What part of “No, Totally” don't you understand?
No, English is messed up :PI learned about some of this from learning Japanese where I had to learn you answer the question directly rather than confirm the negative by repeating it.In Japanese:Q: You don't like cigars do youA: Yes    (Yes I don't like cigars)In EnglishQ: You don't like cigars do youA: No  (it's effectively confirming the negative of "like")My Japanese friends learning English of course found English very confusing. I'd point out if you answer the question with more than just "Yes" or "No" it's almost always clear.A: Yes, I don't like cigarsA: No, I don't like cigarsBoth have the same meaning, whereas just Yes or just No is ambiguous.Of course the article had examples of just yes or just no. To someone of the same language background they are probably unambigious