Mass drivers in general and Boston area drivers in particular are a breed unto themselves.
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Go ahead, I yield. (This one I use by extending palm up and directed to person I am addressing.)
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You will rarely hear this within 100 miles of Haaaaavahd Sqee-ah. If you do hear this understand the meaning to be along the lines of "Go ahead...make my day".
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Your turn signal is still blinking.
You have a very low tire.
You have other car problems.
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The hand signal for each of these is to point at the "offending" vehicle (every vehicle that you are NOT driving in Boston is to be considered an "offending" vehicle BTW) with the appropriate facial expression. In the first case an expression of utter disgust, hatred and shock is called for, somewhat like what you might make if say the offending driver just urinated on your grandmother's grave. In the second case a bemused grin accompanies the finger point to indicate the meaning. This expression will range up to hilareous laughter, depending on the severety of the problem. For instance, low tire gets a chuckle & a smirk, engine fire on the side of the road gets raucous laughter. If the car problem is imminent - like say some smoke appearing from under the hood, the finger point is accompanied by a wide-eyed smile and a comment such as "Hey Billy, crack open a coupla them bee-ahs willya, let's follow this looo-zah for a while. You don't mind being late for work, doya?"