Friday, 18 July 2025

The Awkward Handshake

Image by Hatice EROL from Pixabay


I wrote recently about the awkwardness of shaking hands with myself — when introduced to my alter ego. It got me thinking about awkward handshakes.

My most difficult was a doctor introducing me to a new colleague, a nervy young man who rushed politely to proffer his hand from behind me.

I was lying face down preparatory to a minor surgical procedure on my back.

If there’s a position other than lying face down, from which it’s harder to shake the hand of someone standing behind you, I don’t know what it would be.

I was reminded of the way dentists will fill your mouth with hardware and then ask a question that needs a detailed answer. I’m sure that young man was destined for dentistry.

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Originally published in The Daily Cuppa.

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