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Hastily wiping your hand on your pants before giving me a handshake.
What was on your hand? Is it off now? May I decline this handshake?
— Grome from New Town | Etiquette | 10.31.2008 | Comments (7)
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I think it's often an excess of clamminess. Could be something else, though. It seems rude and dirty. How do you feel about gloves and their removal during handshakes?
— BIffy
They have to come off. Shaking hands with gloves on feels like hand humping.
— Grome
Would you rather them wipe before or after? I actually suffer from hyperhidrosis and tend to have a bit of sweat on my hand althought I've done nothing. I usually make a hasty wipe before I shake. People usually appreciate it.
— Ajay
They tell you so?
— Grome
Between 1st and 2nd encounters, yes. Say I didn't do it the first time we met, they'd get the clamminess of my handshake. People usually mention the sweatiness of my palm. Then if we meet again, I make a hasty wipe, usually by sticking my hands in my pocket to be less noticeable. They don't say anything then.
— Ajay
Ajay, what are the other symptoms of hyperhidrosis? Is there medication for it?
— hyper, but not hidrosis
Nothing more than sweaty body parts. Some people have it in the hands, like I do. Some people have it under their arm pits. I had a band director with it on his head (he was bald.)
— Ajay
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