While sitting at a light today with my husband in the car, I saw another PW/B (but this one had stripes and the checkered side panel) across from me. So I wave.

The driver's passenger turns to him and gestured, "She just waved." He looks at me, looks at her and shakes his head and pretty much said "I'm not waving back."



OH WELL!!!!!! That's Nashville for ya! Save for one or two cars...

No. One. Waves. Back.

 

could it be because you drive an 07?

 

Perhaps the driver was busy doing something??

 

The next time I go thru Nasnville on my way to Indy, I'll wave at you!!!




06MCS/DS/B/Bbonnetstripes/Whalen8ballshiftmachine

 

Maybe it was more like
"Honey-who's that? She just waved at you"
"I don't know"
"You don't know and she just waved at you???"
"No-I don't know her..."
"grumble grumble"

 

if you drive through Memphis (or I'm in Nashville) I'll wave!

i've been getting used to no response from other MINI drivers, almost to the point that I've stopped... however, the other day I got a very enthusiastic wave from a driver... looked like he practically turned around in his seat to wave at me! so I waved back, but hopefully not too late!

 

maybe dwjj is right! LOL. I hope that isn't your attitude, elprofe. I saw 4 MINIs this weekend. Got 1 nod, 2 waves and one taking off like I pulled a gun on her.

 

Mean people suck

 

If they dont wave , wave more ,its fun to see how uncomfortable they look trying to ignore you ,next time mabey they will realize its easyer to lift a hand.

 

I like the way you think Richard K.

I could see where a man could be getting the third degree from his Wife if another woman in a car waves at him. I already told my Wife about the *wave*. I just have to be mindful when waving at a good looking woman, to not get carried away.

Actually, my Wife is a good egg that way. She knows know other woman would put up with me the way she does.

 

Hmmmm. Maybe that had something to do with that one taking off on me......

 

It can scare em, depending on how much you are drolling or leering while waving.

 

I told my wife about the wave, too, and she looked at me like I was nuts. Then she saw it happen, when a very young and pretty woman passenger in a MINI waved when my wife was with me. "Cool," she said. I think the passenger was the dedicated waver, as the guy driving didn't turn his head from straight forward.

 

Maybe it was the digital camera.....

 

I had the talk with my wife also ,finger lift off the stearing wheel works well in these situations, dont want to look to enthusiastic!

 

I suppose my "Holy crap!!!!! Did you see her?????" may have not been the best way to go?? (I blamed it on Family Guy).

 

I wave at you when I am not in my MINI and you don't wave back?

Why is that?

 

Instead of emulating Peter, try Chris for a bit.

 

Yeah, I waved at a MINI driver when I was in the Expedition (with 200 pounds of mulch in the back) and the guy looked at me like "How dare you."

 

We'll wave at ya next time we're zipping thru Nashville! Last Monday we were in Nashville, headed home from the Dragon and saw a BRG MC ahead. We weren't even beside her in our MCC before she started waving and then she did a happy dance in her car when my hubby got beside her with our Classic Mini. There's still hope for Nashville.

 

Well, I should soon kow about wave denial.

We have 4 Mini's in the immediate area. I usually see 2 or 3 of them every day on the way to work.

One is driven by a very angry looking woman. My guess is there will be no wave from her. She looks more like she would rather ram you than wave at you.

Another one is driven by a woman who is always on the cell phone. She might wave, if she notices you, but more often than not, she is not going to notice you. I do not think she is talking to anyone. I think she uses the cell phone as an excuse to not wave back.

The third one is driven by a young lady who is always in a hurry to get where she is going and always is putting on makeup. I won't wave at her as I am afraid she may wave back and kill someone in the process.

The fourth one is driven by an older man who has a bobble hand sitting on his dash. I think he is trying to say, he will wave. Just a guess.

 

That gave me an idea! I am going to dig out my Lurch hand from our Halloween decorations and put it on the dash. Then, when I see a fellow MINIer, I'll just push the button.

 

Anybody remember the not really pc (but great nonetheless) Br'er Rabbit stories?
"Lookey here. I done told you Mornin' 3 times. If I say it again, and I dont hear sumpthin' back, I am gonna be all over you. You hear me?"

I live in the Friendship State.....but they don't test for that at the border.

 

I honestly did wonder if they were "initiating" me for driving an '07! Hah!

That's now my resolve Richard K - to just wave anyway because it's just so much fun! And who knows, if they don't wave back, they might feel bad enough and then start waving at other MINIs they see and paying it forward? Maybe? I'd like to believe that yes, there IS hope for Nashville yet!

I'm also going to make mental notes on which colors of cars tend to wave. So far it's been the sportier blues, BRG's and the one bright yellow one I've seen.

And maybe it's because not every MINI driver in Nashville is as enthused about their ownership like I am. Maybe to them it's "just a car" and if that's the case with them, then so be it! Not everyone's like us NAM folk!

So if you're driving through Nashville, or you live here and you see a PW/B with an Asian girl driving, I'll definitely wave back!!!!!

 

Well, as a fellow Asian Mini driver, maybe all those non-Asians are worried about us taking our hands off the wheel.

"How do you blind an asian driver? Put a windshield in front of them."



I've driven a Jeep wrangler for years and ALWAYS do the "Jeep Wave". My passengers think I'm nuts and I'm glad to go from one waving car to another.