The XX Factor : handshakes

Le Mariage

Liza Mundy — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:34:00 GMT

All the posts and photos about the splash Michelle Obama has made overseas, and talk of etiquette issues, and touching the queen versus not touching the queen, and hugs versus handshakes and marital fanny pats, and the general confusingness of cross-cultural...(read more)

Hug, Handshake, or ... Kiss?

Rachael Larimore — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:08:00 GMT

Per our discussion about whether handshakes or hugs are more appropriate in workplace settings, I think it's safe to say that the Obamas' meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife, Carla Bruni, provides absolutely zero guidance. As we...(read more)

Shake That Thing

Dayo Olopade — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:47:00 GMT

To answer Sam's valid query about what to do when you meet someone new, in a formal or informal setting: HANDSHAKE . Always. Why on earth are we hugging? The last time I hugged a total stranger was at a three-hour spoken-word extravaganza before which...(read more)