<Li> The hand hug is a type of handshake popular with politicians, as it can present them as being warm, friendly, trustworthy and honest . This type of handshake involves covering the clenched hands with the remaining free hand, creating a sort of "cocoon". </Li> <Li> Another version popular with politicians is a "photo - op handshake" in which, after the initial grasp both individuals turn to face present photographers and camera men and stay this way for several seconds . </Li> <Li> Scouts will shake hands with their left hand as a gesture of trust, which originated when the founder of the movement, Lord Baden - Powell of Gillwell, then a British cavalry officer, met an African tribesman . </Li> <Li> In some areas of Africa, handshakes are continually held to show that the conversation is between the two talking . If they are not shaking hands, others are permitted to enter the conversation . </Li>

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