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At least in my social circle, the handshake was pretty much extinct long before covid.

• nsxwolf 6y ago
  With my friends it's all about the exploding fist.
  • 1propionyl 6y ago
    I would love to see the classic "up, down, false shake, pull back, exploding fist" become the standard used by world leaders and diplomats. (If there's a name for this I don't know it, but hopefully it's recognizable enough to at least US readers.)
  • jhoechtl 6y ago
    I am not-native englisch speaking. What does "exploding" mean in the context of a salutation?
    • pjmlp 6y ago
      Not the OP, maybe related to this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_of_the_Exploding_Fist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_of_the_Exploding_Fist A very famous computer game back in the all those Kung-Fu movies heyday.
    • JiBB 6y ago
      You bump your fists together, and then spread your fingers apart as you pull your hand back, as if your fist is "exploding" outward. A few gif examples: https://gph.is/g/aK8Yww6 https://gph.is/g/aK8Yww6 https://gph.is/2q6aAIV https://gph.is/2q6aAIV https://www.pri.org/stories/2013-02-13/gif-day-obamas-exploding-fist-bump-state-union https://www.pri.org/stories/2013-02-13/gif-day-obamas-explod...
      • poisonborz 6y ago
        Also known as "Potato, fries" in germanic culture.
        • nsxwolf 6y ago
          This is wonderful.