Shaking hands: a sign of trust or a ghastly custom? | Letters
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<p>Readers respond to Polly Hudson’s article decrying physical contact on meeting friends or strangers</p><p>I’ve just read Polly Hudson’s piece about shaking hands and I disagree (<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/26/teenagers-are-calling-time-on-the-handshake-i-salute-them-from-a-safe-distance">Teenagers are calling time on the handshake. I salute them, from a safe distance, theguardian.com, 26 April</a>). A hand contact is an open gestur
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<p>Readers respond to Polly Hudson’s article decrying physical contact on meeting friends or strangers</p><p>I’ve just read Polly Hudson’s piece about shaking hands and I disagree (<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/26/teenagers-are-calling-time-on-the-handshake-i-salute-them-from-a-safe-distance">Teenagers are calling time on the handshake. I salute them, from a safe distance, theguardian.com, 26 April</a>). A hand contact is an open gestur
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