Eden- I sure didn't mean for my comment to be taken as far as it was and you are right it is unfair of me to be judgmental while accusing the guy of being judgmental. Do I have my days where I feel overly sensitive to it? Most of them, that is me. I have I met the ugliest of the ugly riders who talk bad about slow riders even when they are present? Yup, my husband raced with that jerk in college. Have I met really, really nice racers? The majority of them I know are. Do I still wish the ones I wave/smile/say hi to would return the greeting back? Yup and that is me. I went to a college where you said "Howdy" to strangers to make them feel welcome on a large campus, that should say something about me and strangers. Are they jerks for not? Nope it is what it is.

And you are right, I am born and raised in the south. We are friendly to a fault. My grandparents (all three I was able be raised knowing) will/would talk to anyone that stood still. I grew up that way, I am not used to reserved people. They are as normal as a seven foot tall martian the way I was raised. I guess I expect people who live here to be like me but I forget many of the people here are not from here.