yeah ^ ^ ^ i'm getting used to the non-waving style of the japanese though, but it still feels weird cuz where i come from boaters wave or give each other the nod or something. just feels all mean and grumpy like to me...
but two things here, not to go all out on a tangent. japan is not a waving culture for one, they just never have been. second, there is little to no pleasure boating here at all. the locals here with boats are fisherman by trade and it seems to blow their minds when they see me having fun and not making a living on my TI.
so combine the non pleasure boating culture with a non waving culture and you get what we have here...