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If Handshakes Are Done, What Other Greeting Should We Use?

If Handshakes Are Done, What Other Greeting Should We Use
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Could the coronavirus outbreak be the end of handshakes?  Lots of people have already stopped because handshakes can transfer germs.

So if this is the end of handshakes, what should replace it?


Here are the results of a new YouGov survey that asked people about other physical greetings they'd be willing to use:

1.  A wave, 62%.

2.  A nod, 55%.

3.  Bumping elbows, 25%.

4.  Bowing, 13%.

5.  Tapping feet, 7%.