t4terrific Wrote:High five is kind of a goofy thing, I think. I hate it, myself, when people hold up their hand for a high five. I feel like they are just assuming that I'm going to jump at a chance to be part of something. I don't like to play along with the little game. Another thing that bugs me, a little, is the fist bump. I just don't get it. What's worse is people who expect you to play along just because. Because why? I don't know. Exactly. Yeah.
Shaking hands with someone is a good way to greet or show appreciation to someone that you repsect, like, or appreciate. I don't shake hands with people I don't like. I don't mind leaving them hanging. If I respect or appreciate someone, I'll gladly shake hands. It's a little more traditional, and a lot less goofy than a high five.
Bluesman Mike Lindner Wrote:I don't have THE HAUNTED AIR with me, Xiao, but doesn't Jack give Charlie a high-5 at one point?Hmmm...that sounds kinda familiar; I don't remember exactly either. I was referring to the instance in Crisscross where Jamie wanted to give Jack a high five, and Jack just gave her a "finger-five." I thought that was hilarious, but I was just curious why he didn't like them.
XiaoYu Wrote:Hmmm...that sounds kinda familiar; I don't remember exactly either. I was referring to the instance in Crisscross where Jamie wanted to give Jack a high five, and Jack just gave her a "finger-five." I thought that was hilarious, but I was just curious why he didn't like them.
Ossicle Wrote:IMO there is a whiff of conformity about high-fives that is not present in hand shakes. For an individualist like Jack, I suspect they don't feel right, just as he wouldn't join a fraternity.
-Oss
XiaoYu Wrote:Really? I actually think handshakes are much more formal, stiff and conformist than high fives. I don't do high fives with just anyone, but I can shake any stranger's hand.
I don't know, high fives just always struck me as a cute thing to do that went along with the sillier aspects of Jack's character, especially since he also pumps his fist a lot, and to me, that's a similar kind of gesture.
Ossicle Wrote:Exactly. (IMO)
Bluesman Mike Lindner Wrote:Well, lemme ponder this, Ossicle. I dunna know, but I'm equally comfortable shaking hands, giving a high-5, or bumping fists. Depends on the situation. Shaking hands-- meeting someone for the first time, making a bet, or acknowledging, "Yes, you are =damn= right." High-5--for a situation with shared laughter or a situation of mutual triumph. Bumping fists--"Oh, we are bad men. We are truly bad men!" That last seems to come most when my buddies and me are playing the bar computer-game COUNTDOWN and someone on the team calls out the right answer to a tricky question. But for me, it's a question of context. And certainly there's a lot of overlap. All mean good, though--"I'm with you, friend!"