Joe wrote:
Charlie Morgan wrote:
On 29 Sep 2006 12:50:34 -0700, "Joe" wrote:

Thom Stewart wrote:
Yeah Joe,

It let's people know, "You're there and OK and they would also like to
know the same of you. No need of assistance."

Thats right Ol Thom, Its a primal fear of the water that drives waving.
You get the points.

Joe

Oh, baloney!

Waving is an offshoot of shaking hands, which goes back to medieval times.
Shaking hands when meeting is a "body language" demonstration that you are not
using your "sword hand" for anything else. It's a greeting of peace. When you
are physically too far away to actually shake hands, you mimick shaking hands by
waving.

Then why do people in boats wave at each other and people in cars do
not?

Joe


You lose 50 asa points for, yet again, asking a quiz question for which you
don't know the correct answer.

CWM

Because there's much more to be mindful of in cars...plus..they are a
closed envitonment unlike a boat where you are out in the weather...just
imagine if everyoone on the freeway was waving at each other instead of
driving or talking on their cell phones...then what would we have?