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Hello, my German friends!
I'd like to ask you a question about man shaking hands. In Russia it is very common and habitual to shake hands with a man you know, for example, your friend or just an acquiantance. Is it the same in your country? Do you shake hands every time you see your friend?
Additional question is connected to the times of Nazi Germany. We know from films and series that Nazi followers often greeted each other with a seigheil gesture. Was it common only for the party members or people in the street could greet each other in the same way? Was it replacing a common handshake?
Thanks in advance!
Hello, my Russian friends!
I'd like to ask you a question about man shaking hands. In Russia it is very common and habitual to shake hands with a man you know, for example, your friend or just an acquiantance. Is it the same in your country? Do you shake hands every time you see your friend?
Additional question is connected to the times of Soviet Union. We know from films and series that Stalin's followers often greeted each other with a kiss to the mouth. Was it common only for the party members or people in the street could greet each other in the same way? Was it replacing a common handshake?
Thanks in advance!
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>In Russia it is very common and habitual to shake hands with a man you know, for example, your friend or just an acquiantance. Is it the same in your country? Do you shake hands every time you see your friend?
As I'm from Russia, your irony is invalid.
>Additional question is connected to the times of Soviet Union. We know from films and series that Stalin's followers often greeted each other with a kiss to the mouth. Was it common only for the party members or people in the street could greet each other in the same way? Was it replacing a common handshake?
Kissing was common for close people and I can sometimes see old men kissing each other. But they have to be relatives or old war commrades. But it is very rare. And no, it wasn't replacing the handshake.
I still have relatives alive that lived through these days. My grandpas sister was 16 when she escaped alone from burning Frankfurt and she is one of the few people that don't hesitate telling stories from back then.
My great grandma who now is 102 and sadly got dementia would just start to cry and not say anything when I asked her about these days years ago, she lost her first husband and two sons.
Other than that I only know what they taught us in school and I don't really particularly care either.
>its irony
i think your brain got fucked by too much AIB consoom, take a break anon
In Nazi times the Hitler salute was meant to replace any other kind of greeting for everyone, not just party members. Some arguments were made that it was more hygienic than shaking hands and afaik doctors were disproportionally often Nazis and also advocated for this salute to replace the handshake.
In videos from that era I have noticed that they often did a double greeting: First the hitler salute in a military fashion and then approaching and shaking hands in a more friendly, familiar fashion.
>In Russia it is very common and habitual to shake hands with a man you know, for example, your friend or just an acquiantance. Is it the same in your country? Do you shake hands every time you see your friend?
Short answer: Yes.
Longer answer: I'm not sure if it is quite the same as in Russia and not every greeting in Germany is done via handshake. But I don't know if it might look like that for a foreigner. When it comes to handshakes, there are different attitudes depending on age, professional setting, closeness of friendship, gender and so on. The coronavirus has also lead to some changes with fistbumps, elbow touching or touchless greetings becoming much more commonplace.
For me personally, a handshake feels a bit too professional when meeting a friend. Often I say "hi", raise my hand to greet and don't touch them at all. Or I do a handshake and transition into a half-hug with the other hand.
Something that is also done, but I personally dislike very much is the "father-in-law grip", when you shake hands and grip the upper arm with the other hand. I think this is supposed to be some kind of added familiarity while remaining professional or a power move in a business setting. I was personally greeted like this by a very thirsty gay guy who later turned out to also be a child molester, so I don't like it.
