Charles McCollum: “One building block for a civil society is the simple, friendly acknowledgment of each other in passing. This is something Utahns seem to know instinctively, while people in some other places choose to habitually avoid.'
Ben Gleitzman waves his hand over a traffic and navigation app called Waze on his Apple iPhone in a Menlo Park, California.One building block for a civil society is the simple, friendly acknowledgement of each other in passing. This is something Utahns seem to know instinctively, while people in some other places choose to habitually avoid.
The Paradise Wave is an amazingly effective way to ease interpersonal tension that requires no talk, just occasional use of a simple hand gesture. I am a long-time resident of Cache Valley. Until recently, I hadn’t been through Paradise or thought of that newspaper article in years. Then, while driving through the town recently on two-lane State Road 165, what do you know, here comes the wave through the windshield of one of the first vehicles I encounter, an old-school pickup truck. I waved back and felt that little lift one gets with any friendly interaction, then went on my way – in peace.
You don’t do the wave with absolutely everyone you pass, especially on crowded streets and sidewalks or in busy gathering places. It’s more of a here-and-there behavior, exercised perhaps when eyes meet or something else prompts mild interaction. It’s almost a must, however, on lightly trafficked hiking trails and backroads.
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