A nod is a gesture of the head that in many countries and cultures world wide is used to show an agreement, acknowledgement or acceptance to a certain thing. The most common thing that is related to Nodding is the term "Yes". When a person nods in reference to something it generally means a Yes in acceptance of that incident.
It is a widespread thing in every culture. Countries which take nodding as acceptance include; Western Europe, China and North America, in some areas nodding is also used as the sign of recognition.
In some countries like Eastern Europe and in Sri Lanka, nodding actually has the opposite meaning of "yes", in these countries it actually stands for "NO".
It is a widespread thing in every culture. Countries which take nodding as acceptance include; Western Europe, China and North America, in some areas nodding is also used as the sign of recognition.
In some countries like Eastern Europe and in Sri Lanka, nodding actually has the opposite meaning of "yes", in these countries it actually stands for "NO".