For those who like to wave

[alphonsus_imp]

I started riding in the UK, and there, since we ride on the left side, it's a nod, rather than a wave, to greet fellow riders. It's pretty cool actually. However, in London, nobody nods. There are just way too many bikes, and not really a feeling of camaraderie. It's a selfish city by and large, people focus on themselves mostly - similar to what I found living in New York. Once you leave London though, I found that most everyone in the UK nods.

In Hungary where I live now, there are a lot fewer bikes, and generally everyone waves to each other. Similar to the US, it's an upside down (or vertical) peace sign, or just an index finger.

I wave to everybody, but scooter riders have to wave first

Well, I greet every oncoming motorcyclist by a gentle lift of my left eyebrow.

(Ok, basically in earlier times I waved every other motorcyclist, but then we were a small crowd of non conformists, riding motorcycles. Today it's just everybody's hobby and there are too many out there. At some days, I wouldn't get my left hand back to the handle bar, as I could be continuously waving.)

When I was a student, I gave a lift to a friend of mine with my old car. While he was steering the car, he waved to an oncoming Porsche and the Porsche driver by surprise waved back. "Do you know him?", I asked. He replied: "No, but Porsche drivers greet each other." "Hm", I said, "But this is no Porsche and also you don't own a Porsche at all." "Also future Porsche drivers.", he casually mentioned.