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Originally Posted by Salvanas
Keep in mind that I am also British.
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So?
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Originally Posted by Salvanas
Aye, every country has it's prejudices, but I'm fairly certain that each country has a certain that is more prominent than the rest.
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So America and England is the top of your list in your book overall, or just in comparison to Japan?
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Originally Posted by Salvanas
To say that bowing to an old enemy is disrespectful is like saying that being civil to an old rival is disrespectful to your own morals.
Yes, they have a history. But bringing it up as an excuse is disrespectful in itself.
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I didn't say anything of the sort and neither did the article from foxnews. And an excuse for what; saying that Americans and the Brittish are Arrogant and have a superiority complex?
The point is this is just a luxury the leaders of the free world do not have. That is why there are rules of protocol, which he continues to violate. He is there are the president of the US and the leader of the free world (if that title has any meaning anymore), not as American visitor Obama and should be neutral in his representation of the American people.
Read the full article about why this is even news:
Obama Draws Fire for Bow to Japanese Emperor - FOXNews.com
"When you're representing the United States of America, everything speaks ... on behalf of our country," "It's a visual. It shows more of a subservient look."
"She said Obama was clearly trying to show respect, but that the royal couple would not expect such a gesture from a Western leader. Eyring, who reviewed the video of the encounter, said they seemed a "bit uncomfortable" watching Obama bow. "
"Former President Clinton got slammed for coming close to bowing to the Japanese emperor in 1994. The New York Times ridiculed him, noting, "The image on the South Lawn was indelible: an ob-sequent President, and the Emperor of Japan." But the paper wrote that the "thou need not bow" standard in State Department protocol has been constant since the country's founding."