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. ~
I agree, if it's a formal situation I'll do it, but otherwise, it's not really my thing... I try to give a firm handshake but I don't really care in all honesty - and I could care less whether or not the other person's handshake is firm. It just doesn't matter to me.

Usually I don't give regular handshakes but I have no problem with it if the other person initiates it. Otherwise I usually just give some skin.

And I definitely don't think you learn anything about someone from their handshake.