Shaking Hands

Snowie

Not about the actual art...

But genrally do you shake your friends hands when you see them ?

In my circle of friends about 4 of us we all shake hands, now some people I know don't they kind go whats the story levle of friend ship..


just wondering do other dudes do this ?

Reason why I started doing it was when I lived in europe french german some itailains would come over say ca va shake hands.... and kinda got into habbit...

How about you ?

KTRIC

I'm living in Bavaria for 2 years now and its all very hand shaky, touchy feely.

Hand shaking doesn't bother me but I'm not a fan of people otherwise invading my personal space.

Kersmash

I'd usually shake the hands of my male friends when I meet them alright eah. It's subconscious at this stage.

Otis Driftwood

Yep,would generally shake their hands if we meet up in a bar.

Have a couple of friends I only see once or twice a year so they get a man hug.

bennyblanco

I like to shake my friends hands when I havent seen them in awhile.The chosen few get a hug for their trouble
Has to be a decent shake though,firm grip,eye contact....i think that's important

Red Hand

Yeah, I shake hands with fellows I haven't seen in a while (which is invariably the case). Work colleagues I see every day-no.

No hugs.

wolfric

Only the first time i meet them or if i haven't seen them in a while. Usually only the lads though. The girls just hug me

Teferi

Man hugs with close mates, bit of a shake with the rest.

OldGoat

Handshakes, hugs, cheek kisses, lip kisses...all where appropiate or appriciated. That little physical intimacy at meeting or parting builds friendships.

Random

None of the above. No real issue with it, just never feel the need.

minidazzler

In my group it's usually either Shake hands, pound fist, hug or something along those lines.

It's just how we roll.

Mimikyu

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You know when you are politely telling someone, that your not interested.
And he won't go away until you shake his hand.
It is because he as done something nasty with it......isn't it.


Personally I don't like handshaking.

QOTSA90

Iv personally found that Irish lads from different parts of the country differ when it comes to this, out this part of the East coast its rare to get handshake or anything in fact from a guy.. but I found now that I hang around with quite a few Eastern European lads, handshaking has become the norm, that and the gangster hugs and so on :P

Actually its kind of made me realise how.. almost meaningless my friendships are with some Irish lads, where most of the time Im lucky to get a sheepish '..ugh hi,' when greeting them

A firm strong hand shake, with eye contact is the way it should be.. and as already mentioned, the ladies just prefer hugs and Ill happily oblige :D:D:D

wolfric

minidazzler wrote: »

It's just how we roll.

Word dwag we rolling all da way over to ma crib. ma biatch be in there, she be cookin us up some mad hamburgers and we tearing that **** up ya no what i'm sayin?

Will

depends which friends, usually handshake or a hug, or man hug variant (lean in, limply put your arms around and pat the back)

frenchies etc we kiss on cheeks as is done in france.

much prefer the french way, means more and i think it brings ya closer.

lots of trust goes into letting someone hug you or kiss you on the cheek

Otis Driftwood

wolfric wrote: »

Word dwag we rolling all da way over to ma crib. ma biatch be in there, she be cookin us up some mad hamburgers and we tearing that **** up ya no what i'm sayin?

Not a clue.

wolfric

I was taking the piss. "How we roll"? seriously?

Mayoegian

What I can't stand is when someone gives ya the 'dead fish' for a handshake:mad:

GalwayKiefer

Shake hands when introduced to someone or I meet someone I know I haven't seen in ages. Man-hugs for my close male friends (right hands clenched and other arm/hand pats on back). I put a lot of importance into a good handshake to be honest, instantly dislike someone who offers me a limp-fish/no eye-contact shake.

FruitLover

Mayoegian wrote: »

What I can't stand is when someone gives ya the 'dead fish' for a handshake:mad:

I'm not sure which is worse out of the dead fish handshakes and the "I have a small penis so I'm going to try to crush your hand in an attempt to seem manly" ones.

uberwolf

Hug always for my father, and I would like to hug my grandfather the once - just to let him know I care.

Re: the rest, I shake hands a lot. Gets bizarre responses from some, but none of my mates take issue and are as into it as I am. Manhugs sometimes too.

Otis Driftwood

wolfric wrote: »

I was taking the piss. "How we roll"? seriously?

Emmmmmm,so was I.

GalwayKiefer

FruitLover wrote: »

and the "I have a small penis so I'm going to try to crush your hand in an attempt to seem manly" ones.

Especially if you're wearing a ring and its getting squeezed into your fingers! Hurts like hell.

L31mr0d

Used to only be handshakes saying goodbye with my dad for a long time, but one day I just decided to make a conscious effort to change this to hugs instead. For the first few times my dad would always put his hand out for a handshake instead, but I always refused it and went for a hug. Now it's just normal and expected that we part ways with hugs.

With work colleagues there's zero physical contact. I used to use a lot of physical contact with friends, males and females, when I was younger, slight punches on the shoulder, hugs, putting my arm around their shoulders... etc. Then everyone started dating each other and a few of the guys told me to lay off the physical contact with their girlfriends. Nothing had changed with me, but their perception of the physical contact had changed now that they where dating these girls.

I think ever since then, I've just not made the effort to make physical contact amongst friends any more. It goes as far as handshakes when I first meet someone, and maybe 1 hug if it's a friend I haven't seen in a long while.

QOTSA90

wolfric

QOTSA90 wrote: »

na swine flu is pretty much over