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* Many years ago up until the early 1900's men would kiss the top of the woman's hand when she extended it, in the 1920's up traditions changed and then in the 1960's when caution went with the wind it is proper etiquette to shake hands with a woman because most women are independent and some have careers, thus they are in a man's world.

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You can shake hands for a variety of different occasions. You can shake upon greeting someone you are meeting for the first time, you can shake at the beginning and end of business meetings. You can shake to close a deal on a non-verbal agreement. These are all methods we use here in the west. There may be other customary handshaking gestures in other parts of the world. When being introduced to a lady , and man should wait for the lady to offer her hand first. This is an old custom left over from when ladies were considered delicate little flowers, and men weren't seriously in to handwashing. Although out-moded in everydaylife, it is still proper for more formal ocassions.


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