Handshakes

[ufkacbln]

There is a whole range of these "interactions"

Even simple things like going through a door.

Watch Politicians place their hand in someone's back to guide them through first

 

[nickyboy]

Maybe we need to be open to more theatrical handshakes


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdluPFAia4s

 

[jefmcg]

The French Pres, who I must admit to knowing sod all about, has gone down in my estimation with this.

Don't judge him for this. Handshakes for Trump are some weird power move, he tugs hard on their arms and won't let go.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SSclEtLXJ8

You have to either submit to this, or fight it in some way.

Macron did good, Trudeau did better.

 

[Blue Hills]

Thanks for that jef.

Watched the first - liked - but is there any slight visual trickery in it?

Didn't watch the second due to twitter's odd personalisation caution.

 

[jonny jeez]

In the SAR community there's a lot of childish nose thumbing in response to an offered hand, followed by a laugh and lots of manly back slapping.

How do you react when that happens. I'd like to think I would stand there with my arm out , staring at them until the giggles die down and then in my coolest Clint Eastwood voice say something awesome like "take my hand, or my fist...which will it be punk"

Obviously have to be carful not to deploy that on a first date as it may be received very differently

 

[Drago]

Its just SAR humour. All the emergency services and responders have abnormal senses of humour. Getting a ridiculous nickname is even worse in SAR than the police. Yorkshire Pudding, Poison Dwarf, Sutcliffe (as in Peter), Queenie and Ozzy are all SAR volunteers of my acquaintance.

 

[ColinJ]

The worst kind of handshake is the one used by big swinging dick alpha males who hold their fat paws out with the palm facing down. This is a domineering and patronising power gesture because it forces the other person to proffer their hand palm-up which is a gesture of supplication. Apparently the way to deal with it is to place your own hand palm down on top of the other person's hand, which will make them feel really upset though they won't understand why.

That's the subtle version. More direct alpha male wannabes just assault you with a crushing handshake - example.

 

[Globalti]

A pal of my Dad got an OBE. He said shaking hands with Brenda was the weirdest experience because she took his hand, asked: "And what do you do?" then once he had replied he says he felt himself being gently but firmly propelled backwards out of the royal space before she moved on.

 

[Blue Hills]

A pal of my Dad got an OBE. He said shaking hands with Brenda was the weirdest experience because she took his hand, asked: "And what do you do?" then once he had replied he says he felt himself being gently but firmly propelled backwards out of the royal space before she moved on.

she has some sort of special powers? some anti gravity thing?

 

[jefmcg]

Thanks for that jef.

Watched the first - liked - but is there any slight visual trickery in it?

Didn't watch the second due to twitter's odd personalisation caution.

I'm pretty sure the first uses no trickery, John Oliver seems to be an honest man.

The Twitter video just plays in place on this page for me. I click the triangle in the middle of the picture. There's not much too it, unless you've seen how Drumph shakes hands. There's a battle of wills just below the surface.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Try working for a big American company in Europe. For your EU colleagues / partners it's a standard firm 1-2 second hand clasp. When meeting US colleagues from your own company, it may well be the "tennis", but it could even be the "fist bump". The other day, one of them called me "brother".
Seriously... "brother"? I'd never met him until then.

Heeeey, brother, there’s an endless road to re-discover

The brother thing translates as "you are not important enough for me to bother remembering your name" unfortunately.

 

[swee'pea99]

The brother thing translates as "you are not important enough for me to bother remembering your name" unfortunately.

The variant is when people call you by the wrong name, and continue doing so after having been corrected.

 

[ColinJ]

The variant is when people call you by the wrong name, and continue doing so after having been corrected.

I kept telling CycleChatters on forum rides that my name was Celine but they always called me Colin and the name has stuck!

 

[raleighnut]

The variant is when people call you by the wrong name, and continue doing so after having been corrected.

Just 'Call Me Dave'

 

[Pale Rider]

Interesting thread.

I agree, although the French president is a fool if he thinks his handshake will have any lasting impact on his American counterpart.