Women & "The nod"

[Distorted Stu]

Women tend to wave. Has the exact same connotation, but is perceived as more feminine.

Aye, a wave, or a smile usually occur when I walk past someone I know walking in the other direction.
If I don't know them that well or they seem particularly involved in their own conversation, I might just raise my eyebrows momentarily in a friendly way.

I tend to lift my eyebrow during the nod, makes it more friendly!

 

[Auron225]

I do "the nod" all the time - to anyone I know in fact. I think I do it a little too often =P

Interesting observation there though. I dont remember ever seeing a girl do it!

 

[Spacewolf]

Rmember that failure to return "the nod" is grounds punishable by your or everyone you live withs death

 

[Mistermixmaster]

I don't do "the nod" anymore. I used to do the respectful downwards nod with a smile if I met patients in the hallway back when I worked at a hospital though, since it's part of the job (y'know, making the patients feel welcome and all, not just an "invisible" being to be treated when we feel so).

I've also stopped acknowledging people on the street (I just walk straight past with my eyes locked in position to straight-forward), since I used to throw a smile at people I didn't know if I was in a good mood, but apparently doing so is creepy...

To people I know however I do this half-arsed salute with two of my fingers (not the entire hand). It usually makes people wave back.

 

[MortarTeam]

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[similar.squirrel]

I've never seen this. It's usually a come-hither wave or some squealed vocalization of joy and/or lust.

 

[Pandaman1911]

Well now I'm just intrigued. I'd like to study this, but watching groups of women seems like a really good way to get a restraining order and a court summons.

I do the nod, myself, if within close enough range to perceive head movements. If the distance is too far for said movements to be seen, I just wave like a loony.

 

[Artina89]

It depends on the person. If it is a guy I consider like a brother, I give them "the nod". Everyone else, I wave (or if its a woman I know well, they get a hug). I am a tomboyish woman.

 

[Astoria]

I'm a girl and if it's a close friend I'll hug them but if it's someone I don't know so well I'll usually just say hi and give a small nod. And it does seem to be mostly a guy thing as most girls will wave at someone rather than nod.

 

[Rhymenoceros]

I do an upward nod with an "alright" unless they're really close to me (like Ollie, we've been best friends for ~10 years now) in which case they get a downwards nod
I'm a guy btw.

The girls I know tend to do a smile rather than a nod so if I see a girl I know passing by I'll do a smile instead of a nod.

 

[Dys]

I imagine they know of it, though I'm not sure that I've noticed them do it. I've certainly got some stunning smiles from female friends in response to my slight head tilt, so...yeah, they know what it is regardless of whether they do it or not.

 

[MGlBlaze]

I don't think I really do either nod that much, at least not with people I don't know already. Now that it's brought up though, I find it rather odd that it's part of human behaviour... just one of those things, I suppose.

Then again, it might just be a societal thing and some people might have no idea what the hell we're all talking about, so maybe it isn't universal.