Talk:Nod (gesture)
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Perhaps someone has an insight into this - but in India a 'yes' can be a side-to-side bobbing motion of the head. Not sure if there's a 'no' gesture as well, but the side-to-side motion can lead to a lot of confusion when you're used to it meaning 'no'.
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[edit] Bulgarian
"In some countries of Eastern Europe (such as Bulgaria)"
- Is there any Eastern-Europian culture apart from Bulgarian, where this is used? I thought it's quite uniquely Bulgarian (No - Nodding, side to side - Yes)
The stupid answer to this question: Macedonia /I mean FYROM/. Apart them, I do not know any other Balkan nation to use the nodding in the same way. However, I have not made any researches on this so I can only give personal experiense.
- Does anyone have any input of this? If it's common in some parts of India, could it be Roma influence? There should be some reference to this from Bulgarian, either language or culture article.
My personal opinion is that this is local weirdness.
[edit] Babies nodding
Cecil Adams mentions the babies-nodding conjecture and that meme seems prevalent on the 'net -- but it appears not to be true, in my experience. Of about six newborns i've watched feed, they all seem to wiggle their heads left-and-right to get a better latch on a nipple, which is the exact opposite sense of the conjecture. I'd like to see a real citation one way or the other. zowie 00:40, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Bulldogs Nodding
Bulldogs have a tendency to nod their heads occasionally, reason unknown.
[edit] Sri Lanka
The article states that in Sri Lanka, nodding means no. Does someone have a reference for that? Because I come from Sri Lanka, and I've never noticed or experienced that. - Akamad 04:42, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
- I was the one who originally mentioned that, but I don't have any direct knowledge of it — I was just going by various references on the internet. (For example, the Sri Lanka section of this one and the last section of this one). If you think it's incorrect, though, I guess it should be taken out, or at least qualified. -- Vardion 06:10, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
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- I guess I can't argue with soures. Though I do doubt the credibility of the first source, since they state the pronouciation of Sri Lanka is "Shree Lanka", when it's pronounced as shown on here: [1]. Though I do admit that many Australians (I live in Australia) pronouce it "shree". - Akamad 11:57, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
