To my knowledge, typically in English literature a “nod” means yes, and a “shake” of the head means no. I know there’s at least one language where the converse is true, but I can’t remember for which language I discovered that to be the case.
only area i am confident of is bulgaria. my mother was in slovenia and says that they did the nods are no and shaking head is yes there, but she was not paying the closest attention where she was let us be honest she was not driving
To my knowledge, typically in English literature a “nod” means yes, and a “shake” of the head means no. I know there’s at least one language where the converse is true, but I can’t remember for which language I discovered that to be the case.
Slovakian iirc
Yes, I believe that’s the one I read of a whole back. Thank you for filling the gap in my aging brain (for how long, I can’t say).
No, not Slovakia. Bulgaria and parts of Albania.
Greek maybe
only area i am confident of is bulgaria. my mother was in slovenia and says that they did the nods are no and shaking head is yes there, but she was not paying the closest attention where she was let us be honest she was not driving
I know a lot of Indians kinda shake/bobble for yes.
Which in my culture means maybe.