Should we retire the handshake?

[Pierre "Monster" McGuire]

I say we do the Troy and Abed handshake from Community.

[Azure]

I only wash my hands after I #### on them too.

[_Q_]

Is this serious? Dude, chances that you get sick from a hand shake are pretty slim. Even if you do catch the flu or a cold, who gives a crap. You're not going to die from it.

[M*A*S*H 4077]

Originally Posted by Pierre "Monster" McGuire

I say we do the Troy and Abed handshake from Community.

I do this with a few of my friends

[RyZ]

Preposterous!

[Kipperriffic]

I vote for The Picard Poke as the new handshake



(best gif i could find of this)

[Red Ice Player]

This is more of a gear grinder. I hate it when you extend your hand and the other guy starts squeezing before the thumbs meet, and they end up crushing your fingers. I immediately start thinking less of people who do that. A proper handshake should be a no brainer, but a lot of people simply have no clue.

[puckluck2]

Originally Posted by Red Ice Player

This is more of a gear grinder. I hate it when you extend your hand and the other guy starts squeezing before the thumbs meet, and they end up crushing your fingers. I immediately start thinking less of people who do that. A proper handshake should be a no brainer, but a lot of people simply have no clue.

Well I hate when you go to shake a women's hand and they put their hand to their chest because they don't shake men's hands. Bitches!

#Thirdworldproblems

[Northendzone]

Good grief, this stuff is getting silly. How long before we live in some type of bubble?

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by Northendzone

Good grief, this stuff is getting silly. How long before we live in some type of bubble?

Wouldn't this just be applying what we have learned about how germs spread to our everyday lives in an effort to improve things? Do you have any examples of where things have gotten silly?

[V]

Just because it can't be rated as another one star thread doesn't mean it isn't another one star thread.

[krynski]

Originally Posted by Rerun

I'm bored....

I agree. I hate when I have a sweaty/gross hand and I am sort of forced to give a handshake. However, I think a handshake is a very important tool in today's society. A tailor once told me- left hand in pocket, right hand NEVER in pocket. Firm handshake is the way to go, always match or exceed the force the other person is putting in. Wipe that slippery fish off on your slacks when they aren't looking. That's what the washing machine is for.

[Rerun]

Time to retire this thread.... into the garbage bin.

[Zevo]

No need to change anything. Wash your hands regularily and keep them away from your face. It's not rocket surgery.

[Vox]

Originally Posted by V

Just because it can't be rated as another one star thread doesn't mean it isn't another one star thread.

I'm firmly in the handshake camp, but that doesn't meen it's a terrible thread. Just because you don't agree with the premise doesn't mean it can't be discussed. It's a current and relevant subject. The number of posts discussing instances where handshakes have been banned highlight that relevance.

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by Zevo

No need to change anything. Wash your hands regularily and keep them away from your face. It's not rocket surgery.

[Sainters7]

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.

Ya that's a huge reason I think handshakes should stay. The offering up of the (empty) weapon hand in a sign of greeting is arguably the most recognized, cross-cultural hand gesture on the planet. I remember watching footage of a 1970's first contact encounter involving a European anthropologist and an Amazonian tribe, and even the uncontacted tribesmen knew to stick out their hand as a greeting, which surprised me.

And if they really bother people that much, then just be happy this isn't 100-150 years ago, where spitting into your hand before a shake was pretty much standard business procedure after coming to an agreement.

[Sliver]

Well, it looks like I was a couple years ahead of the curve on this one, but there is now some research to support what intuitively makes good sense: handshakes are unsanitary.

This is a release from the American Journal of Infection Control.

“Fist bumping” transmits significantly fewer bacteria than either handshaking or high‐fiving, while still addressing the cultural expectation of hand‐to‐hand contact...

[sa226]

This thread belongs in the "I don't want to live on this planet anymore" thread.

[Bill Bumface]

I vote we move on to the business hug!