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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/4/2006 Posts: 13,822 Location: Nairobi
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How many can relate to this? Quote:If you’re a black person who has ever visited a place where there aren’t many other black people, then you will be familiar with The Nod. The Nod is just that: An almost imperceptible lowering of the head toward any other black person you might encounter on your travels through, say, Slovakia or Russia.
Yet The Nod is also so much more than that: It’s a swift yet intimate statement of ethnic solidarity. The Nod is saying, “Wow, well, I really didn’t expect to see another one of us out here, but you seem to be doing your thing just fine. More power to you, and all the very best.”
The Nod is something that several white friends of mine often find bewildering. A few years ago, as I walked down a street in Italy with a friend, a black man looked at me and gave a small, stern bow before making his way off. “Who was that?” my friend asked. “Did you know him?”
Her incredulous expression made it seem as if I was part of some mysterious cabal. I can! I have given and received 'The Nod' one too many times. All Mushrooms are edible! Some Mushroom are only edible ONCE!
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Rank: New-farer Joined: 6/30/2014 Posts: 36
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Yep! I have received the Nod (I live in the US). Surprisingly, I get it from men and not from other women.
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 9/19/2011 Posts: 1,694
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masukuma wrote:How many can relate to this? Quote:If you’re a black person who has ever visited a place where there aren’t many other black people, then you will be familiar with The Nod. The Nod is just that: An almost imperceptible lowering of the head toward any other black person you might encounter on your travels through, say, Slovakia or Russia.
Yet The Nod is also so much more than that: It’s a swift yet intimate statement of ethnic solidarity. The Nod is saying, “Wow, well, I really didn’t expect to see another one of us out here, but you seem to be doing your thing just fine. More power to you, and all the very best.”
The Nod is something that several white friends of mine often find bewildering. A few years ago, as I walked down a street in Italy with a friend, a black man looked at me and gave a small, stern bow before making his way off. “Who was that?” my friend asked. “Did you know him?”
Her incredulous expression made it seem as if I was part of some mysterious cabal. I can! I have given and received 'The Nod' one too many times. Hehehe I always wondered what that was about. Strangely it doesn't matter if you're African American, Congolese, young or old or whatever so long as you're black you get it! 
“People will believe a big lie sooner than a little one, and if you repeat it frequently enough, people will sooner or later believe it.” ― Walter C. Langer
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/26/2012 Posts: 15,980
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Kratos wrote:masukuma wrote:How many can relate to this? Quote:If you’re a black person who has ever visited a place where there aren’t many other black people, then you will be familiar with The Nod. The Nod is just that: An almost imperceptible lowering of the head toward any other black person you might encounter on your travels through, say, Slovakia or Russia.
Yet The Nod is also so much more than that: It’s a swift yet intimate statement of ethnic solidarity. The Nod is saying, “Wow, well, I really didn’t expect to see another one of us out here, but you seem to be doing your thing just fine. More power to you, and all the very best.”
The Nod is something that several white friends of mine often find bewildering. A few years ago, as I walked down a street in Italy with a friend, a black man looked at me and gave a small, stern bow before making his way off. “Who was that?” my friend asked. “Did you know him?”
Her incredulous expression made it seem as if I was part of some mysterious cabal. I can! I have given and received 'The Nod' one too many times. Hehehe I always wondered what that was about. Strangely it doesn't matter if you're African American, Congolese, young or old or whatever so long as you're black you get it! Got it and gave it back too several times. I must confess it has left me bewildered too but heck! "There are only two emotions in the market, hope & fear. The problem is you hope when you should fear & fear when you should hope: - Jesse Livermore
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Rank: User Joined: 9/6/2013 Posts: 1,446 Location: In a house
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I have always resisted nodding but alas!!! It just happens.
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Rank: Member Joined: 4/11/2007 Posts: 694
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Fikira wrote:Yep! I have received the Nod (I live in the US). Surprisingly, I get it from men and not from other women. He! he ! salimia@ kiash and give him a nod!!
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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/4/2006 Posts: 13,822 Location: Nairobi
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urstill1 wrote:I have always resisted nodding but alas!!! It just happens. a negro does not declare his/her negritude he/she just nods.... All Mushrooms are edible! Some Mushroom are only edible ONCE!
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Rank: Elder Joined: 1/17/2013 Posts: 4,693 Location: Earth
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masukuma wrote:urstill1 wrote:I have always resisted nodding but alas!!! It just happens. a negro does not declare his/her negritude he/she just nods.... robots.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 1/17/2013 Posts: 4,693 Location: Earth
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sheri wrote:Fikira wrote:Yep! I have received the Nod (I live in the US). Surprisingly, I get it from men and not from other women. He! he ! salimia@ kiash and give him a nod!!  you' haki, @ sheri,I came across this guy, (must be kenyan from the looks), whose daily work is to welcome guys at Interspar- (our nakumatt). He NODS from morning till evening, doesn't sit down,but day in and out amejikakamua.All the blacks I met do simple jobs, wako tu kwa streets..
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 4/27/2010 Posts: 951 Location: Nyumbani
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 4/27/2010 Posts: 951 Location: Nyumbani
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Actually i have seen many of these and i always respond . I call it african solidarity. It happens even to jungui had come with my other half sometimes back and i told her ill not take you to places you will see your bros and sisters. While walking near the uchumi on mbs rd pale southB we saw a white sister and she did the nod i was like you see even you guys do it while away from your own. On another note i know of kenyans in Frankfurt they wait at the metro exit pale juu ukishamaliza escalator. Their job is to ask "wewe mkenya" of course when you look at them they know you are one
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/10/2008 Posts: 9,131 Location: Kanjo
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kiash wrote:Actually i have seen many of these and i always respond . I call it african solidarity. It happens even to jungui had come with my other half sometimes back and i told her ill not take you to places you will see your bros and sisters. While walking near the uchumi on mbs rd pale southB we saw a white sister and she did the nod i was like you see even you guys do it while away from your own. On another note i know of kenyans in Frankfurt they wait at the metro exit pale juu ukishamaliza escalator. Their job is to ask "wewe mkenya" of course when you look at them they know you are one @kiash can be funny. on average how many nods do you do in a day? Your other half story just demonstrates a 'tribe' is best comfortable in the company of their own! i.am.back!!!!
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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/4/2006 Posts: 13,822 Location: Nairobi
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kiash wrote:Actually i have seen many of these and i always respond . I call it african solidarity. It happens even to jungui had come with my other half sometimes back and i told her ill not take you to places you will see your bros and sisters. While walking near the uchumi on mbs rd pale southB we saw a white sister and she did the nod i was like you see even you guys do it while away from your own. On another note i know of kenyans in Frankfurt they wait at the metro exit pale juu ukishamaliza escalator. Their job is to ask "wewe mkenya" of course when you look at them they know you are one my mum was once shouted at from behind "umetoka jamuhuri?" in kyuk. akapenduka akasema "eeh!" the other fellows were very happy to find one of their own on pismo beach. needless to say the had lunch and talked kyuk to their heart's content. I have always loved talking swa abroad... hata kama ni mcongolese ama mrwanda, mganda mtazania or mkenya. it's priceless! All Mushrooms are edible! Some Mushroom are only edible ONCE!
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 7/22/2011 Posts: 1,325
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Most of you have missed the point by a mile! The nod, mostly used by African Americans, is a way of showing brotherhood and acceptance in a society that has continously rejected and degraded them. After a long day of dealing with racism, both overt and covert, that nod is usually a gesture of togetherness, of defiance against a society that constantly tells you you are inferior. You wouldnt get it until you walked a mile in an AA's shoes.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/20/2007 Posts: 4,432
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Enyewe I've also nodded. But in some towns such as Worchester MA and Lowell, MA, you nod because you happen to be the only nigger who can't speak kyuk. Jose: If I make it through this thug life, I'll see you one day. The Lord is the only way to stop the hurt.
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