THE HEAD WIGGLE – INDIA

It is an art form of the truest expression, wholly necessary to the functioning of the society. It is the difference between yes and no. It is how deals are made, directions are relayed, orders are given, appreciation is bestowed and dismay is asserted. It is a language in itself and life without the head wiggle is unimaginable. The movement of the figure eight made by the head is so organic to all Indians that I’ve come to believe that it’s genetic. When I am in this nation of head wigglers, I exercise it just as frequently as they all do because when I do, I feel that I am really understood. And for a foreigner, this feeling is priceless.