Kini Big Deal with Handshakes: Firm or Just Touch-and-Go?
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One of my least favorite parts of any church service is when whoever is on the pulpit announces: "Now, turn around and greet the people around you." Why? Because it is certain to involve two activities I am not fond of: hugging (for the women) and shaking hands (for the men). You probably can't tell from the look on my face. I hope. I will speak more on the hugs in a separate blog post (believe me, it deserves its own space). But today, I wanted to deal with the handshake part.
You see after that announcement, you usually get a feel for different types of handshakes, ranging from the firm handshakes to the ones I like to call 'touch-and-go' (usually from women). The 'touch-and-go' handshakes are particularly fascinating to me because the people who initiate these handshakes barely touch your hands as if you have craw-craw or some other skin ailment on your hands. Seriously, I don't think I can even call it a handshake. And then there are those who cannot decide whether to grasp your hand firmly or justsniff stare at it. They grasp your hand and then drop it suddenly as if they just saw Willi-Willi materialize behind you. Not cool.
You see after that announcement, you usually get a feel for different types of handshakes, ranging from the firm handshakes to the ones I like to call 'touch-and-go' (usually from women). The 'touch-and-go' handshakes are particularly fascinating to me because the people who initiate these handshakes barely touch your hands as if you have craw-craw or some other skin ailment on your hands. Seriously, I don't think I can even call it a handshake. And then there are those who cannot decide whether to grasp your hand firmly or just
