What should replace the handshake?

Namaste

Rim job or nothing.

Hole presentation

The Brentwood hello.

Sorry—should have included the Air Kiss

This question has unusual if not wholly unexpected traction among Datalounge posters. I think if it were not for fear of dying without a stockpile of disinfectant wipes, more than a few misanthropes and told-you-so scolds would be Babs Bush happy with watching Covid-19 play out in Mother's rocking chair surrounded by vitrines filled with her precious bibelots.

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My place in history.

A simple wave.

This sums up my mood.

Should we say “how?”

A single open handed slap to the face.

Double slap, if you're European.

Well, you see, Dear, the point is “no touching.” Get it now?

Pussy bump. Or crossing swords.

A light tap on the rear and a compliment.

Works for moi.

I think we should insist Trump be greeted by a good kick in the shin.

R1

Moshi-moshi!

I like the namaste idea and wonder if that came about specifically not to spread disease

Quick fuck

I think an elbow to elbow tap would be fine.

R16 - that's sort of like Queer as Folk, but with less energy

Head nod.

Works for we.

Weiner tug or finger in poosey is Best for American people.

I do like a nice crotch grab greeting.

That is a ridiculous proposition. A gesture of trust and goodwill has survived two thousand years of every conceivable kind of catastrophe life and nature can throw at man. It ain't going anywhere soon.

Throat punch.

Titty shimmy.

"A Nod Is As Good As A Wink". But a nod can also substitute for a hand shake.

The Hippy Hippy Shake.

Peace sign/V for CoVid

Fisting?

I agree with r9. The wave hello.

It's cheek kissing where I live, with a bit of handshaking (mostly when it's an older man or a man in a business setting.) Hugging is more an intimate thing. I'll be glad to see it come back.

I take more care not to touch handrails and door pulls and things that have had a thousand hands touch them in a short time and can sometimes go a long time between cleanings. The old hotels and department stores and apartment buildings where there was always a man out front polishing the brass and wiping down the door handles and railings? I wouldn't mind seeing more of that or more attention to keeping spaces where many people touch surfaces cleaner and disinfected. Otherwise, Covid-19 is a reminded to wash one's hands often.

Handshakes and kisses as greetings are best avoided at this moment, of course, But under normal circumstances the worst that can be said of them is that they make socially awkward people more awkward. Tony Fauci, for instance, has some social awkwardness about him.

who cares. then you touch a dirty infected doorknob or flush a public toilet and touch your face before you wash your hands properly, if you do that.

To all those who voted for crotch grab:

Are you fucking crazy?! There’s maybe two, maybe three, but at most 4 people I see during the course of a normal day I’d even consider wanting to grab their crotch.

98% of the people I see I would not want to be forced to do that too or risk coming off like some social pariah.

[quote] not want to be forced to do that too

Oops. I’ll “oh, dear!” myself for that.

The only logical alternative.

R27 - I could see that catching on

But I can’t do that, r40!

*sigh*

I went through most of my life being gay as a social outcast. Just when things were starting to look up....

"Dap"

SMH.

A salute --- like in the military.

I would much prefer something like this.

eldergay here, I say do the Hustle!

The Bend and Snap

There seems to be some misunderstanding. One grabs ones own crotch, like Michael Jackson or Eminem. One doesn’t grab the other person’s crotch. That would be rude.

[quote]That would be rude.

And presidential.

R48,

Ohhhhhhhhhhh.

Then I change my vote. I’m all for that.

I'd rather people simply greet me with a milkshake.

One that brings all the boys to the yard.

Something with a pelvic thrust

R52, are you r45?

I'm everywhere!

I didn't want to have to be the one to say it, but--

Vigorous cocksucking

No, R53, that was not me double-posting.

✌️The Peace Sign

The Pelvic Thrust can lead to insanity.

Damn, somehow I missed r45. Apologies, MidwestMan. Can I offer this instead?

Ooooooooh, r60.

Much nicer!

Jazz square with jazz hands.

eyebrows

a booty bump!

I like that, r65.

Finger guns.

The shaka

frottage

The hiss

Namaste dahling, namaste

I prefer the shaka, it seems less religious