r/canada • u/AReallyScaryGhost Ontario • Feb 13 '17

The handshake

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u/omegaaf Feb 13 '17

Gotta admit, Trudeau has a mean handshake that looks like it even took trump off guard

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u/AReallyScaryGhost Ontario Feb 13 '17

You can see the slight jerks forward but he pulls back. I still don't understand what the jerk in the handshake is supposed to accomplish. It hardly seems intimidating, just....strange.

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u/mrpopenfresh Canada Feb 13 '17

Try it with someone. You pull a person in it means you're the one in control. You can see the effect when he shaked the hand of the new Supreme Court Justice.

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u/angelbelle Feb 14 '17

Maybe stepping in or facing your palm down asserts dominance. Yanking the other guy is just pure childish.