Jim Vandewalker @jimvan.bsky.social

Scotland has 1-lane roads & when you pass the on-comer who has pulled over into the lay-by you make eye contact & lift 1 finger from the wheel.

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Steven Seggie @stevenhseggie.bsky.social [ View ] May 19, 2024 at 08:02 UTC

I seem to remember my dad doing two fingers off the wheel instead of one. I wonder, semi-seriously, if there are regional differences. He’s from Largs/Greenock

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Illuminatus @illuminatus.bsky.social [ View ] May 19, 2024 at 08:46 UTC

Bill Bryson described this as “the Malhamdale Wave” When he lived in North Yorkshire

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Horace Dorrington @mrtrellis.bsky.social [ View ] May 19, 2024 at 07:59 UTC

In N Wales if you're local, or wish to be treated as one for the purposes of a more pleasurable driving experience, you give a thumbs up sign when giving way to somebody or when somebody gives way to you. In most of England, you wave.

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