Published 18:53 IST, March 2nd 2020
'Can't shake hands?': Group of friends tap foot to greet each other over coronavirus dread
Over the fears of coronavirus outbreak, a video of a man using 'leg shake' to greet friends instead of a handshake has surfaced online.
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Over the fears of coronavirus outbreak, a video of a man using 'leg shake' to greet friends instead of a handshake has surfaced online. In the video, one can see a masked man come out of a vehicle and one of his friends step forward to greet him with a handshake, however, he turns him down, and instead greets him with a 'leg shake'. The man even goes on to greet all his other friends in the same manner, by tapping his foot against his friend's.
What to do if you can't shake hands? #coronavirus #creativity #china pic.twitter.com/MZ5aginwdD
— Marina Rudyak 卢玛丽 (@RudyakMarina) February 28, 2020
Coronavirus greeting
The video shared on Twitter has already garnered approximately 1.8 million views. It has also received 36,000 likes with several comments. While some netizens appreciated the man for his creativity, several also pitched alternative ways to greet each other without the risk of contracting the deadly virus.
Haven't people heard of Namaste🙏?
— Abhishek G. Bhaya (@abhishekbhaya) February 29, 2020
A traditional form of greeting practiced for centuries in the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia and among the large Indian diaspora across the world.#Coronavirus #COVID19 #Greetings #Hygiene #StaySafe pic.twitter.com/w6bhtDv5FB
I thought the reason we take our shoes off indoors is because they’re filthy? 😬
— Sanho Tree (@SanhoTree) February 28, 2020
The Japanese have it even better, no contact necessary for a bow pic.twitter.com/JS9QJ8KSBb
— William Penn 🌹 🌊🌊🌊 PAResists M4A (@billypenn1776) February 29, 2020
Ebola greetings! pic.twitter.com/XTnNds04d9
— Kamau (@KamauNyokabi) February 28, 2020
You put your right foot in.
— DaphneDoGood (@DaphneDoGood1) February 28, 2020
You put your right foot out.
You put your right foot in and you shake it all about.
This is what we do in our part of the world... namaste! pic.twitter.com/TCJTJpW23k
— rupa joshi (@rupajoshi) February 29, 2020
Indian Namaste 🙏 is easier and better
— Saurabh Jain (@skjsaurabh) March 1, 2020
That's a good idea. Or bowing. I'd prefer either to shaking hands. Shaking hands spreads germs anyway, never mind the #coronavirus
— 💖 Little Ms Lesbian ⚢ 💖 (@NorthForBritain) February 29, 2020
18:53 IST, March 2nd 2020