Peter Collett
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first heard Aug 2026
last heard 1 Aug
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And it's designed as a kind of egalitarian exchange.
We both, as it were, you and I, when we shake hands, we both do the same thing.
So it's an expression of our equality in contrast to previous greetings, which involves a bowing or cursing, which were asymmetric, you know, where the subordinate, as it were, expressed their respect for the superior.
And the handshake is designed to underline the fact that there's no difference between us.
There are people, of course, who cannot resist the opportunity to
Use the handshake to gain an advantage over other people.
So if, for example, I would shake hands with you and I were to twist my hand, or I were to present my hand to you, palm down, you would be forced to greet me with your hand, palm up.
I would, in the process, have gained the upper hand, both figuratively and literally.
And even though you don't really recognize it, you would have felt slightly subordinated by the practice.
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