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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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@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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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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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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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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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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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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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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