nod6 is the norm. The handshake has an interesting origin: it started long ago as a way of showing people that you weren’t carrying a weapon. Shaking the person’s right hand while looking him or her in the eye is the usual method.
10 Handshakes are also common in other parts of the world, including Britain and Russia. In Russia, males grasp7 other men’s hands very strongly during the handshake. Handshakes are also how most people in New Zealand greet each other. However, the native Maori people of that country display more physical contact8 : they press their noses together in a sign of trust and closeness9.