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Message: <blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 913884" data-attributes="member: 1246">So, they should bow to them or what ???? UK: Cambridge University Warns Staff Not To Shake Hands With Muslims For Fear of Offending Them…The UK continuously sets the bar high when it comes to liberal PC madness.(Huff Po) — Cambridge University has warned its dons not to shake hands with Muslims or students with disabilities for fear of offending them. The top university has cautioned its academics not to proffer their hand automatically in case the gesture causes an upset. A directive has also gone to admissions tutors which explains that some people are “culturally sensitive” to the traditional British style of greeting. “Suitable body language conveys welcome just as well,” Cambridge advises. But some dons are infuriated by the “advice”, <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/8954460/Cambridge-University-dons-get-advice-on-the-intricacies-of-the-handshake.html" target="_blank">with one telling the Daily Telegraph they are being treated as “social misfits”.</a> <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/8954460/Cambridge-University-dons-get-advice-on-the-intricacies-of-the-handshake.html" target="_blank"></a> “It seems to be totally bonkers,” one said. “We know when to shake someone’s hand and when not to.” The academic, who asked not to be named, added that it all seemed “a bit stupid and pointless” and would make interviews “even more awkward”. The advice, published on Cambridge University’s website, states “Apparently insignificant details of behaviour and language can offend disabled people.” </blockquote>

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