Normally, it is the World Champion who is making all the demands. But Anand has not made any. All the "negatives" are coming from one direction. The only positive thing...is that it makes for interesting reading.
The only negatives are from totally biased people who read all kinds of mischief into events where none exists.
By the way, now that it has become clear that that Anand was as much at fault for the handshake fiasco as Topalov, has the latter now regained the respect you claimed to have lost (post #2) for him because fo your misinformation, or is it not in your make-up to admit you made a mistake?
germs
I agree with you, too, and as a rule I do not like shaking hands when I am about to eat, and I am not a big fan of guys who always like to shake hands. I suppose that was why I wrote my last comment about soccer games, when everyone has dirty hands to start with, so it makes no difference.
maybe just an elbow bump then?
i'd chest bump alexandra kosteniuk.
[NOTE: comment was previously deleted, sorry for the mistake -mod]