Editor’s Note: This article is part of “Uncharted,” a series about the world we’re leaving behind, and the one being remade by the pandemic. Handshakes, historically, have often been invoked in that ...

First impressions mean everything, and most of the time, they start with a handshake. Here’s what you need to know to make the locals happy on your next business trip. Expect a firm handshake that ...

The Gripe Report tackles awkward social etiquette moments, from parking lot re-encounters to accidental "you too" replies and elevator small talk.

Two years after the much-acclaimed handshake between President Uhuru Kenyatta and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, is Kenya going up or coming down? To avoid the embarrassment of being seen as ...

It’s a handshake, not a power tool. Dubai-based Anna-Maria Lovelady, an etiquette coach and instructor tends to form her first impressions during the first handshake itself. “For instance, my former ...

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...