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handshakes
last night we had open house. i was amazed at the number of parents who had extremely weak handshakes. i got some firm shakes and then some would simply put their hand in mind (strange!). after a while i noticed the trends, especially between men and women, and then in different ethnicities.
does a weak handshake bother you?
Re: handshakes
Yes, very much.
Don't bother extending your hand if you aren't going to make an effort, it is not a mandatory greeting.
Wave or do a fist bump. lol
Love this!! Yes, it does bother me. It doesn't get to me as much when I know it's just the other person's culture. What bothers me is when men half-a$$ is because I'm a woman. I usually put a little extra oomph into it then. On the flip side, I hate it when people try to overpower you with a handshake. You don't have to break my knuckles or try to hover over me for me to respect you...
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Yes yes yes dear Lord yes. Especially from a man. When we were having some work done around the house I would notice that men used weaker handshakes, I guess because I'm a woman?
It kind of skeeves me out; the whimpy handshake.
the worst was from a couple of moms who i already know because i've had their daughters for over a year now.
one simply put her hand in mind and nothing. don't bother shaking my hand if you aren't going to actually shake it.
YES. Me too. Bleh.
Ditto! I loathe limp handshakes.
Yes! I agree, the limp fish handshake is horrible. What I hate the most is when people try to shake your hand with only their fingers. Hello, a handshake is when the palms of your hands touch and your fingers grasp the other person's hand.
If you aren't the Queen, use your whole damn hand.
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Both weak handshakes and knuckle breaking handshakes bother me.
I met this lady at a wedding I just went to last weekend and I have my college ring on and she nearly broke my fingers.
I like a firm, yet non-painful type of handshake.
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Limp handshakes dont really bug me, per say..
Its the (wealthy) people who put their hand out, as if you were going kiss their hand, and give a little squeeze to your hand. THAT bugs the snot out of me. Its not even a handshake.
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I don't like the superman squeeze. It makes me think you have something to prove.
And a limp wristed handshake skeeves me out.
As long as it's something in between and the person is expressing enthusiasm at the greeting I don't care about how firm it is or not - in fact I think the polite thing to do is mirror the handshake of the other person and move on.
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Ha, no worries- my judging starts and stops at the limpy handshake.
Plus, coming from someone who wears flip flops practically year round, I'm far from being deputized by the Fashion Police.
This.
I could have written this word for word. Well, except the "limp fish" thing. I don't have a name for it!
I get complimented all the time. I am a tiny person, but I don't shake hands like I am the size of a 12-year-old.
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Ditto.
I also don't remember the last time I shook someone's hand.
This. If they have a limp handshake it makes me kind of go "wah wah" but it doesn't bother me. I have also learned that to some cultures a strong handshake is considered rude or bad form, like Native Americans. You'll rarely get a strong handshake from an Indian and almost never from an Indian woman, ever.
True. True.
It doesn't bother me, but I think a person's handshake says a lot about them.
Mine is apparently firm, people have commented on it in the past.