Anyone Find Handshakes Awkward
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I always took it to mean a good squeeze but don't drive them to their knees. I often get told I have a "good handshake" and I hold back most of the time. However, my cousin and I tend to get into "who will flinch first" matches when we shake hands. Its usually whoever gets bored first because we are about equal in strength.lunncal said:
Nah, handshakes are a great way to comfortably introduce yourself.
I mean, my hands are so cold, thin and skeletal that whenever someone shakes them my knuckles poke their hand, so it probably freaks them out, but that's just me. For people with normal hands it's great.
I mean, my hands are so cold, thin and skeletal that whenever someone shakes them my knuckles poke their hand, so it probably freaks them out, but that's just me. For people with normal hands it's great.
Not really they're pretty straight forward, just remember you don't off to shake a womans hand, she must offer her hand first.
No I don't fine them awkward, they come quite naturally I think. At least to me, people around where I live use handshakes all the time so maybe because I have lots of practice? I don't know I never thought of them being something special.
Well, unless the recipient takes a few seconds to respond and you are left with your hand in the air sweating before he notices it.
Also a great insult if you don't respond so that's fun too!
Well, unless the recipient takes a few seconds to respond and you are left with your hand in the air sweating before he notices it.
Also a great insult if you don't respond so that's fun too!
Yes, yes they are judging you. Particularly in an interview situationlunncal said:
too firm? not a problem. My advice is man up with the strongest handshake you can muster without looking like you are trying (ie: no grimacing, sweating or grunting). Good firm grip with one good squeeze and let it go. Should take no more than a couple of seconds.
There is no worse way to start off a job interview than with a weak handshake, the interviewer will assume you are weak, lack self confidence and you are on the back foot immediately. Generally an interview will end with a handshake too, so if you spend the whole interview making up for a poor handshake, and the final impression you leave is a clammy limp wristed kipper of a handshake - that is what they will remember.
Or maybe that's just me. I have done maybe 60-70 interviews over the last couple of years and I will just about write an interviewee off if they have a weak handshake.
This is the first thing they teach the president when he becomes president (I am withholding opinions about Obama bowing down to other leaders....) see that skin in between the thumb and pointer finger. thoes meet. Firm grasp past the knuckles so you are shaking the hand and not the fingers. Ya know how if someone grabs your hand early they can fuck with your knuckles and it hurts...you do it right and that does not happen. Do not let the hand be shooken by the other person, you both shake at he same time. You know when you do it right.lunncal said:
Well, I guess it depends where you're from. Over here, we greet very openly and so I never feel uncomfortable with any type of greeting.
Not really. It's only awkward to me if they don't give a strong handshake. I have always given a strong handshake to everyone. Ever sense I was a little kid I gave strong handshakes to show respect to people, so I find it odd that people would ever give limp ones.
You've obviously never hugged someone like me. It's all bones. Whenever I hug someone I'm always thinking "Can they feel how skinny I am? Am I poking into them with my bony elbows?" It's very nerve wracking.IkeGreil29 said:
STOP JUDGING ME WITH YOUR JUDGING EYEBROWS!
Yeah, like how warm, cold or sweaty they are.JochemDude said:
I really don't like handshakes. I feel like I'm being judged and, oddly enough, I never know where the hell to look. People tend to stare right at you when they shake your hand, but eye contact makes me uncomfortable, so I tend to look past them or stare at their lapel or some shit. I just really suck at anything social.
Have you ever had someone give you a handshake and you think "What a weak handshake"? That's not firm enough. Firm but not too firm is saying that it should be firm without crushing or squeezing their hand in an uncomfortable way. Think of clothing. You don't want it to be three sizes too big, but you don't want it to be too small/tight either.lunncal said:
I really like handshakes, but so few people give good handshakes. It's like they go "A handshake!? Not a handshake!" and in their terror the only thing they are capable of is putting their hand out like a soggy piece of bread for me to shake.
I dont like them as a form of introduction I feel like its a invasion of personal space but I dont mind if its used as a greeting with people you already know.