“How do you know if someone is hitchhiking or just complimenting your driving?”

When a person by the side of the road sticks a thumb out, is that person hitchhiking or doing/saying something else?
 
“I dont know if this guy is hitchhiking or just letting me know his life is looking up!!!” was posted on Twitter by donnie irvin on July 29, 2012. “No I’m not hitchhiking I’m just giving you an encouraging thumbs up and complimenting your driving. #merica” was posted on Twitter by katherine cloninger on October 8, 2012. “Ion know if this dude is hitchhiking or just tryin to tell me im doin a good job drivin…” was posted on Twitter by paperchase_ceo on October 11, 2012.
 
“How do you know if someone is hitchhiking or just complimenting your driving?” was posted on Twitter by m@thew on July 28, 2019.
 
 
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donnie irvin
@Donnie_wrdwknd
I dont know if this guy is hitchhiking or just letting me know his life is looking up!!!
5:06 PM · Jul 29, 2012·Cloudhopper
 
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katherine cloninger
@kathclon
No I’m not hitchhiking I’m just giving you an encouraging thumbs up and complimenting your driving. #merica
4:20 PM · Oct 8, 2012·Twitter for iPhone
         
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paperchase_ceo
@PaperChaseEnt_
Ion know if this dude is hitchhiking or just tryin to tell me im doin a good job drivin…
1:03 PM · Oct 11, 2012·Plume for Android
   
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Kevin Ellis
@K3v3n3ll3s
I can never tell if someone is hitchhiking or just approving of the street
10:03 AM · Jul 24, 2013·Twitter Web Client
 
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Chris Burns
@OneFunnyBastard
I can never tell if someone is hitchhiking or just complimenting my driving.
1:27 PM · Dec 4, 2014·Favstar.FM
 
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Drake Akens
@DrakeQRandom
Maybe they’re not hitchhiking, but just complimenting your driving. Then you pull over& tell them to get in& they do so it won’t be awkward.
6:27 PM · Dec 4, 2014·Twitter Web Client
 
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m@thew
@TweetPotato314
How do you know if someone is hitchhiking or just complimenting your driving?
4:18 PM · Jul 28, 2019·Twitter for iPhone
       
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July 28, 2019 at 8:29 PM ·
How do you know if someone is hitchhiking or just complimenting your driving?
 
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Connor Vezina
@connorvezina
How do I know if someone isn’t hitchhiking and is just complimenting my driving
10:10 PM · Jul 28, 2019 from Vermont, USA·Twitter for Android
 
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Jack
@ThatHandsomeKid
How do you know if someone is hitchhiking or just complimenting your driving?
11:23 AM · Jul 29, 2019·Twitter for iPhone