In high voltage dc, electrons come from negative terminal and deposits in the positive terminal. If you touch only positive terminal, then does it suck electrons from your body?
And I understand that neutral wires are grounded at the transformer. So how can a connection between me and the ground shock me?
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Ad 1. If you are grounded and you touch a terminal that has a potential different than the ground the electricity will flow between that terminal and the ground. Its direction will depend whether the terminal had lower or higher voltage.
Ad 2. If you are getting jolted by neutral wire, this is because there are some devices that are using electricity that are on the same circuit that the socket you touched. So you basically put yourself in the circuit between that other device and ground.
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