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Jim Bauer @porwest (112801) • United States 9 Apr 20

A coworker and I were discussing how some things might change a bit after this whole gotawful Coronavirus thing is over and done with, and one thing we decided might definitely be gone forever is the handshake. It is such a...

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Would You Shake Hand To a Stranger if Ones Offer?

[eds] @ZedSmart (19839) • Philippines 4 Mar 19

Yesterday while at the grocery store paying counter lane, a man before me offered for a handshake but I rejected the gesture because I did not know the person. I wore a mask because my nose is still very sensitive to odor and dust...

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Donald trump handshake

Rooz @roozUkraine (50) • Kharkiv, Ukraine 17 Feb 17

have you seen the video about Donald trump shaking hands and pulling people ,I really don't hate no one but he is a business man with 3.7 Billion is it enough to role the presedent of the USA ?!! he don't even shakehands right...

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The History Of The Handshake

Susan @HazySue (39265) • Gouverneur, New York 9 Aug 16

Did you know that the handshake started, not as a greeting, hi, how are you doing, but as a way to help protect yourself? I didn't. I always equated a handshake with a friendly greeting. As I was running around the internet, I...

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Is the pope a mason

urbandekay @urbandekay (18278) 10 Sep 12

It is reputed that the pope uses a masonic handshake and it is known that the masons try to infiltrate powerful organisations. Do you believe he has masonic connections? all the best urban

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How to seal an agreement.

tetris15 @tetris15 (539) • Philippines 16 Aug 12

I came across this article that when gentlemen in medieval Japan wished to seal an agreement, they urinated together, crisscrossing their streams of urine. Good thing many people are practicing handshake now. But for some kids do...

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Cultural differences

Professor2010 @Professor2010 (20156) • India 2 May 12

Cultural differences do exist and it will exist always. When we meet elder members of family or a relative, the younger usually touches the feet of the elder or folds hands in Namaste style. The elder blesses the younger by...

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Do you and your closest friends have a secret handshake or greeting?

dellessimon45 @dellessimon45 (710) • United States 14 Nov 11

Well, back in the day my friend and I were infamous for the secret handshake around school! Well, not really, but we thought it was cool to acknowledge friends by a complex design of simple shakes and slides! :) We thought we...

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Is it rude not to shake hands?

tracysmith159 @tracysmith159 (54) • United States 11 Mar 11

Here in America we greet people by shaking hands. However I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and a firm handshake can be painful sometimes for about a half hour after the handshake. Would it be rude if I asked people not to shake my...

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How do you meet people? Do you Hug, Hand Shake or just say greeting words?

aliasad @aliasad (1567) • Pakistan 25 Jan 11

Everybody has its own style of living and being social there are certainly social norms in a society. People who are so close are sometimes hugged in order to intact intimacy . I prefer to do so and for rest of people...

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Handshake

iDivision @iDivision (1412) • Latvia 5 Oct 10

Do you always handshake with other people who you meet? I mean, i heard that man must give handshake to a man, but man to woman should come with handshake if she was first who initiate it.

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handshake etiquette for todays'interview

gnomeland @gnomeland (421) 16 Aug 10

i have always been made aware that a firm handshake gets an interview off to a good start but sometimes feel funny about shaking another womans hand as i am not sure if a smile or pleasant 'hello' is more appropriate than...

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How do you shake someone's hand

yparson @yparson (581) • United States 26 Aug 09

Handshakes are a strange in a way. There are people who will not shake another person hands for fear of catching germs, or fear of touching or simple because some people will grip your hand too hard and some won't let go. I will...

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In Remembrance of Ted Kennedy!

yparson @yparson (581) • United States 26 Aug 09

I once meet and shook hands with Mr. Kennedy in 2000 at a Union Convention in Pittsburg, PA. He was not a shy person at all and his handshake was firm and gently. We didn't have a long conversation only hello and thank you.

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Are you Trustworthy and Honest

megaplaza @megaplaza (1441) • Nigeria 20 Jul 09

Personally, i am not that honest. Maybe 70 percent of the time am honest and will do what is necessary to get what i want atimes, even if that means being dishonest. I am more trustworth, because i don't like it when people...

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Ban the handshake?

ersmommy1 @ersmommy1 (12587) • United States 1 May 09

Elbow greeting? Doctor says elbow greeting fights the flu.that's Dr. Joe Soler's advice for avoiding swine flu, which appears to be spreading fast in certain areas of the United States, Mexico, Canada, New Zealand and Europe. What...

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Who do you handshake?

regal_aeros @regal_aeros (2605) • Singapore 12 Mar 09

Do you give a firm handshake or one that is barely there. Well, to me, i prefer a firm handshake. It also shows one's sincerity. Even business etiquette classes teach people to give firm handshakes. But today, i met with a...

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What is your goodbye gesture ??

uditpanda @uditpanda (1023) • India 27 Dec 08

What do u say or do when you part with someone close to you ?? I have got some options for you....KISS,HUG,HANDSHAKE,HAND WAVE....Or anything else??

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How to greet people in your country?

XoyyoX @XoyyoX (1055) • China 26 Oct 08

Two days ago, a lady from british council gave us a lecture about culture, and she presented different ways of handshakes, like a diplomatic handshake, which made me wanna know the greeting manners of in your hometown, is it a...

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Kick.. Hug.. Handshake.. Kiss.. Propose..!!

sush123 @sush123 (211) • India 11 Oct 08

what do you think a girl wants ? out of this Kick.. Hug.. Handshake.. Kiss.. Propose..!! i like handshake.

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