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Hugs are more hygenic than handshakes. Hug greeting for the 21C!

• rqtaylor 9y ago
  Fist bumps > handshakes https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/fist-bump-better-handshake-cleanliness-201407297305 https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/fist-bump-better-handsha...
  • waterhouse 9y ago
    I'm not sure if I can find a direct citation, but Penn & Teller have said that rubbing butts is more sanitary than shaking hands, and that they'd be happy for fans to greet them that way.
• vikiomega9 9y ago
  lol http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Namaste-hygiene-bye-handshake/articleshow/42658730.cms http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Namaste-hy...
• raghava 9y ago
  Simpler one with _zero_ contact! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namaste https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namaste
  • eeZah7Ux 9y ago
    A visible nod, like a little bowing, would be enough.
    • AckSyn 9y ago
      I prefer this and always have.
• pamqzl 9y ago
  If you shake hands with an unsanitary person you can easily sanitise your hand. If you hug an unsanitary person you'll need a shower and a change of clothes. Plus there's the smell...
• ainiriand 9y ago
  In many countries is common to kiss one, twice or even thrice!
  • glandium 9y ago
    Or even four (in some parts of France at least)