Indian Head Bobble explained

[baller84milw]

Indians get robbed at gun point and start shaking their heads.

[chris77777777ify]

I'm from India I do it cus a freaking mozzy is flying in my skull & I can't shake it.

[Hilda1513]

And yeah, when they don't want to be straightforward they do that to be kind of conservative....

[Hilda1513]

I am not indian, and don't know if this story is true or not, but I have many indian friends and have seen that they move their head around when they are talking...I think it has different meaning depending on the situation and what they are talking about and sometime it's funny ;)

[deepto99]

Joe, This dickhead has absolutely no idea about Indian history. Just so you know, this head bob is done by only the people who come from a specific part of South India ( and thiese people were mostly living on trees during the British period or India's freedom struggle ). The rest 95% of population shakes their head normally to indicate Yes or No like the rest of the world. Ofcourse, there being a predominance of people from South India in US, you are likely to think its an "Indian" thing.

[TheLoyalhuman]

@deepto99: really? wow i didn't realise this. thanks.

[dgmessenger]

@deepto99 Thanks for this info.

[DewanAhsan357]

Britain ruled India for 400 years? He needs to read history. British Raj started in 1858 to 1947. The Company Raj started in 1757 with only small portion of the Indian Subcontinent.

[PervyPartisan]

"Great guy"

FYI to all minorities, white people say this about you when they don't think you're a total savage/out to steal their wallets.

[sellersmike]

@PervyPartisan No, it may just mean he's a great guy. Don't assume everything a white person says is racist; that's racist.

[manopriyaa]

Think about how they say YES and NO in BULGARIA.

They do the reverse of Yes and NO. And Indians do mixed (not sure ). haa haa.

Its to do with the way of expression(body language) in different parts of the world.

[manopriyaa]

This is a new storyyyyyyyyyy, common guys don't make up things like this. People are not stupid to believe everything like this. Lets accept, we Indians nod our head uniquely. It could be becoz we r confused as to what to say yes or no... its all to do with decision making too. It has been for years and years, may be centuries. Its our culture and part of our language, we as indians can understand it well... becoz we now what we are saying.

[SickK8GSXR600]

I used to work for an Indian company. Every time I would ask a question I did not know if they said yes or no.

[wizardohjero]

@SickK8GSXR600 i have a friend who owns a small grocery shop, whenever he asks "cash or credit?" answer: *wobble* lmfao

[chucknorrisfearsno1]

crooks i tell you

[thegorn]

I wanna slap anyone upside the head that does that. Grab your nuts and say "no" pussies.

[tm1729]

bullshit argument!

[regikeyz]

crap head nod.. has he ever been to India?!

[bigmiz89]

my sri lankan boss and my indian co workers do this when talking to each other. After looking it up now i understand why!

[Hoopermazing]

I can do it better than him and I'm from the U.S.

[debonier07]

fuck head talking complete bullshit

[coolmohitz]

what a load of crap. Totally made up stuff. Some Indians do the bobble thing(mostly in South India) but there is no historical reason!!

[hnallag]

i am an Indian and i agree that some Indians do that... there is no such historical reason for that... whatever that guy told is BS

[amoghjain]

dumbass!!!, i am an indian and i never do this kind of head movement..i have no clue where did stereotype  came from.. ive seen some people do it, but again there's no LOGICAL explanation behind it..

[knazable]

BULLSHIT!!!!!

[punao313]

thats the biggest bullshit ive heard! this guy's exaggerating in order to gain his co-workers attention. its a bobble head alright, but not like this fool is doing it. shame on you for screwing up indias history. bobble head cause of the british. dumb idiot

[kanserstyx]

he didn't do it right, try again!

[potatothorn]

finally a full explanation thank you very interesting

[hattrickster33]

Wobbling, wobbling!!

[Crucifer3]

Try negotiating with them. That head starts a bobbing like crazy when you start talking money!

[waleedla1]

@Crucifer3 best comment ever

[mpingola]

@Crucifer3 why would you negotiate?

[Crucifer3]

@mpingola Indians try to negotiate for anything they buy. We don't want to negotiate.....but you have to sometimes.

[onexero1]

@Crucifer3 Two things I hate with Indians is that stupid head bobble and the phrase "That is not possible."

[Putzflek]

but they also do it when they're listening, paying attention, no?

[TheCandyapplebum]

I *knew* my co-worker was playing me all those times. fuck LOL