I'm just going to start doing shoulder shakes instead of handshakes and see how people react. It's a warmer greeting than a hand shake and less likely to give me the flu.
[update] -- I guess I won't given the down votes.
[update] -- I guess I won't given the down votes.
Personally, when someone touches me like that, I realize I'm being manipulated and instantly like them less.
But a lot of people respond strongly and warmly to touch, even from strangers.
I also dislike it when strangers use my name before I've given it to them, and really, really dislike it when a stranger decides to use a short form of my name instead of the full version that I gave them. It stems from the same distrust of people trying to gain my confidence without merit.
I did not downvote you, and disagree with those who did.
The shoulder shake was in lieu of a hand shake and it hopefully is reciprocated. People tend to be judged, often unfairly, by the quality of their handshake. And there are definitely people who use a firm and prolonged handshake as an opportunity to express dominance.
And yes, hand-squeezers are lame.