Hey, an Alfa isn't an LBC <g>.
You may not have noticed, but there's a hierarchy in these things. I recall
a R&T humorous essay on the subject back in the heyday (mid/late 60s). it
was about how higher-ranking vehicle owners (Jaguar, Maserati) could
initiate waves to lesser individuals (MG, FIAT), but if a peasant initiated
the wave to the nobility, he risked being snubbed. This was all
tongue-in-cheek, BTW, but there was a grain of truth to it.
In these days, owners of luxury sports cars (XK8s, Boxsters) are generally
ignorant of this entire tradition, and I don't waste any time trying to
establish bonhomie...
{just for the record... it's "Alfa" Romeo... originally an acronym...
"A.L.F.A." ....nothing to do with the Greek letter "alpha". A common error.
Also "Pininfarina".. . after "Pinin" (a nickname) Farina, the founder)
on 6/20/02 6:09 PM, Tab Julius at tab@penworks.com wrote:
> Almost without fail, if I wave to another LBC in my area (which isn't
> exactly rife in LBC's), I usually get an enthusiastic wave back, if not
> more. But I waved at a small red convertible, initially unrecognizable,
> later gave a welcome beep, and when I happened to park next to him, got
> barely an acknowledgement (don't think I'm some oversocial puppy, but it
> was more in context of hey - we have the only two small cars like ours in
> the area). Not only did he not acknowledge in any sense of the word, but
> in a few subsequent encounters where I've waved without recognizing that it
> was exactly his car, it's been total ignoration. Is this some snottiness
> with Pinafarina owners? I've never seen this from a MG owner. If a MG
> owner doesn't respond, it's only because they didn't notice to begin
> with. Is it just some snotty Italian thing? Is he a cat lover? What
> gives??? :)
>
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