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DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is there a polite way to avoid shaking hands with strangers? I was in a car dealership, and every employee I encountered extended a hand to me, expecting me to shake it.

He added that there’s societal pressure to shake hands since it’s so ingrained in American society. “Now, with all the social distancing… very few people are shaking hands,” he said.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is there a polite way to avoid shaking hands with strangers?. I was in a car dealership, and every employee I encountered extended a hand to me, expecting me to shake it. I know ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is there a polite way to avoid shaking hands with strangers? I was in a car dealership, and every employee I encountered extended a hand to me, expecting me to shake it.