“what should you say when a guy asks you to high five because you did the best on the test? This really happened to me. the guy tried high fiving and he was like please high five me and i was like shocked and didnt know what to do… so in the end i just said it had to do with religion… anything i should do when this probably will happen again?”
You did the right thing Sparkly! That is what I always do. I very politely say something like, “I’m sorry, but I don’t shake hands with men for religious reasons.” They almost always understand and respect me for it. And if there are some that don’t – that’s their problem, not mine!
It’s important to realize that a lot of people define the terms Kiddush Hashem & Chillul Hashem incorrectly. Some people think that if you are following Halacha and others look down at you for it, it is a Chillul HAshem. Nothing could be further from the truth!! It is actually a tremendous Kiddush Hashem. Whether something is a Kiddush Hashem or Chilul Hashem is not dependent on others’ reactions. When you are doing the right thing it called a Kiddush Hashem and when you are doing the wrong things it is called a Chilul Hashem.
So even if they dislike you for it (which is unlikely), it is a tremendous Kiddush Hashem!! And besides, you don’t really want to have anything to do with s.o. who would dislike you for sticking to your principles!