GroveKeeper
Shohin
I'm a socially awkward person. Not cripplingly so... like, I do know how to engage people in conversation and stuff... even if my insides are filled with apprehension and dread. But one social interaction I can't figure out are handshakes.
Maybe this sounds silly to most people, but I don't know what to do when somebody shakes my hand. For whatever reason, some folks( men in particular) feel the need to squeeze the crap out of your hand during a hand shake. My instinct is just to squeeze back even harder. But despite how unassuming my hands are, I have a kung fu grip that catches people off. Perhaps I don't know my own strength but it's weird to see somebody's eyes go wide as I crush their hand like a bag of potato chips. Even weirder is consciously regulating how hard I shake someone's hand to find the sweetspot of respect worthy pressure that doesn't hurt their hand.
I'm sure that after so many years of working with trees, some of you must have unmerciful bear paws. I come to you asking for the secret knowledge locked away from the rest of the world,
Maybe this sounds silly to most people, but I don't know what to do when somebody shakes my hand. For whatever reason, some folks( men in particular) feel the need to squeeze the crap out of your hand during a hand shake. My instinct is just to squeeze back even harder. But despite how unassuming my hands are, I have a kung fu grip that catches people off. Perhaps I don't know my own strength but it's weird to see somebody's eyes go wide as I crush their hand like a bag of potato chips. Even weirder is consciously regulating how hard I shake someone's hand to find the sweetspot of respect worthy pressure that doesn't hurt their hand.
I'm sure that after so many years of working with trees, some of you must have unmerciful bear paws. I come to you asking for the secret knowledge locked away from the rest of the world,