A group of international students was attending college in Europe. They had a long time between semesters for travel, so they decided to hitchhike as far as they could in other countries. In many places, they were successful. They put their thumbs out or pointed them backwards and smiled; friendly drivers stopped. As soon as the first traveler got a "yes" answer from a driver, he motioned with his hand or fingers for his friends to come or he held both thumbs up in an "OK" sign or made a circle with the thumb and the next finger of one hand. The young tourists saved money, saw a lot of the countryside, and had interesting conversations and experiences.On the other hand, in Greece and Turkey, the visitors were not so luck Few drivers stopped to give them rides; instead, most people ignored them Others gave them mean looks from their cars; they seemed almost insulted that the visitors were begging for rides. A few drivers shouted terrible wor at the travelers; two even got out of their truck and started a fight. The students thought the drivers were very rude. They felt confused, afraid, and unwelcome. After a few days the students took the bus back to the countries where they were studying.