What are the taboos of shaking hands?

1, you can't hold hands with others with your left hand, especially when dealing with Arabs and Indians, because in their view, your left hand is unclean and can only be used for bathing.

Don't shake hands with others when wearing gloves or sunglasses. Only women can shake hands in gauze gloves in social situations.

When shaking hands, you can't put your other hand in your pocket or take anything.

4. When shaking hands, don't be expressionless, don't say a word or make a long speech, bow and don't be too polite.

5. When shaking hands, you can't just hold each other's fingertips, as if to keep your distance from each other. The correct way is to hold it in the palm of your hand. Even for the opposite sex.

6. When shaking hands, you can't hold the other person's hand, push it over, or shake it up and down.

You can't refuse to shake hands with others. Even if you have hand disease or sweaty and dirty, say "I'm sorry, my hands are inconvenient now". Otherwise, it will cause unnecessary misunderstanding.

Extended data:

Handshake sequence

The host, elder, boss and lady offered their hands, and the guests, younger generation, subordinates and men greeted each other and shook hands. Between the elders and the younger generation, after the elders reach out, the younger generation can reach out and shake hands; Between the superior and the subordinate, the superior can only hold it after reaching out; Between the host and the guest, the host should take the initiative to reach out; Between men and women, after the woman reaches out, the man can reach out and shake hands.

If men are older and are women's parents, it is more appropriate for men to reach out first in social situations, unless men are grandparents or women are under 20 years old. However, no matter who ignores the handshake order and has extended his hand, the other party should not hesitate to shake hands.

Time and intensity

When men and women shake hands, as long as they follow the general norms, the time and intensity of shaking hands are relatively random. However, shaking hands between men and women, or shaking hands with elders and distinguished guests, must follow certain etiquette norms.

The strength, posture and time of shaking hands can often show different manners and attitudes towards each other when shaking hands. We should use them correctly according to different occasions and the age, personality and status of each other. The time of shaking hands should be appropriate, and the length should vary from person to person. The general principle of handshake time control can be flexibly grasped according to the familiarity of both parties.

The first handshake time should not be too long, and three seconds is appropriate. Don't shake hands with the opposite sex for a long time, and don't shake hands with the same sex for a long time, lest the other party can't stop.

Shake hands properly, but hold them tightly to show enthusiasm, but not too hard. A man should hold a lady's hand lightly, not the whole hand, just her fingers.

If the younger generation or junior is holding your hand tightly, as a superior and elder, you should generally return the gift with the same strength, which will easily make the younger generation or junior have a strong sense of trust in yourself and improve their prestige and appeal in the younger generation or junior. Shaking hands with old people, distinguished guests and superiors not only shows greetings, but also shows respect.

When shaking hands, we should not only look at each other and smile, but also pay attention to reaching out to the elderly, VIPs and superiors first. It's impolite if you are too active.

When shaking hands, lean forward a little and don't look up. The old man reached out and stepped forward in an emergency, holding each other's hands with both hands and greeting warm words such as "Welcome" and "Nice to meet you".

When two couples meet, they should shake hands first, then shake hands and finally shake hands.

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