When Gestures Beat Language

This Telugu factory owner hired a Chinese worker without realizing neither speaks the other's language.

He's yelling instructions in Telugu while pointing at a machine. Turn this on, press that button.

The worker nods frantically in Chinese saying he has no idea what's happening. The owner demonstrates

slower, louder, like volume fixes language barriers. The worker copies

every movement exactly, still completely lost but too polite to keep saying he doesn't understand.

By day three, they've created their own sign language. Pointing, hand gestures,

dramatic facial expressions. No words needed. The worker's now training new hires

using the same chaotic system. Sometimes the best communication happens when you stop trying