Marconis
Aquarium Advice Addict
Yesterday, I got to class early and the class before mine was still emptying out. When I sat down a guy started talking to me about the class, stating that he had taken it several years ago. He continued on to ask me about some of the professors in the major, since he used to be a biology major but switched. He was very kind, and at the end of the conversation asked my name. Upon exchanging names, he put out his hand for me to shake and wish me good luck in my endeavors. So, I went in with an extended hand, ready to squeeze firmly upon locking. Instead, my hand went into a limp set of digits, which continued on to go every which way...up, down, lock, pop, release. Come on, seriously?
With something like this, I have a huge issue. I take handshakes to be one of the most important aspects of human interaction. I get highly insulted when a new person is not quick to extend their hand, or when someone does not put a hand out upon saying goodbye. There are many exceptions to this, obviously, but we won't get into those here. To me, though, I believe it's more than common courtesy, but mandatory courtesy. It reminds of the time I did a large Craigslist deal with a guy (through multiple dealings), and when he finally got that big 72g, he was about to run off without even shaking my hand or saying thank you. Perhaps I am being stupid, but, yeah...handshakes are important to me.
What I am getting at, is, that I think it is rather silly to give an intricate handshake to someone you have never met. It happens to me ALL the time. It happened to me when I first started working, and it happens to me when I say hello or goodbye to a lot of new people. How, tell me how, one is supposed to know that the other person will give anything but a standard handshake? There is nothing more awkward than getting ready to squeeze tightly and all of a sudden the person starts doing some hip-hop handshake. Why do they do this? To me, it is bad taste. I think in a professional environment, this would never happen. If it did, I'd be pretty weirded out.
So, yeah. It just baffles my mind why people don't just give normal handshakes. I don't see the point of visibly noticing the awkwardness they have created as the other person smiles and looks at the person, saying to himself, "What am I supposed to do here?", all the while fumbling his hands in the other dudes as if they were making love.
"Oh he wanted me to go left there, ah! Now right...now he's gonna do some snap...okay, ah, right...yeah man, okay. *POP* Alright nice meeting ya!"
Perhaps this thread is completely pointless, but I have not gotten out of bed and have heaps of work to do today, so this is how I am avoiding it for now.
THOUGHTS
With something like this, I have a huge issue. I take handshakes to be one of the most important aspects of human interaction. I get highly insulted when a new person is not quick to extend their hand, or when someone does not put a hand out upon saying goodbye. There are many exceptions to this, obviously, but we won't get into those here. To me, though, I believe it's more than common courtesy, but mandatory courtesy. It reminds of the time I did a large Craigslist deal with a guy (through multiple dealings), and when he finally got that big 72g, he was about to run off without even shaking my hand or saying thank you. Perhaps I am being stupid, but, yeah...handshakes are important to me.
What I am getting at, is, that I think it is rather silly to give an intricate handshake to someone you have never met. It happens to me ALL the time. It happened to me when I first started working, and it happens to me when I say hello or goodbye to a lot of new people. How, tell me how, one is supposed to know that the other person will give anything but a standard handshake? There is nothing more awkward than getting ready to squeeze tightly and all of a sudden the person starts doing some hip-hop handshake. Why do they do this? To me, it is bad taste. I think in a professional environment, this would never happen. If it did, I'd be pretty weirded out.
So, yeah. It just baffles my mind why people don't just give normal handshakes. I don't see the point of visibly noticing the awkwardness they have created as the other person smiles and looks at the person, saying to himself, "What am I supposed to do here?", all the while fumbling his hands in the other dudes as if they were making love.
"Oh he wanted me to go left there, ah! Now right...now he's gonna do some snap...okay, ah, right...yeah man, okay. *POP* Alright nice meeting ya!"
Perhaps this thread is completely pointless, but I have not gotten out of bed and have heaps of work to do today, so this is how I am avoiding it for now.
THOUGHTS