People who take Handshakes too seriously..

[tp4tissue]

What is the point to this mild-violence..

Chillax..

Tp4 does not like to be touched that hard...  

[Air tree]

Firm handshakes are off the table, then?  or does 'handshake' mean something different in this case?

[alexjd99]

I hate the people who try and break your carpals when they shake your hand. Just be firm without killing my hands, they're pretty important to me.

[Darkside]

Firm handshakes are great. Deathgrip hand-crushers are not.

[tp4tissue]

The wet ones are probably the worst though..

[noisyturtle]

If someone does give me a clammy limp handshake where they barely grip my hand and let me do all the work I automatically judge them silently and think about that terrible handshake every time I see them.

Also people who overcompensate and grip with the power of a thousand suns trying to rip your arm off like a gorilla that's sat on a fire ant mound. It sucks, but in all honesty these people are usually my bosses so I do believe there is a direct correlation.

[alexjd99]

If someone does give me a clammy limp handshake where they barely grip my hand and let me do all the work I automatically judge them silently and think about that terrible handshake every time I see them.

Also people who overcompensate and grip with the power of a thousand suns trying to rip your arm off like a gorilla that's sat on a fire ant mound. It sucks, but in all honesty these people are usually my bosses so I do believe there is a direct correlation.

Overpowered handshake = asserting dominance?

but really, limp handshakes are horrible. I don't want to think of your arm as a wet noodle.

[PunksDead]

Handshakes are important,

I tend to go for the standard handshake but with my other hand over yours,

Don't come at me with that fist bump ****,

[appleonama]

I spit on my hand before I handshake someone.

[xondat]

Once you get it right it's 2nd nature and no one actually cares... My mum made me practice for my first interview loads..

[gain]

Firm and short, anything else and I'm going to silently judge you, it's a side effect of having worked in private wealth.

These days I'm not too fond of handshakes, I've heard far too many people take a piss and not wash their hands. Happened the most when I was doing a contract at a bank 

[Glenmael]

Handshakes are important,

I tend to go for the standard handshake but with my other hand over yours,

Don't come at me with that fist bump ****,

Great indeed, not sure if you know but that style of handshake asserts your dominance, similarly if you were to tap/pat someone on the back after a handshake ie. You my *****!

Agree with everyone else, limpy wet noodle handshakes get you judged really hard, it's not a strength competition but do put some.effort in. You'd be surprised how much impact a handshake can have

[noisyturtle]

I spit on my hand before I handshake someone.

Sometimes I leave a little Purell in the middle of my palm just to mess with the execs.

[appleonama]

I spit on my hand before I handshake someone.

Sometimes I leave a little Purell in the middle of my palm just to mess with the execs.

I try to shake hands with everyone in the bathroom after I pee.

[Darkshado]

I go for a firm handshake, but I've come to learn over time that the norm in other parts of the world call for a much more delicate handshake and try to adjust accordingly.

Still: "bunch o' fingers" and the "wet noodle" seem to be universally frowned upon

[tp4tissue]

I spit on my hand before I handshake someone.

Sometimes I leave a little Purell in the middle of my palm just to mess with the execs.

I try to shake hands with everyone in the bathroom after I pee.

hahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahaha

[appleonama]

I spit on my hand before I handshake someone.

Sometimes I leave a little Purell in the middle of my palm just to mess with the execs.

I try to shake hands with everyone in the bathroom after I pee.

hahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahaha

you okay?

[tp4tissue]

you okay?

[rowdy]

It bugs me those people who hold their hand out to be shaken with their palm facing down.  They are trying to be dominant, so I have to raise my hand up under theirs to shake, and my hand remains underneath and thus subservient.

I am really tempted to either lean forwards as if I'm going to kiss their hand, or just put my hand over the top of theirs.

Unfortunately this mostly occurs at work where I have to be nice to people.

[whmeltonjr]

Handshakes are important,

I tend to go for the standard handshake but with my other hand over yours,

Don't come at me with that fist bump ****,

What about the elbow touch? Ever use that one?

[Glenmael]

It bugs me those people who hold their hand out to be shaken with their palm facing down.  They are trying to be dominant, so I have to raise my hand up under theirs to shake, and my hand remains underneath and thus subservient.

I am really tempted to either lean forwards as if I'm going to kiss their hand, or just put my hand over the top of theirs.

Unfortunately this mostly occurs at work where I have to be nice to people.

Just pat them on the shoulder or do a hand over hand, thus asserting dominance, works all the time

[SBJ]

Firm handshakes are great. Deathgrip hand-crushers are not.

This right here is as truthy as truth gets.

If someone does give me a clammy limp handshake where they barely grip my hand and let me do all the work I automatically judge them silently and think about that terrible handshake every time I see them.

I'm guilty of this too. A limp handshake makes me wonder if they are aware, and if they are, WHY?

[rowdy]

It bugs me those people who hold their hand out to be shaken with their palm facing down.  They are trying to be dominant, so I have to raise my hand up under theirs to shake, and my hand remains underneath and thus subservient.

I am really tempted to either lean forwards as if I'm going to kiss their hand, or just put my hand over the top of theirs.

Unfortunately this mostly occurs at work where I have to be nice to people.

Just pat them on the shoulder or do a hand over hand, thus asserting dominance, works all the time

Hadn't though about patting them on the shoulder.

Is this instead of, or as well as, a hand-over-hand shake?

Although usually I'm on the opposite side of a large table.

[Dernubenfrieken]

The only thing worse than overly firm handshakes are the "stand your ground" handshakes where the guy is practically pushing you over. Like seriously dude are we gonna get in a wrestling match in the middle of the office?

[Glenmael]

It bugs me those people who hold their hand out to be shaken with their palm facing down.  They are trying to be dominant, so I have to raise my hand up under theirs to shake, and my hand remains underneath and thus subservient.

I am really tempted to either lean forwards as if I'm going to kiss their hand, or just put my hand over the top of theirs.

Unfortunately this mostly occurs at work where I have to be nice to people.

Just pat them on the shoulder or do a hand over hand, thus asserting dominance, works all the time

Hadn't though about patting them on the shoulder.

Is this instead of, or as well as, a hand-over-hand shake?

Although usually I'm on the opposite side of a large table.

It's certainly a more overt approach, technically it should be the upper back/just behind the should if that makes sense!?

It would be instead of, I rarely do both unless the following occurs:
 -Say goodbye, hand over hand
 -Don't actually part for a while i.e. continue chatting
 -Finally get to leave, tap behind the shoulder/upper back "ok, see you when your older"

The large table does make things hard, I do assume that at least post meeting you or the customer/client may go and hold the door open for the other party, that's your chance!

[Findecanor]

Over here a few years ago, some Muslim women who made a TV show got into a controversy because they did not want to shake hands with a politician they were going to interview.
And more recently, a politician was forced away from positions by his party because he did not want to shake hands with women because of his religion...

I think... what's the big deal?
A handshake is just a formality. When the swine-flu epidemic was going on, there was a suggestion that people should instead do the non-touching "Namaste" gesture (holding palms together) instead of shaking hands. It didn't take off, but I think it should get more wide acceptance so that people wouldn't have to be offended from not getting their hands shaked.

[Blackehart]

Sometimes I wish I had a rusty grill fork handy for those times I get soggy hands outstretched in a vain attempt at a handshake.

You can really perform a handshake with a limp lifeless hand.

When it's women doing it, i think they might be expecting their hand to be kissed. They can **** right off!

Don't get me started when a guy does it -_-


Oddly enough, when a woman gives me a good handshake (not too hard  but also not phoning it in), it brings a smile to my face...and given the right woman, even slightly arousing  )

[gohono3]

I was at a wedding in Arizona two weeks ago where a bike gang member named "Hazard" had a firm grip of my hand for at least 3 minutes, I told him if he wanted to keep holding hands he would have to take me on a proper date, and we had to be separated 

I think some people take their hand shake game way too seriously

[tp4tissue]

I was at a wedding in Arizona two weeks ago where a bike gang member named "Hazard" had a firm grip of my hand for at least 3 minutes, I told him if he wanted to keep holding hands he would have to take me on a proper date, and we had to be separated 

I think some people take their hand shake game way too seriously

He's probably the guy who invested in one of those hand grip trainer things.

[rowdy]

The Japanese have got a good thing going with all that bowing.