the bow....

[aTailOf2Kitties]

haha nice photochop^^

[Grace]

It was real -




From FoxNews, January 2008 -

After dinner in the King's Palace, Bush and Abdullah walked through a large central atrium and picked up cups of Arabic coffee to take into their meetings. Sitting side by side in chairs, Abdullah presented Bush with a gold necklace adorned with a large medallion — the King Abdul Aziz Order of Merit, the country's highest honor, named after the founder of the modern Saudi state.

The award was placed around Bush's neck and the two exchanged the region's traditional double kiss. "I am honored," Bush said.

[RICHARD]

LOL

Watching BO bow to the other politicos is like watching your hubby or SO taking a little too long hugging the really effing hot redhead at the annual Christmas party.


Nothing wrong with that, they see each other at work every day. Plus it's only a hug. The rest can wait for the Xerox room on Monday!

It's just change and a little protocol adjustment.

[Medusa]

I've mentioned earlier on PT that when I was a child, we were taught as girls to curtsy and the boys were taught to bow and we did it before our elders and those in positions of respect, such as teachers (we did it every morning before class started) and clergy. The bow was more of a shoulder tip and not completely from the waist which is subservient. Cultural customs should be taken into consideration but a complete bow from the waist, IMHO, should never be done by a head of state. A shoulder tip should suffice. Whether or not that is the intention, it shows subservience and we do not need to send that message now or ever. To be subservient indicates your inferiority, not as a human being, of course, but in your position whether in social standing or political standing. Even if it was a friendly gesture, "familiarity breeds contempt".

[RICHARD]

Even if it was a friendly gesture, "familiarity breeds contempt".

Thank you, some one pointed that out to me yesterday. I can understand his wanting to put the U.S. on 'even footing' to some of the countries that we must deal with, but the cartoonish exaggeration of his greetings probably defeats any message of equality that he wants to show.

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P.S. what do people do in the Xerox room anyway?