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Date:         Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:13:51 -0800
Reply-To:     Rob <becida@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         Rob <becida@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: waving - was An Interesting Read : From Hitler to Hippies:
              The Volkswagen Bus in America
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At 1/30/2009 10:11 AM, David Beierl wrote: >At 12:21 PM 1/30/2009, Michael Sullivan wrote: >>BTW-Am I allowed to wave to Jettas, Passats, Eurovans, etc....cuz they >>almost NEVER wave back and I don't LOOK so bad. hehehehe > >Waving to Eurovans is in common informal usage; however 26% of our >usage panel find it unacceptable in formal communications. By >contrast, 93% of the panel consider it inappropriate to wave at >Jettas and Passats.

When we are out drivng somewhere in the bus and I pass another I have asked the passenger to wave, the usual reaction from my kids or wife (the passenger) is to look at me and tell me that waving at other VWs is MY problem not theirs. I do wave at EVs.

Rob becida@comcast.net

'91 VW Jetta & an '84 Westy in western WA


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