Forced weak handshake...

[347Mike]

I shake normal, just a nice firm handshake. Nothing limp wrist and nothing that squeezes the shit out of you.

If you are someone respectable and/or are older, I will typically shake your hand and place my other hand over yours.

[CRASH]

I hate the limp wrist hand shake as much as anyone else.

Another thing I hate it is one of the old guys at O'Reilly's in Sherman always shakes my hand but when he grabs my hand he tries to violently shake it my hand side to side and up and down at the same time. It's what I would think shaking hands with Michael J. Fox would be like.

My dad's cousin is 72 years old and has one of the strongest God damn grips I've ever encountered. Those old guys are no joke.

-Aaron

[stevo]

One good thing about being a plumber, not many people want to shake your hand.

Stevo

[TX_92_Notch]

We had a business etiquette class at work a little while back. The first thing she talked about was shaking hands.

Regarding women, she said not to crush their hand (of course) but not to give a wimpy handshake either. Just a lighter version of a typical man-to-man handshake. Granted, this is for a business environment where you're not really supposed to treat a woman differently...

[White_lightning]

I'm willing to bet that wh1telightning would give him a fun for his money in the hand shaking department. Fucker will damn near crush your hand.

the irony is i dont "try" to squeeze.. i can apply some clamping force.. i just try to give a firm hand shake..

[BERNIE MOSFET]

I'm willing to bet that wh1telightning would give him a fun for his money in the hand shaking department. Fucker will damn near crush your hand.

Maybe. It was always good fun to introduce unsuspecting victims to the guy and then watch their faces as he clamped down on their hands. It went from surprise, to shock, to panic in about 2 seconds.

[KBScobravert]

With the ladies I like to retract and wiggle my middle finger to let 'em know what's up. Works great to break the ice in business meetings.

I too, tickle the ladie's wrist with my middle finger. Good action.

[BERNIE MOSFET]

How about the guys that get good hand engagement but then lift their elbow up high and turn their hand on top. Tell me I'm not the only one that notices this bullshit.

Hand on top is telling you that he is better than you are. Both hands at an equal angle is a sign both individuals respect each other as a man.

Definitely a dominance thing. I make a point of trying to turn the handshake back over when someone tries to turn their palm down.

[White_lightning]

Wtf is up with this. The last two clients I've met with, they reach in all weird, hand already half-closed, and it forces you to do a half-asses finger shake. It's just weird, and it seems there's really no way to recover. Anyone gone through this? I've always been taught that for business meetings you give a good firm hand-shake; anything less is cause for dismissal.

sorry next time i will give you a firmer hand shake it is kinda weak sauce;(

[Big A]

Hand on top is telling you that he is better than you are. Both hands at an equal angle is a sign both individuals respect each other as a man.

With the ladies I like to retract and wiggle my middle finger to let 'em know what's up. Works great to break the ice in business meetings.

[KBScobravert]

Hand on top is telling you that he is better than you are. Both hands at an equal angle is a sign both individuals respect each other as a man.

[Snatch Napkin]

How about the guys that get good hand engagement but then lift their elbow up high and turn their hand on top. Tell me I'm not the only one that notices this bullshit.

I think they do it to apply more pressure in the shake. IIRC, those same guys are typically smaller guys with something to prove.

[SS Junk]

I hate shaking chick hands - never know what the fuck they want to do.

That's why I never shake a female's hand unless they extend the courtesy first.

[Big A]

Fucker didn't wait until full contact before gripping, and I demanded a re-do. I don't appreciate the early grabber. I think its probably some sort of psychological need to show dominance that causes people to close their grasp too early. Kind of a forced submission. Well fuck that, I'm a small guy but I've got a strong grip so I demanded a re-do and cracked that fuckers knuckles.

In my mind it's just the opposite, an early or pansy grab is a sign of lack of confidence, or in some cases a sign of disdain or complete lack of interest.

[Ratt]

How about the guys that get good hand engagement but then lift their elbow up high and turn their hand on top. Tell me I'm not the only one that notices this bullshit.

You're not the only one. I hate that shit too. Handshakes are a fairly simple concept, and if you can't get it right there's something wrong with you.