What things should every dad teach their son.

why Tom?Kaveh expressed his opinion and I dont think that he was being rude or even offensive.

 

It's the threat of violence that bugs me. "...would have slapped you all over the bar."

As grown humans, we should be able to solve our differences without that kind of talk and its implications, (or the action in the OP that prompted that comment). Just my opinion.

 

Now I see manners were listed early on in this thread, so I certainly would expect that to include online manners too.

Lets make sure this friendly thread doesn't disintegrate into something ugly that would lead to someone typing something that they would regret saying later on.

 

ride a motorcycle.

 

Well,sailor wasnt really polite with his "friend" by the way that he handle the situation but nobody have said that he was really rude or violent(even when in a country like mine that action would have been considered really offensive)so I dont think that Kaveh was offensive at all either.But Im agree with you,we should be able to solve problems without violence or teaching others without "bashing" them.Just my opinion.

 

Well trust me it wouldn't be my first time to get beat up. Im just intimidating looking at 6'3" 210 with 8% body fat. I really doubt I can fight however cause its something I avoid. I know Im in the military but Im military intelligence (oxymoron) so if I get in fights I can lose my TS/SCI/TK/G/H/PHOTON clearance. That thing is a cash cow in the civilian world so I really don't want to mess it up. I didn't correct him to insult him in front of his girlfriend and I hope that came off in my rhetoric. We just live in Texas and a good handshake is something that can make or break a first impression.

 

Touche sir

 

I have been in martial arts since I was a child.Karate kiokushinkai,judo kodokan and now aikido aikikai and avoiding an unnecessary fight is the most intelligent thing that you could ever do.That we should teach to our sons too.
A good handshake is usually given by people with confidence in themselves.You was trying to change something from that guy behaviour or trust in himself but unless that guy realizes that and get his confidence back, his handshakes would be always floppy(like a badger brush)We also should teach our sons to develop confidence in themselves without being stupidly prideful.

 

If I had a son, I’d probably tell him some philosophical gibberish like:

Failing at something doesn’t make one a failure; and winning doesn’t always make one a winner. Just be conscientious of yourself and those around you and follow the golden rule.

Beauty is only skin deep. The right woman isn’t always the prettiest one. Love is a cheap trick that won’t sustain a marriage; being able to respect your partner and feel a deep sense of friendship that can continually be built on in good times and a source of strength in bad times is what will get a married couple through life.

So on and so forth…

 

You miss every shot you dont take.

Don't count your reps make your reps count.

I only know work out sayings.

 

What I teach my sons is this:

Don't work for your money....have your money work for you.

Many people may not agree with that statement, that is fine.

 

It's preposterous that you cite Sailor can state whatever he wants on account of the "v/r" in his signature, and that that should be grounds for an apology.

I assume he wasn't trying to embarrass the guy in front of girlfriend, but if you're sitting with a bunch of buddies at a bar - and you're 6 3 and built and so on - and some guy's dragged by his girlfriend to a table where he doesn't know anybody and then is essentially called a pansy, I think that's not only rude but downright low.

Anyway, I think this is a good thread and I apologize if I offended anyone.

PEACE!

 

Hey, Man, you're cool by me!

The image of a limp-wristed hand-shaker slapping a clean shaven he-man around the bar because he was embarrassed in front of his girl friend is hilarious. It’s like a scene out of a comedy sitcom. :happy102

Maybe a firm handshake is over rated. Maybe we should skip shaking hands and go straight to face slapping.

Of course, when it comes to violence I’m a regular Mahatma Gandhi. He probably had a weak hand shake too, but that didn’t seem to deter his admirers.



Maybe I’ll tell my son to stay out of bars; the hand shaking in them can be very dangerous.

 

Well, I do understand the importance of a handshake.

To produce a limp handshake often shows weakness, subconciouslly.

However, I don't shake hands often times.

Why? Germs.

I have been in the bathroom too many times when people don't wash their hands after going both 1 and 2.

That is just doggone disgusting.

Dads should teach their kids hygiene.

 

HA, Donald Trump doesn't shake hands either.

Or does then immediately washes.

Hygiene is key.

-Use bar soap, not body wash, as the latter is inadequately cleansing.

-Read the news.

-Practice on ugly girls.

 

Practicing what on ugly girls? Hand shaking?

 

I like the above comments , a limp handshake is sad. At least in the Western World where it is a tradition to have a firm handshake and look somebody in the eye. My Dad did teach me that.

Here in Asia the tradition has not really caught on so you get that lame grip deal all to often.

Confidence is another thing , I train in Muay Thai here in Thailand 4 or 5 times a week and the last thing I want to do these days is get in to some sort of street fight, even though I like to fight.

Bruce Lee always said his best martial art move was running !!!

 

I too like to shake hands firmly, but to say the opposite shows a weak character..the richest man I know (and I know some very rich) gives a very weak shakehand, but I woould not say he has a weak character, started from scratch and earned every cent, working very hard... and his partners in business are Greek, do I need to say more?