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Some people hold their hand out and it’s so half arsed if you don’t grab it quick their arm has fell to the floor.
I worked somewhere where one of the gaffers had a particularly limp handshake - he was referred to as Edward Liverhands...
It would be a lot less effort for everybody if they just wore a lapel badge with "I am a complete wanker!" written on it.
In your cousin's circles, a firm corporate handshake is the norm . Your style of handshake probably felt as out of place to him, as his did to you and I would bet that he was probably wondering what he had in common with you lot.
I know it sounds cynical but apart from my mum and dad, I have absolutely no expectations of my extended family whatsoever. Frequent past contact has always left me with an underwhelmed feeling and I have no more in common, nor do I feel any heightened feelings other than a curiosity as to how they are getting on.
The old saying is that you can pick your friends but not your family.
if so I would be fairly sure the reason would have little to do with being soft, and more to do with not wanting to get punched in the face after every handshake.
Personally, I don’t feel any need to assert my physical dominance over anyone. What does it achieve, other than making you seem like a dick. I don’t try to “win” every interaction either.
I have called out the last few people to try the deathgrip on me. Firm is fine... doesn’t have to be aggressive
I am sure we have all seen how many blokes walk out of a public toilet without bothering to wash their hands.
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So I'm not asking you to do something new - you are choosing to stop shaking hands like your forefathers did.
Yet you will happily fistbump, handgrab and high five folks when that is imported gesture from the Black American culture.
Our ancestors also beat their wives and sent kids down coal mines and up chimneys. Just because it used to be the done thing it doesn't make it right.
Back when blokes carried swords..
Dunno about anyone else but my forefathers probably got bigger problems, they can be as offended at my sometimes handshaking, sometimes black originating fist bumping ways all they like, cos those mofos are dead.
Not sure why you’re projecting race into this discussion unless Chalky is a white thing?
If someone goes for a handshake I do know how to perform the procedure.
But I think it says more about a person if they ‘judge a man by his handshake’ than if they are into handshakes or not.
Anyone can learn how to squeeze a hand and look into someone’s eyes. It’s a meaningless gesture if it’s just a way to say hello. No different to a high 5.
Real men would only ever take pride in bettering themselves, not others.