OT: Do MSU students still say "Hey" on campus?..

[Dawgzilla]

Okay, weird topic, I know, but someone on another board posted this wikipedia page of Aggie traditions: Traditions

One of the traditions is saying "Howdy" to everyone you pass while walking around campus. I already knew about that tradition, but I always thought it was kinda dumb. When I was at school at State ('82-'86), we pretty much said "Hey" to people we saw around campus, and it wasn't because we were pressured into following a tradition: you were just friendly because everyone else was.

Of course, we just did this within reason. It would be kind of a PITA to just say "Hey" to absolutely everyone. But we pretty much said "Hey" to anyone we made eye contact with, even total strangers.

Anyway, just wondering if that's still the attitude around campus.

 

[russb7591]

Never noticed til now.... but I pretty much do that I guess. People seem to do the same.

 

[Roy Munson.sixpack]

a head nod or a smile was at state when I was there.

 

[VirgilCain]

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[the next big thing]

most of us would be talking or typing on the phone non-stopbetweenclass and the truck.

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[Incognegro]

there's also the too common awkward stare down that leaves one or both parties engaged to sheepishly look away and continue moving

 

[russb7591]

The head nod is very common between dudes...... and bulldykes.

 

[J-Dawg]

What is up with all the Texas schools having some sort of hand gesture? Is it to mimic UT? UT has the longhorn symbol, TAMU does the Gig Em thumbs up thing, Houston does the shocker or "cougar paw", TCU does a frog symbol and TTU does the guns up thing. I never realized UH did that stupid shocker thing until going down for the game last year.

Kinda weird, but I find it odd.