This is the Message Centre for BeowulfShaffer
handshake alternatives
BeowulfShaffer Started conversation Apr 30, 2009
I have never been a fan of the custom of handshaking and now that the swine flu panic is making people more wary of it it should be replaced. The problem is with what. Any suggestions?
handshake alternatives
aka Bel - A87832164 Posted Apr 30, 2009
Shaking hands is less and less popular here, too. It's still done quite often within a certain generation, though. I don't think it should be replaced. You should just make sure you wash your ands before eating, for instance. Personal hygiene are the magic words here.
handshake alternatives
Opticalillusion- media mynx life would be boring without hiccups Posted Apr 30, 2009
handshake alternatives
BeowulfShaffer Posted Apr 30, 2009
That’s a good point, I still think we could find something cooler though. Mabey like in bows like in asia or something like the vulacan greeting.
handshake alternatives
Opticalillusion- media mynx life would be boring without hiccups Posted Apr 30, 2009
hang about...we could salute each other
handshake alternatives
T.B. Falsename ACE: [stercus venio] I have learned from my mistakes, and feel I could repeat them exactly. Posted Apr 30, 2009
handshake alternatives
TRiG (Ireland) A dog, so bade in office Posted May 1, 2009
I was going to mention the nose-rub, even though it's less sanitary than a handshake, but I think I've been somewhat outdone by 2legs.
TRiG.
handshake alternatives
2legs - Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side... Posted May 1, 2009
But the groin rub, as a greeting wouldn't be 'dirty', as you'd both be clothed... Well unless you were at a nudist beach I guess
Or.
Rahter than a hand shake.
A foot 'touch'.
Basically putting your foot up to meet the other persons foot in mid air, just touch the toes (of course wearing shoes)
handshake alternatives
Superfrenchie Posted May 2, 2009
But that might cause problems if one pf the people is wearing big heavy boots and the other only has sandals on...
handshake alternatives
2legs - Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side... Posted May 2, 2009
Well, 'the handshake' is pretty-much reserved for formal situations and so you'd as likely as not be wearing proper* shoes Could be disasterous for cowboys and cowgirls though; just imagine their spurs getting tangled up and then they having to do a kind of one legged hopping dance with their tangled legs kind of providing a rotation point.... actually... think I've invented a new dance, this id going to be bigger than the mud shark
Key: Complain about this post
handshake alternatives
- 1: BeowulfShaffer (Apr 30, 2009)
- 2: aka Bel - A87832164 (Apr 30, 2009)
- 3: Opticalillusion- media mynx life would be boring without hiccups (Apr 30, 2009)
- 4: BeowulfShaffer (Apr 30, 2009)
- 5: Opticalillusion- media mynx life would be boring without hiccups (Apr 30, 2009)
- 6: T.B. Falsename ACE: [stercus venio] I have learned from my mistakes, and feel I could repeat them exactly. (Apr 30, 2009)
- 7: Superfrenchie (May 1, 2009)
- 8: 2legs - Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side... (May 1, 2009)
- 9: TRiG (Ireland) A dog, so bade in office (May 1, 2009)
- 10: 2legs - Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side... (May 1, 2009)
- 11: Superfrenchie (May 2, 2009)
- 12: Superfrenchie (May 2, 2009)
- 13: 2legs - Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side... (May 2, 2009)
- 14: Superfrenchie (May 2, 2009)
More Conversations for BeowulfShaffer
Write an Entry
"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a wholly remarkable book. It has been compiled and recompiled many times and under many different editorships. It contains contributions from countless numbers of travellers and researchers."