[Closed] people who have a firm hand shake

better than a limp handshake!

How tall is he?

Overcompensating for fear of delivering the "wet lettuce" handshake?

No one likes a wet lettuce.

I usually do a fist bump rather than a handshake anyway. Bit less formal.

Yes, my boss does it with his huge meaty golfer's paws. Worse, he does it with the palm down, which is massively patronising because it forces you to offer your own hand palm-up, which is a position of supplication. I'm told the way to deal with it is to place your own hand palm down on top of the other person's hand, which will confuse the hell out of them but they won't understand why. I haven't got the nerve to try it on my swinging dick Alpha male golf-playing boss though.

He is about 6ft tall and quite senior in the Military if that helps?
What's wrong with a gentle handshake?

I work occasionally with whom a hand shake consists of him sort of letting you hold his limp hand for a bit, whilst avoiding eye contact like a cashier when you're paying by chip and pin.

I know an Israeli fella who tries to crush your hand every time, and I was shown a brilliant trick to combat it.

When you shake hands with the guy next time, point your index finger out straight. No matter how hard they squeeze, it doesn't hurt.

It's the idiots who wave your clasped hands up and down for ages that get my goat, why?, I mean WHY???

What's wrong with a gentle handshake?

Nothing. If you're greeting a lady.

Firm handshake and look you in the eyes. Know a few old school guys who do this. I like and trust them all. Firm not crush though. Never trust a limp handshaker myself.

*gives DT the "secret" brofist* 😉

*gives DT the "secret" brofist*

😀 straight from the Harlem streets!

Nothing. If you're greeting a lady.

I've got a great response to an over firm handshake.

All my hand joints start popping and cracking.

It doesn't half disconcert the bloke (it's always a bloke) doing the squeezing 🙂

made me laugh, thanks

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The FIL has a crushing handshake I don't think he's trying to prove anything it's just how he is.

Obv after years of MTBing I have a grip that's off the scale so he knows better than to try too hard & we just look each other in the eye in a knowing sort of way

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They only tend to do it once.
Climbing for a living and fun along with MTB and motorcycles for nearly 40yrs means being able to grip things pretty well

Slip in a walnut next time?

Fist bump is still cooler

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There is nothing more disgusting and disingenuous than a limp hand shake.

Notter - Member
It's the idiots who wave your clasped hands up and down for ages that get my goat, why?, I mean WHY???

you need to Google Mr Shake Hands Man of Banzai fame.

I have a firm handshake, it's a man thing. Can't stand a limp handshake, it tells you a lot about the other person.

That's why you do this

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One of our reps tries to do that slidey palm fist bump thing. I have no up idea how to do it so it ends up a mess.
He is 63.

I'm told the way to deal with it is to place your own hand palm down on top of the other person's hand, which will confuse the hell out of them but they won't understand why

10-12 years ago, I used to have to work [s]with[/s] for Bechtel guys who'd "just flown in from SanFran". They all tried to do this alphamale crunching handshake, so I'd just offer my left hand which'd stop them all confused, like. I had some broken and fractured bones in my right hand which would grate against each other and I'd go all white and shaky if they did "the handshake" so I avoided it.

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OP
Could it be a sign and he wants you to join his special club? 😉

There is nothing more disgusting and disingenuous than a limp hand shake.

roper

He then appears to squeeze as much as he can without it showing on his face. Not even a firm handshake. A blooming hard squeeze. .... Isn't it all a bit old school to try and show your strength this way?

Just to clarify this for you, it's not a squeeze or a show of strength. When real men shake hands it's an unstoppable force meeting an immovable object.

You simply hold your hand as if you're strangling an invisible dwarf then move your arm forward. When both parties shake in this manner contact is brief, and respect is gained.

[i]contact is brief, and respect is gained[/i]

Could we not just nut people?

Make a scissors shape and shout one-nil.
(igmc...)

It's not the handshake you need to worry about, it's the triple kiss on the cheeks..

From blokes 😯

Make a scissors shape and shout one-nil.

Paper. Have you played this game before?

Could we not just nut people?

I had to explain to a Guy (nob) I worked with, that a firm handshake meant just that....not a crush fest! It used to actually hurt! (not that I winced of course 8) )

He looked quite disappointed.

Annoyingly, Nigerians go in for a complex ritual that involves:

Shake hands normally.
Slide hands apart slowly with fingers still in contact, clicking the middle finger and thumb loudly as they separate.

Then either:

Guffaw loudly and reach for a bottle of Gulder or Star.

Or:

Re-connect the fingers by curling them into each other's palms.
Do a Black Power fist-to-fist bump.

It's exhausting having meetings with Nigerians.

Grab his firm handshake then get in close for the hip hop hug. Or double up and go for the two handed shake.

Nothing wrong with a firm handshake but people who don't meet Palm-Palm but somehow clasp halfway down around your knuckles. I hate those people. Every time it happens I feel like stopping the shake and asking them what they think they are doing.

I handshake extremely loosely. It exhibits my distain and sense of superiority over other people.

Just like redfoot in The Usual Suspects

I used to think a "hard handshake" was important and then I grew up. Some ****ing ****s will start clasping their hands together BEFORE palms connect - which then leads to a limp handshake.

So in your perceived alpha maleness, perhaps your getting so excited to prove you are an honourable and GOOD MAN that you start squeezing too soon - leading to the other person automatically producing a limp handskake (or finger shake, really).

Anyway, brofists seem better.

I once shook hands with a friend of my brother-in-law's and the bones went all funny and I couldn't use my hand properly for 3 days afterwards.
Now, I'm willing to put money on the OP not reacting in the slightest to the manly shake from his acquaintance..? Well I actually let out a little whine of pain when this guy crushed me. Then "Ha, no it's fine" when he apologised!

He was a local psycho - tales of going on fox hunt sabo meetings - not cos he cared about foxes but cos he wanted to punch people off their horses.
His hand was like a breezeblock.
Could've 'ad 'im in my younger days 😆

Shake hands normally.
Slide hands apart slowly with fingers still in contact, clicking the middle finger and thumb loudly as they separate.

Yep, all over West Africa...

Yeah, I got bored with that long ago. I usually go as limp as possible in retaliation. If I really wanted to prove my manliness I wouldn't do it with a grip strength test.

The Hap Kog Hyul pressure point is in the fleshy part right where the thumb meets the index finger - in a handshake, you can press it really hard if you point your thumb a bit. I sometimes do that to amuse myself with firm handshakers.

Globalti do you count your fingers afterwards? Worked with Nigerians for a while utter nightmare at least in my experience.

love a fist bump, its quick and easy and to the point with like minded fist bumpers - its a light hearted bit of fun with the non conformists and the elderly... also if someone leaves you hanging you can just pretend youre punching the air, or rest your chin on it or something. left hanging for an old fashioned handshake is emasculating!

I once had a bone in my hand broken by a firm shaker.

It hurt for months after.

The problem with Nigerians (and many Africans) is that they have no safety nets in their lives so when it all goes tits up, like someone steals their laptop bag or the car breaks down or a relative needs money for hospital treatment, they will drop you in the poop. Any misfortune is blamed on God, which somehow makes it easier to neglect your other obligations.

I'm told the way to deal with it is to place your own hand palm down on top of the other person's hand

I link thumbs and go for the butterfly

I quite like the North African handshake. Briefly and not crushing with hands and then pat your chest. Quick and easy. Fistbumping has it's place too, far more hygienic.
The bone crusher I know always does it with a wry smile but I thought it was a throwback thing with him being in the Military. As this thread suggest, it's still live and active. I may have to get busy with one of these
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It was in the UK for my experiences. Worked with every nationality you could think of just in my experience they were the hardest to get a straight answer out of. They also submitted the highest amout of fake documents. Still happily all in the past for me.

So where does the 'hi 5' now fit in?

Crushing handshake = Crushing bore.

And I start making my excuses to leave the conversation before it begins.

Firm, but not crushing clasp, slight, but firm up and down movement, then release. It's quite simple. Anyone that crushes is either simply a beast of a bloke or insecure and trying to be dominant. Anyone that limply holds their hand there like a piece of dying lettuce instantly loses my respect.

An uncomplicated handshake is not hard to carry out, so don't make more/less of it than is necessary!

Firm, but not crushing clasp, slight, but firm up and down movement, then release.

My entire sexual repertoire right there.

I remember my Dad meeting Flashy a few years ago, and afterwards him commenting on Flashy's handshake.

I'll let you guess what he said....

😉

My entire sexual repertoire right there.

😀

What happens when the firm hand shaker meets a limp shaker? Does the limp one get squeezed out?

Similar to some on here. Many years (decades?) of cycling has left me with a somewhat strong grip.

The last bloke who tried the firm handshake trick got the response "really?" followed by most of his knuckles being popped.

He thought it was hilarious.

Good job really. I married his daughter. And she did warn me that he'd try it........

" Why does that guy need special shoes?" maybe?

I have metalwork and string in my thumb and the grip of an octagonarian. I despise people who go in for the death grip and over act a theatrical dropping and twist of the body , closely followed by oww, ow, ow That really hurt.

They usually go mega sheepish as thier silly 'Im betterer than you' prank just backfired and they look like a bully to ladies , which is not endearing

Handshake categories.

Limp: Bedwetter
Firm: Bloke
Death grip: Nobber

beefheart - Member
So where does the 'hi 5' now fit in?

Tryathlon finish funnel.

Just say "wow that's a firm handshake...I suppose it's better than you giving me a wedgie eh?", in a jovial hahaha kind of way.

That'll wonder what you mean, but then after a while realise that you're suggesting they're a bully.

No handshake, no fist bump, no high five, no chest bump, no physical contact whatsoever coz you might be passing all sort of nasty to me ...

I remember my Dad meeting Flashy a few years ago, and afterwards him commenting on Flashy's handshake.

I'll let you guess what he said....

😀

People who think they need to try and break your hand piss me off! What are they trying to prove....?

I remember my Dad meeting Flashy a few years ago, and afterwards him commenting on Flashy's handshake.
I'll let you guess what he said....

Not as manly as his shoes?

I know someone socially and whenever we greet each other or say goodbye he offers out his hand so I do the same.

You don't "know someone socially," you have a passing acquaintance.

If I were you, next time they offered you a hand I'd take it, pull them towards you and then give them a massive cuddle and maybe a kiss on the cheek. Perhaps fondle their bottom whilst you're there. You have a Cougar Guarantee that the problem will mysteriously go away.

Either that or go "no, you're all right."

The first time somebody tried to fist bump me I shook the offered fist 😳

Firm handshake = respect.

Bone crushing = doofus.

From many years of mountain biking, paper shuffling and keyboard tapping (EDIT: and 40 or so years of w*****g), I too have a vice like grip 😀

And perchypanther wins the internet today 😀

If you don't like the way someone shakes your hand, just give their palm a little tickle with your index finger during your next handshake, hey presto, problem solved

The Hap Kog Hyul pressure point is in the fleshy part right where the thumb meets the index finger

Also this is reputedly the tastiest cut if you're cooking and eating a human. 🙂

You can also do a thing where you can wriggle the handshakee's top little finger and ring finger knuckles against each other. Not painful but makes their hand feel all queazy and jelly-like.

Given my strong desire to try to remain virus free for a period of at least four weeks at some point this year I'm voting for a handshake embargo. Seems to be easier in our London offices than on site where I'd feel a bit silly. Just give a polite, "I won't shake your hand my son has a cold, don't want to pass it on" or similar.

Might start wearing some surgical gloves...

Given my strong desire to try to remain virus free for a period of at least four weeks at some point this year I'm voting for a handshake embargo. Seems to be easier in our London offices than on site where I'd feel a bit silly. Just give a polite, "I won't shake your hand my son has a cold, don't want to pass it on" or similar.

I keep hearing of this fear of disease transmission by hand shaking but in all my years of doing it I've never caught so much as a sniffle from it, let alone Flu, Ebola, leprocy, Cat AIDS or any other debilitating infection.

Surely just a becent level of personal hygiene is enough?