>On our trip, we waved at all of the VW Bricks we saw. The number of friendly >return waves was dismally low. I really thought I'd get a better response. Yup, bread-loafers greet each other more often (maybe 50% of the time); microbussers probably always greet each other, so I guess it's a bus species/generation thing. The older, the hipper. You don't really greet another bus generation: if it's a later model, the driver's probably not hip enough; if it's an older model, you seem too established and conservative and hide/look away in shame. I sometimes get into trouble when I attempt the VW salute, a sequence of two hand signs. the first is V as in victory (index and middlefinger), then you add your ring finger to make a W. My unfortunate lack of dexterity makes it sometimes look like an insult (or a Parisian greeting often observed on major traffic circles). He, va te faire %$&^*&! :( Sami, dakhlia@wuecona.wustl.edu
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