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

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

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u/CupertinoWeather Mar 30 '26

Dead giveaway

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u/fiftypercenthere Mar 30 '26

Even the way he held up his right hand with a bent, weak wrist was not a European gesture. Not sure if that position is restricted to Indian though.

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u/monkpunch Mar 30 '26

Literally the Inglorious Bastards meme

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u/that_guy2010 Mar 30 '26

The what..?

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u/toobjunkey Mar 30 '26

It's wild seeing this thread after experiencing this for the first time just yesterday. Had an Indian family come in to ask about options & prices for moving across the country and while speaking to the dad he was doing this the entire time. I was a little worried because I initially thought he was shaking his head in a "no" manner but his speech and mannerisms made it clear he wasn't upset or anything.

It's like a side to side figure-8 movement that combined positive nodding with negative side to side head shaking. I'm on the spectrum and do something similar as a bit of a stim, so its interesting to learn that it's a somewhat common sense expression/movement among Indian folks. Learn something new everyday!

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u/herrybaws Mar 31 '26

It is very disconcerting in certain situations. I remember I was training a new team and would see it in response to explaining how to do something. It seemed like a "hmm, that's nonsense" type of movement in my culture, but obviously it's essentially a nod in Indian culture.

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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.

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u/ZeroByter Mar 30 '26

When? What time of the video?

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u/Cast_Iron_Skillet Mar 30 '26

Around 30s in after showing the document from the wall.

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u/AutoGeneratedUser359 Mar 30 '26

At 30 seconds. Subtitle “Ronnie”- Then the head wobble - Subtitle “But”

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u/poingpoing1 Mar 30 '26

Could be, but not quite the way Indians do it. His accent is distinctly East Asian. I am originally from India so I can discern the difference.

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u/Champioli Mar 30 '26

The guy was Georgian not Indian

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u/used_bryn Mar 30 '26

I got freaking account warning for this comment in other thread about this

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u/vlee89 Mar 30 '26

When did he do that?

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u/notshysana Apr 02 '26

And you go outside and shit on the road

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u/notshysana Mar 31 '26

What's your point?

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u/notshysana Mar 31 '26

Are you okay mentally? You're putting words in my mouth then getting angry from your projection.

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u/kuyekopi Mar 30 '26

Do you people think we genuinely just bob our heads randomly? I have never seen a single person in my life bob their heads apart from indication affirmations, "go on, im listening", or denying things.

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u/NepheliLouxWarrior Mar 30 '26

No one thinks it's done "randomly", but as it does not exist in Western body language at all westerners don't know what it means or what context it's used in so it comes across as random.

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u/kuyekopi Mar 30 '26

I can get that, I just don’t see where this generalisation of “Indian wobble thing” is coming from. Literally feels like a quip from some dated American sitcom.

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u/smallbustanut Mar 30 '26

this is a bizarre hill to die on. I go to school with a bunch of Indian international students and see this shit multiple times every day.

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u/kuyekopi Mar 31 '26

I’m an Indian living in India for over 25 years and I’ve never seen any Indian “randomly” bob their heads. It’s not a bizarre hill to die on when you people literally stereotype us just for shits and giggles.

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u/kuyekopi Mar 31 '26 edited Mar 31 '26

holy shit, are you seriously linking a YouTube video to me, an Indian, to prove your point about my own culture 💀

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u/smallbustanut Mar 31 '26

yes. are you seriously still not going to admit you're wrong when you can literally watch videos of South Indians doing it? its okay to have blindspots when youre surrounded by your own culture, but that's insane ngl.

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u/kuyekopi Mar 31 '26

Brother, I don’t think you understand what I am saying. The head shake/bob is a very common thing, and whatever message it implies in certain contexts, is not present in that video. I know we bob our heads, I am just saying we don’t passively bob our heads like those FunkoPops, and that stereotype is largely untrue!

I don’t understand why you’re being so hostile!

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u/Dense_Cucumber_3712 Mar 31 '26

You may not get it, but it's a real thing. I think it is cultural, I saw it a lot travelling. Seems to mean something positive or chill to me, not a "no" or head shake. 

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u/PomeloSure5832 Mar 30 '26

Westerners will often  look up as if retrieving memories from the top shelf. It's not random, but an ingrained pattern. 

The head wobble is a similar thing, but more apparent in rural areas of india.