At 08:35 AM 4/30/2001, Gary Stearns wrote: >Wow. We always get the opposite reaction. Just yesterday a kid in a BMW >328 passed me at an intersection and gave a big smile and thumbs up. When >we're on the highway it's entertaining to watch people's reactions. Most >will smile or nod approvingly. Kids will point and try to get everyone >else in the car too look. A few A while ago someone said that Westy people seemed snooty and didn't wave to them -- my experience (driving a Westy) is the opposite, that non-Westy people are considerably less likely to wave. Is it possible that each sub-population preferentially waves to its own members? I'm quite indiscriminate myself, I'm so pleased when I see one at all... d
David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL "Poor Relation" |
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