LeapSecond@lemmy.zip 15 hours ago
Greek: Ναι (ne) means yes. Greeks often move their head up and down to say yes.
Bulgarian: Не (ne) means no. Bulgarians often move their head up and down to say no.
So if someone says ne and moves their head up and down it could be a Greek saying yes or a Bulgarian saying no. In reality the movements are not the same but it would probably be confusing to an outsider.
CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 13 hours ago
Is this why diplomacy in the Balkan region is a long history?
LeapSecond@lemmy.zip 10 hours ago
You might be onto something