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The social norm for Berlin would be for the higher-up to initiate the handshake, regardless of gender. This is especially true on first introduction, otherwise,
by claudius 13y ago
The social norm for Berlin would be for the higher-up to initiate the handshake, regardless of gender. This is especially true on first introduction, otherwise, the arriving person usually offers their hand first.
- illuminate 13y agoFascinating, I tend to offer first to avoid the awkward lull of waiting to see who would otherwise, I rarely ponder how that would be taken.