Fist Bumps or Handshakes???

During today's GMM episode Rhett and Link asked for a perspective on fist bumps to handshakes...

I personally think there are many different reasons you might bump someone's fist over shake their hand or visa versa...

Maybe if you were being formal you'd shake someone's hand, and casual you'd bump their fist...

Another reason someone might fist bump somebody elses hand is because they're either sick or a germaphob!

I personally prefer fist bumps because you can get fancy with them and it's just kind of like "hanging loose" :)

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Permalink Reply by kcurry on April 5, 2012 at 4:26pm

Exactly. Personally, I give everybody fist
bumps, but that's just me......

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Permalink Reply by Josh Cherry (Wood Elf) on April 1, 2012 at 4:32pm

one handed bro shake and bro hug for me, lock hands at the thumbs, pull in, then one hand pat on back

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Permalink Reply by Andrew Eaton (Fire Wolf) on April 2, 2012 at 7:01pm

I feel a greater personal draw for handshakes, since this is can show someone's personality, and in my opinion, give respect. I think fist bumps can be for non formal friend-to-friend greetings.

Just my opinion, nothing more.

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Permalink Reply by Matt on April 4, 2012 at 7:25am

I do like the handshake, but it can get awkward if it goes on too long or if the other persons shake is worryingly loose or hand breakingly strong. I also have quite sweaty hands (which I'm not proud of) and fist bumps would not highlight this problem. So for these reasons I'd say the fist bump would be best!

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K-ModPermalink Reply by Gumbo123 on April 4, 2012 at 12:19pm

WHATEVER . . . just so long as it isn't this one:

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Permalink Reply by Emma Chvala on April 4, 2012 at 8:53pm

I think that handshakes and fistbumps both have a time to be used.

Handshakes: handshakes strike me as being used for special occasions.... like meeting someone for the first time, or at like a funeral, wedding or anything else.

Fist Bumps:Fistbumps should be used with people you know or have known for a long time... people who won't be offended if you walked up to them and gave them a fistbump.

I think..... -FISTBUMPS totally!!!!