but not everyone returns the wave.
Used to be everyone waved when out on boats. Its a sign of the times - all about me me me - and who cares about the rest!
Same thing can be said about the country roads of Vermont. Back in the "good ole days" we'd head up to our families place on Lake Champlain and we'd get off the highway at Burlington and weave our way up to St Alabans along the back roads and along route 7 and everyone walking along the roads would wave at us. I'd ask my dad who these people were - and how did we know them?" He'd simply say - "they are just friendly people" - and he'd wave right back at them!
Not many people walking anymore along those roads (we were just up recently.) Some of the older ones still wave - but not nearly everyone!!
Those days are gone....
The world is just a less friendly place.