Handshakes...how sturdy or sloopy should it be? [Archive]

Johnny_Blaze_47

08-08-2006, 10:55 PM

Very sturdy. I hate it when people hang on sloopy.

I agree, but there are so many people who like to do so.

Some people don't even give you the whole hand, but as a Texan, you give your full hand and you give a firm, solid handshake.

2centsworth

08-08-2006, 10:58 PM

Firm is good enough. Don't over due it by trying to crush someones hand. I don't trust men who give soft handshakes though.

Kori Ellis

08-08-2006, 10:59 PM

I hate it when people hang on sloopy.

:lmao

ShoogarBear

08-08-2006, 11:00 PM

Damn, it's about time.

Kori Ellis

08-08-2006, 11:04 PM

Damn, it's about time.

Maybe they are too young to know about it.
(Not that I'm saying we are old)

Mr Dio

08-08-2006, 11:09 PM

Maybe they are too young to know about it.
(Not that I'm saying we are old)

Tommy James.

Ever heard the OSU version?

Mr Dio

08-08-2006, 11:10 PM

I agree, but there are so many people who like to do so.

Some people don't even give you the whole hand, but as a Texan, you give your full hand and you give a firm, solid handshake.

Ditto.
And look'em in the eye.

T-Pain

08-08-2006, 11:26 PM

i feel more respected if it were firm, with the exception with the ladies...

dirk4mvp

08-08-2006, 11:28 PM

A good ole firm shake will do I guess. But this newer generation has it all screwed up.

missmyzte

08-08-2006, 11:43 PM

Firm is good enough. Don't over due it by trying to crush someones hand. I don't trust men who give soft handshakes though.
agreed

LaMarcus Bryant

08-08-2006, 11:48 PM

I always experience a conflict of emotions when I shake a girl's hand and she surprises me with a crusher grip. Is it attractive? Or is it way too man-like? I have yet to solve this question.

E20

08-08-2006, 11:50 PM

Do you guys also say Howdy Partner and tip your cowboy hat towards them.

usckk

08-09-2006, 12:06 AM

Maybe they are too young to know about it.
(Not that I'm saying we are old)
I know! I played that song in my middle school orchestra. Pretty good song.

usckk

08-09-2006, 12:08 AM

For some reason, most girls give me a loose handshake. Are they doing that to act more feminine?

Nbadan

08-09-2006, 01:11 AM

The firmness of the shake should be consumerate to the person's hand your shaking and the situation, but you should always look the person square in the eye. Kissing on the cheeks is also making a trendy comeback in casual situations.

CuckingFunt

08-09-2006, 02:01 AM

When given an option, I always prefer firm.

Always.

Burn531

08-09-2006, 03:55 AM

I don't like shaking hands. I always try to get out of it by giving a wave or put my hands in my pockets. Not a fan of germs anyway.

ObiwanGinobili

08-09-2006, 07:15 AM

Shaolin-Style

08-09-2006, 07:26 AM

I don't like doing it too hard cause I usually hurt people, even bigguns.

dougp

08-09-2006, 07:27 AM

I'd never shake a womans hand the same way I'd shake a mans hand - you can tend to hurt them unless they work with their hands and are pretty strong.

But what I hate the most is people who try and shake with their left hands ... WTF?!

CharlieMac

08-09-2006, 07:32 AM

Limp is always bad.

ObiwanGinobili

08-09-2006, 07:55 AM

left handed shaking is rude.

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy back in the day that was the hand you wiped your ass with.

dougp

08-09-2006, 08:05 AM

left handed shaking is rude.

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy back in the day that was the hand you wiped your ass with.
I notice it tends to be younger people ... I'm 23, but we always shook hands in Scouts so I was used to my right hand.

Now I go for an interview and the guy can't take the drink out of his right hand to shake hands with me ... freakin joke.

SpursWoman

08-09-2006, 08:16 AM

Damn, it's about time.

I just read it ... now it's stuck in my head. Thanks. :lol

SpursWoman

08-09-2006, 08:18 AM

1Parker1

08-09-2006, 08:56 AM

:lol I have small hands, but a pretty firm handshake. However, we had a meeting with a client last week, and this guy nearly crushed my tiny little hand. IMO, men really need to be careful when shaking hands with a female.

Oh, and I hate it when I give a firm handshake to someone, and the other person gives you a whimpy little one!

angel_luv

08-09-2006, 09:07 AM

Wow, you guys have put a lot of thought into this.

:lol

1Parker1

08-09-2006, 09:11 AM

Wow, you guys have put a lot of thought into this.

:lol

:lol That's because I must shake about 15 people's (mostly men's) hands a day at work. The worst is when we have foreign clients come in...and they feel the need to kiss my cheek while shaking my hand. I HATE anyone (other than my bf!) touching/kissing any part of my face...esp a stranger. I always feel the need to go wash my face with a bar of soap afterwards. And I hate having to kiss someone else's cheek also! :lol

SpursWoman

08-09-2006, 09:16 AM

:lol That's because I must shake about 15 people's (mostly men's) hands a day at work.

:wow

I hope you keep your desk stocked with plenty of this:

http://bbw.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/pBBW1-3091109dt.jpg

:lol

1Parker1

08-09-2006, 09:43 AM

:lol I do! Except it's Sweet Pea scented.

spurs_fan_in_exile

08-09-2006, 10:01 AM

I always say err on the side of firmness when you shake someone's hand. I'd much rather have to apologize for accidentally squeezing their hand to hard than have them think I'm wimpy. Besides, if your handshake is too hard they might say, "Ow!" or visibly wince and you can immediately apologize and save face. However, if you go in there all noodle fingered most people won't say anything, they'll just silently judge you to be a sissy. And once you show a sign of weakness it's a slippery slope. Next thing you know others are mating with your female, pissing on things you've already marked as your own. Got to have a strong handshake.

ShoogarBear

08-09-2006, 10:35 AM

I knew a professor who was famous for trying to break your fingers with his handshake. Guy was about 60 years old and a serious weighlifter/fitness freak. He would grab it and squeeze it until either you made a face (which always happened the first time) or until you squeezed back.

This was the same guy who, at age 60, beat the hell out of a student during pickup hoops because the idiot dropped the n word on him.

Jules

08-09-2006, 11:32 AM

I always experience a conflict of emotions when I shake a girl's hand and she surprises me with a crusher grip. Is it attractive? Or is it way too man-like? I have yet to solve this question.

Women with a weak handshake bother me. Perhaps their trying to remain dainty, but to me, it comes off as insincere. I'm not a hand crusher, but I feel there is a level of politeness that emits from a solid handshake.

CosmicCowboy

08-09-2006, 12:52 PM

you ever shake a man's hand and it is super weak? It;s damp, clamy, and very very soft? The fingers and palm are ultra smoth and there is no firmness at all too it? IT almost like an unshaped lump of clay ??

ewwwwwwwwwwwww. that makes me throw up a little bit in my mouth.

firm, strong hand shake. always. :tu

What REALLY creeps me out is when they give you the dishrag handshake with their right hand and lightly grab/fondle your forearm with the left hand...and then don't let go in an appropriate time frame. I really get the almost uncontrollable urge to punch them.

ShoogarBear

08-09-2006, 12:54 PM

What REALLY creeps me out is when they give you the dishrag handshake with their right hand and lightly grab/fondle your forearm with the left hand...and then don't let go in an appropriate time frame. I really get the almost uncontrollable urge to punch them.
I draw the line when they take the other hand and move it up and down your thigh.

CuckingFunt

08-09-2006, 12:56 PM

I draw the line when they take the other hand and move it up and down your thigh.
My reaction to that move varies depending on several different factors.

ShoogarBear

08-09-2006, 01:02 PM

Pleased to meet you . . .

ShoogarBear

08-09-2006, 01:57 PM

I just read it ... now it's stuck in my head. Thanks. :lol

At least for you it hasn't been there since last night. :bang:

1Parker1

08-09-2006, 02:25 PM

At least for you it hasn't been there since last night. :bang:

What exactly were you doing last night that put that song in your head? :eyebrows

Jimcs50

08-09-2006, 03:38 PM

Should shake just firm enough to get her breasts jiggling a little........that is perfect.

:)

ShoogarBear

08-09-2006, 04:19 PM

What exactly were you doing last night that put that song in your head? :eyebrowsReading this thread. :angel

Jimcs50

08-09-2006, 04:56 PM

Pleased to meet you . . .

Oh great, now you put this song in my head...thanks a lot.....

Pleased to meet you
Hope you guess my name
But whats puzzling you
Is the nature of my game.....

ShoogarBear

08-09-2006, 04:57 PM

woo-wooo!
woo-wooo!
woo-wooo!

Billy Cobham

08-09-2006, 07:52 PM

I don't shake hands. I would prefer to have people salute me instead.

ShoogarBear

08-09-2006, 08:10 PM

Too easy . . .

CuckingFunt

08-09-2006, 08:50 PM

Too easy . . .
Agreed.

phyzik

08-09-2006, 08:51 PM

Should shake just firm enough to get her breasts jiggling a little........that is perfect.

:)

Perfect handshake for a man to give a woman, I agree..... but it has to be just enough to where she doesnt realize it...... its an art :drunk

As far as man to man.... firm... anything else would make me question someones sexual preference. thats being honest. Granted there are times when the shake is off target, but still.... it creeps me out even when I do it (ie. four-finger grab).... I always find myself telling them "no, not like that, lets try that shake again".

clamy/wet hands suck.

The four-finger grab is totally gay.

The soft shake tells me they are unsure of themselves.

On the opposite side.

The guy who tries to squeeze your hand to death has a large ego or inferiority complex.

oh yeah..... Homey shakes are gay for first meetings, I dont care if P fucking Diddy does it or not.

ALVAREZ6

08-09-2006, 09:02 PM

I hate when guys have the need to crush your fingers, and you especially tell when the dude thinks he's some tough shit. A man can shake another man's hand without trying to kill the guy, you can still give a solid, firm handshake.

Personally, I don't think it makes a dude tough in trying to break some other dude's fingers...I think it actually makes the guy gay, as if he's trying to impress the other man.

DarkReign

08-10-2006, 08:16 AM

People always short-hand me. It completely sucks. Everyone I know is like a fucking Ox. 6'2" and up.

Im 6' maybe 6'1" and ride a desk all day. This fuckers pull wire and haul brick. They goto shake my hand and get the tips of my fingers.

Funny thing is I could probably kick everyone of their asses with little to no effort at all, with my clamy, soft hands at that.

Mrs.Jimcs50

08-10-2006, 08:33 AM

Should shake just firm enough to get her breasts jiggling a little........that is perfect.

:)

#1 major reason why female assistants don't last more than 3 weeks at dental office a'la Jim.

1Parker1

08-10-2006, 12:23 PM

:lmao

2Blonde

08-10-2006, 07:23 PM

I have some arthritis in my hands but I still can't stand a limp handshake. It grosses me out. I don't want my hand crushed but I certainly don't want to feel like I'm shaking hands with a dead fish either.

It really creeps me out when women do that thing where they just use the tops of their fingers and shake it very lightly and dainty, almost like they are afraid to touch you.

2Blonde

08-10-2006, 07:29 PM

What REALLY creeps me out is when they give you the dishrag handshake with their right hand and lightly grab/fondle your forearm with the left hand...and then don't let go in an appropriate time frame. I really get the almost uncontrollable urge to punch them.
http://www.cs.xu.edu/~fowee/pictures/chicago/mike0022.jpg
ShoogarBear (pretend the dude on the left is a black man) putting the moves on CosmicCowboy