Sunday, September 12, 2010

Shaking hands

English people shake hands less than their Continental brothers and sisters.
It is said, for instance that the average Frenchman shakes hands 598 times a month; the average Englishman shakes hands once or twice a week.
In some countries people shake hands with everyone present when they enter a room. In other countries friends shake hands every time they meet or part.
Three situations where English people generally shake hands are: when they are introduced, when they conclude a business deal and after a disagreement as a gesture of reconciliation.
It is curious that boxers shake hands as a gesture of reconciliation before the disagreement!

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