladyfame1430Or they might think you're mocking them if you do it wrong lol

@mulkanmulkan5620

Жыл бұрын

In yoir country... but if you do it in other country.. that's become silly n funny...

@atherisGAY

Жыл бұрын

In Germany they just stare into your eyes blankly until your part of dialogue fizzles out because you become intimidated 😭

I work at a nursing home, and we had a resident from India at our facility. Anytime we asked him something, like if he wanted tea for example, he’d always wobbled his head! I thought it was a something specifically to him. I am surprised that it’s actually more of a cultural thing! We’ve had a couple other Indian residents and they didn’t do this, so I guess I never assumed it. I miss my little papa dearly. 😔

@justanotherhappyhumanist8832

Жыл бұрын

You called him “my little papa”?

@onethatdoesart5650

Жыл бұрын

​​​@@justanotherhappyhumanist8832 English term of affection for an older/ elderly man, lots of older women are called mama, mama's, mamaw, etc.

@charissabihl1731

Жыл бұрын

You sound very caring. I bet you are great at your job.

@delvingeorge2807

Жыл бұрын

​@@justanotherhappyhumanist8832 In India, South Indian also say Kochu Appan literally means Little Father. In South India people also say Kochu Appapan Little Grand Father. How about that.

@Hi-Phi

Жыл бұрын

😂I hope you didn't give him medication for it!

after being in India for 3 months I found myself doing it also, took a while to stop once i was back home. It is such an endearing gesture, you know that you are being listened to.

I love this expression. Yes, there's nuance to it, and it can be confusing at first, but once you figure it out, there's a ton of depth to it. I wish more cultures would pick it up.

Finally some answers.😂😂Indians are unique people 😊

@stigletclaudiu8487

Жыл бұрын

They are billions not that unique

@starwarrior4056

Жыл бұрын

​@@stigletclaudiu8487 lol

@faheemsheikh8432

Жыл бұрын

​@@stigletclaudiu8487😂 killed it

@nikhilchaubey7

Жыл бұрын

​@@stigletclaudiu8487Last pagan civilization.

@stigletclaudiu8487

Жыл бұрын

@@nikhilchaubey7 nobody cares about brainwashing people and religion.

Indian version of Italians 🤌🏽 when they speak😂

@fatimanera

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣 si, si, assolutamente

@phantomgamingignt6275

Жыл бұрын

what is that ?

@subratanandy2142

Жыл бұрын

Sonia Gandhi looking at this 👀

@rajdeepvijayaraj4243

Жыл бұрын

​@@subratanandy2142 LOLL

@dlim1908

Жыл бұрын

But this 🤌 also has indian version. I kid u not.

I find the head wobble adorable. ❤ I have a friend that does that when I speak to her and I can’t help myself thinking it’s the cutest thing ever.

@srijitachatterjee8011

6 ай бұрын

And I had an American telling me that no one finds its adorable, when I said and some of my non Indian friends find it funny and adorable. He spoke to me as a representative of rhe whole world telling " No one like this head wobble, u can believe what u want to believe but its a fact" 😢

This is great to know! I work in hotels and have lots of Indian guests and I’ve seen the head wobble without even knowing it was a cultural thing. I always thought I was being silently judged - or I wondered why someone would shake their head when it seemed like we were having a good convo. Thanks for the lesson lol!

When you have a whole new language every 5 km, I believe these signs become necessary, lol 😂

@how2download916

Жыл бұрын

are you sure 5

@bluerayzzz

Жыл бұрын

@@how2download916 yup

@AzraelAlpha

Жыл бұрын

Hindi, Tamil and Telugu are the only 3 I know of but I'm sure there's tons of other dialects out there

@bluerayzzz

Жыл бұрын

@@AzraelAlpha kudos to you for having this knowledge, but we do have more than 2000 languages

@oddball_oddity

Жыл бұрын

​@@bluerayzzz that's a very generous overestimation. Papua New Guinea has the most number of languages by country, but even they only have 840. It's 456 according to various Internet sources (we shouldn't include "dialects.")

FINALLY an explanation. I had to work up the courage to as a friend of mine about it and she had no idea what I was talking about..

@BrodyLuv2

Жыл бұрын

😂

@yoseflopez5141

Жыл бұрын

I wanted to ask this one dude about it, but his English is terrible.

@MentalFabritecht

Жыл бұрын

​@Yosef Lopez you could say his English is a bit wobbly

@yoseflopez5141

Жыл бұрын

@@MentalFabritecht 😂😂😂

Nice vid. A little nod to India from me. UK here.

"How are you?" *starts wobbling head*

I had no idea that everyone on Earth didn't do this until I lived abroad for a while haha

@sejithevoid2059

Жыл бұрын

Lmao if you come to Australia people will actually think you are being rude.

@DEVINdevdev

Жыл бұрын

holy f. do you not watch movies or tv shows ? how the hell every indian comments here that they did not know that rest of the world does not wobble bobble their heads when you have movies, shows, youtube. Is it lack of education that does this, really interesting.

@avichanda4641

Жыл бұрын

​@@akmilli8179never thought about it before seeing this video

@brownerjerry174

Жыл бұрын

@AK Milli Lmao you really don't have a life do you.

@ugwuanyicollins6136

Жыл бұрын

Its not specific to india

Wobbling your head while someone talking is giving a hint that you are understanding & engaged in what the other person is saying. It's clearly means that you are giving concious understanding nod to what they say.

@annipsy2185

Жыл бұрын

yes but in other cultures its usually done with up and down motion of the head. not a wobble. so its unique to this culture.

@lmao5070

Жыл бұрын

I just make noises to show that I'm engaged like hmmm haaaa aha ahmm Weird sounds like this😂😂😂

@cyphi1

Жыл бұрын

It's not clear tho...Hence the video

@michaelayala5394

Жыл бұрын

@@lmao5070 lolol. You're like, "That's a cool jacket, where'd you get it?" and while they're saying, "oh i got it at.." youre nodding and saying non-stop "mm-hmm, mm-hmmm, mmhmm"

@nabihahurzuk7255

Жыл бұрын

Yeaaa

I love this. It's so genuine. Beautiful culture ❤

I love Indian people man I grew up around them in DFW, and they're so freaking nice.

its so cute, its like italians waving their hands while speaking. Cultures are really fascinating

@korenbrigham

Жыл бұрын

@@ThaiSoup39 neither are genetic, but learned from an early age.

@srijitachatterjee8011

6 ай бұрын

And I had an American telling me that no one finds its adorable, when I said and some of my non Indian friends find it funny and adorable. He spoke to me as a representative of rhe whole world telling " No one like this head wobble, u can believe what u want to believe but its a fact" 😢

I just love the head wobble because they usually smile while they do it and I dunno it just feels friendly!

@brian8507

Жыл бұрын

I love when they poop in street

@srijitachatterjee8011

6 ай бұрын

And I had an American telling me that no one finds its adorable, when I said and some of my non Indian friends find it funny and adorable. He spoke to me as a representative of rhe whole world telling " No one like this head wobble, u can believe what u want to believe but its a fact" 😢

So true. I love Indian culture

@itstimetorise

6 ай бұрын

Even the gang rape?

U r right!! because I'm Indian

I once went to India for two weeks, and when I got back to England, I caught myself wobbling my head in a conversation I was having with an English person. So I have no problem believing that it is done subconsciously. I somehow picked it up in just two weeks, although I only used it fleetingly in that one conversation, as far as I am aware. Or... maybe I am still doing it now, a decade later, and I just don't know, because it is so subconscious. :)

@monicarenee7949

Жыл бұрын

Same after visiting India for work I find myself doing the head wobble from time to time

@Jaymo00

Жыл бұрын

Me too! I picked it up simply from working with an indian family for a few months. Human culture is so interesting how it works sometimes

@SweetColo

Жыл бұрын

Me too!!

@jmarshal

Жыл бұрын

Yeeesss! I used to work mostly with Indians and just naturally began copying them. It was subconscious and I couldn’t help it. I’d notice I was doing it again and have to think really hard about keeping still while talking until I forgot again and back to moving my head. I didn’t want anyone to think I was mocking them or teasing them! I loved working there - it was my favorite job with some of my favorite coworkers!

@heidih3048

Жыл бұрын

Same thing happened to me after having Indian coworkers for many years. It just feels natural.

It's the Indian equivalent of the Italian hand gesture or any other cultural feature from any culture. It's tied to our speech and actions. We communicate with a good mix of speech and body language, and head wobble is the easiest form of communication.

@isabellrc

Жыл бұрын

Great point 😊

@HoloScope

Жыл бұрын

I watched karl rock for a while and I noticed that I started doing it by accident, my dad keeps pointing it out lol. It 's a very versatile form of communication!

@TokyoXtreme

Жыл бұрын

Japan has it too, except it’s a sharp and quick forwards nod, repeated about once a second or so.

@laurelcook9078

Жыл бұрын

Was thinking the same thing. I’m an avid hand gesturer despite not being Italian 😂

@GK222_

Жыл бұрын

When Somalis are listening to you attentively, they do short quick gasps after every sentence you say to signal that they're paying attention.

What a wonderful and unique gesture! My Indian coworker does this a lot, and it confuses the hell out of our English boss lmao

It's true. India is a lovely country.

@Thatguyjay4

2 ай бұрын

Aside from all the sexual assault and what not

If you hold their head still, they can’t talk.

@rohitraulkaru5839

Жыл бұрын

It's true

@shanemorris3554

Жыл бұрын

Like when you hold an Italian's hands

@theresagomez2605

Жыл бұрын

Lol

@Riosgirl98

Жыл бұрын

I'm actually dead 😂

@Riosgirl98

Жыл бұрын

​@@shanemorris3554And you sent me over the edge 😅😅😅

I lived in India for twenty years and unconsciously adopted the neck wobble. I've been in Hawaii for the last twenty five years and I'm told I still wobble. It can mean many things and context is the key. But sometimes it becomes a way to avoid a direct "yes or no".

@RTAV108

Жыл бұрын

You are so on point in the last line in your comment !!

@TheMAMAB123

Жыл бұрын

Do they get offended of you do it back? I tend to match the persons energy/body language to better connect with folks… If someone’s talking fast, I try to do the same, if they’re speaking, slowly, I do the same… Unfortunately, if they wobble their heads, I also do the same. I’m Afraid I may have offended a few folks in the process. 😭

@jmp1759

Жыл бұрын

​​@@TheMAMAB123f you are talking to an indian in america or outside of india do not do it if it doesnt come to you naturally, since they do get made fun of for the head wobble, some might think you trying to insult them though they wont say anything, if that gesture is natural to you and doesnt interrupt the conversation then its all fine

@TheMAMAB123

Жыл бұрын

@@jmp1759 I get what you’re saying… It’s happened once or twice… we were discussing our children who were in the same class, and I found myself nodding along as we were agreeing about a topic. I wouldn’t want to make anyone feel self-conscious about it.

@camygr6297

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMAMAB123 I worked at an Indian restaurant and had the same problem. I had to consciously hold my head still when talking to my bosses to avoid offending them just in case.

I love it!! I hope to visit my Indian brothers and sisters someday. ❤

I learned in college class in Hinduism that Indians learned to wobble their head thousands of years ago to better sing the hymns of Sanskrit which required you to move your head around to teach certain tones. This was before reading and writing were common so everything had to be remembered by singing stories

I worked with a couple of guys from Nepal,here in America,when I was 18. one of them asked me a question and I shrugged my shoulders,as in a idk motion, nonchalantly. he done it back, awkwardly and pronounced and said what does this mean. I explained a lot of American culture to him in the short time I worked with them. they were so sweet

@benjilinus5963

Жыл бұрын

Shrugging the shoulders is not American lol

@TertiusIII

Жыл бұрын

​@@benjilinus5963 It is, just not exclusively.

I’ve never noticed that. Im an African American woman and usually I noticed when someone is telling me something, I will periodically respond “mmm hmm” or something to confirm that Im still listening. I think a lot of other Americans in general do the same thing. I don’t think when I do it, it just seems to be a natural response when I listen to someone. I also live in the midwest so I say “ope” a lot for whatever reason lol

@kelsey2333

Жыл бұрын

MIDWESTTT. Lol I'm Minnesotan and I say ope too lol

@BelwillCoily

Жыл бұрын

What does “ope” mean?

@29.11plum

Жыл бұрын

@@BelwillCoily lol we tend to say it in place of “excuse me” or “sorry”

@rizahawkeyepierce1380

Жыл бұрын

​@BelwillCoily Kind of a combination of "oh" and "oops". It's an expression of mild surprise, most often used if you bump into someone or want to announce your presence so you don't bump into someone.

@Hagar-yn8jm

Жыл бұрын

Haha, I "ope" too. Kind of a lot actually.

It’s my favorite thing about Indian people! Idk why but I love it.

That Acknowledging someone's presence wobble is Goldennnnnnn❤❤❤❤

I'm an Indian... and this is 100% true... and it happens every day in my work place, outside... and I didn't know till now

@DOCTORJAN714

Жыл бұрын

I'm NOT an Indian, and it's STILL 100% true.

Thanks for awareing me i can't wobble my head now 😂😂

Everyone standing there was so cute. They are beautiful people.

😂 as an Indian this was so much fun to watch… today I discovered something new about myself

I noticed this when I was watching a travel vlog to India. The foreign guy was vlogging and there was an Indian man doing "the wobble to acknowledge someone's presence" in the background. And the foreign guy do the same because he thought the guy was just dancing his head. That was cute and funny at the same time. 😂

@Lukky_175

Жыл бұрын

Vlog link?

@s.msadat8383

Жыл бұрын

It's a secret code for all Indian subcontinent residents

@mandy_seyfried

Жыл бұрын

@@Lukky_175 I don't know. I forgot. I just watched random videos and my history is off.

I read years ago that the 'Indian head wobbling' is sort of a whole 'secret' language, but I didn't know that it's subconscious, that's really fascinating. So it's almost it's own micro-language, but an unintentional one.

@antpat

Жыл бұрын

I think that secret, micro-language you are referring to is called body language.

@sarahlewisphoenix4951

Жыл бұрын

@@antpat No, it's different than standard body language, as BL is something you see across the board in all humans. Indians' head wobbles are a different thing, sure it's technically 'a language using the body's movements', but it's not the same thing. At least in my opinion, I'm certainly not an expert.

@sarahlewisphoenix4951

Жыл бұрын

@@poa2.0surface77 Well, I guess since YOU are just some guy on the internet, I should believe you?

@Freakoticbbx

Жыл бұрын

Nicely put!

@jclive2860

Жыл бұрын

It’s called the collective unconscious

It's a wonderful non-verbal language. Sometimes the wobble adds emphasis, sometimes expresses a level of uncertainty. I've found it pretty adorable, a piece of Indian culture that makes me smile when I see it.

I have heard that the people of India are absolutely amazing! I wanna go so bad!!!

I would wobble my head while watching this video. That's my subconscious reaction to this video.

@cherryfairyy

Жыл бұрын

same lol

@jackspark1546

Жыл бұрын

🤢💩🐂🦧🤮

@redrosey7829

Жыл бұрын

​@@jackspark1546stop being rude

@jackspark1546

Жыл бұрын

@@redrosey7829 disgusting creatures

@BLACK___NOIR___x

Жыл бұрын

​@@jackspark1546 bro got triggered😂🐒

Personally, I love the head wobble. It’s so distinctly Indian and it just has a real positive vibe to it. Don’t know of it’s offensive to say or anything, but I just find it adorable. Truly a distinct cultural mannerism.

@Sanatani-pq4xf

Жыл бұрын

It's totally normal and common in India...no one will get offended by this😂....and thaks for understanding India ❤

@zipzup8989

Жыл бұрын

Isn’t it worldwide? I mean, in eastern europe everyone is doing that too

@yomother8067

Жыл бұрын

​@@zipzup8989really? I never noticed that

@gubivitschwob1619

Жыл бұрын

only diagonal is indian, yes and no is normal everywhere

@joemama4473

Жыл бұрын

@@zipzup8989Weah people in America do that to

When my son who lives with autism wobbles his head from side to side, its usually an indication that he is happy or happily enjoying his meal.❤

It’s really amazing so see the different ways people behave when you travel. I lived on a island in the Caribbean for medical school and there we so many interesting differences between our cultures. My favorite was how if you passed somebody on the street, they would always greet you and ask how you are. They did this for friends and strangers alike. And if you ever simply said “I’m fine” they would stop and ask you what’s going on in your life because to them if anyone just said “fine” it meant something was wrong. Growing up in New York, it was a very huge difference in what I was used to, where you could even see friends in public and not say hi to each other 😅 My favorite experience tho was with this little girl at the public pool. About 98% of the population on the island is of African decent, so there are very few white people around and many children don’t even meet a white person before adulthood. This little girl was just so curious about me-asking me why my skin was so pale, playing with my lighter hair, and pointing out my freckles. She also kept taking off my sunglasses because she’d never seen blue eyes before and wanted to stare at them ❤

@yashrohra394

11 ай бұрын

Beautiful!

I worked at a KFC/Taco Bell back in 2003 and this Indian family came in to order bean tacos. Every time the lady giving me the order spoke she wobbled her head. It was a big group and they were all doing it. I knew immediately it was a cultural thing and tried to ignore it. I did not want to disrespect or offend her. But, I was curious if I, as an American, had anything I did that other countries would see as very different.

@nebucamv5524

Жыл бұрын

I heard Americans are really loud. They walk loudly and they speak loudly. Don't know if it's true.

@junosugi7466

Жыл бұрын

It's interesting to see so many people using their hands when they speak. I often see this with American journalists on an American news channel. Where I am from we don't use the hands to speak, we used to think it was typically Italian but it seems to be American too. As for wobbling the head, it does seem strange.

@heavenssscent

Жыл бұрын

@@nebucamv5524 yes, restaurants are very loud. even classy restaurants theres lots of audible conversations its so easy to eavesdrop

@heavenssscent

Жыл бұрын

@@junosugi7466 lots of americans come from italian migrants! some towns are still mainly italians

@vacafuega

Жыл бұрын

​@@nebucamv5524 i'm from the uk and i was absolutely blown away by how loud people are in north america - it's not a bad thing as such, it's just shocking to me that people are having supposedly private conversations at a volume that's broadcasting them to the whole street. I would feel super rude and brash doing the same thing, but in context it makes sense.

I loved this short explanation! And the gentleman who stuck his tongue out and grinned in the "acknowledge someone's presence" example just gave me SUCH joy!

Always found the Indian head wobble quite endearing.

Ive only noticed this after watching this video ! (And its kinda contagious) 😂

As an introvert these wobbles help me a lot, you don't need to say anything just wobble the head when a person asks a binary answer question and that's it.

@enriksouls6636

Жыл бұрын

A yes or no question?

@DrSpooglemon

Жыл бұрын

Yesn't

@penultimania4295

Жыл бұрын

Introversion has nothing to do with being socially inept.

@justduro1527

Жыл бұрын

As far as i know being a introvert is not the same as poor social skill or social anxiety

@azuredystopia3751

Жыл бұрын

​@@justduro1527 they are concomitant though...which doesn't matter cos you were just being weirdly bitchy for no reason.

Its funny because i work with a lot of Korean guys at my job and I instinctively do the head nod/bow procedure with them, and when one of my fellow americans point it out, it never registers to me that I did that 🤣

@dollynina8992

Жыл бұрын

Koreans also instinctively say 'eoh eohh' repeatedly when you're explaining something to them and I've started doing it too without realising😂

@Sid-69

Жыл бұрын

​@@dollynina8992 what does "eoh eoh" mean? It's it kind of like a "yes" or an "umm"?

@dollynina8992

Жыл бұрын

@@Sid-69 I think it means like 'yeah' or 'yes'

It’s so addicting too. I can’t help but wobble too when I’m speaking to an Indian who is wobbling

And if you live in India long enough, you will realise that it is also contagious.

A specific kind of head wobble is part of Classical Indian dance form Bharatnatyam called 'Shiroveda', mainly nine kinds. It was always a part of culture for a long time.

@yanahakai

Жыл бұрын

Yes it may be related to the ancient exercises where people would activate their pineal glands through such movements.

As an Indian, the first time I was even aware that we do is when I moved to Thailand 🇹🇭 and my colleagues asked me the meaning of the head wobble 🤣

@MsHSpring

Жыл бұрын

😂

caught the cutie in the middle doing the RIGHT wobble when you asked "is it really up and down"

Indians are a fun bunch!

I work in healthcare. A few years ago the doctors office I worked at also had a machine for laser treatments like hair removal. We were allowed by the doctor to get trained and use it on patients. Sometimes patients would want early appointments when the doctor wasn’t around. One early morning a patient came in. The other girl started her treatment and I was just chatting with the patient. At one point she gets her debit card out and tells me to go to Starbucks and she’ll buy everyone a drink. She was Indian and I’m not, but jokingly she says don’t worry you’ll pass for me just make sure you wobble your head. 😂😂😂😂. Such a nice patient.

@abdul-kabiralegbe5660

Жыл бұрын

😂😂. Great sense of humour.

I’m surprised that this is just an Indian thing. I thought every human in the world talks non-verbally like that. 😂

@jessicalanggamez

6 ай бұрын

We do, it’s just more simple, straightforward (yes - up and down, no- side to side) and no wobble 😂

@bradcohenski9207

6 ай бұрын

maybe bcoz ur an Indian @richa_cute

@nitupriyadarshaninayak3014

6 ай бұрын

Same here I thought everyone does that. But ig not😂

@hugoh.9694

4 ай бұрын

Nonverbal yes. But not with a head wobble. The West uses hands mostly.

@HeatherBoo916

3 ай бұрын

We do just not a whole head roll lol

I have always found the Indian head wobble mezmerizing and enchanting. ❤ especially when men do it because it is such a subtle and delicate gesture.

Body language is cultural and its so cool to see all the different ways people speak with their bodies!

I've worked for more than two decades in Saudi Arabia but never really decoded all through the years what all that head wobbling that my Indian officemates do really mean, but i felt all along that they do it subconsciously. Thanks for explaining.

@AA123TD

Жыл бұрын

I felt it was a sign that means "I'm paying attention to you." That's how I've interpreted it. Like "Yes. (wobble) Absolutely". "I see" "Hey you over there, I see you and acknowledge you." "(wobble) meaning I understand."

@lmao5070

Жыл бұрын

@@AA123TD but to other people it might look weird because they do other type of gesture to show that they acknowledge you. I do sounds

Indians have an extra level of communication.

@jackspark1546

Жыл бұрын

🐂🦧🦧💩💩🤢🤮

@DrSpooglemon

Жыл бұрын

+2 charisma

i remember Fluffy the comedian talking about it and i’ve remembered it since. I think it’s a positive thing for their culture and everyone seems nice.

Indian people are so fun and everytime ive been around and indian person they are so dang sweet!

I find it really charming, and I especially appreciate the side to side wobble. A visual sign that someone is listening is really helpful.

Have you guys seen “thanjavur thalai attu bommai”? Traditional wobble head doll of thanjavur of TN.. cute traditional couple with sweet smile and wobble heads 😊

I find that head wobble utterly adorable. I think it may have a calming or even disarming effect on the ones they're wobbling for.

The most charming people ever. I love them.

When I studied Sanskrit years ago I was taught that in ancient times, before it was written down and was a purely oral tradition, a teacher would have his hand on a pupil’s head and move it rhythmically (as in The bobble) to help his student learn the rhythm and tonality of the sacred Sanskrit poetic verses.

@CoranceLChandler

Жыл бұрын

Hmmm, that sounds like it could be possible...

@RTAV108

Жыл бұрын

I am Indian, and know basic Sanskrit, but I was not aware of this!! Thanks for the info..🙏

That's true. We don't even know we do it. And we don't notice it in conversations either simply because it's second nature to us.

Always reminds me of that old show that had this other indian guy in the night school that liked saying "thousand apologies" wobbling his head always😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

I love nuances and idiosyncrasies like this

To be clear, head wobble indicates they are trying to relate or understand the assignment, whether yes or no. It also means "okay, no problem" as a yes or no. But yes simply is vertically down and no is horizontal. Vertically up means "what do you want". Slanted one means "yes, done"

@OneEpicEric

Жыл бұрын

Do Indian women wobble their head when they have an orgasm?

I'm black American and we wobble our heads too. Yes no attitude what's up fight what's up and so much more it's humanity we are all connected🤣❤️

@Blossom482

Жыл бұрын

You know what I am Indian and until now I thought that everyone wobbles their head.

@somethingcreativeprobably5160

Жыл бұрын

​@@Blossom482same

@jesusdavis2941

Жыл бұрын

It's a different wobble

@jackspark1546

Жыл бұрын

We are not

@jackspark1546

Жыл бұрын

💩🤢🤮🦧

It's what makes India special

I love the Indian head wobble so much tho!! 😂❤❤

I love this... It is so universal.. in the sense that people of Indian descendants in my country also do this.. I love going to the Indian restaurant telling them my order and see them wobble in acknowledgement

I worked at a salon, and one day the front desk clerk told me my next client had "attitude" but i realized she was doing a head wobble, not the "girrrl, no she didn't" head wobble. Lol so funny that's it's the same gesture in 2 cultures but different meanings. I love humans.

The diagonal head bob always get me, I've never met an Indian that didn't do it.

I love the Indian head wobble. It's relaxing 😌

I can't believe that people in other countries don't do this😂

@jackspark1546

Жыл бұрын

💩🐂🐂🦧🤮💩🤢

@carolinekamya2339

Жыл бұрын

lol

@SweetTea742

Жыл бұрын

No we don't but I find it amazing 😊

@ugwuanyicollins6136

Жыл бұрын

Why are you racist

@sheikhtijanjeng4762

Жыл бұрын

We do. It in SeneGambian but it forward and backward. That's why I was somehow 😢when i visit india

I met an Indian family as tourists in Zagreb, and helped them to find their way. I have taught them a little bit about some building etc as they were very interested in it. The father was wagging his head. I was a little confused and amused, but learned that this is a very positive gesture 👍😁

I ain’t gonna lie that wobble is contagious

@itstimetorise

6 ай бұрын

They will go inside of you while licking your back

Good video, made me wobble my head.

I would nod to say that I enjoyed this video 😂

@jackspark1546

Жыл бұрын

🐂🦧🤮💩🤢

@47Kaay

Жыл бұрын

@@jackspark1546 🧑🏻‍🦲🗑️🤢🤮

@47Kaay

Жыл бұрын

@@jackspark1546 incest 🧑🏻‍🦲🤮🤢🤢🤢

The wobble always makes me smile. I feel like it's done in good nature.

@kornel4074

11 ай бұрын

The diagonal one is looks foking rude innit

I deal with a lot of Indian customers and I started doing this when I'm helping them or explaining something to them, and it seems to really help get ideas across. It's almost like smiling during customer service over here, it just helps you feel at ease and acknowledged without being overly familiar

The smell of the place is getting them high