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Originally Posted by adidasss
This is the most ridiculous thing in the world, yet I think you can actually conclude a lot about a person just based on that initial handshake.
I'm somewhere in the middle, not a limp hand, not a bone crusher, as I equally hate both.
Btw, never shook the hand of a woman? Not even in a business-related situation? Because NOT shaking it seems downright rude...unless where you come from it's not customary to do so so they don't even offer their hand. Strange!
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I'm with this. I feel as though a handshake says a great deal, when combined with other 'first meeting' gestures. Someone who offers me a weak handshake but a very positive greeting for example, I get the impression they're semi-submissive or unsure.
On the other hand, the ex army folk handshake I mentioned before usually is far firmer than I consider is appropriate for a first meeting, so I generally take away the impression that the person is attempting to appear dominant.
I've yet to be tremendously far off base.
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