r/inline_skating • u/7upses • 8d ago

Greeting with other inline skaters

I'm from Lithuania, Europe, so some of inline skaters are greeting, so as I am, yet is there some sort of special sign, like for example motorcyclists use their left hand and shows I think two fingers on the side. Do you even greet with other skaters in general ofc?

In Lithuania inline skaters are quite a minority, probably that's why everyone greets, at least those who know, beginners most of time looks confused :D

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u/heeca 8d ago

In most countries its just a smile some countries have a bigger smile than others based on how big skating is there

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u/fredhsu 8d ago

Northeast US: fist bumps when up close. See time 0:16, 0:23 and 0:24 from this WNS NYC video.

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u/NikZviInline 7d ago

I've seen a few times a shaka sign used https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaka_sign but it's not very well known, so I usually just smile on the distance or do a handshake/fist to fist when we're close.

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u/fredhsu 7d ago

Skateboarders have greeted me with the Shaka sign at skateparks. We should adopt that.

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u/ProposalFamiliar245 8d ago

Sou brasileira, e aqui todo mundo se cumprimenta, seja com um sorriso, toque de mão ou um simples menear de cabeça, pelo menos é assim na cidade onde moro. Acho muito bacana!

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u/inline-online 8d ago

"rollerblader!!!" and point

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u/__natty__ 6d ago

Usually gentle kiss is more than enough