So I'm with my 9yr old daughter, and we walk past a garage that advertises "Paint and Body."
She asks, "That's auto body, right?"
I said, "Yeah. People don't usually paint themselves." Reconsidering, I said, "Well, I wear plenty of makeup."
"Or henna, maybe," she replied. Then, we passed a beauty salon, and I realized it was just like the car place, only for people.
I was thunderstruck! I said, "Oh, my God. People treat their cars like they do themselves!"
And SHE said, "You JUST noticed that?" And then she went off: "They name them, they talk to them, take them to the spa, buy them stuff..." She just learned about personification in school, so she was able to point out that that's what it is we do with cars. I can't remember everything she said, but I'm going to pick her brain about it. She's one of the few kids I know to be raised car-free, so I love her fresh perspective!