I don’t know what it is, or what has happened, but three times in the past few weeks, I was talking to a colleague at work or at the gym. Conversation wraps up, I say, see you later, and they do the same, but then they whap me on the chest. It is open-handed, somewhere between a slap and a pat with the palm. It has been three different dudes, too.
We’re all in our 40s-ish. I maybe think I missed a trend or something? I don’t really think I am friendly with them … or at least friendly enough to get a chest slap goodbye.
Is this some new bro thing?
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Never heard of it. Must be from your neck of the woods
Do you have a nice chest, bro?
There are many ways to casually greet another man. Sometimes it’s a handshake or fist bump, other times it’s a chest dap, booty smack or even a gentle scrotum tug. They’re all just different ways of saying ‘sup bro’
I don’t know but I’m going to start doing it.
I also greet close friends/family with that kind of chest pat, but more near the shoulder, for a variety of reasons. Usually I’m just walking past them and don’t feel like slowing down for a hand shake, but none of that seems abnormal with the people around me.
Welcome, buddy *slaps chest*
this has to be some man-o-sphere thing or something someone saw on MMA or an MMA podcast.
I do this to friends who have big strong pecs.
I usually kiss dudes on the lips as a greeting.
You must have a great rack
They’re making sure you’re not wired for sound
Because you let it.
Couple months ago I was doing that one night with some close friends of mine, I started doing it out of nowhere.. I think I was doing it bc I knew it would make a funny sound, it’s kind of a big effect, doesn’t really hurt, and it’s kind of startling.. I was using the back of my hand. I don’t think I would do it to people I wasn’t really close with (I’ve known these guys since we were kids and we’re all like 40 now)
Sounds to me like someone had it done to them and they were just passing it around. As you’ve made clear by coming to the Internet to talk about it, it’s something you don’t forget.. Like the “dead fish” handshake, you get that, you laugh about it, and do it a couple times to people..We’re all just big kids after all 🤷. But, outside of that night, no, I haven’t had anyone do it to me.. If I did I’d laugh though, just bc it’s kind of an inside joke for me.
I have Afib, please don’t do this to me.
Maybe they are just bored and have decided to mess with you for shits and giggles? Lol
Hey! What happened to the butt slap? Fuckin’ youth, no respect for tradition
You’ve got a nice rack
Checking for a wire. Do you give off narc vibes, OP?
Ask the next person who does this 🙂
You may do it politely, or aggressively (men are men, you will be ok after that too). I’d ask something like:
–Hey, bro.. Look, may I ask you something? I noticed a weird thing. Often men do the same thing – slap me in the chest. And they repeat it over and over. Could you tell me why did you do that? What I’m missing?