Quote Originally Posted by Its a Plant
Firm handshakes are fine and all, but to me it can be a little too uptight and formal in some settings. If I meet someone at a party or something, haha I'm not gonna shake their hand like I would at a job interview. Just a nice little waddup slap some skin or pound it whatever and move on.

Call me crazy, but I always kind of look twice at the people that give me a regular ole' handshake. It just doesn't look natural, or it looks funny, I'm not sure. ~
LOL, was waiting to see this response. I've been to hundreds of parties with hundreds of different people from when I was in high school to college, and it's more like slapping hands and locking fingers (still FIRMLY, but not very formal)...this is basically with people my age or younger. And of course with close friends..you're not going to give them a firm handshake to say 'Whaddup' lol. But, yeah...with anyone older, a nice firm handshake is in order.

And I agree, a firm handshake does look funny if done at an informal event with young adults.