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Why do they talk with their heads shaking all the time. I have a subordinate who does that all the time. I fucking hate it. I keep thinking he is saying no to me.
Haha ...fk yeah.
It's very weird. It's like a dog n his tail though. Different kind of wags mean different things.
It's frequently paired with an ok sir or a yes. It means none of those things.
A horizontal figure of eight wag is a yes I'm paying attention and assimilating this.
A left right shaking in the axis, like a heavy bag after a proper power left hook, is an actual yes but check the eyes to see if it's a hesitant yes.
A closed eye one is "I've got this in the bag, mynicka. Don't yeen worry boud no thang !"
An up down wag, like we say no, with a verbal yes is a yes.
If it's only a horizontal wag with the chin and a verbal yes.....you're fked. It means I didn't get it and I don't care.
Short horizontal wags with a verbal yeah is don't worry.
There's a dozen other kinds I can't remember off the top my head. And no I'm not wagging it.
I dunno why they do it. Maybe it's because the Hindu religious rites n hymns have a lot of it so it's how they talked to their rulers and from there entered and filtered down society.
Maybe it helped in the noise generated by so many ppl living together.
^just speculation.
Don't overthink it. Think in terms of context. Over time and with experience you'll get it. And it'll actually help.
I've always found that ppl with more body language are easier to read. You just have to learn the language.


