Comments on: The Handshake- A Ritual Whose Time Has Come… And Gone http://www.geardiary.com/2009/11/15/the-hand-shake-a-ritual-whose-time-has-come-and-gone/ Everyone can understand technology; sometimes it just takes a little translating. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: DavidBhttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/11/15/the-hand-shake-a-ritual-whose-time-has-come-and-gone/#comment-53117 DavidB Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:07:19 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=59565#comment-53117 If you were Euro you'd be double cheek kissing...I'll take a handshake over cheek kisses any day. If you were Euro you’d be double cheek kissing…I’ll take a handshake over cheek kisses any day.

]]> By: AgapeManhttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/11/15/the-hand-shake-a-ritual-whose-time-has-come-and-gone/#comment-52991 AgapeMan Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:09:53 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=59565#comment-52991 There is an alternative. Some of us are "huggers." But I don't see that catching on - especially here in the south . There is an alternative. Some of us are “huggers.” But I don’t see that catching on – especially here in the south .

]]> By: Kerry Woohttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/11/15/the-hand-shake-a-ritual-whose-time-has-come-and-gone/#comment-106893 Kerry Woo Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:24:32 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=59565#comment-106893 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">RT @GearDiarySite: The Hand Shake – A Ritual Whose Time Has Come… And Gone http://bit.ly/2nAE70</span></span> RT @GearDiarySite: The Hand Shake – A Ritual Whose Time Has Come… And Gone http://bit.ly/2nAE70

]]> By: Judie Lipsetthttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/11/15/the-hand-shake-a-ritual-whose-time-has-come-and-gone/#comment-52874 Judie Lipsett Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:06:30 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=59565#comment-52874 Michael, I totally agree about the antibacteria/building resistance issue. It's a total lose/lose no matter how you look at this. Side note - I offered my hand to an Orthodox Jewish business man I met in New York while I was there, not realizing that according to his religious beliefs the only woman he could touch was his wife. I felt totally snubbed when he shook his head and drew his hand back -- before the reason dawned on me. Oddly, I didn't feel insulted at all when I realized *that* was his reason, but if it had been because he had thought I might be "catchy" with something, I would have thought him a wuss. Go figure. ;-) Michael, I totally agree about the antibacteria/building resistance issue. It’s a total lose/lose no matter how you look at this.

Side note – I offered my hand to an Orthodox Jewish business man I met in New York while I was there, not realizing that according to his religious beliefs the only woman he could touch was his wife. I felt totally snubbed when he shook his head and drew his hand back — before the reason dawned on me. Oddly, I didn’t feel insulted at all when I realized *that* was his reason, but if it had been because he had thought I might be “catchy” with something, I would have thought him a wuss. Go figure. ;-)

]]> By: Michael Andersonhttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/11/15/the-hand-shake-a-ritual-whose-time-has-come-and-gone/#comment-52871 Michael Anderson Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:59:15 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=59565#comment-52871 Of course, all of that anti-bacterial crap is worse than not washing your hands ... because all you are doing is training bacteria to become resistant to stuff. Dilbert has a great one on this today - http://www.dilbert.com/dyn/str_strip/000000000/00000000/0000000/000000/70000/3000/400/73437/73437.strip.sunday.gif Of course, all of that anti-bacterial crap is worse than not washing your hands … because all you are doing is training bacteria to become resistant to stuff.

Dilbert has a great one on this today – http://www.dilbert.com/dyn/str_strip/000000000/00000000/0000000/000000/70000/3000/400/73437/73437.strip.sunday.gif

]]> By: Judie Lipsetthttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/11/15/the-hand-shake-a-ritual-whose-time-has-come-and-gone/#comment-52866 Judie Lipsett Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:00:56 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=59565#comment-52866 I honestly don't think this would ever fly in Texas -- not that I don't think it's a good idea, but people actually judge others on the firmness of their shake here, and how you look them in the eye when you do it. Furthermore, it would be seen as an insult of the highest order to not accept an extended hand; it would cause the person offering it to distrust the one who refused. It would be seen by the one offering as the other not being willing to "shake on it" (whatever "it" happened to be), meaning they were being deceitful. It may seem like something out of a western, and may happen in varying degrees (depending upon which part of the state you live in), but that's Texas for you. I agree with Bill - hand sanitizer is the only way to go down here. I honestly don’t think this would ever fly in Texas — not that I don’t think it’s a good idea, but people actually judge others on the firmness of their shake here, and how you look them in the eye when you do it.
Furthermore, it would be seen as an insult of the highest order to not accept an extended hand; it would cause the person offering it to distrust the one who refused. It would be seen by the one offering as the other not being willing to “shake on it” (whatever “it” happened to be), meaning they were being deceitful.

It may seem like something out of a western, and may happen in varying degrees (depending upon which part of the state you live in), but that’s Texas for you.

I agree with Bill – hand sanitizer is the only way to go down here.

]]> By: runningmanhttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/11/15/the-hand-shake-a-ritual-whose-time-has-come-and-gone/#comment-52864 runningman Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:26:37 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=59565#comment-52864 Use hand sanitizer; keep the peace. Bill Use hand sanitizer; keep the peace.

Bill

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