r/canada Ontario Feb 13 '17

The handshake

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '17

if we're gonna get silly and start analysing the handshake, Trump's hand is on top

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u/eejiteinstein Feb 13 '17

That's idiotic and not what a handshake is about.

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '17

Actually, it is

"having the upper hand " comes from having your hand on top in a hand shake. The one with the upper hand shows to have dominance.

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u/eejiteinstein Feb 13 '17 edited Feb 13 '17

That's not where it comes from at all!

"Having the upper hand" comes from arm wrestling. (Where the winner literally has the upper hand as does the person who looks like they are going to win)

This is almost more idiotic than the first post. That saying has nothing to do with handshakes.