Why do people say "Aye" when they don't understand/hear you?

Answer 1

Oh! I guess you mean the word said like "Ay?" as in "Eh?" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eh

Answer 2

I'm Scottish and say Aye to a lot of things. Unfortunately some people talk such utter crap that sometimes you just have to nod your head and keep repeating the work "Aye - I know what you mean" - when in fact you really don't care!

Answer 3

It's not Aye.................It's awh....or ahh. The effect is as if a person stammers or has to think of what they are going to say. Sort of like "You know," every 5 seconds in a sentence or "You Go Girl!" or WRONG!!! or 24-7 or Awesome! or Stupid people that can't talk without making finger-quote signs in the air around their air heads or Ghetto black guys that can't even talk without pointing their dumb fingers at the ground. But what do expect from a turd that can't even find the front of his head with a dumb ball cap right on rapper or should I say Crapper.

Answer 4

I'm from Newcastle and just like in Scotland aye means yes

Answer 5

Im scottish and aye means yes

Answer 6

I believe it is EH (sounds like the letter A)? Aye (sounds like the letter I) means affirmative!

Answer 7

They say Aye because they are to embarased to ask you to repeat the question or answer

Answer 8

Aye whatever.

Answer 9

i say 'aye' when i don't hear the other person because i'm too lazy to say pardon me or what was that?

Answer 10

Every 1 says aye, means aight or iight, or
ALL RIGHT