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I'm not a Swede, but if an random person that I don't know waves at me for no discernible reason, I too would be cautious. Although, it's not clear if you wave
by runald 6y ago
I'm not a Swede, but if an random person that I don't know waves at me for no discernible reason, I too would be cautious. Although, it's not clear if you wave at everyone you see, or just at people you need to interact with (such as a store clerk).
- bbarnett 6y agoThis is more of a rural versus urban thing, and just an example of cultural differences. Canadian ones, FYI. As per my example, it is rude to not wave, stranger or not, at least where I grew up. Yet when I moved to the city, entirely different! Same language, country, region. Just urban vs rural. So it is not surprising to see nation-wide cultural differences.
- tonyarkles 6y agoIt’s amusing to me that that never really leaves you either. Grew up split between a smallish (35k) town and rural. Now in a bigger (300k) city. As soon as I’m out of town on a secondary highway, every vehicle I encounter gets the two finger wave from the steering wheel. 80% wave back.