Whats In A Handshake

Alrighty then

 

A nice firm handshake can go a long way.. :sunny:

 

I don't like handshakes at all. Not one bit. I avoid them as much as possible. They're too formal. They make me so uncomfortable.

 

I remember having to shake hands with someone in business. He was a local govt person.
I remember his handshake. It felt disgusting. I honestly felt he was trying to "caress" my hand, the sick fuck. Like he was wrapping his fingers round it. Yukkkkkkkkkkkk!!

PS Len.nox Lewis has a really weak handshake too. Altho he is a good guy.

 

He was probably giving you a Masonic handshake. Maybe thought you were a "brother."

 

Hehe
No no, I know about the masonic stuff.
I used to do pretend rank stuff as a joke when I was 18, 19 to people I knew were Lodge. Then u'd see their eyes light up slightly. Altho I was only playing with them. All very schoolboyish... haha

Its amazing how u seem the on the Net too. With all the daft phraseology, thinking it earns them unquestionable loyalty.

This guy wasnt one. It was just something really creepy. Like he was getting a thrill out of touching my hand..

 

I was always taught to have a very firm handshake which has led me to accidently crush frail old ladie's hands many times.

 

It sounds like a lot of people don't understand the difference between firm and "intentionally using a lot of force to inflict pain on another person". A firm handshake has some "strength" in the hand, you don't even have to squeeze the other persons hand. A weak handshake feels "limp", even if they squeeze your hand. Same goes for fist bumps, some people give fist bumps and don't even bother to make a fist.

 

I'd rather kiss people on the cheek than give a handshake.

 

I would too. Like I said, the hand shake is too formal for me. Even a hug would suffice..

 

why should you? if your lefthanded thats your hand ta use if ya wanta shake with it.

 

Another thing, outside of very formal situations, I find shaking hands with women to be really weird. I mean this was all about not having your sword in your hand and stuff. So what the fuck is the idea of shaking hands with women ...

So in social situations, I find a kiss on the cheek/ whatever just seems more appropriate. Altho I travel so, maybe thats another factor for me.

Altho the idea of men kissing men as some sort of greeting is as warped as fuck..

 

well as slapps go that ones firm.

 

This thread reminds me of an episode of King of the Hill, where Hank gets to meet the president (Bush Sr) but is devistated because he had a limp handshake.

It's not just a firm squeeze but also the actual shake itself that makes a good handshake. I hate the fist bumps, and all the other custom "hand shakes" people do today. At least for initial introductions anyway. If I know you real well and we've gone over a certain handshake for a specific reason I see no problem. But when I don't know you I don't know where the fuck your hand is going and it makes us both look like a fool.

I've been criticized by a few females for giving them a somewhat limp handshake. I don't feel right shaking a woman's hand the way I do a mans. With a female my handshake is a lot looser and kind of to the side. For a while I tried kissing their hand the way you see in old movies, but that got me bitch slapped by a femnazi so I don't do that anymore.

 

and in arab world, they rub nose- nose to nose

Its a way of greeting and showing affection

 

But I'm sure rubbing their noses isn't equal to a handshake, because they also shake hands. Men hug eachother a lot, even if just the ol' handshake -to-hug hybrid.

 

Where I'm from, the custom is to kiss people on the cheek as you greet them and also as a goodbye. It's really awkward for me when I'm greeting people here, if I shake their hand it feels impersonal to me, if I kiss them it feels like I'm invading their space.

 

its broad as their are so many different situations handshakes happen in.

 

Hand shake is modern addition.

traditionally they hold each others arms and rub noses

 

It is a real hug, but not on the same level as the full hug. It's not as personal as throwing both arms out and going for a real hug. That's usually saved for certain occasions, like when you haven't seen the guy for a long time.