Damn people seem to judge others based on the stupidest things. I don't think a handshake says much of anything about the person who's attached to that hand.

Went with put no though into it, though I'm probably actually a firm shaker.

Hugs don't fill me with any emotion, at all. They just feel like I've wasted a fraction of a second that's gone on a century.

Aren't you supposed to be able to work out someone's political stance by the way they shake your hand or something?

I always give a firm handshake, but I temper that by the person with whom I am shaking hands. If I'm shaking hands with some tiny slip of a girl, I will give a handshake that feels firm to them, not to me. I may well be giving an -almost- limp handshake in that situation, but seeing as I'm likely much bigger than they are, I trust it won't come off that way.

On the other hand, if I'm shaking hands with a 40 year old ex-army sergeant, I will probably have my hand rather firm. In my experience, so will they in this situation, so I'm probably just matching expectations.

This describes my approach exactly.
I was taken well off guard on one occasion when being introduced to a giant of a man. When we went to shake hands I ended up with what felt like a fistfull of cold, damp sausages. I nearly broke the guys fingers over compensating.

Is this thread based on interview situations, social, or just general?

I'm guessing general.

The worst thing is when you just end up shaking their fingers, or they shake yours. It's very off-putting, I can't even imagine being friends with that sort of person.

General. It woulda got too convoluted if I added situations.

Never heard of this and as I don't have one political stance over another you definitely won't guess.

A firm hand shake is definitely preferred. A limp handshake just feels wrong but the bonecrushers that some males love to go for just makes me think 'over compensation' or twat.

I once heard that how thick the knot is on a man's tie is representative to the thickness of his pond tickler. What a crock.

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