Whatshakingtheheadmeansisnotalwaysthesameindifferentcountries.MaybesomevisitorswouldbesurprisedwhentheyfirstcometoIndia.WhentheytalktoanIndiantheywouldfindhewouldoftenshakehishead.ThevisitorsmightthinkthattheIndiandoesn’tlikewhattheysay.Butinfacttheywouldbecompletelywrong.
Indiansalwaysshaketheirheadswhentheytalktoothers.Itdoesn’tmean“No”.IfsomeonewantstovisitIndiaheshouldknowthisorhewillbeintrouble.
OnedayaforeignofficerwenttoIndiaonbusiness.HehiredacarandaskedanIndiantodrivehim.WhenhetoldhisdrivertotakehimtohisofficetheIndianshookhisheadatonce.Theofficersaidagainandthedrivershookhisheadagain.Atlasttheofficerofcoursegotangry.
“Howdareyourefusemyorder?”heshouted“Drivemetomyofficeatonce!”
Thedriveransweredinquitealoudvoicetoo.“Yessir!”Buttotheofficer’ssurprisethedrivershookhisheadatthesametime.
Thecarstartedandtheforeignofficerwasnowtoosurprisedtosayaword.Hethoughtaboutitforawhileandthenhenoddedwithasmile“‘No’means‘Yes’here!”
小题1:Whatdoesshakingone’sheadmeanallovertheworld?
