What does 'nodding of Indians' mean foreigners are confused?
by Charles Pieters
Many of the foreigners who traveled to India have the impression that "my view of life has changed", "I have broken my stomach", but as many people as they feel are "Indian people are ambiguous how nods are nodding , I do not know whether it is a nod of meaning "Yes" or is a nod meaning "No". Journalist Charukesi Ramadurai explains why the Indians nod their ambiguous nods.
BBC - Travel - Cracking India's mystifying 'nod code'
http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20180722-cracking-indias-mystifying-nod-code
Ambiguous ambiguous nods are indispensable for people who were born and raised in India but are strange to foreigners who visited in business or sightseeing. In many countries, it means "Yes" if you nod up and down a lot, and "No" if you move your face left or right. However, in India, you often keep shaking your head aside to shake, and at first glance it does not understand whether it represents "Yes" or "No".
Many people have mentioned about such ambiguous nods peculiar to such Indian people, and a commentary movie to take away subtle nuances unique to Indians has also been uploaded to YouTube and elsewhere.
Indian Nod: Explained
When Indians are talking to someone, they do something ambiguous nods.
The nod speed varies according to time and case. Sometimes I shake my head slowly side by side, sometimes it fly as fast as I'm dancing.
At first, there seems to be a method to distinguish whether the nod of Indian is "Yes" or "No".
The point to distinguish is the eyebrow position and ...
The speed of the nod.
When the eyebrows are in an ordinary position it seems to mean "yes" or "no problem".
The more nods speed is faster, the more nuance that "Like" will increase.
On the other hand, if you frown your eyebrows and shake your head slowly, it is explained that it includes nuances such as "I do not oppose it, but I can not convince you."
Mr. Priya Pathiyan , a writer living in Mumbai, said, "Indians' ambiguous nodding basically means" Yes ", but it is very difficult to declare it without knowing the context." , Even people living in India do not know whether they can perfectly interpret nods. According to Mr. Pathiyan, the nodding sometimes implies "pay homage to the other party", and he said that it is not just a gesture to convey simply "Yes" or "No".
Geert Hofstede , a Dutch cultural anthropologist, said the degree of accepting a hierarchical society in India is much greater than the global average, and it tends to follow the opinions of the top people. When Ramadurai also lives in India, gradually Indian people grew politely for elderly people and guests and realize that they do not show "No" directly.
In contrast to those "people who should pay homage", people in India can not object directly to disagree, even though they are opposed in mind. "As a result, gestures that show passive affirmations by ambiguous nodding will be effective," says Ramadurai.
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Mr. Pradeep Chakravarthy , a writer and consultant living in Chennai, says, "Indian vague nodding means that we remain open to all relationships." In India, which has been continuing traditional agricultural economy, openly opposing members of the community to members in the community will reduce those who are asked for help at times, resulting in a possibility of suffering disadvantage There is that. Therefore, even when there is a dissenting opinion, it is often to avoid breaking the relationship by taking an ambiguous attitude.
According to Mr. Chakravarthy, human relations and hierarchy are absolute in Indian society, people are prone to fall into a situation where it is not allowed to express "No" to someone's opinion. In order to surmount this situation that tends to occur in the discussion with the boss at work, the human beings of the community, the elder, etc., the action of "affirmatively affirm" can be the optimal solution.
In order to live well in Indian society, ambiguous nods can be said to be very useful, but foreign visitors and businessmen who visit India in business are unlikely to find ambiguous nods. Among companies that have entered India from abroad, there seems to be a place to "Lecture on ambiguous noddings of Indians", but still there is still a lot of confusion between Indians and foreigners is.
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