re: Covidiots that won't shake hands

Your new neighbor wears a mask in their own home.

Fact.

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Not for me. It’s too ingrained in my behavior. It’s a formal way to greet someone- especially at the initial introduction. I won’t force anyone to do it, but I judge them for their reluctance. I immediately know they are inferior to me and are treated/considered so accordingly thereafter.

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You know what’s a sign of respect? Being considerate of other people’s wishes about your need to have to touch them if they don’t want it.

I promise you. People with common sense find your sense of superiority hilarious. Don’t worry. You’re getting laughed at, but do you.

Hopefully the fist bump is here to stay. I don't like touching other people's hands.

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near-universal greeting tradition that's existed for thousands of years.

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Exactly why it must go away. Evil gesture rooted in white colonialism, don’t you know.

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would just give a thumbs up

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There are a lot of covid precautions that don’t make sense and/or are over blown. Not shaking a stranger’s hand is probably the most sensible and least invasive/inconvenient of the measures taken.

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There is plenty that’s safety theatre. Of all the things to complain about though, this one isn’t it

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Either shake hands like a man, or don't.

Oddly enough our species has survived just fine with shaking or grasping hands as a near-universal greeting tradition that's existed for thousands of years.

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All this.

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No handshakes is one of very few good things to come from the pandemic. Handshakes spread viruses and have always been unsanitary.
Sanitation good.

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You realize this is the entire point of shaking hands right? Unless you want to start bowing? Shaking a hand is a form of respect that you trust them, trust they are clean.

Not shaking a hand is a sign you don’t think they are clean and that you aren’t friendly enough to shake their hand. It’s about respect.

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elbow tap.

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Gay