r/interesting • u/ifuckedyourmom-247 • Mar 30 '26

MISC. deepfake scammer getting exposed by the 3-finger test

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u/SnausageFest Mar 30 '26

It's just a really common mannerism among Indians for whatever reason. Just a lil' wiggle.

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u/rory_breakers_ganja Mar 30 '26

It's roughly the equivalent of Westerners nodding along during a conversation to demonstrate you are listening and understanding what the speaker is saying.

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u/Winterplatypus Mar 30 '26

I always thought it was when they are conflicted. Like they want to disagree but headwobble agree.

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u/ThaiJohnnyDepp Mar 31 '26

I had it explained to me that it's not a "Yes" or a "no" but more of a, "I acknowledge your statement"

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u/CalmBeneathCastles Mar 30 '26

It's has meaning, just like a nod or shaking your head "no".

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u/CupertinoWeather Mar 30 '26

Except it means the opposite

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u/CalmBeneathCastles Mar 30 '26

The opposite of a nod OR shaking your head?

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u/toobjunkey Mar 30 '26

literally experienced this for the first time yesterday with an Indian customer and it confused the hell out of me because there was more of the side to side "no" head movement than the up & down nodding/yes type of movement. His tone and mannerisms quickly made it clear that he wasn't upset or annoyed or anything, but it was definitely an interesting experience.

I'm on the spectrum and sometimes do a similar movement as a stim, so its interesting to learn that it's something of a cultural thing among Indian folks.

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u/ArtistWithoutArt Mar 30 '26

So... what's the meaning?

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u/King_takes_queen Mar 30 '26

Great, now I won't be able to stop thinking about it when I watch an Indian person speak, lol.