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seths
In the future, of course, there are no handshakes. Star Trek, Star Wars, even Spaceballs… no one shakes hands. And handshakes haven’t been the standard default for as long as we think&#…
I have never given much thought to this, guess I'm not much of a germaphobe, but with a possible pandemic brewing it did catch my attention.
It is a shame to think that the cordial hand shake will be phased out. You can tell a whole lot by the way someone shakes your hand and you can send a strong message by how you deliver your hand shake.
Maybe we just ought to have our hand sanitizer ready to offer and use ourselves? I bet the hand sanitizer producers, and the infectious disease health officials would love to have this become as common a the good old fashion hand shake.
I wonder whether the people in the cultures where a peck on each cheek is given upon greeting is now being phased out too.