This video shows some of the reasons.

Apr 9, 2020
12:14:08pm

bluesloth Truly Addicted User

It is frequently awkward or gross, depending of the person. And it's not like when a proper handshake is performed there is some great reward. It is pointless and only provides opportunity for the awkward/gross encounters.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exUlCjqQsDA

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Now this is just plain stupid:

BleedCougarBlue2

4/9/20 9:23am

nope. he's right.

johnnycarson

4/9/20 9:25am

Or, we could all just wash our hands like we're supposed to. If we have clean..

BleedCougarBlue2

4/9/20 10:26am

Exactly. Agree that it's ridiculous.

UNLVcougar

4/9/20 10:28am

Sure we all could, but I have seen way to many people not washing hands before

Blue for Life

4/9/20 10:34am

Great. So shake hands and then later on use your hand sanitizer. Or how about..

BleedCougarBlue2

4/9/20 10:37am

"If you refuse to shake hands, then you're certainly going to be against...."

bluesloth

4/9/20 10:44am

Don't be stupid. I never said this means no contact sports, etc. You're not...

BleedCougarBlue2

4/9/20 10:55am

Title of my post is a quote from you. You then listed things like wiping tears

bluesloth

4/9/20 10:59am

Over sterilization of our environment is bad

SurfCoug

4/9/20 11:53am

Shaking hands is just plain stupid

WhirleyPop

4/9/20 9:25am

I urge you to not give in to laziness and foolishness.

BleedCougarBlue2

4/9/20 10:38am

I'd be totally fine with that

LaserCoug

4/9/20 9:25am

Fine by me. I'm a hugger.

svenot

4/9/20 9:25am

Svenot?

coug almighty

4/9/20 9:33am

Won't shake hands but says therer's no risk in hugging: face palm. (or is......

BleedCougarBlue2

4/9/20 10:45am

Not really stupid. We have other ways to greet and welcome without touching.

DJROSS

4/9/20 9:25am

Really? Like what? What form of "physical" interaction is there to greet......

BleedCougarBlue2

4/9/20 10:42am

sounds good to me

BlueFrog

4/9/20 9:25am

Im done forever. Its a terrible custom that needs to go away.

Backcountry

4/9/20 9:26am

Yet people will still have hookup sex

Busiturtle

4/9/20 9:26am

Is that an offer?

scootsy

4/9/20 9:27am

Lube kills germs

WhirleyPop

4/9/20 9:27am

RE: Lube kills germs

slappy

4/9/20 10:01am

Straw man

PharmCoug

4/9/20 9:28am

In what way? It's human touching with people we dont live with.

ABCoug

4/9/20 9:31am

So nobody should have sex again? That’s sounds good for the human race.

Superman21

4/9/20 9:35am

Yes society should prefer fathers. Not sure I suggested no sex.

ABCoug

4/9/20 9:48am

Sex does not equal handshakes.

PharmCoug

4/9/20 9:35am

So why is it a strawman then?

ABCoug

4/9/20 10:04am

If you interviewed for a job and the interviewers reached out their hand for a

califcougar

4/9/20 9:38am

Tell that to Harvey Weinstien....

ABCoug

4/9/20 9:42am

Uhh, he's in jail, that kind of proves the point

califcougar

4/9/20 9:43am

Exactly! Thank you.

ABCoug

4/9/20 9:49am

For the vast majority, the number of people they have sex with is vastly lower

chilango

4/9/20 9:41am

And yet your risk of health issues with sex with a stranger is exponentially

UNLVcougar

4/9/20 10:30am

And yet the reward is much greater, which is why people still do it.

Blue for Life

4/9/20 10:35am

If handshake was nearly as fun as sex it wouldn't die either, well maybe in

IceCreamButt

4/9/20 9:53am

I've been wanting the tradition to die and it had nothing to do with disease.

bluesloth

4/9/20 9:27am

That is a lot of e's.

TerribleOpinionsGuy

4/9/20 9:27am

Why? What is wrong with a handshake?

Cougar TD

4/9/20 9:51am

This video shows some of the reasons.

bluesloth

4/9/20 12:14pm

Then what's your motivation if it is "not" due to disease/illness?

BleedCougarBlue2

4/9/20 10:45am

Just think about what people touch with their hands all day, every day. I'm

mudpupper

4/9/20 9:28am

Just watch people at church. They wipe snot off their kids face, and then go out

bluesloth

4/9/20 9:31am

But how are those without kids supposed to build up their immune system

IceCreamButt

4/9/20 9:59am

The fecal transmission alone should make anyone think twice about shaking hands

Iman23

4/9/20 9:28am

I thought we were just trying to keep the curve below the line? Until we could

ABCoug

4/9/20 9:28am

Fine idea if voluntary. Terrible if done by force of law.

CocaColaRecovery

4/9/20 9:29am

Please let handshaking die... please.... if you want a compromise then I'll yield at a fist-bump.

HarlemCoug

4/9/20 9:30am

Foot smack is catching on

CougarBuddy

4/9/20 9:32am

The shin-kick needs to become more mainstream.

squidmark

4/9/20 9:50am

Bowing.

scootsy

4/9/20 9:33am

a short bow is superior. for most in the US it seems weird, but knowing what we know now, bowing is superior.

HarlemCoug

4/9/20 9:40am

This problem is easily solved....

LEHI cougar

4/9/20 9:32am

Trump's been right all along

CougarBuddy

4/9/20 9:33am

Lots of great options in that article.

chilango

4/9/20 9:46am

I would be ok with this, there are way too many people that I see that did not

Blue for Life

4/9/20 9:38am

Then how will we display our dominance when we meet someone?

Goliath

4/9/20 9:43am

Well, if you do the "thumbs up," you could have a thumb war to show dominance

2FarGone

4/9/20 10:10am

My dog came up and licked my daughter's hand.

CosmoK

4/9/20 9:45am

Let's just give a thumbs up when we meet people

mwcoug

4/9/20 9:47am

We should consider a change in how the sacrament is passed too. I’ve skipped a couple times when a kid with green snot

TEXAS

4/9/20 9:50am

For germaphobe I love this - we always sit where the deacons go first.

ABCoug

4/9/20 9:53am

Definitely not a fan of giving this up as part of our culture. I'll keep

UNLVcougar

4/9/20 10:39am

Amen!

BleedCougarBlue2

4/9/20 10:42am

I think there's good reason to make physical contact with other people.

BlueTooth

4/9/20 12:01pm

So well said. Fantastic points.

UNLVcougar

4/9/20 12:40pm

I second what UNLV Couygar said about your post: It was clear & powerful.

BleedCougarBlue2

4/9/20 2:59pm

Why would we not shake hands if there’s no current pandemic? You people who

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