I replied under my own comment before I saw this. I’m throwing in a vote for tinder. I feel like your take on this subject would be exactly what ordinary folks need during day 786,630,812 of the pandemic.
I'd wager that Ordinary Things has a limp, clammy, weak handshake. He doesn't like the look of disgust on people's faces when he gives them a "dead fish" handshake, so nobody should give handshakes so he doesn't have to suffer embarassment anymore.
@@chunkylover48 Yeah anyone with an understanding of Sino-Japanese relations will know that that handshake seriously hurt, not just for the participants but for all their country's respective observers.
my father is a free Mason and every time I ask him about it all he says is they're a community of dudes that try to make their community better. knowing that he's a narccisstic alpha asshole, Idk how true that is but I just wanted to leave my take.
That's one way to get immunity. But honestly, what did he think would happen if he *physically touched* people who have enough viruses in their system to be hospitalized?
Honest time: I don't miss handshakes at all, but I am dying for free hugs. I am 29, a huge extrovert, and I LIVE for anime conventions and the atmosphere: free hugs, spontaneous crazy cosplay fun, going on photos with everyone, mingling, making friends, dancing, sining, etc. The *second* the government lifts the restrictions - which I guess just happened because OF THOSE NEW CDC RECOMMENDATIONS FUCK YEAAAHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - I am going (as soon as I am vaccinated 100%) to the first anime convention held again, free hugging every single weeb who also missed it, and its gonna feel so so so good! I am a huge hug bear, and a huge bubbly happy go lucky high energy extrovert, so I can't freaking wait to put this all behind and get my beloved cons and free hugs back! I can already feel them... I HATE treating everyone as a danger instead of someone fun to get to know, so I was literally screaming from joy for more then 10 minutes seeing the CDC director use the words "old normal" in that press conference yesterday, because as she said, that WAS what I was waiting for. Desperately. Can't wait to free hug a whole con. But the handshake can go, IDC about that XD
'Moist Mistake' was a brand of cat food and the name of a heavy metal cover band from San Bernardino in the 1980's. Things did not end well for either product as I recall...
Best handshake I've seen during 'rona was when the Norwegian prime minister shook someone's hand and then realised, slaps herself on the asscheek and says oops
I didn't realize twisting your hand to assert dominance was a thing. I've always assumed people who do that are aliens who never learned to shake hands normally. Now I will resist every attempt of hand wrestling and make them sweat for it
@@dylanjackson7325 Typical case of "Dn't think even remotely more than necessary". Here it's "Don't consider context" specifally. (Otherwise you'd remember the "sneezing into elbow" thing. And who would want that.)
If you want to get out of a handshake with somebody who insists on it just tell them you scratched your butt after going to the bathroom. It also helps if you have your pants down.
In defense of handshakes, there are seldom few places in our lives where we can engage in physical contact with other people. Humans are meant to be physically engaging with one another, and a lack of engagement can lead to depression and a severe sense of loneliness. While a handshake won't cure your depression, it is a step in the right direction to make you feel connected to another person. As for cleanliness, that's as easy to fix as carrying around some hand sanitizer.
Yeah it's kind of sad that the ceremonial business greeting is one of few moments of physical intimacy that one can expect to have in their life on a day to day basis, but it's reality for a lot of people
I had a high school teacher who loved handshakes so much that the entire first day of school was dedicated to the history and psychology behind them. I think you may be his greatest nemesis.
I used to hate handshakes as well, but after working in a white-collar environment around bankers and the likes it does become sort of comforting. I liked the idea that a handshake was used as a way to communicate some sort of mutual respect like a couple steps down from a full-on hug. I sure will miss them.
This. I’m from rural Canada and shaking hands was always the first thing I did when introduced to new people. It’s a mutual respect thing, and I will also miss it.
@@Mitaka.Kotsuka because you compared it to sniffing ass i think, but yeah shaking hands is a pretty natural behaviour that even if killed will probably come back
I'm not sure if you know but the Government in Italy back in the 1920s led by a swell looking guy actually suggested that is was a healthy alternate to a handshake. (That is not a bit, the PNF did actually insist a Roman Salute was better then the handshake for that reason.)
Can you occasionally bring back the classic intro: "Welcome to Ordinary Things, where Ordinary Things are explained. Today's Ordinary Thing: ________"? My topic of choice is Tinder because I've never had a girlfriend, some Ordinary Knowledge would be nice 🙃
I second this. I do miss that intro. An ordinary intro, from The Ordinary Guy about Ordinary Things. Hearing it now and again would definitely brighten these dark days of 2020.
Simple alternative handshake : reach 8 inches farther and grab the forearm above the wrist - then shake your opponent's arm off if you like. Best performed when both participants are wearing long sleeves.
What we really need is an alternative to the handshake where we don't have to make any sort of direct contact with each other at all. I propose this instead: First, you stand up straight, then you extend your arm with your palm facing down towards the floor. Then you raise your arm up above your head, pointed forwards at an upwards angle. I feel that this greeting could become really popular in certain circles.
Fun fact of the day: in fencing matches, it was customary for opponents to shake hands after each match. That was until the 2020 pandemic when the handshake was replaced with a sword tap to prevent the spread of the virus. Since then, even after the virus faded into the background of life, the sword tap replaced the handshake as it was more natural and seems more refined.
Honestly, I'm not surprised to see Mark Rutte having shaken someones hand after explicitly telling people not to. Just to give an example of how terribly he handled the epidemic, our requirement to wear masks indoors was passed _last week_ .
as an european female who has been tortured into double cheek kissing every relative and potential friend at any function, i have become a hand shake enthusiast and do not want it taken away from me
I once went in for a handshake and my brethren went in for a fist bump when walking opposite to each other, safe to say the result was tantamount to that of social suicide with it being like some sort of drive-by molestation of his hand. We both looked at each other for the last time as the repercussions from the sheer embarrassment was so gross to ever see one another again.
Part of the handshake is trust. You trust the other to not abuse their grip on you to harm you physically, or nowadays, by possibly infecting you. I don’t see what all the “bullcrap” is with the handshake.
No, we Europoids are physical people, we like contact with eachother, feeling the other, as to be able to interpret that person a bit better. Leave the bowing to the jabs and my trip to the toilet when i have to puke
Yeah, nothing better then physically bowing down before your superiors. Touching peasantry is sooo last sentury, they should just bow before their corporate overlords instead.
My thought was: If you don't like handshakes for the disease factors of strangers periodically rubbing hands in a parody of civility, I present to you Tindr, where strangers rub everything else. How often are people in the UK shaking hands?! It has to be absolutely promiscuous to elicit this kind of trauma. Were they engaged in some orgy of politeness?
I know I'm late, but humans as social creatures actually build trust in this kind of physical contact with one another. Handshakes, hugs, group hugs, huddles, group handshakes, hand group shakes, hand huddles, hand hugs, shake hand huddle hug groups, and sex.
How to greet without looking like a moron: 1. Face the other person 2. Look the other person in the eyes menacingly, thereby signalling them that it is time for execution 3. Violently low-five with your right hand, killing any germs that were on your hands, as well as any skin cells 4. Scream in pain as your hands miraculously caught fire 5. Win society
honestly I do think we need to popularize the common "take down" method, to both assert the dominance and also put all the self asserted alphas into jail for physical assault
I'd say Visa, because conglomerates that nobody seems to talk about is very on brand for your channel (but then again brands are also on brand for your channel, so maybe Supreme)
I'm surprised you didn't go into the historical basis of handshakes, the reason it's mostly done with the right (most people's dominant hand) was to show you were unarmed and not a threat. Modern times it's more or less become a mutual show of respect, in our times of isolation where personal space is a huge issue (even before covid) welcoming another person to touch you is a very personal thing.
yeah, a lot of missed opportunities on the history - it even lead to why most countries had left side horse driving - the dominant hand would be called the sword hand I guess
I strongly disagree with this one Covid aside i feel like the handshake is by far the superior greeting for less casual events. It's far more elegant than anything else and it's one of the frew greeting with which you can communicate (be it by seeming just friendly or agreeable or straight up assserting dominance)
Lovely video! In the future could you do a video on cup noodles? I found my favourite cup noodle brand just recently nd thought it'd be tasty for you too. Also! I vote Supreme for next week!
I know what could replace handshake. During the 30s and 40s there was an EXTREMELY popular RIGHT hand gesture which required no body contact between greeters, but people stopped using it in the mid 40s.
the color is good but i feel it lacks body? like, his natural hair was less flat and more bouncy. he might be styling or taking care of it differently tho idk
Honestly, i miss handshakes a LOT. Greetings are way more awkward now as you kinda walk up to each other, settle into a mutually agreed upon distance of each other and make a stupid joke about how you would usually offer them a handshake but cant right now. I cant wait for handshakes to return...
I still do it. Just clean your hands after if you are worried. Carry around with a bottle of hand sanitizer if that helps or only shake hands with people you know and are comfortable with. Strangers, even pre covid, suck at handshakes anyway. Many would be too limp or or too aggressive. I had one guy grab my finger and grip as hard as he could. I prefer fist bumping, but I bet some people have stories of people bumping to hard.
It will be a blessing if handshakes can become less seen as essential in 'professional' environments. Earlier in the pandemic while in an office I had someone get offended because I wouldn't shake their hand.
I've got to say that I find handshaking to be a generally positive thing, especially when it comes to people you might not especially know that well. It's just a sign of mutual respect and generally puts you both on the same level. It's only really due to the virus that it's avoidable now, and your entire argument against them seems to be entirely based on personal preference and nothing else.
Honestly, I really like the Handshake. I think it's a good gauge of someones attitude and somehow just feels satisfying. I do aknowledge that it's a stpid thing to do in a pandemic, but I kinda think a world without an honest handshake at all would be a little worse
No, it's merely a good gauge of how much importance someone has learned to put into the importance of a handshake, and nothing more. The "best" handshakes tend to be given by con artists who bring nothing more to the deal than a well-practised handshake. And it even fails at that if, for any reason, the hand you're shaking is currently attached to someone who isn't physically capable of performing the perfect shake due to something that may be entirely beyond their control.
One of my high school's class principals was a leader of a freemason guild. Terrance Alouicious (first and middle name). He was everything you'd think a guild leader would be. Definitely bullied in high school.
