headgestures
Summary
TLDRThis video explores the fascinating conservatism of regional gestures, particularly head movements indicating 'yes' and 'no.' It highlights the 'gesture frontier' in Italy's Massacre Range, where ancient Greek colonization left a lasting impact on local 'no' gestures. The script also discusses the unique head wobble for 'yes' in India and the confusing mix of head nods and wobbles in Bulgaria, emphasizing how these gestures persist despite modern influences.
Takeaways
- đ Regional gestures are conservative and tend to stay within their own areas despite national boundaries changing.
- đïž The 'gesture frontier' is a term used to describe the geographical boundary where one gesture ends, and another begins.
- đ The Apennine Range in central Italy serves as a gesture frontier, with different head movements for 'no' in Naples and Rome.
- đïž The head toss gesture in Naples is a remnant of ancient Greek colonization, reflecting their historical influence.
- đ« The head shake for 'no' in Rome is a typical European gesture, contrasting with the Greek head toss.
- đ€ The switch from head tossing to head shaking occurs in a very narrow area, highlighting the sharp cultural divide.
- đ§ The head toss gesture has survived despite modern mobility and media influence, showing the resilience of traditional gestures.
- đ€·ââïž Nodding the head up and down for 'yes' is common worldwide, but there are exceptions.
- đźđł In India, the head is wobbled from side to side for 'yes', which can be misinterpreted by outsiders as indecision.
- đ Indian taxi drivers' head wobbles signify agreement, despite appearing indecisive.
- đ§đŹ In Bulgaria, both head nods and wobbles are used for 'yes', causing confusion among both locals and visitors.
Q & A
What is a 'gesture frontier'?
-A 'gesture frontier' refers to a geographical boundary where one regional gesture ends and another begins, often coinciding with cultural or historical divisions.
Why do gestures remain confined to their own particular area?
-Gestures remain confined to their own particular area due to their conservative nature, which resists change despite the shifting of national boundaries around them.
What is the example of a gesture frontier mentioned in the script?
-The example of a gesture frontier mentioned is the Majella Range in central Italy, where the gesture changes from head tossing in the south to head shaking in the north.
What is the origin of the head toss gesture in southern Italy?
-The head toss gesture in southern Italy originates from the ancient Greeks who colonized the area and moved north, stopping their advance at the Majella Range.
How has the gesture frontier in Italy survived despite modern mobility and media?
-The gesture frontier in Italy has survived due to the enduring nature of regional gestures, which are resistant to change even with increased mobility and the spread of films and television programs.
What is the typical 'yes' gesture in most parts of the world?
-In most parts of the world, the typical 'yes' gesture involves nodding the head up and down.
In which country do people wobble their heads from side to side when saying 'yes'?
-In India, people wobble their heads from side to side when saying 'yes', which may appear as a 'maybe' to outsiders but is a sign of definite agreement.
What confusion arises from the 'yes' gesture in Bulgaria?
-In Bulgaria, the use of both head nodding and head wobbling when saying 'yes' creates confusion, as it is unclear which gesture is being used at any given time.
Why might visitors be confused by the 'yes' gesture in India?
-Visitors might be confused by the 'yes' gesture in India because the head wobble, which looks like a 'maybe', is actually a sign of definite agreement.
What is the significance of the gesture frontier remaining despite the influence of modern life?
-The significance of the gesture frontier remaining is that it demonstrates the resilience of cultural practices and the enduring impact of historical events on regional customs.
Outlines
đ Gesture Frontiers and Their Origins
This paragraph discusses how regional gestures remain confined to specific areas despite national boundaries changing. It uses the example of the gesture frontier in central Italy, where the head toss in Naples and head shaking in Rome indicate 'no'. The head toss is traced back to ancient Greek colonization, which stopped at the massacre range 2.5 thousand years ago. Despite modern mobility and media, these gestures persist. The paragraph also touches on the complexity of 'yes' signals, with special mention of India, where the head wobble indicates agreement, and Bulgaria, where both head nods and wobbles are used, causing confusion.
Mindmap
Keywords
đĄRegional Gestures
đĄGesture Frontier
đĄHead Toss
đĄHead Shake
đĄMobility of Modern Life
đĄYes Signals
đĄHead Wobble
đĄCultural Confusion
đĄAncient Greeks
đĄColonization
đĄNon-Verbal Communication
Highlights
Regional gestures are conservative and confined to their own particular area.
Gesture Frontiers are places where one gesture stops and another begins.
The Massif Central range in Italy marks a gesture frontier between head toss and head shake.
The head toss is a Greek gesture, originating from ancient Greek colonization of southern Italy.
The Greeks stopped their advance at the Massif Central range 2.5 thousand years ago.
In the north of Italy, people give the typical European head shake for 'no'.
In the south of Italy, they still give the ancient Greek head toss for 'no'.
Despite modern mobility and media, the old gesture frontier remains.
In most parts of the world, people nod their heads up and down for 'yes'.
India is an exception where the head is wobbled side to side for 'yes'.
The Indian head wobble looks like 'maybe' but signifies definite agreement.
In Bulgaria, both head nod and wobble are used for 'yes', creating confusion.
The reason for Bulgaria's dual 'yes' gestures remains a mystery.
Yes signals made with the head are as complicated as no signals.
Visitors and inhabitants can be confused by regional gesture differences.
The persistence of ancient gestures despite modern influences is highlighted.
The Massif Central range serves as a historical marker of cultural gestures.
Transcripts
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TLC one of the special qualities of
regional gestures is that they're
amazingly conservative they remain
confined to their own particular area
regardless of the fact that all around
them National boundaries keep
changing as a result of this within a
particular country today you can find
what we could call a gesture Frontier a
place where one gesture stops and
another one begins this is a gesture
frontier behind me it's the masica range
in central Italy and south of here in
Naples people use for example the head
toss when they're saying
no up in the north in Rome they shake
their heads from side to side when
they're saying
no and we were amazed to find that here
at the massacre range is a very narrow
area just a few miles where you get the
switch from head tossing to head shaking
the EXP explation of this switch is
astonishing in origin the head toss is a
Greek gesture and many centuries ago the
ancient Greeks colonized southern Italy
and started to move north and it was
here at the massacre range that they
stopped their Advance 2 and a half th000
years ago and to this day in the north
people still give the typical European
head shake when saying
no while in the South they still give
the ancient Greek head toss and this
difference has survived despite all the
mobility of Modern Life and the spread
of films and television programs the old
gesture Frontier
remains yes signals made with the head
are just as complicated as no signals in
most parts of the world people nod the
head up and down when saying yes many
people mistakenly assume that this
action is completely glow
but this isn't the case there are two
areas where something else happens one
of them is India where instead of being
nodded the head is wobbled from side to
side when saying yes to visitors this
looks like a maybe but it's not it's a
sign of definite
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agreement when your taxi driver agrees
with you you can see his head rolling
from side to side and you get the
impression that he's
undecided I don't want to go too but
every wobble he makes means yes um do
you um find
people excited by the
just in another region altogether it's
not just the visitors who are confused
even the inhabitants are not always sure
what's going on here in Bulgaria they
use both the head nod and the head
wobble when saying yes which creates
total confusion why on Earth they should
do this remains a mystery even to
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them
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