So, whatever happened to the handshake?
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Fallen_Hero
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travisbickle
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Dark Octave said:
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TheKaeptain
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Dark Octave said:
Maybe he was a grower?
drunkendonuts
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when i moved and met a bunch of new people down here, i learned that everyone has something different. my friends and i just sort of adapted.
for acquaintances, or if i'm just in a hurry, the fist bump.
for good friends, the hand grab, back pat, palm slide/snap, and then another snap once the hands separate. it took me like 5 times to get this right.
for professional settings, a nice firm handshake always works. usually 2 or 3 pumps of the hand works fine.
for acquaintances, or if i'm just in a hurry, the fist bump.
for good friends, the hand grab, back pat, palm slide/snap, and then another snap once the hands separate. it took me like 5 times to get this right.
for professional settings, a nice firm handshake always works. usually 2 or 3 pumps of the hand works fine.
Monocle
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Really? Ritualized forms of physical contact are a versatile means to communicate an array of tacit messages, much like body language and facial expressions. We're social creatures, so we've developed a lot of ways to engage with each other. Nonaggressive touching is unique in that it can imply various degrees of intimacy. This is useful in all sorts of cooperative, diplomatic, and otherwise friendly social interactions.Dark Octave said:
evil solrac v3.0
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I usually kiss the person deeply and with passion. * shrug* sometimes people feel awkward but whatever......
cartoon_soldier
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In the business world hand shakes are still everywhere...
This thread reminds me of how annoying this stuff can be.
A good fraction of the time I greet my friends, I don't know whether they are wanting to shake hands or do the hand-slap/back-pat/snap thing. Sometimes I just go for the latter, sometimes I go for the former, and then they try to turn it into the other one in mid-shake, and it's very weird. I.e. I'll go into shake someone's hand and they'll mutate it into the hand-slap/back-pat/snap thing, or vice versa.
Makes us look clumsy.
So I just usually shake acquaintances' hands and hug my friends.
A good fraction of the time I greet my friends, I don't know whether they are wanting to shake hands or do the hand-slap/back-pat/snap thing. Sometimes I just go for the latter, sometimes I go for the former, and then they try to turn it into the other one in mid-shake, and it's very weird. I.e. I'll go into shake someone's hand and they'll mutate it into the hand-slap/back-pat/snap thing, or vice versa.
Makes us look clumsy.
So I just usually shake acquaintances' hands and hug my friends.
cartoon_soldier
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Dark Octave said:
Keep in mind different cultures have different views on physical contact.
MmmSkyscraper
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Momo said:
I only shake hands with someone the first time I meet them. However I had a pretty good friend that would offer me a handshake every time I saw him. If we hung out, if he came over, etc... he'd be like sup... and hold out his hand. Could he have been masturbating with that hand seconds ago, only to offer a handshake so that he might lol at me inside? Sure... but I didn't care. I shook his goddamn hand every single time. You know what? shit feels good.
Handshake.
Handshake.
ArachosiA 78
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I'd say shaking hands are one of my top fears in life. I never know what kind of weird handshake a person is going to attempt, and I always screw it up on my end and come up looking like a moron.
Never this hard, you always shake someone hands like your grandfather would.. like a goddamn man, firm and affirmative. My dad taught me to shake when I was a young boy, like 8 or something. Always instructed me that you command respect from men by shaking like one.. and at 31 years old now I'd have to say he was fucking dead on.ArachosiA 78 said:
I landed a job once based solely on the fact I shook this man's hand.
Hand shaking is easy there are absolutely no rules.. well other than the 1 unspoken rule. Never... Never, never ever perform the limp hand. The limp hand shake is a sure fire way to show just how spineless you are. Afraid to crush someones hand when shaking and not sure what to do?
Fucking crush away, every damn time.
From The Dust
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Not sure why people have fears of people masturbating. You shake with your right, wank with your left. Unless you are left handed, then you wank with your right. But who doesn't wipe/wash their hands after wanking?
)Urban Scholar
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I shake hands with people after introducing myself at work. I also do it on the regular when I run into my older acquaintances.
Weird that you mentioned that, because yesterday, one of friends introduced me to his girlfriend and when I initiated the handshake, she looked it me all confused but then realized I was offering a handshake (kinda awkward).
Worst thing: getting a weak, limp handshake or a clammy handshake.
What happened to "Hello, how are you?" or just saying "Morning" "Hi" to strangers. I remember when I walked around the neighborhood, people would just greet each other for no reason other than to have a little human contact. Damn cellphones.
Worst thing: getting a weak, limp handshake or a clammy handshake.
What happened to "Hello, how are you?" or just saying "Morning" "Hi" to strangers. I remember when I walked around the neighborhood, people would just greet each other for no reason other than to have a little human contact. Damn cellphones.
I guess I have a weak grip.toastyToast
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I like to shake hands and have a grip strength contest to establish who will be the dominant male.
I will only let go once the victim has complimented my awesome strength. Then, I am victorious.
I will only let go once the victim has complimented my awesome strength. Then, I am victorious.
Dark Octave
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LOL Love it. Great advice and I will use it from now on, every damn time.alphaNoid said:
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