Lifted directly from the ModernVespa forum….
An MV member posed the question above, after overhearing some whipper-snappers talking smack about his scooter. Incidentally, that’s basically what whipper-snappers do, right?
Short answer: Nope. Don’t care.
Thoughtful response version:
I think the last time I felt embarrassed about anything was my High School Senior Prom night [details omitted ]… A week later, I didn’t care and neither did anyone else.
Whether I’ve grown thick-skinned or just indignant, I really don’t care about what anyone thinks about me and personally, have found life to be soooo much easier that way! There are probably times when I should have felt embarrassed, but its so off my radar, I wouldn’t even know.
The beauty of humanity and free speech (in places that endorse it), is that everyone can have their own opinion, no matter how baseless or prescient, and I think that’s pretty awesome. Unless it effects my pocketbook or personal safety, which of course, is a totally different conversation.
Slightly related, I never expected to get “the wave/gesture” (aka the “wassup” as we call it on the West Coast) from other bikers while on the road, as I assumed scooters were the red-headed stepchild of the two-wheeler world, so its kind of cool when I do.
