tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456755389981750866.post4641948279306713344..comments2024-03-14T00:49:40.263-04:00Comments on As Vinny C's It: Social Interaction - Gimme Five!Vinny Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11807312191102871918noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456755389981750866.post-33330107754416718872014-03-24T09:05:47.695-04:002014-03-24T09:05:47.695-04:00You know? Thinking of the other person as "sq...You know? Thinking of the other person as "squooshy" actually does make the hug seem more inviting.Vinny Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11807312191102871918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456755389981750866.post-36262443950705283382014-03-23T06:41:03.406-04:002014-03-23T06:41:03.406-04:00You would like hugging me. I am very non threaten...You would like hugging me. I am very non threatening and kinda squooshy. As for high 5's, I can avoid them being a girlnot displayedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11637174135437423585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456755389981750866.post-36877363445839677632014-03-19T21:33:09.095-04:002014-03-19T21:33:09.095-04:00It's the most awesome country ever! Even with ...It's the most awesome country ever! Even with the whole seppuku <i>(ritualistic suicide)</i> thing.Vinny Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11807312191102871918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456755389981750866.post-73486609273880398042014-03-19T12:29:53.473-04:002014-03-19T12:29:53.473-04:00This might be my abundant whiteness talking but I ...This might be my abundant whiteness talking but I too love the fistbump, which in my house we say "Gimme knucks" for knuckles. I mostly like the ANNOUNCING of it, so the other person KNOWS with no uncertainty that this is what is comin at ya, bro. Minimum stress and germ swappage. In and out. Boom. C ya. <br />Man, first the samari, then sushi, that elaborate ritualistic suicide card in Cards Against Humanity, and now this bowing, I'm crushing hard on Japan.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170306739961711124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456755389981750866.post-43897954025601564132014-03-18T08:58:58.004-04:002014-03-18T08:58:58.004-04:00But... But... What about the touching?But... But... What about the touching?Vinny Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11807312191102871918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456755389981750866.post-33115963909221333102014-03-18T08:54:37.294-04:002014-03-18T08:54:37.294-04:00I-I don't want to. I'm scared!I-I don't want to. I'm scared!Vinny Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11807312191102871918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456755389981750866.post-35871105609728316082014-03-18T08:52:27.140-04:002014-03-18T08:52:27.140-04:00I'm the same, except Mrs. C can sometimes get ...I'm the same, except Mrs. C can sometimes get a little tired of how touchy-feely I can get.Vinny Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11807312191102871918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456755389981750866.post-53564284885606215822014-03-18T00:29:49.746-04:002014-03-18T00:29:49.746-04:00*fist-bump* (Pickleope is right but no pressure.)*fist-bump* (Pickleope is right but no pressure.)DB Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15484034493143850659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456755389981750866.post-30977731729509301352014-03-17T23:30:30.138-04:002014-03-17T23:30:30.138-04:00High-fives are awful, the refuge of the insecure. ...High-fives are awful, the refuge of the insecure. This is why you need to embrace the embrace. Get to hugging, Vinny. Hugs are great. Stop resisting. Think about it, when you give the hug, you get the hug and you feel better, every time. There's no way to come away from a hug and feel worse. You might end up baseline, but that's with a bad hugger. Most people are into the hug and throw their all into it. Give the hug. Get the hug. It'll feel great.Pickleopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13772003052474877906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456755389981750866.post-23719390701830953142014-03-17T21:39:15.553-04:002014-03-17T21:39:15.553-04:00Love the fistbump. I always hate shaking hands wi...Love the fistbump. I always hate shaking hands with people since I know that a lot of people don't wash their hands. As for touching, I don't mind an occasional touch on the shoulder or something depending on the situation. However, I don't care to be all touchy-feeling unless it's my lady. Talk2Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00925484997009944397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456755389981750866.post-9811537380849729532014-03-17T21:08:17.514-04:002014-03-17T21:08:17.514-04:00Eww! Handshakes! I was forced to do that with ever...Eww! Handshakes! I was forced to do that with everyone I met when I was in banking. It's safe to say Purell made a tidy sum off of me back in those days.Vinny Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11807312191102871918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456755389981750866.post-9161371327499382882014-03-17T21:05:28.526-04:002014-03-17T21:05:28.526-04:00I'm rarely willing to hug or kiss family, so i...I'm rarely willing to hug or kiss family, so it's tough when my female staff all want to hug me before they go home for the winter. I tolerate it though, because I genuinely like all of them. What really gets me grossed out though is when sales reps want to shake my hand. Why do all salesmen have to have such "moist" handshakes? It's just icky. Vanessa D.http://www.goingfromheretothere.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456755389981750866.post-44542953700042721302014-03-17T21:04:45.731-04:002014-03-17T21:04:45.731-04:00Again proving the fistbump is far superior to the ...Again proving the fistbump is far superior to the five. Even the "explosive" ones.Vinny Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11807312191102871918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456755389981750866.post-22099874727221810032014-03-17T21:01:35.801-04:002014-03-17T21:01:35.801-04:00I have to ask who was it that made up that whole &...I have to ask who was it that made up that whole "you can't leave me hanging" rule. Curse them for making us feel guilty about not wanting to participate!Vinny Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11807312191102871918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456755389981750866.post-19060294930796866972014-03-17T20:59:47.657-04:002014-03-17T20:59:47.657-04:00I saw that happen just the other day. After she ac...I saw that happen just the other day. After she accidentally high-fived the guy's fist, she tried to play it off as "her thing' that she "always does".<br /><br />It was hard to watch.Vinny Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11807312191102871918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456755389981750866.post-68532998895100886172014-03-17T20:57:35.006-04:002014-03-17T20:57:35.006-04:00I think it's the ones who put us in these awkw...I think it's the ones who put us in these awkward situations who are the weird ones. And, yes, I agree we need to adopt the superior Japanese way of doing things.Vinny Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11807312191102871918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456755389981750866.post-31892624522784752012014-03-17T16:46:36.460-04:002014-03-17T16:46:36.460-04:00My 5 year old is high functioning autistic. He is ...My 5 year old is high functioning autistic. He is still learning social interaction. Unless someone reminds him, he often forgets there are other people on this planet. Why can't I walk in the middle of the sidewalk? What do you mean someone is already walking there? You and Daddy don't want to wake up at 3:30 a.m. and play with me?<br /><br />He always needs a prompt to greet someone and shake hands or give five if they have their hand out. Forget making eye contact. But, his new aide taught him the fist bump with the explosion and he does it every single time without being told. It's "magic".Audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09219761342468705017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456755389981750866.post-49389228620410817662014-03-17T16:11:20.514-04:002014-03-17T16:11:20.514-04:00I hate it when someone I don't know well viola...I hate it when someone I don't know well violates me with a high-five. Once it's presented to you have to do it. You have no choice in the matter at that point. I hate it.Christian at Point Counter-Point Point Pointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11447821094473597560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456755389981750866.post-63756831675789184922014-03-17T15:40:37.227-04:002014-03-17T15:40:37.227-04:00Amen, Mr. C! I was so happy to learn of the inven...Amen, Mr. C! I was so happy to learn of the invention of the fistbump/bounce. I'm okay with fives if one of the two participants is clearly going to remain still and simply RECEIVE the five, but when both parties are fiving simultaneously, disaster always ensues.<br /><br />And don't even get me started on the high-five - fistbump mismatch. Ugh!Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09248039895309440085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6456755389981750866.post-84860340863514097882014-03-17T14:18:59.606-04:002014-03-17T14:18:59.606-04:00LMAO!!!!
I myself have always been a hugger. But ...LMAO!!!!<br /><br />I myself have always been a hugger. But I find myself feeling really awkward if I go in for a kiss and catch the other person off guard and they have one arm extended and then I feel compelled to awkwardly linger like I'm in an invisible half-embrace thing. Why are we so weird!? Let's try do bring the Japanese method here. mypixiebloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09135461083810124483noreply@blogger.com