To want to make high-fiving a capital offence on British soil?

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Christ, it boils my piss. It's so unbelievably crap. No, you're not a surfer dude from laid-back So Cal, you're a middle manager in an office supplies company and you drive a Zafira.

And that goes for whooping, too. I don't want to whoop. Or high-five. Or do special handshakes which you need fifteen fingers for. Or bump fists or anything else that you saw on World's Wildest Police Chases or American Creampie Bonanza or Man Vs Food.

If you're properly British, a smile, and perhaps if something amazing has happened (like winning the lottery or flying to the moon) a hearty handshake and a 'Jolly Well Done' would be fine.

High-fiving - death sentence. AIBU?

My 15mo Ds high fives, its very cute. I am willing to concede it won't be cute when he gets to 40 though

i am not, nor will i ever be properly british

i would rather drink boiled piss than say jolly anything

i will continue being who i am and you will just have to cope

have a nice day!

Not at all. I don't 'do' high fives and will politely and firmly tell anyone who expectantly raises their hand in that 'gimme five' manner. They then look rather foolish. Job done.

with you all the way OP. its tragic, from anyone

I quite like a well placed high five.

YABU. It's a really useful way to congratulate toddlers and other small children.

I agree that adults who rely on high fives as a means of networking are generally twats.

Our dog high fives.

I agree Holly.

People who say "Jolly well done!" Make me want to pull my eyelashes out.

Yy Horry Excellent for rewarding small children in situations where stickers aren't appropriate (ie. In the middle of a sporting event.)

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YABU. It's a really useful way to congratulate toddlers and other small children.

But we managed to congratulate them before the high-five appeared, didn't we? It's not like we couldn't congratulate a child until 2002.

We managed to slice bread before Mr Hovis started doing it for us too. Doesn't mean the new version is wrong, even if some people prefer the old.

YABU. I love a good high-five, almost as much as a thumbs-up.

High fives are fine for the under fives.

I agree it is very embarrassing to be enthusiastically "motivated" about normal work activities and I cannot help but BE silently, painfully awkward about it until the American stops. (I work with a lot of Americans.)

The sheer breadth and depth of my pain does eventually quell their enthusiasm, unless they are deeply amongst their own, in which case nothing can stop them whooping, high fiving, cheering, leaping, chanting, and doing this extraordinary Yeeeeeaaaaap sound, which, I don't know what it means. What can it mean? Sometimes I form a bloc with the Germans, Finns, and Estonians and we writhe together. I don't know why the Estonians, but it is so.

Most of the people I work with are introverted hypernerds, as well, so just imagine what the extroverts are like!

DD (2) also adores a fist bump. Will this be outlawed too?

They're a good way of getting small children to say goodbye to people if they don't want to give kisses. Yes, of course we used to do without them, but I actually think they're a useful addition to the meet/greet/say goodbye repertoire Agree with you for adults.

Appropriate for toddlers and dogs (mine does amazing ones).

Sudo your post made me smile.

I've just taught 6mth old ds to high 5, fist bump next. I think its cute for little uns.

I do high 5's, fist bumps etc

What you should do is a chest bump!

Absolutely OP. I'm the sort of person who would miss when high fiving anyway. Dislike all OTT displays of fake feeling and especially hate whooping at the cinema. Still haven't got over the time I went to the cinema while on holiday in the States...

I will continue being who I am and you
will just have to cope.

^ This. I am going to adopt this as my mantra r
life.

I would have been with you a year or so ago, but I've started using them at work with the kids (11-16) they love the recognition. If I said jolly well done they'd look at me like I landed from Mars.

I work in a place where people have to put their hands up for my attention (this is adults, but there is a good reason for it, not just us wanting to make them act like kids!) and one of my favourite things to do is nip in fast before they see me coming and high five them before they take their hands down. I don't know, it just brightens up my day.