I hate shaking hands. Most people who want to shake hands are trying to sell you something.
I agree with most whats said: Limp - Yuck Crusher - Asshole Hip hop handshake - just stop.
When I was in high school I learned the "soul" hand shake. This had 3 or 4 steps. They changed every week. So you had to keep up to look cool. Shake hands with the cool guy and then go act cool like you know it with the next guy. I got sick of that and just went back to the salesman handshake. Which is what I do with hip hop dudes who want to shake my hand.
Knuckle bump - Maybe with an 8 year old High 5 - see above
I always thought Morris Day and Time were cool with the give me two instead of five.
With respect to the hiphop handshake, I realized the depths of my innate racism when I unconsciously started giving every black person I met a "pound" -- even in business settings. I knew this is unacceptable so I have since stopped this practice and shake everyone's hand in all settings -- work, social settings, you name it.
a bit off topic,but I was totally thrown aback when I was in Italy and saw non Gay men holding hands.I have no real problem with this at all.I was about 19 at the time and unaware of this custom. It was a bit weird though,when he would not remove his tung from the guy's ass.
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The left hand shake in the Middle East is considered a great insult. That's the "wiping" hand.
I agree with most whats said:
Limp - Yuck
Crusher - Asshole
Hip hop handshake - just stop.
When I was in high school I learned the "soul" hand shake. This had 3 or 4 steps. They changed every week. So you had to keep up to look cool. Shake hands with the cool guy and then go act cool like you know it with the next guy. I got sick of that and just went back to the salesman handshake. Which is what I do with hip hop dudes who want to shake my hand.
Knuckle bump - Maybe with an 8 year old
High 5 - see above
I always thought Morris Day and Time were cool with the give me two instead of five.
It was a bit weird though,when he would not remove his tung from the guy's ass.
but you swore to me that this is how italian men say hello to one another?