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Originally Posted by FurnaceFace
Hell, I've shaken hands with African tribesmen who likely have never seen soap in their lives. I somehow managed to survive. We just kept our hands away from our face until we had an opportunity to wash/purel our hands well. I think in the western world your chances of getting something from a hand shake are pretty slim.
If you're not feeling well, or someone around you isn't then it's courtesy to say "I'm coming down with something, you don't want to shake my hand." You could use that with someone you think might be an unwashed heathen too. Initiate with a "I'm sick so I won't shake your hand." problem solved.
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It's the same people who I don't want to shake hands with that don't subscribe to the notion of common courtesy. It's the worst when you go to a meeting, shake hands with the 5 people you are meeting with and through the course of the meeting, realize that one of those 5 is just recovering from the "Worst flu he's ever had". Eff sakes. I get that germs are unavoidable, and healthy immune systems, blah blah but I'm sorry if don't want to get every frigging cold that some yahoo has.