Waggling

I went to a book to get a copy of the Lonely Planet – Bangladesh. Barnes and Noble didn’t have it back it back in the states, in Denmark it was about $50, and I couldn’t find it in Sri Lanka or Bangkok. It’s funny, the bookstore had it, but it was a ‘pirated version.’ The front and back cover were legit, but every page was a black and white photocopy. Definitely seems like a more tedious form of pirating than just burning CDs and DVDs.

The Bangladesh Lonely Planet describes beautifully one of my favorite aspects of South Asian culture that I have been striving to emulate: the waggle.

“Did you know?... The subcontinental head waggle is a ubiquitous form of nonverbal communication. Waggling the head from side to side in response to a question may mean ‘no’, or ‘not sure’, while a single tilt to one side is a sign of assent or agreement.”