Are You Rude or Just Blind?

No one thinks to ask this question upon first meeting someone. It’s really a simply formula. During the course of introductions, one party holds out their hand and the second party places their hand inside for the infamous handshake. What happens when party number two misses their queue? Party one immediately jumps to “rude.” They think to themselves, “here I am taking the time to be polite and introduce myself and for what…to be snubbed by someone I don’t even know.”
There is nothing in return, not even the slightest acknowledgement. Instead, there is an awkward stare and silence filling the air among two people who have never met before. There won’t be a second encounter to clear up the misunderstanding. “I’m blind you bastard, not rude.”