To wonder if this is a cultural thing and not like it?

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In my office we have many volunteers. One of them only gives a "high five" to other black colleagues.

I really dont think the office is the place for a high five anyway, but if it is a cultural thing, then I am wary of saying something.

Is it a culture thing?

OP might find this useful if she feels left out.

It extends way beyond 'black culture' peeps... A couple of weeks ago it was national 'high 5 a ginger day!'

Oh, the OP didn't come back - how disappointing

I don't know why they are not high fiving you OP. I presume you address them as "dawg" or some other culturally appropriate term? In which case I can't think what the problem might be.

BenjaminButton172 I cannot be the only one who read that as "slip me some foreskin"

lol at folk dancing MrLevanterSleet

lol at folk dancing MrLevanterSleet

lol at folk dancing MrLevanterSleet

My baby does high 5 all the time. I have asked her,

"is it because you is black?"

She laughed and farted.

So there is your answer......

Are they from the same culture?

1. there's not a 'Black Culture'
2. High Five is not a cultural thing

My health visitor asked if we'd cut our son's hair for cultural reasons. (he was a few weeks old)

I worked very hard on my Straight Face and said no, it was in his eyes.

Mind you, she's the same one who when told that my husband was born in Kenya, said that she'd been to india and started talking about saris. So, well, you know. Lights on but nobody home, really.

Are high fives insensitive to people missing a finger or two? Perhaps a high four or three would be better.

I taught my babies to high five, then gimme some skin, then 'spec'

black people love us

There is a huge difference between cultural sensitivity and cultural naivety - feel free to replace cultural with social.

hecsy my HV asked if there was a "cultural" reason we had cut ds1 hair as well. Well, no, it was because it was curly and knotty and in his eyes.

She also spent 10 minutes talking to my DH about Africa. My DH is Jamaican.

"Black culture" did make me laugh though.

shadeofviolet we rang bells too. I'm sad there were no high fives now .

My dd has somewhat olive skin. Could someone please inform what is the correct cultural form of greeting her?

We love high fiving in the Cyborg house.

My DD1 4yo helpfully pointed out to dd2 2yo that you can't high five yourself...that's just clapping.

am still at the thought of leaping in between the brothas as they attempt to high five, and turning it into a ceilidh

My children are mixed race so they must have some "black culture"
But they also have "white culture"
Are they supposed to hi five? And who do they hi five?

Black people? White people? Other mixed race people?

Is there a "white culture" greeting? Is there something they can do, something like a hi five but not actually a hi five as they only have half "black culture"?

As they're not being paid I think you should be pleased they enjoy being there, I'm thinking high 5's usually indicate some sense of high spirits yah? Or of course you could always come to work in a straw skirt and see if that helps you feel more comfortable in your ethnically diverse workplace, start a raindance or something like that. I'd love to know the organisation...not amnesty or something like that is it?

"I think the 'bros' call that leaving you hanging"

I read that thinking; Bros? Is high 5-ing a Bros thing? Ahhh Bros were good

Actual LOL at "high five scuba dive". My DD went through phase of doing this a million times a day

My dog high fives. My DC fist bump. I don't like touching anyone