A Simple Wave Could Save Maine From Total Anarchy

Folks, we have an issue that needs to be discussed.

This is an issue that concerns all of us, and one that, if it gets any worse, I'm afraid anarchy could be next. You know, like fire and brimstone, locusts falling from the sky, dogs and cats living in harmony. We're talking mass hysteria.

This growing epidemic in Maine is, quite frankly, appalling, and someone needs to have the strength and bravery to publicly discuss it. And, folks, I am that person.

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So, let's rip that Band-Aid off and get into it.

Mainers (and tourists, for that matter) have decided that acknowledging your fellow man while crossing the street just doesn't matter anymore.

Why Have Mainers Stopped Giving a Courtesy Wave to Drivers?

How did we get to this point? Are we so broken that common etiquette has been thrown out the window? Are we no more civil than our Homo sapiens ancestors? It's downright embarrassing.

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I don't know about you, but my track record for acknowledging a car that allows me to cross is a whopping 100%. Not that I need to brag. It literally takes zero effort.

How Should I Act While Crossing the Street?

Let's go through how freaking simple this is.

1. Walk up to the crosswalk.

2. Wait to make sure a car stops. (You never know with those Massachusetts-plated cars.)

3. Start walking across the street.

4. Wave your hand in a kind gesture to the driver while crossing.

5. Go on living your life.

It's amazing how easy it is to, you know, be a civil human being.

I must say, what originally set me off was my drive to work earlier this week, when all six of the folks I let cross the street failed to acknowledge me. Did they think I was flipping them off? I couldn't get one lousy wave. It's preposterous.

I understand this is a very small thing. However, it's these little things that keep us from becoming an uncivilized society.

Maybe that's what people want now. I mean, it's bad enough that men don't even take their hats off at the dinner table anymore. But now we have to deal with an entire population that refuses to wave at their fellow man.

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Like I said, we are broken. However, it can be fixed. It might not be easy... just kidding, it's super easy.

Stop being jerks, and acknowledge your fellow man.