What, do you still shake hands with people to greet them? Shame on you! Do you want to put each other at risk of infection?
Welcome in times of coronavirus:
In fact, you should avoid the classic handshake at the moment. There are viable alternatives, but also fun ways to choose your greeting. We show a few examples.
Two days ago I was completely irritated when a pensioner friend of mine suddenly stood in front of me and, instead of the classic greeting in the form of a handshake, practiced ghetto fist
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Has the 70-year-old senior now joined the rappers in his old age? No, not really. Not at all, because he only followed hygiene tips against infectious diseases. We are talking about the so-called “Wuhan Shake”, the alternative methods of greeting.
And one of these tips says that the classic handshake poses a risk factor. The fist salute itself is not the safest method, but a study from 2014 states that fist bumping, i.e. the fist salute, poses fewer risks than the handshake ( compare ). The elbow check also goes in this direction and is not wrong.
However, we wouldn't be Mimikama if we didn't look at what alternatives there were to reduce the risk of infection in times of coronavirus and co.
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Lady Bump!
Who else knows this wonderful song from the 70s by Penny McLean ? It's about the bump, i.e. a dance in which you touch your butt from the hip. In Vienna we would probably call this “popscherln”.
At least a bump as a greeting is more hygienic (if you're clothed) in that you can't become further infected with the coronavirus.
Welcome: politeness and logic!
In principle, all greetings that are completely contactless are very popular. Vulcans have enormous advantages in this regard, as the Vulcan greeting requires a little practice. ? But it is contactless and therefore clean!
In addition to logic, politeness could also return. In Austria people are still used to this from time to time, but in Germany a “servant” as a greeting might seem strange at first. Like this amusing case that can even build bridges between cultures. I'm really looking forward to the moment when a child greets me like this:
For hygiene reasons, handshaking is not permitted in the kindergarten.
Instead, the children learn how to greet each other in other places without touching each other.Since then, my child has greeted me with “Konnichiwa” and a polite bow.
It's not all bad.
— Cinnabrise (@Cinnabrise) March 10, 2020
Winking topic: You can consider how good a wink is as a greeting. It is of course a very friendly variant, but also easy to miss if you are not standing close to each other.
Other (classic) ways to greet
Waving and saluting are of course also risk-free, although when saluting you should pay attention to what type of greeting you use. Some greetings could constitute a criminal offense and could ultimately be dangerous.
Just as touching your feet as a greeting does not pose any risk of infection (as long as shoes are involved), if you are not very good with your balance, you should use a more down-to-earth method.
Finally, a look at a humorous video from the Bielefeld Clinic: Yes, these are possible alternative greetings in times of the coronavirus!
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