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Aztecman02 t1_jeg8doj wrote

To me it is passive aggressive and it’s probably an extension of social media culture. People haven’t learned how to interact with strangers in the real world. Somehow humans figured out how to communicate their want/or not of a handshake for hundreds and thousands of years without a color reference palate. It takes something away from social interactions if your body language can’t do the talking and instead you just have some color label to express your emotions/desires.

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SoraUsagi t1_jegbd0i wrote

Not accepting an offered handshake is considered rude. There is no way around that. And I'm perfectly fine with them myself. But there are plenty of people who don't want to shake your hand but do so anyway so they don't appear rude.

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jlm_pix t1_jeg9lk2 wrote

I don’t know who offended you by not wanting to shake your hand, but I’m not as committed to working out this issue here as you are. So I’m just gonna go ahead and nod and smile.

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