Shaking things up
I'm gonna shakes things up a bit today. The topic for Heads or Tails today is Shake. It just to happens that I have a work-related pet peeve. The two will combine rather nicely.I was taught early on, that when you shake someone's hand you must apply enough pressure so as to show that person that you exist. A hand shake is a sincere greeting as is a hug or a kiss. It is a professional way of greeting someone; of showing respect.
It drives me up the wall when I shake someone's had and it is limp or they only offer me their fingers. It makes it worse when it's a man's hand, because that implies insincerity. After shaking someone's limp hand, I always have a hard time conducting business with that person. It's as if they've spit in my face.
A hand shake is someone's first impression of you. Wouldn't it make sense to put your best hand forward?!
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Oh I hate that too! I think I hate the fingertips one more than the limp lazy shake though. The fingertips one is so snobbish whereas the limp one could just be a lack of confidence, but still a nice person.
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I agree. I was raised the same way. A handshake is more important than you'd think.
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I agree so very much about the right kind of handshake, especially for a guy, even if that might sound a little sexist. Just the right pressure - not a death grip and not a dead fish but somewhere in between. First impressions really are so important.
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Interesting.. I always shake hands really firm....
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A good, strong handshake is the sign of a good, strong character, I always find.
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I'm sorry...but, I have to so agree with you! [scared ya, didn't I?] But my first thought is it's like shaking a limp, wet rag! Or to be more graphic, a limp dick. [THAT's the part I'm sorry about, but that IS just what I think when some man offers his hand and it's limp!]
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Ha, that is a great image... even though it's not PG
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SOLUTION: Either shake their limp hand with the high point around your chin and the low point around your knees (the faster the better) or slip your middle finger out of the shake and tickle the palm of their hand with it. It's the only way to revenge the limp handshake, and you may well save someone else if you can creep them out of shaking all together. GOOD LUCK!
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Awesome take on HoT, I agree we need to put our best hand forward.
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This is a huge pet peeve of mine as well. Like you, I think a limp handshake or one where the whole hand is not offered is insulting.
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Are you still doing Pet Peeve Tuesday?
I can't find anyones post for this week and don't understand how it works. Is there a weekly theme or do we just post whatever our peeve is that week?
Sorry, but I've got alot of air in my head today.
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I think I figured it out. You don't post it on your blog like other memes, you just give your opinion in the comment section of the original post. If I'm wrong, will someone please give me a clue?
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I, too, learned a firm handshake and find the same peeving goin' on with a wimpy one!
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I don't encounter many limp handshakes, but when I do... UGH! I know exactly what you mean. Yish!
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Oh I hate shaking hands for this very reason. Thankfully I can easily hug all people I meet, they're all friends or my hubs' coworkers, half of whom I *kiss kiss* (they're from France) and actually to me the kiss kiss is less intimate than a hug. . . but back to your topic, shaking, hate it, seems everyone wants to try to kill my hand, then I worry that I was too limp but heck they hurt me. . . So when we meet maybe we can touch toes or something?
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