09-04-2007, 06:26 AM
Could be a cultural norm to shake his head the other way.
Or he was confused about how American's do it and got it backwards.
I was in Switzerland once, and a guy in a truck drove past my buddy and I and asked us something in French. We both looked at him confused and shrugged our shoulders. Then he asked something in Italian, and we looked at each other and again shrugged. Then he says "Americans?" and we smile and nod. The guy laughs to himself and drives away.
Or he was confused about how American's do it and got it backwards.
I was in Switzerland once, and a guy in a truck drove past my buddy and I and asked us something in French. We both looked at him confused and shrugged our shoulders. Then he asked something in Italian, and we looked at each other and again shrugged. Then he says "Americans?" and we smile and nod. The guy laughs to himself and drives away.