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Do you shake hands with people? Fist bump?

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  1. AlamoCity

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    Do you shake hands with people you meet, fist bump them, hug them, or what?


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    Growing up, I was raised to shake hands, even with my peers. It's always awkward with people who want to "bro" me and do the whole first bump. Worse still are those few people who dare do the whole "shake hand, grip it, bring chest together" or some other variation of that. Those who know me understand how awkward it is to do the whole "urban handshake;" I must have been absent the day that was covered at school :roflmao:.

    A simple handshake is all I ever usually do. When shaking hands with ladies, I have a tendency to be "softer" and take their hand lightly when offered, hold it, nod my head in deference, and release. I'm not sure how I ever got that habit :lol:. If someone (usually female) initiates a hug, I will reciprocate.
     
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    I shake hands, fist bump, and hug them! ^___^

    Depends on who it is, I usually shake hands though. :3
     
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    I usually only shake hands but if they go for a hug they will be disappointed by my awkward one armed hug with a pat on the back. :lol:
     
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    yea for me depends on who it is.....
    normally people from new york, or guys that grew up in new york got the handshake where you just smack, lock hands and pull back.... it's weird to explain it on site haha, more like a show of demonstration though. Fist bumps are specifically, at least for me, a Brother fist. Hugs.....i'll let people voluntarily do that hah, although im not too much of a big fan of touching. Kisses are mehhhh. it's also a custom here that we kiss women on the cheek, as a show of respect that is. i'm always scared to do that, in return women are scared of it because my skin could be a bit rough
     
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    Family I hug... unless its like extended family I'm not familiar with and strangers/friends I shake hands... I never fist bump.
     
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    My students walk in and give me "daps" aka fist bumps.

    I also am known to give "bro hugs" to people during handshakes and, the old fashioned how do you do in formal situations.
     
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    Handshake for most, hug for many.

    I probably hug too many people I only barely know.

    Luckily, I have stopped hugging every ****ing member of the medieval re-enactment society. Only the ones I really know and like, or the very pretty ones now. :lol:

    Unless it's an inside joke I'm in on, fist bumps are ignored by me without any mercy.
     
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    I tried to explain this in type but it was impossible, anyway that's what I like to do best, with the bump of chest/shoulders like you say.

    But I swear every guy I know has a different way of shaking hands, it's always confusing when each person goes for something different :confused:

    With girls I've just met then normal handshake, if they're friends then normally hug.
     
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    haha this is the part about social interaction I always dread... the awkward handshake moment! Are we hugging, shaking hands, slapping hands, fist bumping, high-fiving, firm grip, soft grip, I never know what kinda handshake is coming! :eusa_doh: Whenever somebody tries to do that whole grip handshake/pull in chest thing it always catches me off guard and I have this dork reaction like wait what's happening here :roflmao:

    A regular handshake I'm good, anything beyond that I'll probably mess it up :lol:
     
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    I grab both their hands, look deep into their eyes and ask them to run away with me. Haha, okay, maybe that's not true~

    Jokes aside, if I don't know them, I generally don't touch them. It's just awkward for me, fist bump is okay though.
    If they are a friend, I prefer a nice big cuddle depending on our dynamic. Me and my best friend don't hug or anything because that's our dynamic where as other people I may have known for less time, I could be showering with friendly affection.
     
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    It depends on the situation, and who you are greeting. I do anything from handshakes to knucks (fistbumps), bro hugs, any greeting really.
     
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    I shake or hug
     
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    I'm not much for touching other peoples dirty hands, so knucks if anything.
     
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    I will hug people, fist pump, etc. It depends on the person, I guess.
     
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    Depends on the situation and context. For a formal meeting I shake hands, otherwise I follow the argie style peck on the cheek.
     
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    Except in formal situations, I hug. My group is very 'huggy'. In formal settings or with new people I sense would be uncomfortable, I handshake.
     
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    Among friends and such: I hug. Meeting people: I shake hands. Offer a fist bump: I fist bump.

    The only time I initiated the fist bump was during graduation when I fist bumped my high school principal as opposed to shaking hands.
     
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    I hate shaking hands for one reason - my hands get sweaty just thinking about shaking someone's hand. Even now, just typing it, my palms started sweating. (It's probably my OCD. :grin: )
    I prefer hugs.
     
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    It depends on the person. I hug some people (I love hugs!), hardly ever shake hands (and when I do, it's usually mockingly) and I never fist bump, I think it looks silly :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes: for most people who I'm not really close enough to to hug, I usually wave randomly or pat them on the shoulder or something else strange.
     
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    Sometimes a handshake, sometimes a hug, sometimes a kiss (sometimes a combination of the three). Personally, I like hugs.