How do you shake someone’s hand? Are you a limp wet fish? Do you do one of those fancy palm slides and coded finger shakes or do you give a nice firm handshake?
I hope for you it is the latter, unless it’s your bud or a nephew or niece of course! Personally, I give a firm handshake because I hate the limp wet fishes! I like to eat my fish, not give or even receive it in a handshake!
In my job I’m at the front desk. I’m the first person you see when you walk into my department, I also handle the phones and I have others who assist me with this because we are a busy office. My position isn’t one of those that is regulated to doing just clerical which is what I love about my job (I’ve done what I do for years and I’ve never done just clerical!lol). I do a lot more and often meet with clients who have questions and give them information to help them to do their business with us.
I had to schedule one such meeting the other day. The ladies phone manner was great, very personable and friendly. I arranged for her and someone else to come in to review some information.
In walked two very attractive and well-dressed trendy looking women. I mean, very trendy, I could see the designer labels screaming from their feet to the handbags they carried! They introduced themselves and I in turn introduce myself. As I was sitting down, I stood up when I introduced myself and extended my right hand. You know what kind of handshake I received? You betcha, a very limp, wet fish! I felt almost violated by that handshake and kept an inner giggle to myself as I went about the business of giving them what they wanted and making them feel at home.
After they left I couldn’t help myself but laugh out loud and my students looked at me and asked what was funny. I explained to them what happened and they did a very comical “No” with the rounded mouth and we all burst out laughing! There are some strange people out there!
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Is there such a thing as a Gay handshake?
Speaking of strange, my hubby told me of what happened between two co-workers the other day, one of whom happens to be gay. This worker shook one of his co-workers hands to say Merry Christmas and all that good season’s greetings stuff.
The co-worker, who had some very ignorant ideas and thoughts (about many things!) didn’t seem to like the handshake, grabbed the other one and pushed him against a wall and roughed him up a bit! All this happened in a hallway and I don’t remember if he said anyone else witnessed it.
But my hubby said he wasn’t at all surprise about it because he has heard some of the stupid things this person says from time to time! I was shocked about it and asked if “the handshake was too gay?” Are you kidding me?! Just because someone is gay doesn’t mean that they come on to every person they meet! And this guy is such an ignorant ass, I’ve met him, he is one of those who would undress a tree if it had a miniskirt on and he could cop a feel!
That’s one of the stupidest things I’ve heard in a while and it makes me wonder about people who hate so much that they do stupid things