I try not to be guided by first impressions of people, however, why am I always put off by gentlemen who have a weak/limp handshake ? Ok, don't want my knuckles crushing, but just makes me shudder when I am offered one of these, and the memory of this first greeting always stays with me ..
Some men would tickle the palm or your hand when they did this, and seemingly had 'rude' implications.
Uuumph, hadn't had one of those for a bit..LOL.
Was always embarrassed by the Europeon way of kissing on both cheeks, but as we travel abroad more .. getting more used to it.
Do give my friends a hug if not seen for a while, but mainly it's 'Hi, how are you' (hoping they are not going to tell you if they are suffering with an ulcer or summat).
Why do we always finish with 'See ya' later' (some with American type accent) knowing full well you may not see them for about another 6 months.
Au revoir is lovely, isn't it, if it weren't French.
