The Handshake...

FurryLemon said:
Thanks, but I'll be taking no social advice from a forum that ranks very highly on the 'special *********' scale. :p
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Listen, everybody can be wrong, even your Dad :p

What if the person on the other end of the handshake isn't aware of these "rules"?

I certainly received no special instruction on how to shake a hand. And I find firm/hard handshakes to by way OTT. So I don't do them myself.

I find it very strange that people read so much into such a small gesture.
 
FoxEye said:
Listen, everybody can be wrong, even your Dad :p

What if the person on the other end of the handshake isn't aware of these "rules"?

I certainly received no special instruction on how to shake a hand. And I find firm/hard handshakes to by way OTT. So I don't do them myself.

I find it very strange that people read so much into such a small gesture.
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I received no social instruction on many things including handshakes. But I naturally worked out myself that a firm (not hard/bone crushing) handshake gives a good impression based on the handshakes I received from others.

I find it strange that people miss the small body language queues.

But that's why we are all different of course and there is no right or wrong. We all find our own path through life :)
 
Started new job today. Met about 60 people and shook as many hands. The only firm handshake I remember was from the shortest guy in the room :D
 
A good handshake is like the Goldilocks and the 3 bears story.

It cannot be too weak (too cold) or too strong (too hot) and must be in the middle of both.

A good handshake does affect us as body language plays a massive part in how we judge and perceive people.
 
I'm not overly bothered by grip levels.

What annoys me is the spaz' that attempt a wide range of "urban" handshake's. Handshake is universal for a reason dick wads
 
The only kind of hand shake that really stands out is where someone is deliberately trying to break my hand. Makes me wonder what they're trying to compensate for.
 
regulus said:
Started new job today. Met about 60 people and shook as many hands. The only firm handshake I remember was from the shortest guy in the room :D
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How else am I supposed to say "I may be short but I can still crush you" without actually saying it :confused::p
 
Moses said:
Even if there's not necessarily stuff conveyed by a handshake, many people still form an impression based on it. Like loads of social interaction, if you sit there and think about it you might wonder why it holds the importance it does... but the reality is that people do care about handshakes, eye contact, introducing yourself confidently, your appearance, etc etc, and ignoring that or pretending it doesn't matter just puts you at a disadvantage.
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I agree with Moses even though he doesn't know the handshake I do most of the time.
 
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