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Originally Posted by askmrjesus
I don't know how much you've traveled, but in some countries, bowing is like shaking hands. I'm supposed to be mad at the guy for being polite?
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When he bowed to the Saudi King, he could have told us what shoe size he was wearing. When I was in the UAE I met a member of the royal family and to Americans they extend their hand to shake (unless it's a woman) and give a very slight bow which is more of a head bow than putting your back at a 90degree angle.
I don't think Obama really meant anything by it but it made him look like a tourist going into a country and trying to "blend in" to only find out they act like Americans anyways. He should have been advised better.