I think it might be an east-coast vs west-coast thing.  On the east we
always wave when another VW passes.  But this summer I drove out to the west
coast on vacation and noticed nobody was waving.  In fact, if you were to
wave, they would look at you strange.

Paul
----- Original Message -----
From: ""Patrick Callaghan Jr."" <patcal@qwest.net>
Newsgroups: groupstudy.vanagon
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2001 9:29 AM
Subject: Re: Van reactions

> Since I bought my first Vanagon westy last October I have been waved at
> once.  This weekend a old dude on a late bay waved & smiled.  Other then
> that I never get waved to.  When I had bay windows I was always getting
> waved to.  All this no-waving my damage my already warped mind. :)
>
>
> Pat Callaghan
> 82 Westy
> Portland, OR.
> http://www.users.qwest.net/~patcal
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Beierl" <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, April 30, 2001 6:04 AM
> Subject: Re: Van reactions
>
>
> > 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"
> >
>