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From: moiram@tektronix.UUCP (Moira Mallison )
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: "dead fish" handshakes given by males to females
Message-ID: <5527@tektronix.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 23-Jul-85 16:15:09 EDT
Article-I.D.: tektroni.5527
Posted: Tue Jul 23 16:15:09 1985
Date-Received: Thu, 25-Jul-85 07:45:07 EDT
References: <234@cuuxa.UUCP> <850@ihlpg.UUCP> <698@lll-crg.ARPA> <150@dcc1.UUCP>
Reply-To: moiram@tektronix.UUCP (Moira Mallison )
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Summary: 

In article <150@dcc1.UUCP> unixcorn@dcc1.UUCP (math.c) writes:
>  What really irritates me is that (in a social situation at least) IT IS
>OFTEN FORGOTTEN THAT IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE WOMAN'S PEROGATIVE to initiate
>the hand shake when being introduced to a new male.
>If she doesn't put her hand out to be shaken, you (males) are not
>supposed to push yours out there ( or worse yet, grab hers)
>

Oh, good heavens.  Lobbying for the continuation of these archaic
customs is ridiculous.  Offering a hand to shake seems like a friendly
gesture in any situation.  I'm not too crazy about the grabbing (of 
anything) though.

Moira Mallison
tektronix!moiram