I know how we all are upset about somebody who shall not be named and his way how he shakes hands. And oh yes we are all upset about his refusal to shake Angelika Merkels hand.
But I am sorry to tell you — this is going a little bit deeper and even back to his intense handshake with the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. When shaking hands in Japan ---------
- A handshake is appropriate upon meeting. The Japanese handshake is limp and with little or no eye contact.
So this intense handshake was an insult — simple as that.
When he shakes hand of the planned Supreme Court member Gorsuch — and for that matter shaking hands with everybody else — he pulls his shaking buddy towards him.
- Yank and Pull: This handshake is considered a power play, as it’s when a person decides to grab your arm and pull you in close towards them and inside their territory/personal space. There are three possible reasons for this: firstly the person may be feeling insecure and needs you to be in their own territory in order to feel comfortable and safe, or secondly they come from a culture/city that requires smaller space needs, or finally, they want to take control and get you off balance. In any of these cases, they should be considered manipulative because the persons wants things done a certain way.
So please — don’t let us forget over Angelika Merkel — he is simply not capable give a normal handshake because he needs treatment.
